Advisor External Affairs

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of External Affairs Advisor within our Policy and External Affairs group based in Houston, TX.

This position reports to the Manager of External Affairs. The External Affairs Advisor will lead advocacy efforts and contribute to the external engagement strategy for Occidental's (OXY) operations. The position is an active participant on OXY's multi-disciplinary teams and plays a key role in strategic development and support of OXY's state and local external engagement efforts in collaboration with Policy, Regulatory, Legal, Public Affairs, Government Affairs and Operations

Essential Job Responsibilities:

* Build and maintain strategic partnerships to support OXY's operations

* Support development of and communicate OXY's Community Engagement Plan and Strategy

* Attend and represent OXY in meetings with key stakeholders

* Serve as lead on special projects as assigned.

* Present to variety of audiences on behalf of OXY

* Develop innovative concepts to enhance the external affairs programs to differentiate Oxy among competitors and stakeholders

* Unify corporate efforts domestically and create a shared passion among leadership and employees for external affairs, including employee engagement in community projects and advocacy for the company's role in the community

• Establish metrics, measuring both impact and value on strategic partnerships, involvement, and programs, inclusive of conducting impact and return assessments/analysis and reporting for the program; recommend ways the company can react to opportunities identified through that evaluation process by measuring the value of investment and assess how the strategy affects business objectives
• Identify new strategic partnerships, leverage existing partners, focus areas, assets and programs that support the company's business objectives
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure outstanding implementation of the program and look for ways to continue to increase impact and advocacy while creating sustainable solutions to community issues
• Identify and write event and engagement stories, in collaboration with the Marketing team, for internal distribution on the company intranet site and external social media sits
• Maintain an understanding of the company's business operations, goals and objectives in order to set priorities for partnerships
• Develop and maintain relationships with community organizations and represents Oxy at company-sponsored events

Qualifications -

* Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communication, Political Science, Business, Non-profit Management, or related field

* Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, oil and gas general field knowledge is a plus

* Strong communication, interpersonal savvy and listening skills

* Must have excellent presentation skills; and be able to present to a large audience

* Ability to work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders

* Demonstrated ability to consistently produce results in a multi-tasking environment with multiple clients and stakeholders.

* Strong problem-solving skills and self-motivation

* Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

* Ability to work on different projects simultaneously

* Comfortable working in the field as and when required in support of projects

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

* Collaborative team spirit

* Extraordinary teamwork skills

* Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

* Strong desire to learn and grow knowledge in line with responsibilities

* Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft office applications

* Ability to travel up to 40%

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• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
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