Village Outreach Liaison

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We strive to make a significant difference in the communities where we live and operate. We create an inclusive environment that values all voices and opinions. Together, the different backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and perspectives of our employees drive our success.

Job Summary

Alaska Overview

ConocoPhillips is Alaska’s largest crude oil producer and largest owner of exploration leases, with approximately 1.2 million net undeveloped acres at year-end 2022. The company produced an average of 200 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022. ConocoPhillips has major ownership interests in two of North America’s largest legacy conventional oil fields, both located on Alaska’s North Slope: Kuparuk, which the company operates, and Prudhoe Bay. Additionally, ConocoPhillips operates several fields on the Western North Slope. The company has an ownership interest in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) and owns/operates the Polar Tankers fleet.

Description

The Village Outreach Liaison supports ConocoPhillips Alaska’s operations, development and exploration teams, ensuring that community concerns are understood and communicated to project team, provides advice on approaches and strategies for addressing these concerns and supports implementation of company priorities as well as compliance with permit and consultation requirements.

This position is primarily slope based (2 weeks on / 2 weeks off) however may require working with capital projects in the Anchorage office between winter construction seasons.

Job Description

Your responsibilities may include:

• Support Village Outreach Director in providing the ConocoPhillips Alaska operations, projects and explorations teams with timely advice on community concerns, management of issues and long term planning
• Assist with communications with Alaska village stakeholders on operational and pipeline safety, emergency response, and project status reports
• Provide project and construction teams with community and cultural awareness training
• Coordinate local subsistence representatives, and ice road monitors
• Coordinate field tours for local entities and assist with village events
• Participate in helicopter communication program and assist Environmental Studies contractors with field activities near Nuiqsut
• Assist with ConocoPhillips local hire and career quest programs including identifying local hire candidates and mentoring them during employment
• Assist with community meetings, city council meetings, community events and advisory groups
• Assist with compliance with permit stipulations to include consultation requirements, economic opportunity plans, and other stakeholder agreements

Qualifications

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• 3+ years of North Slope oil field experience
• 1+ years of experience or training in project management processes and tools
• Intermediate level knowledge of North Slope and other Alaska rural communities
• Intermediate level proficiency with MS O365 application: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, and Teams
• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work in a remote based environment working a 2-week on/2-week off schedule

Preferred:

• Associate’s degree or higher in Business, Communication or Engineering/Science related discipline or foreign equivalent
• 1+ years of experience working with issues affecting indigenous populations
• 1+ years of experience working with contractors to achieve business goals
• 1+ years of experience in stakeholder engagement
• Advanced level proficiency with MS O365 application: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, and Teams
• Advanced level social skills; ability to maintain positive relations with team members, external stakeholders, internal business partners, & regulatory agencies
• Advanced level communication (written, oral & presentation/PowerPoint) skills
• Intermediate level understanding of Sustainable Development principles
• Ability to work several short & long-term issues or projects concurrently
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what’s right
• Generates effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical
• Listens actively and invites dialogue for shared understanding, then influences and acts to drive performance and achieve results
• Builds strong relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals

Apply Before: January 9, 2024

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.