Advisor External Affairs

Advisor External Affairs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communication, Political Science, Business, Non-profit Management, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, oil and gas general field or carbon management knowledge is a plus
• Strong communication, interpersonal savvy and listening skills
• Must have excellent presentation skills; and be able to present to a large audience
• Ability to work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to consistently produce results in a multi-tasking environment with multiple clients and stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and self-motivation
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, multi-task, customer service environment
• Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Ability to work on different projects simultaneously
• Comfortable working in the field as and when required in support of projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative team spirit
• Extraordinary teamwork skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong desire to learn and grow knowledge in line with responsibilities
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft office applications
• Ability to travel up to 40%

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead on special projects as assigned, including but not limited to, management and execution of Community Engagement Plans, Community Benefits Plans (CBP), Community Benefits Outcomes and Objectives, etc.
• Build, manage, and maintain strategic external partnerships to support OXY’s operations
• Support development of and communicate OXY’s Community Engagement Plan and Strategy
• Serve as lead author in the development of Community Engagement Plans, Community Benefits Plans (CBP), Community Benefits Outcomes and Objectives, as assigned.
• Develop and manage internal and external initiatives to reduce operational risk, and enhance our social license.
• Attend and represent OXY in meetings with key external stakeholders
• Present to variety of audiences on behalf of OXY
• Work with a wide variety of people and personalities, diffusing situations and accomplishing complex negotiations.
• Develop innovative concepts to enhance the external affairs programs to differentiate Oxy among competitors and stakeholders
• Unify corporate efforts domestically and create a shared passion among leadership and employees for external affairs, including employee engagement in community projects and advocacy for the company’s role in the community
• Establish metrics, measuring both impact and value on strategic partnerships, involvement, and programs, inclusive of conducting impact and return assessments/analysis and reporting for the program; recommend ways the company can react to opportunities identified through that evaluation process by measuring the value of investment and assess how the strategy affects business objectives
• Identify new strategic partnerships, leverage existing partners, focus areas, assets and programs that support the company’s business objectives
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure outstanding implementation of the program and look for ways to continue to increase impact and advocacy while creating sustainable solutions to community issues
• Identify and write event and engagement stories, in collaboration with the Marketing team, for internal distribution on the company intranet site and external social media sites
• Maintain an understanding of the company’s business operations, goals and objectives in order to set priorities for partnerships
• Additional roles and responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.