Christopher Grace Dsm Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

• Operating out of Australia, Mine Right can assist companies with addressing the complex issues of implementing successful approaches to address the vast range of security and human rights challenges that exist across.
• the challenges of implementing, aligning and verifying a commitment to the Voluntary Principles of Security and Human Rights, Conflict Free Gold Standard, Social Responsibility and Governance reporting initiatives;
• developing and implementing defendable approaches for mitigating and investigating sexual assault and harassment;
• adopting a risk-based approach to create safe and secure work and travel environments for your people and minimise the impact of unwanted events, ranging from natural disaster, community/civil disorder through to.
• adopting a risk-based approach to justify the required security resources (people and equipment) against the determined and agreed to prioritised security risks;
• investigating a range of security related issues, spanning from alleged human rights abuse and sexual assault, through to theft and fraud, including gold/gold bearing material theft; and

• Responsibilities: Newcrest Operations, Projects, Exploration, Joint Ventures and M&A in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Cote d Ivoire, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Ecuador, Chile, Nicaragua, Mexico and North.
• Established new Group Security function and supporting security management system
• Established a companywide Security culture, similar to Safety
• Gained ‘Corporate’ membership of the Voluntary Principles March 2015
• Corporate Member representative of the VPs Steering Committee and Board 2021 – 2023.Voluntary Principles (VPSHR) Achievements
• Developed VPs Implementation Plan

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Based in Port Moresby. Responsible for Barrick Operations, Projects, Exploration, Joint Ventures and M&A in Papua New Guinea, and introduction to Operations and Exploration in Tanzania Strategic Achievements
• Establishing and maintaining credible strategic working relationships with the key security related government officials
• Gained priority support and key resources to assist Barrick’s operations, primarily Porgera, and exploration activities across the country, when required
• Successfully deployed a range of new corporate security policies and strategies to deal with escalating challenges of Papua New Guinea, such as
• mass mine invasion by illegal miners
• allegations of use excessive force by private and public security

Chatswood, NSW, AU

• Responsible for managing the challenging and conflicting security issues of the Australian Government's Enhance Cooperation Program (ECP), in Papua New Guinea. Strategic Achievements
• Established professional working relationships with the deployed advisors, providing them with easily understood justifications for controls and restrictions that had to be imposed
• Gained the support of the deployed advisors by showing an understanding of the complexity of their various backgrounds/senior government roles and the challenging/restrictive Port Moresby environment
• many advisers were either previous or existing senior Australian Government officials, all with expectations and beliefs of entitlement
• very few had exposure to working in challenging and strictly controlled environments
• Succeeded in implementing strategies and initiatives that minimise the risk of harm or compromise to the deployed officials and their recognised dependents

NZ

NZ

Strategic management of all NZ Army officers

NZ

The constant review and development of HR Policy to ensure it was appropriate and applicable for the current and future Army. More importantly, having an understanding or the effect of HR Policy on the soldier, especially the front line combatant.

Wellington, NZ

Wellington, NZ

Mphil, Strategic Studies

Ba, Politics And International Relations