Community Interface Coordinator at Neconde Energy Limited

To manage the day to day relations between the Company and its host communities; partners; and the public. He serves both a proactive and trouble-shooting role in maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders. A CIC primary customer is the host communities. Main responsibilities include informing communities about Company policies and activities, communicating the community views to the company, investigating damages, negotiating compensation payments, and reporting to the Functional (CASHES) Manager, and/or Production Manager.

DIMENSIONS:

• All OML 42 communities.
• JV Community Relations Officers.
• JV contractors doing business in OML 42.
• General government and public relations.
• All NEL activity executors

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Sustainable community relationship.
• Seamless operation with Production team thereby maintaining a common company front with the communities.
• Engagement meetings, Safety interventions
• Delivery on promise on community projects.
• Draw Community Relations and Development Budget
• Ensure implementation of budget as planned.

KEY CHALLENGES

• Manages both a proactive and trouble -shooting role in maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders
• Education host communities on company policies and activities
• Initiates proposals to improve the company / communities relationship that will minimise communal reportable conflicts.
• Organises regular meetings with the host communities.
• Supports Youth development programmes in the host communities.
• Facilitates CD programmes in the communities.
• Facilitates the people parliament sessions communities.
• Participates an emergency response team.
• Participates regularly in HSE meeting.
• Participates in engagement sessions and review of CD programmes with project team.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Understanding the importance of company’s business principles and HSE requirements.
• Taking time to understand people, get to know their stand point, needs and concerns.
• Accepting challenges and responsibilities, evaluate and assess own role and behaviour willingly and support team spirit to achieve team goals.
• Seek opportunities to expand and apply knowledge, communication skills and experience within the terminal team.
• Developing and presenting new ideas to improve work place through persistence to overcome obstacles and anticipation of future problems and events.
• Provide feedback and support to team members and be able to objectively access ideas.

NETWORK

• Host Communities.
• Company Staff.
• Relevant Government Agencies

EXPERIENCE /QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Graduate with 10 years of experience in integrated Oil & Gas operations at senior supervisory level including Government/Community Affairs.
• Strong power of analysis, problem solving and decision making skills.
• Coaching and mentoring skills and broad experience on community affairs.
• Proven ability to manage issues, liaison, third party relationships and lead multidiscipline team.
• Excellent communication skills.