Community Interface Lead

About the role

We are seeking a Community Interface Lead to drive engagement and liaison between our organization and the villages in Caution Bay. This role will coordinate village engagement plans, manage candidate identification, and oversee grievance handling and selection processes.

Key responsibilities

• Agree the village engagement plan with the four LandCo boards, ward councillors, church and women's leaders.
• Run the candidate identification protocol in the villages with the two liaison officers, using the 2025 Village Labour Survey as the baseline.
• Handle grievances and expectations, and keep a written log.
• Lead the selection events and the communication of results.
• Report weekly to the Manager on pipeline, issues and community sentiment.
• Support the public messaging on training, dividends and jobs with the Senior External Affairs function.

Required profile

• Ten or more years in community affairs, landowner liaison or public administration.
• Deep standing in the Caution Bay villages and fluency in Motu and Tok Pisin.
• Experience with the PNG LNG or Papua LNG community programmes preferred.
• Ability to write clear reports.