Career Opportunities at AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited

We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated person to join our dedicated team as Project Planner.
Role Purpose and Context
To provide planning and scheduling support to Senior project planner, including schedule development, schedule risk analysis, scenario planning and project progress reporting. Support the Implementation of AGA project planning and schedule control process, and all project planning deliverables.

Key Accountabilities:

• Comply with AGAG Environmental Management, compliance and other legal requirements.
• Take action to prevent environmental pollution.
• Comply and follow the operating procedures and environmental rules for the performance of the assigned job.
• Correct, or report to their supervisor, any observed environmental deviations, practices and conditions as well make suggestions to improve any aspect of environmental management.
• Assess risks for all tasks and ensure they are controlled before and during task execution.
• Report all incidents and ensure they have been investigated and corrective actions completed on time.
• Act on all corrective actions assigned to you or under your jurisdiction and ensure timely completion.
• Provide the project planning input to the Project Controls Plan, ensuring alignment between project functions (e.g., Schedule – Cost interface at project level).
• Ensure understanding of and adherence to AGA planning and scheduling requirements/standards.
• Assist in the maintenance of the project master schedule, accordingly, ensuring a clear schedule control process is implemented.
• Implement the expanded WBS structure for the specific project.
• Define schedule activity detail per discipline and develop key deliverable lists per discipline.
• Assist with the maintenance of overall project schedule including activity logic and resources, with clear identification of critical path, and update as defined by the project reporting cycle.
• Provide support to the project risk management process by identifying key project risks and constraints within the project schedule and producing ‘What If” scenarios.
• Assist in the provision of planning and schedule performance inputs to project status reporting. Assess risks for all tasks and ensure they are controlled before and during task execution.

Qualification and Experience
Qualification

• Recognised tertiary qualification (degree) in Engineering.
• Certificate in project management would be an added advantage.

 Experience 

• At least 2 - 4 years’ experience in Project Controls functions, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Project Planning and Scheduling role on mining projects
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of project management principles, with advanced knowledge of planning principles.
• Demonstrated proficiency in planning software packages, including Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

 Technical Competencies

• Engineering and Construction planning experience.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of project management principles, with advanced knowledge of planning principles.
• Knowledge of planning tools and systems including risk and scenario modelling.
• Knowledge of related project controls functions specifically planning and control, progress measurement, change control and reporting principles.

 Other Competencies

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

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We are seeking experienced and self-motivated person to join our team as: Socio Development Officer
Role Puropose
The Social Development Officer is to assist the Social Development and Gender Superintendent to implement sustainable social development   programmes in line with existing Socio-economic Development Plans of the Obuasi Mine, underpinned by the Sustainable Development Goals; Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria and National and Local Development Plans to contribute to building resilient and self-sustaining communities and consequently sustainably securing a social license for the mine.

Key Accountabilities:

• Assess risks for all tasks and ensure they are controlled before and during task execution.
• Report all incidents and ensure they have been investigated and corrective actions completed on time.
• Act on all corrective actions assigned to you or under your jurisdiction and ensure timely completion.
• Ensure compliance with Safety KPIs including, reporting all incidents and acting on all corrective actions assigned for timely completion.
• Enforce environmental work procedures issued by the Departmental Manager.
• Investigate environmental incidents in assigned work areas.
• Attend all scheduled and assigned environmental training meetings.
• Implement needs-driven and impactful Education improvements programmes at the basic, secondary, and tertiary levels in collaboration with the relevant institutions and stakeholders.
• Implement needs-driven and impactful Youth Empowerment programmes in collaboration with the relevant institutions and stakeholders.
• Implement needs-driven and impactful Community Health and Safety programmes in collaboration with the relevant institutions and stakeholders
• Implement needs-driven and impactful Community Water and Sanitation programmes
• Assist in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of needs-driven and impactful Social Infrastructure projects in host communities.
• Assist in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of needs-driven and impactful Arts, Culture and Heritage interventions 

Qualification, Experience and Technical Competencies
Qualification

• Relevant tertiary level qualification in the field of social development 

Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in similar line of work

Technical Competencies

• Practical experience in the implementation of social development programmes/projects in a mining setting
• Experience in participatory methodologies and their application
• Knowledge of SDGs and EESG and their application in programme development
• Knowledge of internationally applicable standards relevant to sustainable development (IFC standards on Social Sustainability, VPSHR, GEITI etc.)
• A good knowledge of shared value-driven community investment 

Other Competencies

• Strong negotiations skills
• Knowledge of the development planning process of the MMDAs
• Ability to work in a team player
   

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We are seeking experienced and self-motivated person to join our team as:Economic Development Officer

ROLE PURPOSE
The Economic Development Officer is to assist the Economic Development Superintendent to develop and execute sustainable economic development programmes in line with existing Socio-economic Development Plans of the Obuasi Mine, underpinned by the Sustainable Development Goals; the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria and National and Local Development Plans to contribute to diversifying the economy of Obuasi and consequently sustainably securing the social license of the mine.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assess risks for all tasks and ensure they are controlled before and during task execution.
• Report all incidents and ensure they have been investigated and corrective actions completed on time.
• Act on all corrective actions assigned to you or under your jurisdiction and ensure timely completion.
• Enforce environmental work procedures issued by the Departmental Manager
• Investigate environmental incidents in assigned work areas
• Attend all scheduled and assigned environmental training meetings.
• Ensure compliance with AGA Community Investment Procedure
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate needs-driven and impactful Enterprise Development programmes in partnership with relevant institutions and partners
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate needs-driven and impactful Agriculture Development programmes in partnership with relevant institutions and partners
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate Business and Trade Promotion interventions in partnership with relevant institutions and stakeholders
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate needs-driven and impactful Livelihood Restoration Programmes in partnership with relevant institutions and stakeholders

QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Qualification

• Relevant tertiary level qualification in the field of enterprise development

Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in similar line of work

Technical Competencies

• Practical experience in the implementation of economic/enterprise development programmes/projects in a mining setting
• Experience in participatory methodologies and their application
• Knowledge of SDGs and ESG and their application in programme development
• Knowledge of internationally applicable standards relevant to sustainable development (IFC standards on Social Sustainability, VPSHR, GEITI etc.)
• A good knowledge of shared value-driven community investment

 Other Competencies

• Strong negotiations skills
• Knowledge of the development planning process of the MMDAs
• A good knowledge of national enterprise development programmes and policies
• Practical experience in agribusiness
• Practical experience in the SME sector
• Ability to work in a team