Senior Executive II, Community Relations and Consultation

Company: Sarawak Energy Berhad; Sarawak; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Malaysia seeks a Senior Executive II for Community Relations & Consultation. This role involves delivering impactful programs, managing stakeholder engagement, and ensuring compliance with best practices. Candidates should have at least 6 years in community relations, preferably with indigenous communities. Strong communication skills, analytical thinking, and ability to adapt to new environments are essential. Applicants with a background in social sciences and relevant experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years working experience in community relations especially in handling indigenous people or resettlement community in Sarawak.
• Related working experience in handling people or customers in the Service Industry is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver impactful programs for community livelihood and environmental conservation.
• Ensure engagement and consultation strategies align with local customs.
• Document and report outcomes of communication sessions.
• Manage community issues and recommend solutions.

Skills

Knowledge on indigenous people, local custom, tradition culture and sensitivities

Analytical thinking

Strong communication and diplomacy skills

Conflict management including negotiation and mediation

Effective verbal and written presentation

Team player

Education

Diploma holder and preferably a Bachelor Degree in Social Science or equivalent

Job description

Senior Executive II, Community Relations & Consultation

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Company: Sarawak Energy Berhad, Social Impact Management (50034046), Community Relations & Consultation (50034285)

Number of Openings: 1

Closing Date: 28 January 2026

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Delivering impactful and sustainable livelihood programmes for the community in the areas of community investment, environment conservation and culture & heritage management.
• Ensuring engagement processes and consultation strategies using strategic approaches and local customs in planning, organising and implementing engagement initiatives to manage emerging social risks and reach out to the project affected communities and external stakeholders, and to find ways to solve issues and bring improvement to their livelihood and benefit from our company’s operation.
• To ensure compliance with the communication and consultation process that are aligned to the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (good practices and standards) including the Grievance Mechanism and to document, report and produce the outcomes of the communication and consultation sessions.
• Implement specific engagement sessions with external stakeholders and local communities such as the community leaders, village headmen/JKKK and community consultative committees, and to manage community issues using the grievance mechanism that complies with the HSAP good practices, and to recommend strategic solutions to the management.
• Apply knowledge of CSR practices and the key requirements of the IHA-HSAP, the key good practices of IFC in stakeholders engagement, the key standards of the Equatorial Principles, the key articles of the UNDRIP and UNSDGs.
• To perform on the ground duties with regular visits to project sites and work together with other teams/departments of SEB on common company matters and programmes.
• To produce monthly report, issue matrix, regular updates on stakeholders engagement plan and submit to your line manager on time.
• To lead CSR team in Bakun Power Station and to undertake such other duties and assignments as may be assigned by Head of Division/Department from time to time.

SKILLS:

• Knowledge on indigenous people, local custom, tradition culture and sensitivities.
• Knowledge of State and local Government process and requirements.
• Analytical thinking.
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills.
• Influencing and collaboration skills.
• Conflict management including negotiation and mediation.
• Effective verbal and written presentation.
• Ability to adapt well to new environment.
• Team player.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to lead, a team player, take responsibility and have accountability.
• Possess high level of work ethic and integrity.
• Proactively initiate change, improvements, overcome obstacles and create enthusiasm to make things happen.
• Able to be seen as credible to the local community and various stakeholders.
• Able to work independently and set effective goals and delivering high quality results.
• Adapting and responding to change.
• Organizing and prioritising.
• Strive for continuous improvement in personal and team performance.
• An open mind to suggestions and criticism.

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Diploma holder and preferably a Bachelor Degree in Social Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 years working experience in community relations especially in handling the indigenous people or resettlement community in Sarawak.
• Related working experience in handling people or customers in the Service Industry is an added advantage.

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Preference will be given to internal candidate.