Project Manager – Gold Mining

This position will be responsible for supervising several small-scale gold mining projects. The position will be primarily a field one and as such it will be located in the Western Kenya region, with some travel in and outside the region

The responsibilities of this position include:-

• Project management, including provision of leadership within the project;
• Working with the various groups on-site;
• Organizing meetings, collaborating, creating and maintaining linkages among various stakeholders along the value chain;
• Training of various stakeholders, especially small scale artisanal mining groups in the implementation of sustainable mining practices and the requirements of sustainable and fairmined Codes of Conduct;
• Guiding small scale mining organizations while setting up and executing capacity building projects;
• Developing and sharing best practices in sustainable artisanal mining;
• Organizing and coordinating exchange visits among organizations within the region as well as facilitating sharing of their experiences;
• Prepare and organize project activity reports to be submitted to the Head Office and other stakeholders;
• Development of working tools/instruments and training users on the same;
• Facilitating and acquiring of various certification and legislation;
• Any other assignments that may be allocated by the Director of SECAEC

Minimum experience and qualifications:

• At least 5 to 10 years relevant experience;
• Certification on acquisition of technical skills on mining from an approved institution;
• Demonstrated practical know-how on mining;
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge on various mining standards including occupational health, safety and environment standards;
• Practical knowledge on legal and labour issues;
• Fluency in Swahili and English;
• Ability to work in dynamic groups;
• Inspirational trainer and team builder, able to work as change agent in communities;
• Self motivated, team player, meeting deadlines and ability to work without supervision are some of the key qualities of the candidate being sought.

These positions are on local terms and will be for an initial period of one year, renewable, subject to availability of resources and proven performance.

If you feel you fulfill the above criteria for any of the positions please send your application stating your suitability to consult@syn-solutions.com.

Save your application as one file using your names as the document name with the subject heading on the email as the position you are applying for.

Applications will be considered until 20th of February 2012 and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.