Job Opportunities at Newmont Corporation

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About This Role

• To support the development, implementation, continuous improvement and execution of Newmont’s logistics and transportation, policies and guidelines to drive shared goals and objectives across the entire Supply Chain and specifically for logistics and freight activities. 
• To oversee all administrative regional modal and transportation planning activities, in order to verify all regulatory obligations are met, in compliance with regional government and Newmont procedures and policies. 
• To enhance Newmont’s overall logistics and transportation management capability through continuous improvement and development of the organisation.
• Actively demonstrate the Newmont values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Inclusion and responsibility at all times.

In This Role You Will

• Customer Relations:
  • Communicate with suppliers, Freight Forwarder and End user, to achieve desired satisfaction. 
  • Evaluate and process claims made by customers and interface with Freight Forwarder for resolution.
  • Freight Invoice Review & Management of SAP Freight Account:
  • Responsible for the review of all Freight invoices to ensure accuracy and application to the correct cost centre
  • Responsible for the periodic reconciliation of Freight Account with Finance to ensure freight cost are appropriately allocated.
• Execution:
  • Oversee the operational and administrative requirements regarding freight and logistics for Newmont.
  • Coordinate and monitor Newmont Freight operations. 
  • Optimize shipping and transport procedures. 
  • Plan and track the shipment of final products according to customer requirements. 
  • Route incoming and outgoing communication regarding freight shipments and transportation needs. 
  • File freight and transportation documentation as required by law and record keeping standards.
  • Evaluate the performance, quality, and pricing of freight vendors.
  • Continuously seek new ways to address cost and improve efficiency in the freight and logistics category.
• Local Content:
  • Support in the execution local content strategy for the site in alignment with the regional and global strategies.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

• Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field or equivalent experience. 

Additional Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Maintenance Planning. 
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / Systems, Applications and Processes (SAP) / Employee Assistance Program (EAP) System Knowledge
• Knowledge of the supply chain process. 
• Knowledge of local laws, regulations and requirements. 
• A working knowledge of logistics software. 
• Knowledge of Aviation Safety Performance Standards.
• Knowledge of Maintenance Planning. 
• Knowledge of Customs and Regulations (ESR FF, Hazmat).
• Recognized qualification on shipping and freight forwarding.
• Finance and Accounting knowledge will be useful.

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of directly related freight, logistics and transportation planning or equivalent combination of training and experience are necessary. 
• 1 to 3 years of management experience – leading teams and having direct reports.
• Mining experience preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Good computer skills using office software such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Data Management skills.
• Good analytical skills, knowledge of all Supply Chain functional areas.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess and demonstrate high ethical and professional standards in all dealings.
• Local Content Legislation Business Process Improvement skills (process mapping, CI, Six Sigma). 
• Warehouse design and flow. 
• Inventory accuracy.
• Influence and persuasion skills. 
• Teamwork. 
• Mining and business acumen. 
• Negotiating skills.
• Supplier relationship skills. 
• Service Level Management – Warehousing and Inventory Management. 
• Inventory replenishment and classification.

Your Training, Skills and Experience Checklist:

• Distribution planning. 
• Analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Advanced administrative skills. 
• Advanced communication skills (both verbal and written), and interpersonal skills. 
• Assessment and auditing skills. 
• Claims management. 
• Entrepreneurial skills. 
• Financial analysis and system skills. 
• Research and reporting skills. 
• Risk management.
• Service management.
• Supply chain management.
• Time management. 

Behavioural Attributes:

• Professional.
• Ethical
• Assertive and influential.
• Customer focused.
• Trustworthy.
• Confident.
• Reliable.
• Independent.
• Safety conscious.
• Results driven.
• Self-Management. 
• Flexibility. 
• Accuracy.
• Team player. 
• Willing to learn continually. 
• Work well under pressure.

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About The Job

About This Role:

• To contract on behalf of Newmont, primarily for mid-range spend and /or medium level risk.
• To collaborate effectively with all stakeholders in mining, process and support services in order to deliver best outcome of value to their budget, and to verify continuity of supply to all Newmont Africa operations.
• To facilitate the supply chain deliverables on Supplier Risk Management and Lifecycle procurement and contract Management process.
• To seek and leverage local, regional and global Newmont procurement opportunities to deliver value for the region.

