Regional Manager, Social Performance

Role Overview

• This role is responsible for advancing alignment with Freeport’s global social performance strategy across its international operations in Indonesia, South America, and Europe.
• The position leads and supports the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social performance initiatives at each site, maintaining continuous dialogue to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Key focus areas include strengthening community relations, enhancing social investment efforts, and improving risk management practices to ensure consistent, effective social performance across all designated locations.
• Provide leadership, input, support and problem-solving guidance and oversight of all areas of Social Performance for the identified operations maintain and enhance social license to operate, with a significant focus on social risk management and mitigation.
• Work actively with sites to understand fit for purpose approaches to meeting strategy while maintaining alignment.
• Lead the implementation and localization of social performance evaluation and reporting initiatives aligned with corporate goals and site objectives.
• Drive the implementation and adoption of the FCX Social Performance Management System (SPMS) at sites, including use of supporting tools.
• Act as the primary liaison to share site feedback and recommend adjustments.
• Collaborate with Manager Risk & Management Systems and Manager Sustainability Digital Systems to develop and utilize software systems to support management system implementation while providing consistency and transparency across sites.
• Promote best practices and knowledge sharing across operations.
• Advances issues and programs of importance to the company and its operations; includes the development of “cross-enterprise” programs or initiatives with NGOs or other partners.
• Identify opportunities to partner with bi-lateral/multi-lateral agencies that would benefit operations and strengthen local capacity.
• Lead, innovate and consult on new partnerships and approaches for cultivating and/or facilitating the process of moving communities (and their leaders) from dependency on operations to long term resilience.
• Monitors and responds to social issues, impacts, and risks that will or could affect operations.
• In collaboration with site leadership, identify value added opportunities to enhance reputation in social performance area.
• Establish strong relationships with site level social performance team and leadership to operationalize the risk register and stakeholder management processes, enabling early identification of risks.
• Work directly across the Sustainability team on a routine basis to seek feedback, provide guidance, develop strategies and execute work.
• Continually liaise with key internal support groups such as Human Resources, Environmental Services, Communications, Health and Safety, Energy/Land/Water, etc. to ensure robust understanding and coordination of activities that have a potential social impact or opportunity, while also continuously identifying/validating the company’s/operation’s business needs that can be supported by various social performance activities.
• Drive and lead internal collaboration required to address risk issues in multiple areas that have a social nexus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Legal, Environmental, Engineering, Human Rights, International Development, Business, or related field and fifteen (15) years of experience in sustainability related management, environmental or related field; OR Master’s degree in Sustainability, Legal, Environmental, Engineering, Human Rights, International Development, Business, or related area and ten (10) years of experience in environmental or sustainability management or related field.
• Extensive experience identifying and managing social performance–related risks within the mining or extractives sector.
• Deep understanding of international frameworks relevant to global operations, with demonstrated ability to translate them into effective strategies.
• Proven ability to develop, implement, and drive cross‑functional strategies.
• Strong relationship‑building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively at all organizational levels, both internally and externally.
• Exceptional customer service orientation, with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Advanced analytical capabilities, strong attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing tasks and perform well under pressure.
• Strong influencing and persuasion skills.
• Highly skilled communicator, including presenting to diverse audiences.
• Commitment to promoting best practices and constructively challenging processes to drive improvement.
• Strong creativity, strategic thinking, analytical problem‑solving, and negotiation skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 40%, including to remote mining locations.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa (written and verbal required).

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental and vision benefits
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution/match
• Paid time off, paid sick time, holiday pay, parental leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted insurance plans for auto, home and pet
• Internal progression opportunities