Principal Socio-economic Development and Social

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time
Company Description

  • At De Beers Group our purpose is to Make Life Brilliant. We believe that a sustainable business is purposeful, competitive, resilient and agile it's a business that thrives through both economic and social cycles. By understanding the context and listening to stakeholders we stay ahead of evolving trends and provide the solutions to societal expectations. By solving the physical challenges of mining through relentless innovation, and constantly searching for more responsible ways to do business, we are changing the way our employees and stakeholders experience our business creating enduring value for all stakeholders. Sustainability is at the heart of our decisionmaking it is how we do business.


The De Beers Group Safety and Sustainable Development team is responsible for shaping the De Beers "Building Forever" sustainability approach, driving delivery throughout the business and monitoring performance.

This includes defining the Functional, National/Regional, and local (risks, strategy, standards, talent, performance management and assurance) requirements.

The Group S&SD role is to integrate the needs of the business; communities; government; civil society; consumers and employees into a long-term strategy that mitigates risk to our license to operate; builds a positive legacy by delivering solutions for communities, ecosystems and underrepresented people and underpins our business model by building trust in a diamond from De Beers.

**Job Description

  • Key Tasks and Responsibilities*
  • Develop the Group Social Impact and SED Strategy, Objectives, Standards and Targets
  • Monitor and report on KPIs and programmes
  • Develop the De Beers Group Social Impact and SED Risk log and monitor action programmes and plans
  • Deliver the Group Social and SED programmes
  • Develop and deliver the Managed Operations Social Impact and SED strategy and programmes
  • Provide technical input and guidance into the development of Anglo American (AA) Standards, Guidelines, Training and Assurance tools. Policies, Guidelines, Programmes, Campaigns and Initiatives to ensure alignment with DB needs
  • Guide the De Beers Bus/operations to develop BU/operations specific Social Impact and SED strategies and plans
  • Develop, refine and oversee the execution of the Social and SED incident reporting, investigation, and analysis to shape and embed a culture of continuous collaborative sharing and learning from incidents.
  • Lead the development and implementation of SED leadership capability development and talent management across the DB Group
  • Create and embed an effective assurance and operational selfassessment audit environment
  • Lead the development and maintenance of a Social and SED leadership community of practice ensuring the creation and maintenance of a central repository of critical material
  • Define key emergency and crisis management response processes and ensure appropriate competency and testing of response
  • Advise on the selection of expert delivery partners and consultants
  • Identify opportunities to partner with and/or secure cofunding from multilaterals, civil society, grantmaking bodies, universities and other relevant organisations to form partnerships that advance the Group's social and SED goals
  • Develop relationships with relevant parties in civil society, Government, academia and the private sector to advance and publicise De Beers Group's Social and SED strategy

Qualifications:

  • Degree in a relevant discipline
  • Strong technical expertise, business acumen and experience in design and implementation of socioeconomic
- development programmes in developing countries,

  • Development of clear step change strategic programmes
  • Strong expertise in the delivery of social management programmes
  • Practical experience of working at site level in a range of developing or developed economies, in a company,
- consultancy or international development institution.

  • Demonstrated experience of delivering complex programmes to budget and schedule and measurement of socio
- economic development impact

  • Ability to impact BUs where little or no formal authority exists

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

  • Significant experience in commercial and international development landscape
  • Experience working in complex stakeholder environments.
  • Strong foundational knowledge in one or more of these areas: economic analysis, socioeconomic development, social management programmes, value chain development and enterprise development
  • Knowledge and experience of working in the relevant host country across private and public sectors

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Strong communication and influence skills
  • Commercial acumen, problem solving and risk identification.
  • Strong stakeholder management
  • Strong analytical and risk assessment skills
  • Proven ability to prepare. analyze and manage data
  • Delivery focused

SOCIAL PROCESSING SKILLS
Has the ability to simplify Group SED strategy and plans to ensu

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