Indigenous Engagement Advisor East

**The Role**:
Are you passionate about creating a positive, impactful presence and legacy for Indigenous Australian communities?

This role is your chance to directly influence Shell Australia’s delivery of social performance and Indigenous engagement

**Where you fit in**

You will leverage your experience and expertise, as part of the broader Indigenous Partnerships and Cultural Hertiage (IPCH) team, to develop and deliver Indigenous engagement and participation strategies to directly strengthen Shell’s local license to operate. The IPCH team operates within our broader social performance strategy with the overall objective creating a positive presence and legacy in the communities and countries in which we operate to gain community acceptance for Shell’s business objectives. This is crucial for our ambition to strengthen our license to operate and demonstrate that we are a responsible company.

You will develop strong relationships with Shell’s Traditional Owners groups and their legal representatives by regularly engaging and working collaboratively to develop targeted Indigenous engagement and participation strategies.

You will also be required to manage relationships with and draw support from a wide range of business and cross-functional teams across Shell to deliver these strategies, including:

- Shell Legal
- Corporate Relations Team
- National Social Performance Team
- Human Resources; and
- Contracts & Procurement

**What’s the role?**

The overall objective of this role is to support Shell’s delivery of Indigenous participation and Agreement performance (ILUAs etc.), cultural heritage, and broader social performance. You will support and report to the National Indigenous Affairs Manager to develop and implement the Indigenous engagement strategy and associated Indigenous Participation Plan for the Indigenous communities with whom Shell works.

You will support the IPCH team to deliver Shell’s commitments to Indigenous communities, managing social risks and building Shell’s brand by delivering Indigenous engagement and participation objectives.

Your accountabilities include the following:
Indigenous Engagement
- Develop and deliver project plans, implementation plans, monitoring, and evaluation plans to support the delivery of Shell’s Asset Indigenous Participation Plans.
- Understand legacy relationships and risks to provide guidance on how impacts on Indigenous communities are managed.
- Develop Indigenous Agreement implementation plans including the co-ordination of relevant inputs from internal stakeholders and aligning business priorities.
- Provide guidance and support delivery of social investment programs to Aboriginal communities.
- Act autonomously as a key/formal company contact point for communication and engagement with Indigenous group representatives, including face-face meetings.
- Ensuring and supporting positive long-term Indigenous group relationship development and engagement.
- Identification and communication to relevant internal stakeholders of potential risks/ issues which may arise and escalation where necessary.
- Participate in and deliver global Shell network events and activities.

Indigenous Participation
- Support and develop strategies for Shell to meet or exceed its Indigenous targets for training, employment and contracting opportunities.
- Manage contractor and service provider relationship issues which may impact Indigenous groups.
- Support CP (Contracts and Procurement) and HR to meet and exceed Shell Corporate’s Indigenous Participation targets.
- Support HR to develop strategies to maximize Indigenous employment and retention.
- Support Indigenous suppliers to increase access to Shell supply chain and Indigenous skill pool access.
- Organizing, budgeting and preparing for face-face meetings with Indigenous groups in line with Shell Agreement targets and stakeholder requirements.

**What we need from you**

When it comes to championing Shell’s Indigenous engagement in Australia, it’s your ability to communicate and build relationships with internal stakeholders and external Indigenous group representatives and industry bodies to develop and implement practical strategies. Furthermore, you will have:

- Tertiary qualification or relevant professional experience in a similar industry
- Experience in engaging effectively with Indigenous communities
- Experience developing and implementing strategies to maximise opportunities and outcomes for Indigenous participation and engagement
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and demonstrated collaborative behaviours
- Excellent written and oral communication skills - both targeted and relationship focused
- Ability to foster trusting and collaborative relationships with proactive internal and external network development
- Ability to effectively engage and influence internally and externally at a variety of levels and contexts to grow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders understanding a