Employee Engagement Communications Specialist

**Date**:6 Oct 2024**Job Posting End Date**:
**Job Country**:Australia**Job State/Province**:Western Australia**Job Location/Region**:Perth**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.

Come and be a part of this success.
- Role Purpose- This experienced communications role is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic and trusted partnerships with site based team members as part of the WAIO Employee Engagement Project. The role is responsible for developing and distributing quality content on site and delivering effective communications strategies that promote WAIO’s workforce, culture and role as an employer of choice.- About the Role**Content and Channels**
- Develop and deliver day-to-day employee and stakeholder communications with a strong editorial focus.
- Clearly articulate and align all communications to the BHP communications narrative and strategy.
- Identify, create and develop key communications collateral at BHP-controlled sites and villages.
- Develop compelling content on key Employee Engagement initiatives.
- Have a strong understanding of various channel strategies and work with other members of the team to maximise content distribution.

**Stakeholder Management**
- Effective and experienced business partner for key internal stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships and provide high value guidance and coaching.
- Provide strategic communications advice and develop effective strategies to achieve key business needs.

**Crisis Communications and Issues Management**
- Effectively identify emerging risks or issues with the potential to impact BHP’s reputation and understand escalation process.
- Capability to deliver effective and comprehensive issues and stakeholder management plans.

**External and Digital Communications**
- Partner with BHP’s digital team to execute the strategy for website, social media, and intranet content.
- Create innovative, effective content in collaboration with other members of External Affairs.
- Drive the creation of video and photographic content aligned with global communications objectives, effectively utilising tools, and equipment.

**Collaboration**
- Effectively work across the Global Corporate Affairs and Communications team, and actively collaborate with colleagues in Corporate Affairs and Corporate Communications to deliver measurable results.
- About You- Tertiary qualification in relevant field.
- ~5 years’ relevant experience in communications.
- Excellent written skills across all channels.
- Strong understanding of digital tools and platforms, both internal and external,
- Capability with video production and photography.
- Effective business partnering skills and experience.
- Strong project/time management skills.
- Ability to collaborate and build strong networks across the company.
- Issues and stakeholder management experience at all levels.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and quality-control.
- Ability to operate without supervision.
- Proactive and calm under pressure.
- Respectful and respected role model of BHP’s values.

**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.

**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 th