Job description
Working in a fast-paced environment, the Community Relations Representative is an essential member of a team responsible for the sustainable development and management of community programs, issues and stakeholder relations that create meaningful impact and foster operational stability in the ares where Hunt Oil operates.
- Perform administrative duties in support of the Community Relations team
- Assist in the development, execution and monitoring of company local social programs
- Attend and participate in community programs, meetings and events
- Translate documents and correspondence relating to community relations
- Respect and adhere to Hunt Oil Core Values, Code of Business Conduct and other corporate policies
- Provide communications support to incident response team
- Plan and support events such as ceremonies, festivals and stakeholder events
- Assist in the land compensation program
- Assist in the development and execution of sustainable community development programs that enhance living standards and relations with local communities
- Provide day to day support to field operations in the ares of community engagement
- Works tirelessly to resolve community issues as they arise to avoid impact on operations
- Execute social plans, establish and maintain procedures and processes to ensure that company activities are carried out in a consistent and efficient manner in accordance with company commitments, government requirement, and lender standards, related to the social matters in the company’s operations
- Execute permanent updating of social information and filing system as well as communication with other areas involved
- Prepared project sheets and report (daily, weekly and monthly) for Management
Qualifications & Preferred Skills
- Bachelor degree in social science or business administration is preferred
- Minimum three years of relevant community relations experience required, Human Relations experience is a plus
- Willingness to spend significant time in the Ain Sifni community as required
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Acces, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including fluency in Kurdish, Arabic and English, both written and verbal
- Strong understanding of local cultural and social norms
- Must be able to develop and write reports and program proposals in English
- Must be able to develop spreadsheets and charts to analyze cost, social impact and progress
- GIS skills are preferred
- Highly effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build positieve relationships
- Ability to multi-task effectively
- Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule as needed
- Complete discretion, confidentiality is critical
- Attention to detail and strong analytical ability
- Industry experience would be an advantage
