Develop, implement and maintain a consistent strategy on stakeholder’s engagement establishing cordial relationship with host communities and other relevant stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage, direct and inspire a team of independent professionals in order to achieve Departmental goals
• Manage identification, mapping and proactive engagements with stakeholders
• Negotiate and manage Community Development Agreements (CDA) with communities. Sign off the CDA and obtain regulatory authorities’ approval and renew when due.
• Facilitate the Social Impacts and Risk assessment of the Plant and implementation of mitigating actions. Review periodically.
• Offer specialist advice on social issues management to DCP Plant’s management.
• Support the development and implementation of social issues management in line with DCP policies.
• Be responsible for the operations of key environmental issues impacts management such as Waste Management, Natural Resource Management, etc., with host Communities
• Receive and investigate incidences and grievances to identify the root causes and measures to forestall future occurrences. Maintain the grievance register.
• Shall articulate the concept of sustainable environmental, social and community development and positively engage project-affected communities in a responsible manner.
• Collaborate effectively with other Departments in the process of achieving the Department objectives
• Perform any other related duties as may assigned by Head of Department/CEO.