Specialist Indigenous Engagement / Queensland

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

BHP’s ambition is to create long-term relationships with Indigenous Peoples, based on trust and mutual benefit. Respecting and partnering with Indigenous Peoples aligns with our Company Purpose of bringing people and resources together to build a better world, our focus on delivering long-term social value and our commitment to working with integrity. 

The Specialist Indigenous Engagement plays an important role in supporting Indigenous engagement activities across Queensland. This position contributes to the day to day delivery of Indigenous engagement priorities, strengthens relationships with Traditional Owner groups and communities, and supports the delivery of BHP’s public commitments to Indigenous Peoples and broader Social Value outcomes.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Build and maintain trusted and respectful partnerships with Queensland Traditional Owner groups, Aboriginal communities, Indigenous organisations, and partners.
• Support the governance, reporting and implementation of BHP’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) within BMA, including:
  • Assisting with the roll-out of BHPs Cultural Respect Framework across BMA enabling the development and delivery of Traditional Owner Cultural Awareness training and Cultural Immersion programs.
  • Support the design, delivery and monitoring of Indigenous Social Investment Partnerships, Donations or Sponsorships in Queensland.
  • Enabling the delivery of NAIDOC and National Reconciliation Week activities in Queensland.
• Provide strategic advice, coaching and support to BMA functions and assets on matters in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
• Enable to development and delivery of Social Value outcomes across BMA and its Communities.
• Provide administrative support for BMA Native Title agreement negotiations, reviews and related processes as required.
• Coordinate Indigenous Engagement reporting, administration, and budget management, including payment processing and compliance.

About You

• Demonstrated experience in community engagement and partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
• Proven ability to provide strategic advice, coaching, and practical support to BMA functions and assets on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
• Proven capability with the design and delivery of Social Investment or community-based projects and partnerships.
• Strong cultural competence with a deep understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and contemporary issues.
• Experience managing complex projects, solving problems and delivering outcomes within time critical environment.
• Experience with BHP Operating System, policies, standard tools and processes is preferred.
• Tertiary qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline is desirable.

Indigenous candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Open for applications until 3-Apr.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.  

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.