Glencore is one of the world’s largest diversified natural resource companies and a leading producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that make everyday life possible. Through a network of assets, customers, and suppliers spanning the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market, and distribute the raw materials that enable decarbonization while meeting today’s energy needs. With around 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong presence in more than 35 countries—across both established and emerging resource regions—our industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 40 offices.

Purpose and objective

The Communities and Social Performance Lead will lead the project's social strategy in Chile, building relationships of trust with communities, authorities and stakeholders and integrating the social and territorial perspective into key project decisions.

From a presence close to the territory, it will play a fundamental role in anticipating risks, generating spaces for dialogue and building the conditions of trust and legitimacy necessary for the sustainable development of the project, in line with Glencore's standards and the local context.

Qualifications & Experience

• Professional degree in Social Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, Geography, Law, Communication, Engineering, Administration or related careers.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in social performance, community relations or public affairs, with a relevant background in mining or projects of high territorial complexity and experience leading teams, consultants and contractors.
• Experience in projects in early stages of development, with the capacity to accompany exploration, prefeasibility and feasibility processes and integrate the social dimension in environmental assessment processes, citizen participation and, when appropriate, indigenous consultation.
• Solid track record in relations, negotiation and construction of agreements with communities, organizations, authorities and other actors in the territory, including experience in prevention and management of social conflicts and highly sensitive contexts.
• Ability to function in corporate and matrix environments, interacting with technical, regional and global teams.
• Intermediate-advanced English and excellent oral and written communication in Spanish are required.
• Availability for an active presence in the field and driving on rural roads, with a valid driver's license.

The following will be valued:

• Postgraduate or specialization in sustainable development, social management, public policies, negotiation or conflict management
• Knowledge of the Coquimbo Region and the Norte Chico
• Familiarity with international standards of social performance and human rights

Key Skills

• Strategic vision and reading of the environment, with the ability to understand social, political and territorial dynamics, anticipate scenarios and convert that information into concrete recommendations for the project.
• Leadership and influence, both to develop high-performing teams and to mobilize decisions and build alignment in matrix structures, even without direct authority.
• Ability to relate, dialogue and negotiate, generating trust and building agreements in contexts where diverse interests, expectations and positions may coexist.
• Criteria and ability to anticipate, especially in the face of risks, conflicts or sensitive information, knowing when to intervene, when to escalate and how to protect both the relationships built and the interests of the project.
• Clear communication and synthesis skills, adapting messages to communities, authorities, technical teams and executive audiences, and converting complex information from the territory into useful messages for decision-making.
• Integrity, empathy and resilience, acting with consistency and respect for people, human rights and Glencore's standards, even in scenarios of pressure, uncertainty or high exposure.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the project's Communities and Social Performance strategy, translating the social, territorial and political context of Coquimbo into a relationship strategy that accompanies the evolution of the project, strengthens its legitimacy and allows building long-term relationships of trust with communities and stakeholders.
• To be a reference for the project in the territory and to lead the relationship with its main stakeholders, generating spaces for dialogue and construction of agreements with communities, organizations, authorities and institutions, and ensuring that their perspectives, expectations and concerns are understood and incorporated in a timely manner in decision-making.
• Anticipate the risks and social impacts that may affect the development of the project, combining territorial presence, stakeholder analysis, studies and social intelligence to identify early signs, understand scenarios and define together with the project the most appropriate prevention, mitigation and response strategies.
• Lead the social dimension of the project's development and permitting processes, including citizen participation, the preparation of social background information for environmental assessment and, where appropriate, indigenous consultation processes, ensuring a coherent, transparent and respectful approach to the territory.
• Transform the project's commitments to the territory into sustainable relationships and concrete results, ensuring rigorous management of agreements, consultations and complaints, and directing social investment and local development initiatives towards opportunities that generate shared value, territorial relevance and long-term responsible relationships.
• Integrate the social perspective into project decisions, working closely with Access to Land, Permits, Environment, Water Resources, Engineering, Legal, Communications, Contracts, Supply and Security so that technical and execution decisions consider their social and territorial implications from the beginning.
• Build and lead a strong and reliable Communities and Social Performance function, developing the team, managing resources, budget, consultants and contractors in the area, and generating quality information and alerts that allow local, regional and corporate teams to make timely decisions, always under Glencore's standards of safety, integrity, human rights and conduct.

At Glencore Copper SAOP, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that enables the active and full participation of everyone in our organization, in line with fair employment practices.

• In Chile, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 21.015.
• In Peru, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 29.973.
• In Argentina, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 22.431.