Socio Economic Development Officer - Anglo American

Socio Economic Development Officer - Anglo American


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Anglo American Administrative / Secretarial Jobs in Northern Cape


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As our Socio-Economic Development Officer, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Safety and Health

  • Support a safe and healthy work environment where workers, external service providers, and contractors can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
  • Support compliance with MHSA in the workspace.
  • Participate in VFL initiatives and submit required numbers per month.

Performance Delivery

Planning and Coordination:

  • Plan and coordinate the delivery of social commitments in line with the Social Management Plan and Sustainable Mining Plan.
  • Schedule and facilitate cross-functional integration with other disciplines to ensure alignment and collaboration.
  • Source, plan, and manage social projects to meet compliance standards, timelines, and budgets.
  • Coordinate the development of annual and five-year Socio-Economic Development (SED) plans in support of Social Way standards.
  • Align social initiatives with the Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) of local municipalities and government priorities.


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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

  • Access and analyse socio-economic research trends to inform planning and decision-making.
  • Monitor and evaluate the impact of social projects within local communities and areas of influence.
  • Process and report monthly expenditures, highlighting deviations and tracking costs.
  • Reconcile social management budgets and spending to ensure financial accountability.
  • Prepare accurate and credible monthly and quarterly performance reports for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain effective community management systems and assurance processes.

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management:

  • Engage with stakeholders and implement the stakeholder engagement plan to support social commitments and risk mitigation.
  • Maintain and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the business and community.
  • Schedule outreach meetings to gather community concerns and priorities.
  • Represent the organisation positively in community interactions and strategic social projects.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to maintain transparency and build trust.
  • Monitor and escalate stakeholder issues to ensure timely resolution.

Compliance and Governance:

  • Maintain compliance with Social and Labour Plan (SLP) requirements and support the section in its delivery.
  • Apply governance and due diligence in line with company strategy and policies.
  • Deliver on Anglo American Social Way (Version 3.0) standards and requirements.
  • Assist with risk mitigation to reduce reputational threats and ensure social performance integrity.
  • Support the social components of public awareness initiatives and regulatory engagements.

Administration and Financial Oversight:

  • Collate and coordinate all social commitments for effective implementation and tracking.
  • Complete monthly project cash flow forecasts and escalate deviations.
  • Arrange payments to suppliers based on project progress and compliance with standards.
  • Process information for management and regulatory reporting in line with governance requirements.

Sustainability and Social Impact:

  • Maintain feedback loops with the mine to revise intervention strategies based on community input.
  • Support strategic, business-critical projects in surrounding social areas.
  • Collaborate on the rollout of community and stakeholder engagement plans using recommended processes.
  • Assist in implementing social performance standards aligned with the Sustainable Mining Plan.
  • Support community engagement that reflects the values and representation of the Corporate Affairs Department.

This role is in the Corporate Affairs (COR) department on a band 7.8 (C4) level reporting to the Specialist Social-Economic Development (SED).

Qualifications:

  • Grade 12
  • Higher National qualification in Public Administration/Social Science/Local Economic Development or equivalent NQF5
  • SA Driver’s Licence


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Technical Knowledge

  • Good knowledge and understanding of local communities, their norms and culture, with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
  • Applies a systematic, knowledge-based problem-solving approach and structured methodologies to investigate risks and opportunities to create effective value-added technical solutions.
  • Can establish and nurture beneficial business relationships by demonstrating project and active resource management skills.
  • Effectively applies project and resource management tools and techniques within own role.
  • Adheres to standards and recommended practices.

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