Senior Advisor- Communities & Social Performance

About Woodside Energy

Woodside Culture

We recognise that a key contributor to our success is an inclusive culture that promotes diversity and a sense of belonging.

About the Role:

This position will be a focal point for Corporate Affairs activities to support Woodside’s Sangomar Field Operations. Working at the direction of the Corporate Affairs Manager, Senegal, and alongside the Sangomar Field Operations team, this role will support delivery of Corporate Affairs activities associated with the Operations with a focus on Social Investments and Community relations. This role will support social investment planning, implementation and monitoring; and reporting as well as communities engagement planning/implementation and support all in country Corporate Affairs related activities where required. The role is based in Dakar, Senegal

Duties & Responsibilities:

HSEQ
Compliance with Woodside principles, procedures and practices.

LEADERSHIP
Dynamic high-level and inclusive leadership to deliver Corporate Affairs accountabilities across Woodside Senegal Business Unit
Leadership skills and overall CA knowledge to ensure back up for CA Manager & Communication Adviser

WORK PROCESSES & SYSTEMS
HSEQ
Compliance with Woodside principles, procedures and practices.

WORK PROCESSES & SYSTEMS
Responsible for executing communities engagements planning and implementation for the  Sangomar Field Operations
Responsible for monitoring the social investment programs.
Responsible for supporting Corporate Affairs inputs for OMF deliverables to meet the Sangomar Field Development milestones.
Responsible for Implementing the Woodside Social Performance principles in Senegal
Responsible for the Woodside Social Performance reporting
Ability to adhere to strict compliance and governance arrangements.
Strict adherence to anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) mandate.

EXCELLENCE
Leading and complying with Woodside values in all areas of work.
Strong work ethic and delivery within tight timeframes/deadlines.
Input, maintenance and delivery of Corporate Affairs activities across an integrated schedule. 
Enabling and leading the high performance of Woodside’s Communities and Social Performance in line with the Woodside Management System

TECHNICAL
Developing and delivering engagement plans, stakeholder engagement strategies and statutory reporting activities including preparation drafts of internal and external materials for targeted and broad-based stakeholder engagement and messaging. 
Leading and implementing community and local authorities engagement activities in support of Sangomar’s communities and social performance outcomes.
Supporting non-government stakeholder engagement / advocacy communications including preparation of materials and coordination of activities. 
Leading social performance implementation and monitoring. 
Maintaining and applying knowledge of emerging issues and best practice standards

Corporate Affairs deliverables:
Social Performance frameworks
Social Performance assurance
Community Engagement Plan
CSR and Social Investment Programs Monitoring and reporting
Education, awareness-raising and expectation setting across Woodside’s global teams.

Skills & Experience:

At least 10 to 15 years of corporate affairs related experience.
Awareness of Senegal political environment and community issues that interface with Woodside’s business. 
Demonstrated experience in influencing communities in Senegal through a various set of Community Engagement Activities
Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a diverse, multi-lingual team.
Preparedness to drive outcomes in support of overall development milestones.
Demonstrated ability to apply initiative and innovation to work activities.
Strong written and verbal skills in French, English and Wolof for the purposes of internal and external communications.
Beneficial, but not essential: 
Demonstrated strong writing skills (proven experience in journalism or creative writing)
Experience in  event coordination (conferences, internal events)
Experience in engaging with community and civil society groups such as NGOs, regional development structures such as CLPAs, chambers of commerce and social investment partners etc.

Qualifications 
Minimum Master level degree in journalism, communications, sociology, political science, legal or related fields

If you think you can do this job but don’t meet all the criteria, that’s OK! Please apply. At Woodside, we value people with diverse experiences and backgrounds, as they provide unique perspectives that help us innovate.

Recognition & Reward:

A career with Woodside is rewarding both personally and professionally. We offer:

Une carrière chez Woodside est gratifiante tant sur le plan personnel que sur le plan professionnel. Nous proposons notamment:

· Opportunities to undertake interesting work for a global company

· Des opportunités de réaliser un travail passionnant pour une entreprise mondiale

· Career development opportunists by working alongside industry leaders

· Des possibilités de développement de carrière en travaillant aux côtés de leaders du secteur

· A values driven environment where working together is key

· Un environnement animé par des valeurs fortes et dans lequel la collaboration est essentielle

· Financial rewards that are linked to performance through an annual bonus

· Des compensations financières liées à la performance par le biais d’un bonus annuel.

An important part of this role is the ability to communicate in strong written & verbal English, as such we encourage applications & CV/Resume’s in the English language. To be eligible for this position you must be a Senegalese national.

Une partie importante de ce poste implique de savoir communiquer en anglais à l’écrit et à l’oral, c’est pourquoi nous vous encourageons à nous envoyer votre candidature et votre CV en anglais. Pour être admissible à ce poste, vous devez être Senegalais

How to Apply: Click APPLY to submit your application.

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Applications close 28 November 2025.