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Manager Corporate Communications

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

The Manager Corporate Communications role is responsible for developing and executing global communications strategies that help build trust in BHP and enable the company’s growth. The manager will lead and develop a team of highly capable communications professionals responsible for shaping and sharing BHP’s global story.

This role can be based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth or Melbourne.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Communications, your accountabilities will include:

- Leading a Corporate Communications team responsible for creating, refining and sharing BHP’s corporate narrative and global key messages.

- Developing high-quality long-form editorial content and executive thought leadership and partnering with Digital, Media, Leadership Communications and Investor Relations teams to ensure it reaches BHP’s key audiences.

- Identifying and executing opportunities to support global and regional advocacy campaigns on key issues relevant to BHP.

- Developing and maintaining trusted relationships with key internal stakeholders at all levels, and working closely with local and regional teams to achieve measurable results.

- Maintaining and overseeing key group communications governance and risk controls, including speeches and presentations, global issues management and the group crisis communications plan and associated preparedness exercises.

- Supporting the drafting and release of the Annual Report and other publications in the corporate reporting suite.

- Supporting shareholder communication, external and internal content and channel management, speechwriting, publications, project and transaction communication as required.

About You

We are seeking a highly motivated senior communications professional with exceptional editorial and content skills, corporate communication experience, and the ability to create as well as execute strategy. Experience as a journalist or editor will be highly regarded.

We are also seeking attributes such as:

- Exceptional writing, editing and content development skills.

- An audience first mindset and a good understanding of digital measurement and message testing.

- Experience developing communications strategies for external and internal audiences.

- Strong understanding of global, regional and national policy and business environment and its impact on BHP.

- Ability to build trust with and influence stakeholders at all levels.

- Ability to collaborate and lead cross-functional teams from across the company.

Open for applications until Friday 31 October 2025.

About Our Process

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

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