Community Relations Officer - GSP Project

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Job Summary: We are seeking a Community Relations Officer to identify and manage social conflicts, coordinate community relations activities, and foster positive relationships with communities. Key Responsibilities: 1. Social conflict identification and management. 2. Coordination of community relations activities and strategies. 3. Facilitation of dialogue and agreements with stakeholders. **Company Description** We are ETSA Technical Studies, a company specializing in the Oil \& Gas sector, responsible for the custody, preservation, and maintenance of the GSP project. We are currently seeking top talent to fill the position of **Community Relations Officer**. **Job Description** * Responsible for identifying potential social conflicts in AID and AII areas, keeping the company informed. * Propose strategies and action plans for managing and/or resolving social conflicts, with capacity to handle contingencies, uncertainty, and local crises. * Continuously coordinate community relations activities with the Community Relations (CR) Team Leader. * Propose measures and activities aimed at fostering positive relationships with communities. * Monitor locally hired personnel and verify their working conditions, salaries, accommodation, and various facilities. * Conduct training and inductions on community relations and social responsibility for workers and new staff joining the Service. * Channel complaints and claims received from Authorities and Representatives of Communities and Populated Centers within the Service’s area of influence. * Engage with communities in the Service’s area of influence to identify social risk situations, enabling early warning and corrective actions. * Prevent, identify, and mitigate conflicts arising from company operations, evaluating the appropriate strategy jointly with the CR Team Leader and the Legal Department. * Report any incidents detected during DDV (Daily Development Verification). * Conduct diagnosis, planning, design, implementation, and monitoring of social investment programs. * Prepare socio-political reports on authorities, leaders, and community representatives. * Map stakeholders and monitor media. * Generate and systematize socio-political information. * Create spaces for dialogue and cooperative relationships with stakeholders. * Represent the company in meetings, workshops, and/or assemblies; conduct workshops and informational talks for communities involved in the Service. * Develop strategies to reduce socio-political risk. * Conduct socio-political monitoring of authorities, grassroots leaders, and community leaders. * Lead and participate in short- and long-term negotiations, social conflict management, and day-to-day disputes. * Manage and secure agreements, social and environmental permits, and memoranda of understanding for project-affected areas—whether private land, state-owned land, or communal territories. * Identify interests and objectives of authorities, leaders, and communal populations (Stakeholders) to develop contingency plans. * Monitor, evaluate, and track compliance with agreements signed with communities. * Perform other duties inherent to the role as directed by the company. **Requirements** * Technical and/or university education in fields related to social disciplines. * Diploma in Community Relations and Conflict Management. * Experience in community engagement and social conflict management. * Knowledge of current legal and community norms. * Proficiency in Quechua dialect. * 01–03 years of experience in Social Responsibility, Community Relations, and/or Conflict Management and Negotiations (preferably in mining, electricity, or hydrocarbons sectors). * Residency in Cusco / Calca or nearby areas. **Additional Information** * Formal employment registration from your first day of work (profit-sharing bonuses, CTS, annual bonuses, vacation entitlements). * Bi-weekly salary payments. * EPS health insurance covered at 80%