Westgold Resources is an innovative and progressive West Australian gold producer located in the Murchison and Southern Goldfields regions of WA.

We are looking for people with passion and drive who want to advance their careers.

With new mines, new equipment and a new energy across our business, there's never been a better time to join Westgold.

About the opportunity

Westgold Resources are on the lookout for a passionate, driven Manager - Community & Heritage to manage relationships with local communities, ensure compliance social regulations, foster positive interaction and address community concerns effectively.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholder to oversee policies, contracts and training programs that will positive impact stakeholders.

This role will be based in Perth Head Office with frequent travel to site on a full time, maximum term contract until October 2025.

The role includes

• Maintain adherence to Westgold’s social performance management guidelines, demonstrated growth through review and corrective actions
• Provide expert social performance input to feasibility studies, contributing to reductions in project-related social impacts
• Implement and execute a community engagement strategy that strengths community relationships
• Cultivate and manage collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, including Indigenous communities, pastoralists and regional towns
• Develop and implement strategies and programs to maximize opportunities for local communities to participate in Westgold activities
• Collaborate with Westgold’s contractors and suppliers to encourage and support increased participation from local communities in their work
• Coordinate heritage surveys and engagement activities with local communities
• Provide leadership, mentoring within Westgold’s Environment and Community team

What do I need?

• A passion for achieving positive outcomes for regional communities
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with a passion for working with and assisting people
• 8+ years’ working in mining and/or government industries
• Previous experience working with Aboriginal peoples in mentoring and skill development roles, preferably within the mining sector
• Tertiary experience in Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies or relevant field (desirable)
• Valid C Class manual drivers' licence

The Westgold Offer:

• A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
• Group salary continuous insurance
• A health and wellness allowance
• Health insurance discount
• A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.
• Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
• Salary sacrifice options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations, we encourage you to apply.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

No Agency referrals will be accepted at this time.