Sustainability Officer

About the role

The Sustainability Officer supports the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of the gold mining project's environmental, social and governance (ESG) programmes. The role acts as an interface between the mine, employees, communities, government agencies and other stakeholders, helping maintain regulatory and social commitments, stakeholder engagement, community development, environmental and social monitoring, ESG reporting, grievance management, local-content initiatives and sustainability performance. It is a full-time position based at the mine site, with periodic travel to surrounding communities and corporate/regulatory offices.

Key responsibilities

• Engage regularly with communities, maintain the stakeholder register and engagement database, organize meetings and consultations, and support meaningful engagement with Indigenous Peoples and traditional land users.
• Administer the community grievance mechanism, track grievances through closure, identify recurring issues and prepare monthly grievance reports.
• Support community investment programmes covering education, health, livelihoods, infrastructure and capacity building, monitor contractors and implementers, and ensure investments follow community priorities.
• Work with Human Resources, Supply Chain and Community Relations on local employment and procurement, and support training and capacity-building.
• Assist in monitoring compliance with environmental permits, ESIA commitments, management plans and legislation, conduct field inspections, track corrective actions and maintain evidence for regulatory inspections and audits.
• Collect and verify sustainability performance data, prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual sustainability reports, maintain ESG KPI dashboards and contribute to regulatory and corporate reporting.
• Support human-rights commitments, culturally appropriate engagement with Indigenous communities, and consultation and consent processes.
• Assist with cultural-heritage surveys, record culturally sensitive areas, support Chance Find Procedures and coordinate on heritage issues.
• Support progressive rehabilitation and closure planning from a social perspective, document community expectations and assist with livelihood-transition and resilience planning.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in environmental management, environmental science, sustainable development, sociology, social sciences, community development, geography, natural resource management, mining/geology or a related discipline.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in mining, extractive industries, infrastructure, environmental/social management or community development; experience at a remote mine or with Indigenous or hinterland communities is advantageous.
• Integrity, strong communication and active listening, cultural sensitivity, diplomacy and conflict resolution, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in remote locations.
• Sound judgement on confidential community matters and the ability to build relationships without making unauthorized commitments on behalf of the company.