In This Role You Will

• Contracting Process Management:
  • Provide information and reports on sensitive contracting activities and progress on projects, including deviations from original contract.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Site Supply Chain Manager and Sourcing and Procurement Manager to verify that all contracts meet Newmont, local, state and national laws, rules and regulations.
  • Generate Requests for Pricing (RFP’s) which can be converted to Outline agreements contracts.
  • Execute Outline Agreements in a timely manner, which efficiently minimizes future labour and price for administering inventories.
  • Evaluate tenders and Request for Quotes (RFQs) with the ability to select the best value price and / or solution.
  • Conduct contractor meetings including pre-bid, pre-award, progress, performance, negotiation, and close-out for large complex contracts as required.
  • Negotiate changes in contract scope of work, prepare and execute change orders as needed.
  • Facilitate the Supplier Risk Management process.
  • Apply Newmont Lifecycle procurement and contracting process in all procurement's activities.
• Communication and Collaboration:
  • Communicate purchasing vision and build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders /customers and external business partners.
  • Responsible for operational engagement with End users into order to verify continuity of supplier and effective management of budget. 
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
  • Understand End-users budget and proactively plan to deliver value.
• Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures:
  • Analyze and review processes for improvement and /or identification of outdated procedures.
  • Support the Senior Site Supply Chain Manager and Sourcing and Procurement Manager in the development of departmental policy, procedures and materials management strategies.
  • Provide capability support, facilitate the lifecycle procurement and contract management process to enable optimum delivery of value and total cost of ownership assessment. 
• Reporting and Analytics:
  • Prepare procurement reports for management as required or requested.
  • Seek, develop and present market intelligence required for Newmont procurement process.

Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

• Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):
  • A Degree or Higher National Diploma in Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Accounting or similar related area is required.

Additional Knowledge:

• A working knowledge of contracting practices and documentation.
• Strong knowledge of lifecycle procurement and contract management. 
• Strong knowledge of Supplier Risk Management process.

Experience:

• Between 3 to 5 years contracts experience.
• Administration experience in the mining and / or construction industry and / or in contracts.

Technical Skills:

• Good Communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Good Computer literacy skills – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and Visio.
• Good Administrative skills. 
• Good Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Assessment and Auditing skills. 
• Change, Claims, and Commercial management. 
• Contract drafting and Contract management. 
• Decision making skills. 
• Negotiation, Consultation and Facilitation skills. 
• Relationship management and networking skills.
• Risk Management.
• Supply Chain management. 
• System Administration.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Professional.
• Assertive.
• Influential.
• Customer focused.
• Confident.
• Reliable and independent.
• Safety conscious.
• Results driven.
• Accurate.
• Willing to learn continually. 
• Work well under pressure.

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About The Job

Purpose

• The General Manager, Akyem reports directly to the Regional Senior Vice President (RSVP), Africa Operations and serves as a formal member of the Africa Leadership Team.

Responsibilities:

• To strategically transform, effectively position, lead and direct the Mine site in delivering a safe, profitable and sustainable business that contributes to the achievement of the African Regional and Newmont strategies.
• To develop and implement the Mine site's business strategy, plans and initiatives that is aligned with and support realization of the Region's overall business strategy, priorities and objectives, in order to increase the Region's competitive advantage and achieve growth targets. 
• To partner with the RSVP and ARLT to formulate and execute the Africa Operations' overall business strategy and objectives in order to achieve growth targets.
• To enable the site Full Potential process and deliver enhanced results through continuous improvement. 
• To develop and maintain all the necessary contacts and relationships with local stakeholders and community groups to foster a smooth and expeditious business program. 
• To lead the mine site's operations and projects safely and fully comply with all reporting and advisory requirements to governmental and legislated authorities. 
• To provide direction and leadership to all the leaders at the Mine site to ensure the implementation of the Mine site's and Region's strategies, objectives, plans, programs, initiatives and procedures to guarantee optimized performance and growth.
• To accept overall accountability for the Mine site's adherence to all mining regulations 
• To drive effective stakeholder management at the Mine site to safeguard Newmont’s interests in Africa and guarantee pro-active compliance with all legal and permitting requirements with the goal of fostering increased maturity and operating success for the Africa business in the medium to long term.

