NGM - Manager, Community Relations

Manager, Community Relations

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Community Relations to lead community engagement, regional partnerships, and local development across our mining operations. This role builds trusted relationships with external stakeholders—including local communities, government entities, business leaders, and educational institutions—while collaborating closely with internal teams across Nevada Gold Mines and North America, including operations, planning, permitting, environmental, legal, and supply chain.

This position requires a visible field presence, strong interpersonal judgment, and the ability to navigate complex social, political, and economic environments while supporting responsible mining development.

The Manager, Community Relations will play a key role in maintaining the company's social license to operate and advancing long-term regional development initiatives aligned with company values and operational priorities.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing team while advising leadership on community sentiment, risks, and opportunities

• Lead community relations strategy across operating sites and development projects

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with communities, governments, business leaders, educators, and stakeholders

• Serve as a visible company representative in local and regional communities

• Develop and execute engagement plans supporting operations, permitting, workforce, and partnerships

• Ensure consistent, transparent communication about company activities and impacts

• Identify and advance opportunities for sustainable regional economic and social development

• Partner with local leaders on key priorities such as infrastructure, housing, workforce, and emergency response

• Oversee community investment and philanthropy programs aligned with regional priorities

• Collaborate with site leadership and cross-functional teams to integrate community priorities into operations

• Support issue management, conflict resolution, and crisis response related to stakeholder concerns

Qualifications & Skills

Education

• Bachelor's degree in public affairs, communications, political science, rural development, sustainability, natural resources, or related field required.

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in community relations, external affairs, stakeholder engagement, government relations, or social performance, preferably within mining, energy, infrastructure, industrial, or natural resource sectors required.

• 5+ years of supervisory experience required.

• Strong understanding of rural communities and the economic and social dynamics associated with resource development.

• Demonstrated experience working directly with local governments, community leaders, and diverse stakeholder groups.

• Experience supporting complex industrial operations or large-scale development projects.

• Strong political judgment, negotiation skills, and ability to manage sensitive issues with professionalism and credibility.

• Excellent written, verbal, and public presentation skills.

Leadership Requirements

• Highly relationship-oriented and visible in the field.

• Practical, credible, and trusted by both operations teams and external stakeholders.

• Comfortable operating in politically and socially complex environments.

• Strong listener with the ability to balance business priorities and community expectations.

• Self-directed, resilient, and able to work effectively across geographically dispersed teams.

Country Specific Requirements

• Eligible to live and work in the United States, required

• Fluent in reading and writing, in English language, required

• Fluent in reading and writing, in Spanish language, preferred

Other Barrick Global Compliance Requirements

Health and Safety Requirements/Considerations:

• You must be able to carry out all the essential functions of your position in a safe and responsible manner, including taking the necessary precautionary measures to protect your own health and safety, the health and safety of others.

• Always use and maintain properly protective clothing and equipment, and other facilities provided for the protection of your health and the safety of others.

• Report to your supervisor any situation that you consider represents a risk to your health or safety, to that of any other person.

• Perform inspections of health and safety conditions and risks in your workplace as necessary, correct issues / conditions / risks that do not meet the standards and / or report them to your supervisor by the appropriate means.

• Ask questions and / or inform your supervisor when you are not sure about any health or safety condition, policy or procedure.

Each and every one has the responsibility and is authorized to take personal leadership to:

• Ensure personal compliance with all environmental, health and standards.

• Take immediate action to correct any sub-standard condition or behavior.

• Ensure that work areas and equipment are in safe condition.

• Ensure that each task / work is performed safely and without adverse consequences for health.

• Identify, evaluate, control and report hazards using the Land Level Risk Assessments.