Reporting to the Manager, Social, Environmental, and Regulatory Affairs, the Senior Lead, Indigenous and Community Relations is primarily responsible for building and maintaining meaningful and effective relationships with the Tahltan Nation and Tahltan communities, other Indigenous Peoples, and Communities of Interest (COIs). The role is focused on engaging directly with communities, facilitating information sharing about the Project, and working to understand community interests and concerns. Responsibilities also include involvement and continued development of COI identification and mapping, social baseline studies, social risk assessments, communication and engagement planning and tracking, community investment and benefits management, presentation and delivery of external communications, and working with Indigenous groups and COIs to align with self-defined community goals.

Overview
Ideally, the position will be based out of the Smithers or Dease Lake offices, with frequent travel between local communities and the Project site, and travel to Vancouver a few times per year.

Located in Tahltan Territory in northwestern British Columbia, Galore Creek is one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper-gold-silver deposits. Galore Creek Mining Corporation (GCMC), a partnership between Newmont Corporation (Newmont) and Teck Resources Limited (Teck), is committed to advancing the asset towards development in partnership with the Tahltan Nation and regulators. GCMC highly values its long-standing relationship with the Tahltan Nation, and continues to implement the 2006 Participation Agreement, including collaborating with the Tahltan Nation in regulatory processes and review of environmental performance, and providing preferential contracting and employment opportunities. Galore Creek strives for excellence in all of our activities and works closely with the Tahltan Nation and local communities towards the sustainable development of the Project.
More information on the Project is available at www.gcmc.ca.