Principal Socio-Economic Development and Social Impact at De Beers Group

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 self-assessment 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 co-funding from multi-laterals, civil society, grant-making 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 socio-economic
• 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, socio-economic 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 ensure BU Leaders are able and willing to deliver on these whilst dealing with many competing priorities. Can lead a peer group without formal authority.