Security Coordinator and Community Relations Officer - Ethiopia

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Overview

The Security and Community Coordinator has single-point accountability for all security and community activities relating to the Ethiopian Exploration Program.

Security and Community activities will include support to field based exploration work programs and teams, provision of effective security management and ensuring the maintenance of effective community and security stakeholder engagement.

In particular the role is accountable for ensuring that security and community management activities are undertaken with a very high level of operating discipline according to the Standards, Procedures and approach outlined in the 'Minerals Exploration Way'.

The role:

manages, develops and continually improves the security and community capability within the program;ensures the program has the appropriate capacity and capability to effectively execute the security and community requirements for the program;responsible for delivering program security and community requirements matched to the work program, working closely with the Program HSEC Coordinator and Mineral Exploration Asset Protection Specialist;responsible for the delivery of program security and community requirements according to plan and Standards, Procedures and approach outlined in the 'Minerals Exploration Way' (including 'Success Through Safety');ensures that security and community risk issues and events are understood and managed and controls for material risks are appropriate and effective;develops and verifies performance against the Security Management Plan (SMP) and Firearms Control Plan (FCP);develops and facilitates appropriate security inductions for all program personnel;in the event of an emergency provides single point accountability for security and community liaison interfacing, including communication with the police, military, militia and community stakeholders develops and verifies performance against Project Personnel Relocation Plans;manages security and emergency management for all field activities for the program, including camp and travel security arrangements; maintains and verifies performance against the Project Security Stakeholder Engagement Plan;manages community issues according to the Community Stakeholder Engagement Plan and maintains the Project Grievance Register; provides a written security assessments prior to the commencement of a field activity in a new location to the Program Manager and MinEx Asset Protection Specialist; maintains single point accountability and oversight for the daily liaison and coordination of any police and, military support of exploration program activities, ensuring that they are supported and have the appropriate field disposition to support the work program; is responsible for the daily logistics coordination with conducts a daily security and community briefing during field activities;provides appropriate training and development to the identified Project Community Liaison Officer; monitors regional security atmospherics and provides specific security and community related advice to the Program Manager;assists in the coordination of medical evacuation in line with the Mineral Exploration Field Response Plan (FRP);manages security related incidents according to the SMP and FRP;provides a weekly written security and community report to the Program Manager and Mineral Exploration Asset Protection Specialist;provides a written 'end of field activity' security and community report to the Program Manager and Mineral Exploration Asset Protection Specialist including observations and recommendations;conducts monthly reviews of the SMP and FCP for functionality and provide amendments and recommendations to the Program Manager and Mineral Exploration Asset Protection Specialist; and is a role model with regard the BHP Billiton Charter, Guide to Business Conduct and 'Minerals Exploration Way'.

Requirements

Extensive service in uniformed forcesHeld leadership roles and served in specialist divisionMinimum Five years experience in a similar or equivalent role of security and community management outside the uniformed forcesA Degree/Diploma/Certificate in Security and community management or equivalentRelevant professional development training and qualificationsKnowledge of local customs and beliefsComputer literateAble to work with minimum supervisionAble to work with mixed nationalitiesGood communication and written skillsSignificant experience in field based projectsExperience in dealing with government agencies and local communitiesKnowledge of UK-US Principles on Security and Human Rights

How to Apply

Upload a copy of your CV online at http://jobs.bhpbilliton.com/ before 3 January 2011. 

Please note – it is a requirement that all internal MinEx applicants exercise courtesy and advise their immediate manager of their application.  

BHP Billiton has an overriding commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.

17 Dec 2010 South Africa Standard Time3 Jan 2011 5:00pm South Africa Standard TimePowered by PageUp People

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