Manager, Goverment Relations

About Hudbay:

Hudbay (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is a copper-focused critical minerals company with three long-life operations and a world-class pipeline of copper growth projects in tier-one mining jurisdictions of Canada, Peru and the United States.

Hudbay’s operating portfolio includes the Constancia mine in Cusco (Peru), the Snow Lake operations in Manitoba (Canada) and the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia (Canada). Copper is the primary metal produced by the Company, which is complemented by meaningful gold production and by-product zinc, silver and molybdenum. Hudbay’s growth pipeline includes the Copper World project in Arizona (United States), the Mason project in Nevada (United States), the Llaguen project in La Libertad (Peru) and several expansion and exploration opportunities near its existing operations.

Copper is Hudbay’s primary metal, representing approximately 60% of our revenues. Copper is essential for achieving global energy transition and AI technology needs – it is one of the most heavily utilized metals in renewable energy systems and is a key component for power networks, circuit boards and cooling systems in data processing centres. Our leading organic growth pipeline provides significant long-term copper optionality to add to our production profile to meet the robust copper demand.

With over 90 years of continuous operation, Hudbay stays strong by building on traditions and knowledge, remaining current through ongoing learning, adapting to new influences and embracing new opportunities. We know that committing to safety, embracing diversity, sharing skills, rewarding performance and encouraging a healthy work-life balance can help our people and our company make giant strides.

Our Company Mission:

Our mission is to create sustainable value and strong returns by leveraging our core strengths in community relations, focused exploration, mine development and efficient operations.

Our Company Purpose:

We care about our people, our communities and our planet. Hudbay provides the metals the world needs. We work sustainably, transform lives and create better futures for communities.

We transform lives: We invest in our employees, their families and local communities through long-term employment, local procurement and economic development to improve their quality of life and ensure the communities benefit from our presence.

We operate responsibly: From exploration to closure, we operate safely and responsibly, we welcome innovation and we strive to minimize our environmental footprint while following leading operating practices in all facets of mining.

We provide critical metals: We produce copper and other metals needed for everyday products and essential for applications to support the energy transition toward a more sustainable future.

Purpose of Role:

Hudbay is seeking qualified candidates to apply for a new Manager, Government Relations role to be based in our downtown Toronto Corporate office (located at 25 York Street). The purpose of this role is to lead and execute the Company’s government relations strategy to drive effective relationships with the federal and provincial governments, with a strong focus on the federal government.

Key aspects of the role include executing an effective government relations strategy by building relationships with key government officials and influencing public policy, supporting the business units with provincial government relations efforts, monitoring legislative and regulatory developments and providing timely updates/recommendations to senior management, developing materials for government meetings and managing external consultants.

Role Accountabilities:

• Execute federal government relations strategy – develop and execute an effective government relations strategy to build trusting relationships with key federal government officials. Utilize strong government relationships to influence public policy aligned with the Company’s corporate objectives and enhancing critical minerals growth. Develop materials for use with governments with a focus on effective and consistent messaging. Prepare and brief senior management team members in advance of government engagement meetings.
• Manage engagement with external lobbying consultants – manage external lobbying firms, as needed, to support the execution of our government relations strategy. Leverage external expertise to help develop effective messaging and coordinate government engagement activities.
• Coordinate provincial government relations efforts with the business units – support business units with provincial government relations activities to supplement local engagement efforts and align with the unique opportunities/goals for each business unit.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments – ongoing monitoring of legislative and regulatory developments and provide timely updates to senior management team and Board regarding policy insights, legislative updates and developments that are relevant to the Company.   
• Represent Hudbay at industry events – represent the Company at key public forums, including government roundtables, industry conferences and panels.
• Other tasks – support executives and cross-functional teams with government-related inquiries, in addition to other duties as assigned.

Skilled Knowledge:

Experience needed to perform job accountabilities well:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in government relations, public affairs, public policy or political roles
• A university degree or post-graduate diploma in political science, public administration, public policy, or business
• Existing government contact network
• Strong knowledge of the process involved in influencing the development of government policies/legislation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to address key government issues, develop strategy, and persuade constituencies

Other experience considered an asset:

• Knowledge of mining industry or natural resources sector
• A legal degree
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French (spoken and written)

Personal Attributes:

• Strong analytical skills to understand complex public issues
• Self-motivated
• Team player and collaborative by nature
• Works well under pressure

Travel:

10% to 15% travel – meetings in other cities, site visits and industry conferences, as needed.

Compensation:

• Expected Compensation: Base salary $143,000 - $179,000 CAD per year. 
• Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy. 
• AI Disclosure: Artificial Intelligence is not used to screen, assess, or select applicants; however, Hudbay may use automation for administrative processes.

Why Hudbay?

• At Hudbay our values of Dignity & Respect, Caring, Openness and Trustworthiness are embedded into our culture by the way we work and how we interact with one another.
• We pride ourselves in providing our employees with a competitive total rewards that include:
• Annual performance bonuses
• Health benefits for you and your family, with a health spending account
• Company paid insurances for Life, Spousal and Dependent Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, and Short & Long Term Disability cover
• A Defined Contribution pension that includes company contribution and additional matching of your voluntary contributions
• An Employee Share Purchase Plan with contribution matching
• We support our employees in their individualized wellness journeys by providing a yearly Wellness Subsidy of up to CAD $1,000
• Hudbay gives back to the community with its employee charity matching program for eligible charitable donations made by employees
• Regular performance appraisals to acknowledge our employees for their contributions, strengths and work well done
• The opportunity to work out of our Platinum Class A and Platinum BOMA BEST® Certified office building in Toronto’s South Core Business District conveniently located beside the  Toronto Union Station

This role is eligible for flexible working arrangements, allowing you to balance remote work with time in the office.

Hudbay is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Due to the volume of applications received we will only contact candidates selected to advance in the recruitment process.