Essential Duties

• Health and Safety:
  • Create and lead a culture of zero harm and minimal health exposures at the mine site by integrating Health and Safety into the site's business strategy and individual performance plans to achieve improvements year-over-year.
  • Lead the mine site's team to implement Fatality Risk Management (FRM) standards and processes along with Live Work Elimination as outlined in the Objectives Map.
  • Ensure the quality of pre-start meetings and critical control verifications.
  • Ensure quality of SPE investigations and application of lessons learned.
  • Reduce health exposures by implementing critical controls for key risks by developing and implementing exposure reduction plans.
• Operational Excellence:
  • Lead the successful delivery of the mine site's business plans and actively drive performance to guarantee medium and long-term success.
  • Set and maintain a productivity (output-driven) and continuous process improvement culture by creating an environment for employees to challenge the status quo.
  • Drive rapid replication of value adding initiatives from other sites in Newmont while fully supporting and driving the Full Potential Program at site.  
  • Drive year-over-year-improvement in cost management and other critical operational performance metrics.
  • Achieve the mine site's annual production, Cash Sustaining Costs per Gold Equivalent Ounce (CSC/GEO) and Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Adjusted FCF), saving and improvement targets and objectives as defined by the annual Region Strategy Map.
  • Establish and ensure compliance with all Newmont policies and standards, as well as site-specific guidelines and operating procedures.
• Growth:
  • Lead Mine site to achieve profitable, sustainable growth through cost-effective projects and exploration.
  • Accelerate potential expansions and prospects to a stage sufficient to present these projects to Newmont's Board for approval.
  • Take overall accountability for the successful execution of the Mine site's growth objectives as defined by the annual Africa Region Road Map.

Essential Duties (continued)

• People:
  • Develop and lead an enabled, engaged, performance-driven and diverse Mine site team that works collaboratively with each other to achieve the site's business plans and objectives.
  • Conduct workforce planning and develop staffing and localization plans.
  • Identify critical skills essential for the sustainability of service delivery and confirm that a succession plan is in place and implemented for the leaders and all the other critical jobs on the Mine site.
  • Provide continuous and comprehensive professional and managerial training to staff to ensure that the team is capable enough to transfer to any region.
  • Confirm that gender diversity targets are met and exceeded. 
  • Set an appropriate "tone at the top" that creates trust and acceptance of the Newmont values and direction throughout operations at the Mine site.
  • Develop and drive a culture of integrity, ethics, compliance and speaking-up.
  • Lead the site team and functions to work effectively and efficiently within the Newmont Operating Model
  • Ensure the New Employment model is fully sustained and delivers a highly motivated and effective work force.
• Sustainability and External Relations:
  • Ensure the mine site complies with all regulations, company policies and procedures, including Newmont's environmental compliance policy.
  • Build trust and relationships in the local community and serve as an effective company spokesperson.
  • Establish and maintain external relationships (JVs, suppliers, contractors etc.) that support current and future business results.
  • Maintain relationships with local leaders and community decision-makers to maintain the site's license to operate and to achieve sustainable value for the host communities.
  • Interact with Governmental/Regulatory/Agency officials regularly and where required.
  • Provide input into the local employment management strategy for the mine site.

Training & Experience

• Formal Qualification:
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering or a related technical discipline plus a Mine Certificate of Competence issued by Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission of Ghana.
  • A MBA or equivalent qualification (Optional).

Experience:

• Between 15 - 20 years' experience in international mining environments with 7 years of senior mine management experience with multi-functional, broad-based management responsibilities, which should ideally include multi-site operations.
• Demonstrated successes in working collaboratively in multi-cultural teams in expatriate settings. Work in developing countries, specifically in West Africa preferred. 
• A proven track record of delivering "safe" production. 
• Leadership selection and assessment ensuring the right people are in the right roles, removing poor performers / leaders and identifying and developing key successors.

Additional Knowledge:

• Substantial knowledge of gold mining or broader hard rock mining with an extensive understanding of regulations, permitting, risk, and projects.
• Substantial knowledge of health and safety, sustainability and productivity improvements in the mining industry.
• Substantial knowledge in working constructively with governments, communities, NGOs and special interest groups.
• Broad business knowledge and focus, ability to recognize issues, problems and capitalize on opportunities.

Technical Skills:

• Budget control and financial analysis and management skills.
• Business acumen, conflict management and commercial management skills.
• Corporate governance, incident and risk management skills.

