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SalarySantos provides reliable, affordable energy for progress and seeks to provide lower carbon energy over time.
Santos is a global energy company with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the United States.
At Santos, our goal is to be a global leader in the energy evolution to low-carbon fuels that help the world decarbonise and continue to provide the reliable, affordable energy the world needs for modern life and human progress.
Santos is an important Australian domestic gas supplier and LNG supplier in Asia. We are committed to supplying critical fuels such as oil and gas, and abating emissions through carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency projects, use of renewables in our operations and high-quality offsets. Santos will also seek to develop low-carbon fuels as customer demand evolves.
For 70 years, Santos has been working in partnership with local communities, providing jobs and business opportunities, safely developing natural gas resources and from there powering industries and households.
Santos seeks to deliver long-term value to shareholders through our diverse portfolio of high-quality, long-life, low-cost oil and gas assets, carbon storage resources and infrastructure.
The Santos portfolio is value accretive and resilient across a range of decarbonisation scenarios. Santos has a climate transition action plan that will continue to evolve for the global energy evolution.
Santos has a regional operating model with a strong local focus. The Company's operating structure comprises three regional business units focused on enabling and executing corporate strategy. Two divisions - Santos Energy Solutions and Santos Upstream Gas and Liquids - are accountable for global portfolio management and strategy.
About the Role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Principal, Government Affairs to join the Santos team. Based at our Global Headquarters in Adelaide, this position will have a requirement for travel to Canberra for fifteen weeks of the year. Reporting to the Head of External Affairs you will be responsible for the provision of strategic government relations leadership and advice, the identification of risks and opportunities for Santos, and the implementation of best in class advocacy. This will be achieved by building and maintain strategic working relationships with relevant Australian Federal political and departmental stakeholders.
Key accountabilities:
- Act as a primary liaison between Santos and Federal Political and Departmental stakeholders.
- Implement a comprehensive and proactive government relations strategy at the Federal Government level, addressing key policy areas of interest to Santos.
- Provide timely and effective reporting advice on Federal political issues to the Santos leadership team.
- Be a strategic leader and role model for government relationships and communications.
- Provide strategic advice and support the CEO and Executive Team as necessary on government engagement/trips
- Respond proactively with issues/stakeholder management plans working collaboratively with key internal stakeholders.
- Provide outstanding senior-level representation, advocacy and engagement at internal and external stakeholder meetings
- Collaborate with members of the External Affairs team in other jurisdictions on relevant government and regulatory affairs matters.
Holding a tertiary qualification in commerce, business, politics, communications or similar, it is essential that the successful candidate can demonstrate achievement in a professional government or regulatory affairs role. You will also possess an understanding of commercial issues and regulatory impacts and bring your advanced writing, editing and verbal communication skills, along with excellent negotiation skills.
Ideally you bring your demonstrated experience in the energy/ resources sector from the public and or private sectors. You should also have exposure to emissions reduction initiatives in the energy sector and any experience in influence in emerging regulatory regimes will be held in high esteem.
If this sounds like the role for you, do not hesitate, apply now!
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Santos acknowledges that we operate on the traditional lands of Aboriginal people. We recognise the traditional rights to maintain the culture, identities, traditions, and customs on their country. We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our ongoing success.
We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.
Australian Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander jobseekers are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via the online recruitment system before COB 5th February 2024
A requirement of this role is that you will need to have in place the legal work rights for Australia to apply.
Potential Scams
There are a number of fake adverts that are impersonating Santos Limited, in these instances you will receive an e-mail from a generic e-mail address. We do not make offers without interviews or due diligence taking place. You will know if an advert is genuine if you are directed to the Santos company careers page to apply which is https://recruitment.santos.com/
