Cultural Heritage Indigenous Specialist | Iron Ore | Perth | Permanent | Mon - Fri
BHP
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Perth, Western Australia
Contract type: Full time
About BHP
At BHP, we aim to foster a culturally safe, respectful, and supportive environment for Indigenous employees that meets their workplace, social and cultural needs. Our commitment to Traditional Owner groups and Indigenous communities goes beyond mere words, and the company continually strives to improve its practices and outcomes. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people looking to start or continue their career in mining to Think Big with BHP. At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. Indigenous Peoples are critical partners and stakeholders in many of BHP operations both within Australia and around the world. Many of our operations are located on or near lands traditionally owned by or under the customary use of Indigenous Peoples and the long-term nature of our operations allows us to establish long lasting relationships with these Indigenous communities.
About The Role
The WAIO Cultural Heritage Team is responsible for delivering dual goals for the company; delivering social value in line with our Reconciliation Action Plan and unlocking resource value in line with our Life of Asset Plans.
At BHP we believe Traditional Owners have intrinsic rights to the land on which we operate. The role of the Heritage Team is to ensure that the company delivers land access in line with the expectations of Traditional Owners and in line with our Charter Values. We have multiple positions available in our Perth Heritage team reporting to the Superintendent Cultural Heritage. The role is Mon – Fri with some ad hoc site travel, however flexible working options will be considered.
You Will Be Required To
To be successful in the Specialist Heritage role you will be driven by a personal desire to make a positive difference in the community combined with a clear understanding of the role that the resources sector plays in cultural heritage management.
You Will Also Have The Following Skills And Attributes
In Western Australia this includes, but is not limited to, the Njamal, Kariyarra, Palyku, Banjima, Nyiyaparli, Ngarla, Ngarlawangga, Yinhawangka, Thalanyji, , Tjiwarl, Tarlpa peoples, together with the traditional owners of Kalgoorlie. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our 2017 – 2021 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). For more information about our RAP, please visit here.
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].
At BHP, we aim to foster a culturally safe, respectful, and supportive environment for Indigenous employees that meets their workplace, social and cultural needs. Our commitment to Traditional Owner groups and Indigenous communities goes beyond mere words, and the company continually strives to improve its practices and outcomes. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people looking to start or continue their career in mining to Think Big with BHP. At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. Indigenous Peoples are critical partners and stakeholders in many of BHP operations both within Australia and around the world. Many of our operations are located on or near lands traditionally owned by or under the customary use of Indigenous Peoples and the long-term nature of our operations allows us to establish long lasting relationships with these Indigenous communities.
About The Role
The WAIO Cultural Heritage Team is responsible for delivering dual goals for the company; delivering social value in line with our Reconciliation Action Plan and unlocking resource value in line with our Life of Asset Plans.
At BHP we believe Traditional Owners have intrinsic rights to the land on which we operate. The role of the Heritage Team is to ensure that the company delivers land access in line with the expectations of Traditional Owners and in line with our Charter Values. We have multiple positions available in our Perth Heritage team reporting to the Superintendent Cultural Heritage. The role is Mon – Fri with some ad hoc site travel, however flexible working options will be considered.
You Will Be Required To
- Build strong relationships with Traditional Owners, and conduct scientific research to understand the heritage landscape
- Collaborate internally with the operations to identify solutions to minimise our overall heritage impact and align on priorities.
- Partner with community organisations and work closely with government agencies.
- Support BHP to meet its current production targets, future growth objectives and Reconciliation Action Plan incentives by facilitating heritage surveys and cultural understanding activities in line with relevant heritage legislation and company commitments.
To be successful in the Specialist Heritage role you will be driven by a personal desire to make a positive difference in the community combined with a clear understanding of the role that the resources sector plays in cultural heritage management.
You Will Also Have The Following Skills And Attributes
- Minimum 2 years’ experience and/or tertiary qualification in Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Management, Indigenous Studies, or equivalent.
- Ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders through the use of excellent communication skills.
- Proven experience working positively with Aboriginal people and communities is essential.
- Working knowledge of cultural heritage survey process, site recording methodologies, and Western Australia heritage legislation.
- Confidence to quickly develop a working knowledge of the Indigenous Land Use Agreements, Native Title Agreements, and/or Heritage Agreements that apply to your work areas.
- Agility to work as part of a team but also be comfortable working autonomously when required and make informed decisions.
- A focus on cultural heritage management in the Pilbara region of Western Australia will be considered beneficial.
In Western Australia this includes, but is not limited to, the Njamal, Kariyarra, Palyku, Banjima, Nyiyaparli, Ngarla, Ngarlawangga, Yinhawangka, Thalanyji, , Tjiwarl, Tarlpa peoples, together with the traditional owners of Kalgoorlie. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our 2017 – 2021 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). For more information about our RAP, please visit here.
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].
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