leadership and training on specific social performance skills builds awareness and capacity of personnel to effectively and efficiently deliver activities in the site .
Social performance awareness-raising and training should deliver the following:
- awareness of socio-economic context around mine site, including community dynamics, traditional governance structures, culture, as well as community concerns and priorities;
- an understanding of multi-disciplinary roles and responsibilities in relation to achieving the Social Way Policy vision; and
- consideration for how site activities can generate social and human rights impacts and opportunities, and the importance of early and ongoing engagement with a range of stakeholders across our area of influence.
Social Performance Managers should provide appropriate training to team members, relevant employees of other functions and also appropriate contractor employees.
Furthermore, the Social Performance Manager should provide an overview of Anglo American’s approach to social performance to relevant external stakeholder groups, including community leaders, local and regional government authorities, community-based organisations and labour unions. Long-term objectives should be developed in collaboration with affected communities and communicated within sites’ five-yearly Stakeholder Accountability Report (see Section 2)
The Social Performance Manager should conduct an annual training-needs assessment for the site. This assessment should compare available site team skills with the forthcoming business requirements outlined in the Life of Asset Plan. For example, if a resettlement will need to be planned during the following year, then relevant expertise may need to be brought in and complementary training will need to be provided. Training and awareness-raising materials could be developed at a site level or be sourced through internal (Group) or external resources. Resource requirements for the year ahead should be included in the annual implementation plan of the (see Section 2).