Specialist Native Title

• Monday to Friday – Perth Airport location
• Performance, Retention and Profit Share Bonuses
• Company contribution towards private health insurance
• Support implementation and adherence to Native Title commitments

About the role

Hancock Iron Ore is currently seeking a Specialist Native Title to join our Corporate Affairs team based in Perth.

Reporting to the Principal Native Title, you will be responsible for implementing and ensuring adherence to native title commitments, and for compliance with all relevant agreements and legislative obligations. You will provide strategic advice to management and internal stakeholders, guiding them through processes, policies, and statutory obligations related to Indigenous Affairs. As a key member of our engagement strategy, you will play a crucial role in building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with Hancock Iron Ore's native title partners and their representatives.

Duties:

• Inform and update business leaders and stakeholders on Hancock Iron Ore's native title agreements and potential legislative changes
• Implement processes to ensure Hancock Iron Ore's compliance with native title agreements, including timely royalty payments and review of commercial documents for native title adherence.
• Assist in fulfilling native title commitments, support heritage investigations, and contribute to approval processes requiring native title considerations
• Serve as the primary liaison for the corporate bodies of native title groups and government departments and organise the agenda and participants for native title liaison and implementation committee meetings
• Document native title group engagements, and support cultural awareness training and initiatives related to Aboriginal workforce participation and traditional owner contractor partnerships

Skills and Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in anthropology, archaeology, law, or a related discipline
• Significant experience in native title and heritage matters
• Understanding of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and knowledge of applicable legislation and industry leading practice
• Experience within the mining industry in Western Australia - experience working with Pilbara Aboriginal people will be beneficial
• Solutions focussed with the ability to develop strong working relationships and influence positive outcomes
• An understanding of contemporary social performance frameworks and the implementation of native title agreements will be well regarded

Perth ROC Facilities

• Free on-site parking at remote operational centre (ROC)
• Modern spacious office with break-out facilities
• In-house café providing variety of hot & cold food options and barista coffee
• Flexi Leave available to all Perth based office staff
• Flexible working hours outside of core business hours
• Active social club with community events and activities for employees
• Lifestyle, Learning and Recreation initiative which provide events for your family

About Hancock Iron Ore
The world of iron ore is evolving, and so are we. Atlas Iron and Roy Hill have joined forces to become Hancock Iron Ore, building on our combined strengths of resilience and innovation. 

Our portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia's Pilbara region has a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. As one team under Hancock Iron Ore, we have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek, Sanjiv Ridge, and Mount Webber, with McPhee Creek under construction plus a range of exciting development opportunities.

We deliver more than 70 million tonnes of ore each year through our own two-berth port facility at Stanley Point and the multi-user Utah Point in Port Hedland, providing the materials needed to foster global economic growth and development. Leveraging established infrastructure, including our processing plant and 344km independently owned and operated heavy haul railway, our operation oversees each moment from when ore is mined through to when it is shipped.

Equal Opportunity

Hancock Iron Ore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and females to apply. We promote cultural diversity, gender equality and non- discrimination. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

How to apply

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To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.