When you start in this occupation activities may include:

• Analyzing data (e.g., statistics, demographics, attitudes, preferences, individual activities)
• Documenting public involvement activities for regulatory reviews and internal company follow-up
• Maintaining a formal system of recording and monitoring stakeholder and company commitments. 

As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:

• Providing tools and consultation to leaders, project teams and employees to enable effective and efficient communications (e.g., intranets and websites, templates, guidelines and workshops)
• Making presentations and leading discussions with communities and other stakeholders about the intent, scope timing and implications (e.g., environmental, social and economic) of the company's plans and activities to obtain feedback
• Providing advice and guidance on ways to enhance the company's reputation (e.g., through community investments and other socio-economic benefits)

Education

• A post-secondary diploma or degree in a relevant field is typically required for most Stakeholder Relations roles. Areas of study can include public relations, communications, journalism, anthropology, international relations, geography, environmental design, law, business, sociology, psychology, petroleum land management or a related discipline. A graduate or doctoral degree in social sciences, anthropology, public policy or environmental studies with a focus on Aboriginal communities may be required for jobs that specialize in socio-economic impact assessments.

Certifications

• Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements

An active listener with strong verbal communication and facilitation skills, you bring balance to the conversation between companies and their stakeholders. You successfully negotiate mutually beneficial solutions.

• Customer and personal service
• Active listening
• Managing conflict
• Social perceptiveness
• Collaborative
• Communications and media
• Socio-cultural
• Critical thinking
• Persuading others
• Leading and living the company vision and values

• Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
• Mining and quarrying
• Utilities
• Public administration