Specialist Social Performance

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Belong at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and make gold a part of your story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s most sought-after precious metals.
What we do goes beyond mining. We support communities in which we operate, championing environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future.  Be known. Be valued. Be recognised. 

The Opportunity:

At AngloGold Ashanti, we celebrate diversity in all its forms. Diversity of experience, background, culture, and thinking makes us stronger. If you’re someone who brings passion, purpose, and a willingness to make a real difference—even if you don’t tick every box—we encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear your story.

We are seeking a highly motivated Specialist Social Performance to join our team within the Sustainability business unit. Reporting to the Superintendent Social Performance, the role plays a critical part in strengthening our social licence to operate by fostering respectful relationships with Traditional Owners, Indigenous communities, and local stakeholders across the lifecycle of our operations. Based in Perth on a Monday–Friday roster, this position includes regular travel to our Goldfields sites and regional communities.
 

Role purpose:

As the Specialist Social Performance, you’ll support the delivery of stakeholder engagement and community relations initiatives that ensure our presence contributes positively to host communities. You’ll work collaboratively across the business to embed social performance into operational planning, proactively identify social risks, and drive shared-value outcomes that reflect our company values and community expectations.

You will champion culturally safe, transparent, and inclusive engagement—particularly with Indigenous stakeholders, and play a key role in maintaining our obligations, agreements, and governance standards. You will support the delivery of strong social performance systems and community partnerships that protect and enhance our social licence to operate.
 

Accountabilities:

• Foster strong, respectful relationships with Indigenous and non‑Indigenous stakeholders, including Traditional Owners, Native Title holders, local communities, government agencies and advocacy groups.
• Coordinate community relations initiatives to ensure our presence contributes positively to host communities and local needs.
• Provide advice on community impacts, issues, and opportunities to support reputation and operational decision-making.
• Support the fulfilment of obligations in Community & Stakeholder Engagement Management Plans and Native Title Agreements.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of stakeholder engagement activities.
• Identify opportunities for community partnerships aligned to the Socio-Economic Development Management Plan.
• Support the delivery of the Social Performance budget in line with operational targets and governance requirements.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of AGA’s social performance strategies, governance frameworks, and reporting requirements.
  
  

About You:
People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo.  To be considered, we would like to see you have:

• Demonstrated experience in community development, social performance, or related fields.
• Proven success in building and maintaining relationships, including with Indigenous stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of culturally safe engagement practices.
• Ability to negotiate and work with diverse stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.
• Sound judgement, situational awareness, and the ability to navigate complex social issues.
• Knowledge of WA Goldfields stakeholders and regional dynamics (advantageous).
• Tertiary qualifications in social science or related disciplines (highly regarded).
• Strong digital literacy, including Microsoft Office and stakeholder management systems.
• Full Australian work rights and a National Police Clearance.
  
  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
 

Culture and Benefits:
Our workplace demonstrates dignity and respect for each other, we offer challenging work, highly competitive remuneration that is regularly adjusted to market conditions and career development opportunities.   At AGAA we consider learning as a shared responsibility and your personal development is important to us.  Your new benefits will include:

• Top-tier fully covered health insurance for you and your family
• Attractive annual bonus
• Opportunities to work with respected external organisations
• 26 weeks primary and 8 weeks secondary paid parental leave
• Work for an endorsed WORK180 employer and an accredited Menopause Friendly Workplace
• Additional training and development opportunities
• Access to flexible working, including a working-from-home day
• Active committees promoting Inclusion & Belonging
• Volunteer Leave to support your community

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website.

AGAA recognises that standard recruitment processes are not accessible to everyone. If there are any accommodations or supports that would assist you in participating in the recruitment process for this role, please reach out to our Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity team at InclDiversityEquity@anglogoldashanti.com.

About us

At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so.

AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world's largest gold producers with operations and projects spanning across four continents. Our globally diverse, world-class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. We offer a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.

In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site.