Social Performance Manager

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

About the role

As the Social Performance Manager, you will be accountable for advancing social performance at the site level by building strong relationships with communities and Indigenous groups and ensuring social considerations are embedded into operational decision-making. You will lead the development and implementation of the site’s Social Performance Plan, working collaboratively across functions to identify and manage social impacts and risks, deliver meaningful engagement, and support community benefit initiatives. In this role, you will help align site activities with community expectations, internal standards, and external assurance requirements, contributing to responsible and sustainable operations.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will:

• Lead the development, execution, monitoring, and reporting of the site’s Social Performance Plan, working collaboratively with operations, environment, legal, communications, and other functions.
• Identify, assess, and manage social impacts and risks associated with site activities, in collaboration with internal teams, community stakeholders, Indigenous groups, and subject matter experts.
• Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with priority community stakeholders and Indigenous groups through regular, meaningful engagement aligned with the Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
• Plan, organize, and facilitate stakeholder and community engagement activities, including community meetings, town halls, advisory boards, open houses, forums, and Indigenous engagement sessions.
• Ensure stakeholder and Indigenous perspectives are integrated into operational planning and decision-making, responding proactively to concerns, expectations, and feedback.
• Manage stakeholder complaints and grievances, ensuring they are accurately recorded, investigated, resolved, and closed in line with site procedures.
• Oversee the site’s social baseline and monitoring efforts, including managing consultants where required and tracking progress against agreed indicators.
• Lead the site’s social investment and community support programs, including budget oversight, community outreach, funding evaluation and allocation, employee volunteering, monitoring, and reporting.
• Maintain accurate social performance records and registers, including social impacts, risks, obligations, grievances, stakeholder interactions, and action plans, using centralized systems.
• Support internal and external assurance processes, audits, and reviews (e.g., Aluminum Stewardship Initiative) by providing accurate documentation, data, and insights.

What you bring to the role

• Relevant experience with additional training on social performance, communications, or community relations.
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in sustainable development, environment, communications, or a related discipline, or strong local knowledge and past engagement with the local community.
• Excellent planning, project management, and reporting abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership and behavioral competencies including emotional intelligence, effective interpersonal communication, strong presentation skills, and advanced problem-solving abilities.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay and recognition programs

• 401(k) with employer match up to 6%, plus additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period)

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, FSA and HSA (with generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance

• Work-life balance programs including flexible scheduling and hybrid or remote working options

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, illness days, Care for Family leave, bereavement, jury duty, and military training leave

*Benefit details apply to U.S.-based applicants only. Alcoa reserves the right to modify plans at its discretion.

About the Location

Alcoa “Warrick” based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evansville, IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. We’ve grown and we’ve matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of Alcoans to bring us into the future. You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.   

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person’s gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.  

If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at gssrecruiting@alcoa.com.  

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.