Manager Social Performance

Our Opportunity

Work Location:  Perth, Western Australia.  Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster:  Monday to Friday.

This is a senior opportunity to shape how social performance is embedded across a diverse global portfolio of projects, operations and growth opportunities.  As Manager Social Performance, you will set the strategic direction for Community Engagement, Social Investment and Local Content, ensuring our approach creates enduring value for communities while supporting responsible development, stakeholder confidence and long-term business resilience.

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability, you will act as Fortescue’s senior technical authority on complex social performance matters, providing enterprise-level strategy, governance, assurance and specialist advice across multiple jurisdictions and stages of the project lifecycle. You will work closely with senior leaders, project teams, Global External Affairs and sustainability specialists to navigate complex community and stakeholder environments, strengthen social and human rights risk management, and ensure commitments are practical, credible and aligned with international leading practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and continuously evolve Fortescue’s global Social Performance strategy, frameworks, principles and minimum expectations across Community Engagement, Social Investment and Local Content.

• Provide strategic advice and independent challenge to senior leaders and project teams on material social risks, opportunities and decisions affecting stakeholder support, project value and long-term resilience.

• Maintain enterprise oversight of social performance obligations arising from approvals, financing, contracts, community agreements, land access, resettlement commitments and international standards.

• Lead the identification and management of emerging social, community, human rights and Local Content risks, ensuring appropriate controls and management strategies are established.

• Act as senior technical authority on complex matters including social impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, Indigenous Peoples, resettlement, grievance management, community investment and social management planning.

• Set the strategic approach to Local Content, providing oversight of local employment, skills development, supplier participation, procurement and broader economic development commitments.

• Embed social and Local Content considerations into market entry, project development, acquisitions, partnerships and investment decisions, including leading or overseeing social performance due diligence.

• Monitor evolving regulatory, lender, investor, civil society and community expectations and ensure Fortescue’s approach remains aligned with relevant international standards and leading practice.

• Provide strategic guidance and mentoring to social performance practitioners, building organisational capability and strengthening integration of social considerations into commercial and technical decisions.

• Represent Fortescue in senior external engagements and build trusted relationships across government, communities, industry and other stakeholders where required.

Qualifications and Experience

• 20+ years’ international experience across community and social performance, community relations, social impact and/or Local Content, including senior strategic or technical leadership roles.

• Significant experience supporting major resources, energy, infrastructure or industrial developments across multiple countries, cultures and stages of the project lifecycle.

• Deep knowledge of international social performance standards and leading practice, including IFC Performance Standards and comparable lender and industry frameworks.

• Demonstrated expertise in social and human rights risk management, including areas such as social impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, Indigenous Peoples, resettlement and livelihood restoration.

• Strong experience developing and implementing enterprise, regional or country-level Community and Social Performance and Local Content strategies.

• Demonstrated expertise across Local Content, including local employment, procurement, supplier development, workforce capability and broader economic participation.

• Experience advising on complex community, government and stakeholder matters in sensitive, high-risk or high-profile operating environments.

• Experience leading or supporting social performance and Local Content due diligence for acquisitions, investments, partnerships, projects or market entry.

• Exceptional strategic judgement, commercial awareness and influencing capability, with the ability to translate complex social issues into clear executive-level advice.

• Advanced degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, with postgraduate qualifications or specialist professional training highly regarded.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.