Manager,Community Relations Job Vancouver area,BC Canada,Management

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Receive a highly attractive annual salary between $117,000 - $158,000, plus bonus and benefits

About Centerra Gold

Headquartered in Toronto, Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is one of the leading North American gold and copper producers engaged in the operation, exploration, development, and acquisition of quality mining assets in Asia, North America, and other markets worldwide.

Centerra’s vision is to build a team-based culture of excellence that responsibly delivers sustainable value and growth. We are committed to the safety, integrity, ethics, and fairness of our operations, promoting the highest standards of ethical business conduct of our employees, officers, and directors.

For more information, please see our website.

About the Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Community Relations to join our Centerra Corporate team. This role leads Indigenous and Community Initiatives at Centerra’s BC sites (Mount Milligan, Kemess and Endako) in promoting and managing our social performance and license to operate within our partner communities.

The role will be responsible to manage day-to-day queries and issues related to Centerra Gold’s external relations and social performance in British Columbia, as well as coordinate community engagement, communications and social compliance projects. The Manager will also be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of Centerra Gold’s community investment initiatives in British Columbia.

The role will be based in BC (with preference given to applicants located in the projects’ sites region - central BC) with frequent travel to the Mount Milligan, Endako and Kemess mine sites as well as the surrounding regional communities.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Understand the Company’s sustainability commitments in British Columbia, especially those made to local government and Indigenous groups, which includes knowledge and comprehension all Impact Benefit Agreements, Environmental Assessment Social Conditions and/or any other formal agreements with external parties.

Responsible to coordinate the implementation and roll-out of the Centerra stakeholder database and responsible for overseeing routine data entry of consultation and engagement activities into the database.

Lead the establishment and maintenance of positive external relationships with individuals, businesses, local government and community-based organizations that support the Company’s outreach efforts and its Community Policy.

Oversee the development and implementation of the Company’s community engagement and community investment programs in British Columbia, and ensure timely reporting on these programs, as required.

Directly supervise the Coordinator and onsite First Nation Liaisons to coordinate, facilitate and/or participate in community, government and First Nations meetings when required, that may be relevant to or affect the Company’s business interests. This includes developing meeting presentation materials, taking minutes and tracking action items through to completion.

Oversee the development and implementation of cultural orientation, onsite resources and activities at Mount Milligan, Endako and Kemess.

Work with the Specialist, Environmental and Social Compliance and onsite First Nations liaisons to ensure Company compliance with all agreements with Indigenous groups in British Columbia, including coordinating, and when required, attending, facilitating and/or participating in Committee and other meetings.

Lead the consultation requirements of permitting and/or compliance activities for Mount Milligan, Endako and Kemess.

Coordinate, prepare and review scheduled routine and ad-hoc reports on social compliance and/or community engagement and investment, including contributing to the Company’s annual Sustainability reports.

Spearhead the development and management of annual budgets for all Company sustainability activities in British Columbia.

Report on sustainability goals, objectives, commitments and programs and communicate both…