Social Management & Community Relations Specialist - Lima, Peru (Hybrid)
The Company:
A leading international renewable energy developer delivering large-scale solar and wind projects. The company combines global expertise with local execution, prioritising stakeholder engagement, ESG compliance, and sustainable project delivery.
This is a high-impact, dynamic environment offering exposure to multinational teams and career growth in the renewable energy sector.
The Role:
- Develop and implement social management and community engagement strategies across projects.
- Build and maintain relationships with peasant communities, agricultural associations, landowners, and local authorities.
- Manage community expectations, clearly communicating project scope and commitments.
- Identify, assess, and channel community concerns and claims to internal teams.
- Anticipate, prevent, and manage social conflicts with legal, environmental, and project teams.
- Ensure compliance with social commitments in environmental permits and impact assessments.
- Maintain stakeholder maps, social risk assessments, and engagement plans.
- Prepare structured, executive-level reports for senior management.
- Support ESG implementation and long-term social sustainability initiatives.
The Person:
- University degree in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, Social Sciences, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in social management, community relations, or stakeholder engagement for large-scale projects.
- Conflict resolution and negotiation
- Familiarity with IFC Performance Standards and ESG frameworks.
- Experience in renewable energy, mining, infrastructure, or oil & gas.
- Proven work with rural populations and peasant communities.
- Knowledge of Peruvian land, community relations, and citizen participation regulations.
- Conflict prevention, negotiation, and social risk management experience.
- Fluent English
- Travel across Peru.
Interested?
Please send me your CV and availability for a call immediately
to nickie.lynch@hunterphilips.com
Nickie Lynch
Senior Consultant
Hunter Philips