James Ensor Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

BHP is the world's largest diversified resources company dedicated to responsibly producing minerals essential to the energy transition in a manner consistent with it's purpose: "To Bring People and Resources Together to Build a Better World". This role focuses on:• Enabling BHP to achieve its global growth goals in energy transition minerals through aligning decision-making with Company Purpose.• Ensuring the voices of communities influence decision-makers and that principles of transparency, accountability and participation underpin BHP’s approach to a successful energy transition.• Co-creating (with industry, governments and civil society) ecosystem solutions to the 'wicked' sustainability challenges associated with the world achieving a Just Energy Transition. • Improving the governance of natural resources globally for the benefit of citizens of resource-rich countries.

Washington Dc, Us

Inaugural start-up CEO of the BHP Foundation , an independent global philanthropy now working in 65 countries with 40 leading NGO's, international institutions and think-tanks finding scalable solutions to the most critical global sustainable development challenges facing our generation: • Environmental Resilience: Achieving enduring conservation outcomes in at least 20 globally significant bioregions through elevating and amplifying Indigenous-led conservation models, influencing public policy and leveraging environmental markets.• Natural Resource Governance: Achieving more accountable, efficient and equitable natural resource governance policies and practices in more than 20 resource-rich countries, improving the well-being of 100 million people by 2030.• Education Equity: Enabling economic and societal participation of marginalized young people through accelerated access to relevant post-primary education and skills opportunities.In this role James originated the BHP Foundation strategy as a catalytic philanthropy, leading a multi-disciplinary global team partnering with others to find, prove and scale new solutions to some of the world's most complex sustainability challenges.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Developed and executed BHP policy, strategy and effective business practice in relation to issues including human rights, Indigenous Peoples rights, anti-corruption, revenue transparency and community engagement, and developed the company’s voluntary social and environmental investment programs.

Established People & Planet Group Pty Ltd as a specialist management consulting firm working with private sector, NGO's and government clients to address complex social and environmental sustainability issues.People & Planet Group specialises in brokering and convening to build co-operative spaces between communities, NGO’s, companies and governments to achieve economically, socially and environmentally sustainable solutions to complex issues.www.peopleplanetgroup.com.au

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

Responsible for leadership of international development agency Oxfam's research, international programs, public policy advocacy and government relations. Led Oxfam's ground-breaking initiatives including the internationally awarded 'Make Poverty History' and 'Close The Gap' campaigns, as well as Oxfam's policy, research and advocacy in areas including climate change, extractive industries, trade, food security and conflict.Responsible for high level representation of Oxfam with governments, industry and international institutions including the United Nations, World Bank and World Trade Organisation and as well as multilateral processes such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.Direct line management responsibility for a team of 140 staff and broader leadership responsibility for Oxfam's 400 staff and $80 million budget. James was also member of the Oxfam International Global Team, with responsibility for Oxfam International’s global strategic and operational planning guiding the work of 4,000 staff across 90 countries.

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

Responsible for leadership of a team of 90 staff who successfully grew Oxfam's annual income stream of $45 million from the Australian public and corporate supporters through the hieght of the global financial crisis.In this role James had management responsibility for teams focused on corporate partnerships, well known Oxfam events such as Trailwalker, regular pledge programs, major donor liaision, bequests, appeals, donor database management and brand/brand risk management.

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

Responsible for Oxfam's research, policy and advocacy programs on issues including arms control, international trade, mining, responses to international humanitarian crises and Oxfam's high profile campaigns including "Make Poverty History" and "Make Trade Fair."

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

Responsible for design, implementation and continuous improvement of Oxfam's Program and Project Management Systems systems for the identification, appraisal, monitoring, reporting and evaluation pf Programs and Projects in line with internal and external accountability and information requirements.

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Au

Based in Australia's Northern Territory, the Central Land Council is a Federal Statutory Authority established under the 1976 Aboriginal Land Rights Act and the 1993 Native Title Act to represent the interests of the Aboriginal tradtional owners of the Northern Territory. Responsible for the conduct and settlement of land claims, the research and negotiation of Aboriginal community living areas on pastoral leases and for the negotiation of purchases of pastoral leases by Aboriginal traditional owners.Represented Aboriginal traditional owners in negotiations with the mining industry over exploration and mining access to Aboriginal lands, and liaison with Northern Territory and Commonwealth agencies on all land related matters.Leading teams of largely Indigenous staff, in this roles James was responsible for the management of a range of community development, essential services, infrastructure and sacred site protection projects within the regions.

Carlton, Vic, Au

Responsible for the conduct of independent research and development of policy to improve the environmental management and planning of Victoria's public land and waterways, and for representing policy proposals before State Members of Parliament, government officers, local authorities, tribunals and planning appeals hearings.Conducted research and developed policy to ensure the long term ecologically sustainable management of Victoria's Alpine regions, Central Highlands forests and marine areas, resulting in the successful establishment of what are now Victoria's Alpine, Yarra Ranges, Box Ironbark and Marine National Parks.

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Au

Responsible for respresenting Aboriginal traditional owners in negotiations with companies seeking exploration and mining tenements on Aboriginal Land within the Central Land Council region of Australia's Northern Territorry (in accordance with the provisions of Part IV of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976). Responsible for informing, consulting and representing traditional Aboriginal landowners regarding exploration and mining proposals on their lands, negotiation of exploration and mining agreements consistent with FPIC principles, and the ongoing monitoring of agreements throughout the lifecycle of exploration and mining activities.

Carlton, Victoria, Au

Policy Officer responsible for successfully securing passage of Victoria's first comprehensive biodiversity protection and endangered species protection legislation, the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, through State Parliament, and subsequent advice to government for implementation.

Business Administration And Management, General

Prince Of Wales Business & The Environment Programme, Sustainability Studies

Senior Executive Programme, Senior Management

Graduate Diploma Of Journalism, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Bachelor Of Economics, Natural Resource Economics

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Environment Assessment And Land Use Policy), Sustainable Land Management