Working Conditions:

• May consider FIFO rotational schedule (6 weeks on / 3 weeks off)
• The position is located at the Akyem Mine site
• Domestic and international travel required
• Extended and unpredictable hours is the norm

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About The Job

About This Role:

• Lead the development and effective execution of Newmont Africa’s external communications and social media strategies to enhance Newmont Africa’s brand reputation, promote external stakeholder engagement to enhance acceptance and support.
• Design, develop and oversee implementation of programmes relevant to these areas at a regional level consistent with relevant corporate guidance.
• Oversee the Ahafo North communications team to develop communications strategies, programmes and messaging which deliver business strategic priorities and objectives while enhancing the company brand and reputation.
• Work with the site Sustainability and External Relations (S&ER), and Communications teams, with a Regional to Site Shared service approach, to ensure consistent internal and external messaging and coordination of overall regional external communications strategy.
• Develop and manage relationships which promote partnerships and alliances that support the Company’s programmes and enhance the Company’s reputation in Africa and elsewhere.

Main Responsibility Areas:

• Regional External Communications
• Social Media Management 
• Employee Communications
• Project Communications 
• Brand and Reputation Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Research
• Staff Supervision
• Safety Health and Environment

In This Role

• Regional External Communications:
  • Provide expert support for the development and effective implementation of the regional external communication strategy, in support of Regional business objectives and priorities.
  • Enhance Newmont Africa’s profile through the identification of story opportunities, persuasive writing, and strategic media positioning.
  • Supervise and develop appropriate communications materials and key messaging on key business activities, change initiatives, operational performance, programmes and projects, and special events, for use on multiple communications channels/platforms, including social and digital channels.
  • Design and implement the regional media relations strategy and supporting campaigns and programmes and develop weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the Director, Communications & External Relations and Vice President, Sustainability & External ‘relations with a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Act as company spokesperson and lead media contact person for the Ahafo North Project.
  • Identify thought leadership opportunities, and position Newmont Africa and its Regional leadership team as leaders on key platforms for reputation enhancement.
  • Support the development of executive communications for all platforms and engagements with various stakeholders, including the development of fact sheets, speaking notes, speeches, and presentations.
• Social Media Management:
  • Oversee the company's online presence through supervising the management and development of social media and content strategies, integrating organic and paid strategies, for Newmont Africa’s social media channels, for brand and reputation enhancement. 
  • Develop key relationships with influencers across social media platforms, manage and facilitate social media communities by responding to social media posts and developing discussions.
  • Undertake audience research and monitor, track, analyse and report on performance on social media platforms using tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook Insight.
• Employee Communications:
  • Develop and implement an employee communications and engagement strategy that supports business objectives and priorities, key organisational initiatives, and change management.
  • Provide professional communications support to business functions, projects, and change agents.
  • Leverage communications tools to drive employee understanding, performance, and alignment to business goals.
  • Provide communications support with entrenching the Newmont values and ensuring compliance with the Code of Conduct.
  • Develop a strategy for effectively communicating with employees and receiving feedback, while preventing information overload.
• Project Communications:
  • Oversee the development and execution of the Ahafo North Project’s strategic communications plan that support stakeholder engagement and realization of the project priorities and objectives.  
  • Provide communications support to the Ahafo North leadership team and help to implement recommendations made by communications consultants. 
  • Build a media coalition and provide them with regular approved relevant factual information about the Ahafo North Project, and other growth projects, and its potential benefits to the local communities, as well as the national economy. 
  • Monitor all communication channels for information on the Ahafo North, and other growth projects, and develop appropriate responses to issues raised by NGOs, youth groups, and other relevant stakeholders. 
  • Develop speaking notes and fact sheets on the Ahafo North Project, and other growth projects, for all external facing officers of Newmont Africa, to be used during stakeholder engagements.

Training, Skills and Experience

• Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):
  • Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, International Relations, English or a related degree.

Experience:

• 10 - 15 years’ work experience in Public Relations, Communications, Media Relations, or Journalism preferably in an extractive industry or multinational firm and at managerial level. 

Technical Skills:

• Strong media relations management skills. 
• Spokesperson and public speaking skills. 
• Social media and digital communications use and management skills. 
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Advanced Communication skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Analytical. 
• Customer focused. 
• Uses initiative and Proactive. 
• Results driven.  
• Attentive to detail. 
• Works well under pressure.