Specialist External Affairs

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in London

Job Description

The Specialist External Affairs plays a pivotal role in shaping and delivering an integrated communications strategy that advances Valterra Platinum's Marketing and Market Development ambitions. Working across both external and internal audiences the role is responsible for building awareness, strengthening stakeholder engagement and communicating the strategic value and future potential of PGMs.

Key focus areas include:

• Marketing and Market Development Communications: Developing and delivering integrated communications campaigns, events and initiatives that support Valterra Platinum's strategic priorities. Creating compelling narratives and clear and consistent messaging that enhances market development objectives, supporting demand growth and showcases emerging applications and future use cases for PGMs.
• Internal communications: Driving engagement and alignment across the Marketing function through effective communications and collaboration.
• Global coordination: Working closely with teams in South Africa, Singapore and Shanghai to ensure a cohesive, consistent and integrated approach to communications across all regions. Reporting to the Global Head of International Relations, this highly visible role sits at the intersection of communications, advocacy and market development. As a key member of Market Development team, this role will shape communications programs that elevate the profile of PGMs, support market growth opportunities and strengthen engagement with key external stakeholders. In parallel, the role leads internal communications for the Marketing function, ensuring strong alignment between the London-based team and colleagues across the global marketing network.

Performance and Delivery

• With input from the wider market development team, lead the development and implementation of the market development communications strategy, aligned with the broader Valterra Platinum communications framework, in close collaboration with the wider communications team.
• Shape and deliver clear, compelling positioning and messaging for external stakeholders, including media, ensuring consistency and alignment with internal corporate priorities and expert input.
• Contribute to thought leadership and reputation-building activities that enhance Valterra Platinum’s market development profile, aligned with corporate priorities.
• Compile briefing documents for internal stakeholders for media interviews, events and presentations.
• Support crisis communications by ensuring marketing messaging are effectively integrated into broader response plans, including the development of holding statements and proactive media strategies where required.
• Build and maintain a strong network of external stakeholders, including media and relevant trade associations, to support market development objectives.
• Oversee the creation and distribution of high-quality content that promotes market development activities across corporate and regional channels, including China-focused platforms.
• Act as the single point of contact for all communications needs of the marketing business and coordinate inputs into key corporate reporting process (e.g., Interims, Annual Results, Capital Markets Day).
• Partner with central internal communications colleagues to ensure messaging is consistent, engaging and appropriately tailored across all marketing function locations, including London, Singapore, and Shanghai
• Monitor and share relevant media coverage with Exco and Senior Leadership Team as and when required.

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree or experience

• Postgraduate Degree is desirable

• Experience:

• 5+ years working experience.

• Technical knowledge required for role:

• Media relations and PR experience.

• Internal communications.

• Experience in developing and maintaining communication strategies, in an international organisation.

• Proven experience of interfacing with and influencing colleagues and senior management.

• Digital communication and social media management experience.

• Strong understanding of communication channels and how they operate and hands-on experience in maintaining these.

• Ability to build and maintain effective people networks.

• Knowledge of the mining industry desirable but not essential.

• Experience in working with different cultures and business environments.

• Technical Skills required for role:

• A clear and strategic thinker, with strong skills in prioritising and implementing key initiatives.

• Excellent time-management and organisational skills, and the ability to work efficiently on numerous international projects.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong ability to distil complex information into clear, impactful messaging

• Experience supporting external affairs, public relations, or corporate communications functions

• Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Additional Information

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations. Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.

Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.