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Stakeholder Relations Advisor-Sarnia,ON

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Reference ID R160359 Updated 11/05/2024
Corporate Relations
Canada, Canada, United Kingdom
Sarnia, Toronto, London
N/A

About the Opportunity:

Shell Canada is seeking a Stakeholder Relations Advisor to join the Corporate Relations team at part of our Shell Sarnia Refinery.

The Corporate Relations function connects Shell to the world and the world to Shell. Our mission is to build trust and help deliver improved business outcomes in each of our regions, bringing important insights internally while influencing the external landscape. Acting with courage, we provide expert insights and deliver functional excellence. Regional Teams enhance trust with governments, communities and other stakeholders to ensure our license to operate. We identify, analyze and mitigate risk to support business value. We act as a mirror for our leaders as we represent Shell’s values.  We provide advice to Country Chairs, helping them drive staff engagement and shape the external environment.  

Accountabilities:

  • Act as lead for Shell Sarnia’s social performance delivery, including social investment, social impact management, and local content

  • Lead and deliver local community and Indigenous relationship management, including impact management, community participation activities, and engagement with high-priority community and industry groups

  • Develop content and channel management for media, social media and digital, along with site-level internal communications

  • Provide guidance and approval on all external requests, presentations, tour requests, and external reporting for the region

  • Represent Shell at community and Indigenous partnership events

  • Lead community engagement initiatives for Shell Sarnia

  • Ensure social and reputational opportunities and risks are assessed at an early stage, mitigated or leveraged, and integrated into business plans

Requirements:

  • Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

  • Bachelor’s degree in social science or any other related field preferred

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in community engagement experience and stakeholder relationship management

  • Deep understanding of stakeholder and indigenous landscape in Sarnia and Ontario

  • Experience supporting and knowledge of energy, mining or industrial preferred

  • Working knowledge in social impact assessment and social risk management

  • Willingness to travel regionally up to 10%

  • Strong communication capabilities combined with the ability craft formal communications to a variety of external audiences 

This role is based in Sarnia, Ontario and candidates who live in surrounding areas such as London, Ontario or Toronto, Ontario are encouraged to express interest. The expectation for this team member is to work 3 days from the Sarnia Refinery or make visits to local stakeholder sites, combined with the ability to work approximately 2 days per week remotely from home if desired. Relocation support will be provided as per the Shell policy if this new hire is relocating provinces or relocating within Ontario for this opportunity.  

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply. 

Company description 

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible.  We have expertise in among other exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of oil products, chemicals, electric power, renewables and energy solutions.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential…

We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.

We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.