Principal Communications

About BHP  At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success. Come and be a part of this success. About the Role The Principal Communications role offers an opportunity to partner with BHP Invent.  BHP Invent supports the company’s work to innovate with impact and unlock sustainable value from our current and future resources. We are seeking a motivated, creative professional with communications experience in a customer or consumer sector. Reporting to the Manager, Leadership Communication, your accountabilities will include: Being a trusted advisor to the Vice President Innovation and supporting their internal and external engagements and communications needs. Promoting and embedding the BHP Invent brand (formerly known as Think & Act Differently) and communications strategy across BHP’s internal and external audiences and channels. Leading internal communications initiatives that help build a culture of innovation, agility and breakthrough performance across BHP. Producing high-quality, high impact content including speeches, videos, articles, presentations, and digital assets and partnering with our digital, media, asset and employee communications teams to ensure it reaches and engages BHP’s key audiences. Supporting BHP Invent’s presence at industry events and conferences. Building and maintaining trusted relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels and working closely with local and regional teams to achieve measurable results. Coordinating joint communication plans with our innovation partners. Measuring the effectiveness of communications strategies and channels, using insights to refine approaches and drive continuous improvement. This role is offered on a two-year fixed term basis. About You We are looking for a highly motivated communications professional with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, corporate communication experience and a flair for developing creative solutions that maximise reach and impact of communications.   We are also seeking attributes such as: Exceptional writing, editing and content development skills (including video). An audience first mindset and a good understanding of digital measurement and message testing. Proven experience in developing communications strategies for external and internal audiences. Strong understanding of global, regional and national policy and business environment and its impact on BHP. Ability to build trust with and influence stakeholders at all levels. Ability to collaborate and lead cross-functional teams from across the company. Open for applications until 29-Dec-2025. About Our Process  At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.  If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.  Supporting a Diverse Workforce     The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.   At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity. BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. 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