Senior Advisor Community Relations St Ives

Gold Fields; St. Ives; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company in St. Ives is seeking a professional for a community engagement role responsible for managing stakeholder relationships and community initiatives linked to exploration and operational activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cultural heritage management and stakeholder engagement in the mining industry. This position offers an 8/6 roster, relocation support, and various benefits including a quarterly bonus and generous leave policies.

Benefits

6% site allowance

Quarterly bonus up to 10%

Monthly cash private health allowance

5 weeks annual leave

Paid cultural and parental leave

$10K referral bonus

Relocation support including free housing for diverse candidates

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder engagement, native title, and cultural heritage management within the mining/resources sector.
• Strong knowledge of legislation and global standards related to social performance.
• Proven ability to build relationships and facilitate stakeholder dialogue.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with native title and community stakeholders.
• Coordinate engagement and consultation activities.
• Support cultural heritage work across operations and projects.
• Ensure compliance with native title and heritage agreements.
• Help align social performance practices with global standards.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Cultural heritage management

Relationship building

Legislation knowledge

Facilitation of stakeholder dialogue

Education

Tertiary qualification in social performance or related field

Job description

• Drive community relations & compliance across projects
• Lead social performance, sponsorships & Indigenous engagement
• Support studies & enable projects & cultural heritage

The Opportunity

This role will be responsible for supporting the management of stakeholder relationships, social risks, and community engagement strategies to support Gold Fields’ exploration and operational activities.

This role is offered on an 8/6 roster and is available either FIFO from Perth or on a residential basis in the Goldfields Region (Kambalda, Kalgoorlie, or Coolgardie).

Why Join Gold Fields?

• Permanent role with a leading gold producer
• 6% site allowance + quarterly bonus up to 10%
• Monthly cash private health allowance
• 5 weeks annual leave, paid cultural & parental leave
• $10K referral bonus
• Relocation support available – including up to 6 months free housing for diverse candidates relocating to Kambalda

Your key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Build strong relationships with native title and community stakeholders
• Coordinate engagement and consultation activities
• Support cultural heritage work across operations and projects
• Ensure compliance with native title and heritage agreements
• Work with internal teams to align community initiatives with business goals
• Help align social performance practices with global standards (ICMM, UNDRIP, UNGPs)

You will have:

• Experience in stakeholder engagement, native title, and cultural heritage management (mining/resources)
• Tertiary qualification in social performance or related field (desirable)
• Strong knowledge of legislation and global standards
• Proven ability to build relationships and facilitate stakeholder dialogue
• Current manual driver’s licence

At Gold Fields, we don’t just mine gold—we unlock potential.

Come join us and help shape the future of mining: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia

Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.