Community Liaison Officer

Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty. Ltd.; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty. Ltd. seeks a Community Liaison Officer to implement stakeholder engagement activities and drive external community campaigns in the Western Cape, SA.

You will coordinate PR campaigns, engage with local stakeholders, and reinforce a positive image of the company within the community. Role involves gathering community concerns, reporting insights, scheduling outreach meetings, and ensuring effective communication across all parties.

Qualifications

• Grade 12.
• National Diploma in Public Administration or equivalent.
• Valid South African Driver’s license.
• Bachelor’s Degree will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate public relations campaigns and stakeholder events.
• Engage with stakeholders in line with Community Engagement Plans and reinforce a positive representation of Lesedi to the Community.
• Continuously provide feedback to the Mine on community concerns and priorities with the view to revise intervention strategies where necessary.
• Schedule outreach meetings with local community members to discover their issues and concerns.
• Collate, analyse and write reports to share insights with Lesedi, conduct further research and organize follow-up meetings to address outstanding concerns with community leaders / members, clients, and employees.
• Liaise with all stakeholders and be the first point of contact to build an effective communication structure, enhancing a harmonious internal and external relationships by ensuring the quality-of-service delivery achieve set goals.
• Promptly resolve incidents and other events
• Support the current SD&L programmes to educate the community members about the projects and to support active community participation

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Prioritize work independently

Analytical and problem solving

Ability to work under pressure

Stakeholder engagement

Community engagement

Education

Grade 12

National Diploma in Public Administration or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree (advantageous)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

PURPOSE OF ROLE

The Community Liaison Officer will implement the stakeholder engagement activities and execute external community campaigns activities.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Participate and contribute to a safe and healthy work environment where workers, external service providers/contractors can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment. Ensuring that the project activities are carried out without any disruptions.

• Coordinate public relations campaigns and Stakeholder events.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders in line with Community Engagement Plans and reinforce a positive representation of Lesedi to the Community.
• Continuously provide feedback to the Mine on community concerns and priorities with the view to revise intervention strategies where necessary.
• Schedule outreach meetings with local community members to discover their issues and concerns.

• Collate, analyse and write reports to share insights with Lesedi, conduct further research and organize follow-up meetings to address outstanding concerns with community leaders / members, clients, and employees.
• Liaise with all stakeholders and be the first point of contact to build an effective communication structure, enhancing a harmonious internal and external relationships by ensuring the quality-of-service delivery achieve set goals.
• Promptly resolve incidents and other events
• Support the current SD&L programmes to educate the community members about the projects and to support active community participation

QUALIFICATION

• Grade 12
• National Diploma in Public Administration or equivalent
• Valid South African Driver’s license
• Bachelors’ Degree will be advantageous

EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years’ experience in a community outreach environment, community-based education activities with a good understanding of local communities, their norms and culture
• Computer literacy in MS Office

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication skills,
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize work on own initiative
• Computer Literacy in MS Office.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to quickly understand situations and address them appropriately and in a manner that is accepted by community members or any stakeholder