Cultural Heritage Lead

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About the Role:
In line with our global commitments to social sustainability and to respect the diversity, cultures, customs, and values of Indigenous and other Land-Connected Peoples, we have an exciting and rewarding new role to strengthen our cultural heritage management system and guide Alcoa towards collaborative management of heritage values in the regions where we operate.

In the southwest region of Western Australia (WA) Alcoa operates the Huntly and Willowdale bauxite mines and the Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup alumina refineries and associated farmlands on lands that were traditionally cared for by people of the Noongar nation. In Victoria Alcoa operates the Portland Smelter on the traditional lands of the Gunditjmara people and manages the transformation of the Point Henry smelter and Anglesea Mine on Wadawurrung country. Alcoa seeks to increase its formal recognition of and engagement with the Noongar, Gunditjmara and Wadawurrung peoples and their representative bodies on the protection, celebration and management of Aboriginal tangible and intangible cultural heritage values, rights and interests.

Non-Indigenous historic heritage values also require documentation and management in consultation with relevant community members and organisations. This is particularly relevant to the Southwest WA Location landholdings where such sites, largely relating to historic forestry activities, are located.

As the Cultural Heritage Lead you will be required to ensure that Alcoa's cultural heritage management system evolves to adapt to the changing legislative context and meets industry leading social standards by:
- Reviewing and improving Location Cultural Heritage Management Systems (CHMS) and plans to ensure the protection, celebration and management of Aboriginal heritage values in conjunction with operational and other functions and in consultation with Aboriginal corporations and representatives.- Overseeing the development and implementation of project level cultural heritage management plans (CHMPs), in consultation with relevant Aboriginal people and representative bodies (for Aboriginal heritage) and/or relevant community members / organisations (for non-Indigenous historic heritage). Includes consultation and agreement on appropriate mitigation and management measures as required.- Supporting obtaining required approvals for proposed impacts to cultural heritage places.- Developing and implementing cultural heritage assessment programs to address gaps in cultural heritage baseline and cultural landscape understanding, and cumulative impacts at local and regional level.- Understanding cultural heritage legal obligations and ensure implementation of the CHMS in compliance.- The design, management and delivery of cultural heritage training for relevant employees and contractors, and specific training as relevant to work / project roles.-
- Implementing process for periodic assurance of CHMS compliance.

What's on offer:
- Career development opportunities to pursue your passion.- An attractive remuneration package that recognises the skills and experience you will bring to the team.- A yearly performance bonus (variable) to reward your contributions.- 16 weeks paid primary parental leave and 3 weeks for secondary carer.- Make a difference in our local communities with paid employee volunteering hours.- Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities.

What you can bring to the role:
- Demonstrated ability to identify with and manage the assessment, protection and celebration of Aboriginal tangible and intangible cultural heritage values, rights and interests.- Relevant experience in cultural heritage management working with land-connected Aboriginal groups.- Working knowledge and/or understanding of the relevant State and Federal Aboriginal and Historic Heritage legislation.- Familiarity / good working relationships with Noongar Traditional Owner groups would be considered desirable.- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly in a sensitive, respectful and culturally appropriate manner.- Knowledge of materiality and risk concepts and can actively participate in workshops that analyse the nature and causes of cultural heritage impact and related business risk.- Ability to collaborate with operational and functional leads to develop & implement relevant cultural heritage management programs and controls.- Sound working knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The ability to create, maintain, interrogate and update layers in GIS is required.- Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline (e.g. Archaeology or Anthropology,).

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