[Job-Vacancy] Urgent Vacancy: External Affairs Coordinator in GMR Group

Sunday, November 28, 2010

We are a large business group and fastest growing infrastructure organization around the world, with a portfolio spanning agribusiness, airport, energy, highways and urban infrastructure (Including SEZ), It undertakes the development of the infrastructure projects through its various subsidiaries. Furthermore about our business group, please click www.gmrgroup.in.

Due the development and especially acquiring coal mining (CCOW) in Indonesia, We are now seeking outstanding talent as the following position:

External Affairs Coordinator

Main Role

Responsible for managing all community issues such as community relation, development and communication, blockage and demonstration, coordinate with police, military and local security group, and coordinate community projects.

Role of Accountabilities

· Perform the function of public relations to associate company policies into public interest within the company's operational. Act as Public Relations to several events related to the media, such as preparing the press release and building good relationships with the press, also made publications in the internal and external media about the CSR activities of the company, and media monitoring.

· Develop and maintain good relationships with Police, Army, District Government, local community, and other stakeholders to support the company's operational and ensure the safety and no dispute.

· Alert the management concerning potential problems of social and land dispute.

· Handle the social and teritorial problems such as land diputes, waste complaints, and other conflicts through the problem solving stages (meeting forums, mediation, and legal). Also, provide solutions for the problems to create a safe condition and ensure the ongoing of the operations. Working closely together with other departments in the company (Corporate Relations, HSE & Security, HR, etc) and with external parties (Police, Army, Dewan Adat).

· Coordinate with Polres and Brimob for mobilization and deployment of troops to company areas in case of mass demonstration.

· Organize personnel and handle following work areas: government relations, community relations, and communication.

· Set up policies and program designs for community relations & public relations.

· To liaise with Corporate Relations Department in Jakarta on media relations issues.

· To support the company to decide appropriate communications programs needed by employees & local community regarding the operation of the mine.

· To provide presentation materials as needed by the company for relevant stakeholders.

· Make monthly reports about the program implementation to be reported to the Government Relations Manager.

Role Cognitive

Able to exercise judgments requiring "Assertive" processing (such as require to be able to organize information and pulls it together in the form of direct action relevant to the immediate situation) for time-span of 3 months down the road.

Knowledge & Skill

· Having good leadership and managerial skills and able to perform and work as a team

· Possess good communication and interpersonal skills.

· Having good knowledge in mining safety and environmental regulation and able to deal with internal and external issues associated with mining operations.

· Obtaining good ability to attract, develop and maintain good relationship with local communities surrounding mine area through regular visit and development projects.

· Possess good ability to face and handle demonstration/road blockage by community through elegant approach to the crowd and its leaders in order to find out the issue and the root of case.

· Owning strong capability to develop and maintain communication and relationship with local and regional authorities.

· High integrity and dedicated.

Competencies

- English Language – Level III

- Analytical Thinking – Level IV

- Achievement Motivation – Level III

- Holding to Account – Level IV

- Initiative – Level IV

- Impact & Influence – Level IV

Specific Required

1. Minimum Bachelor Degree from a reputable university.

2. Experience minimum 5 years handling community around mining site area.