Title: Senior Principal
Consultant
Based: Remote working – UK time zone
required
Type Full time permanent
position
Salary: Paying up to €75k base – this will
depend on a case-by-case basis.
Industry:
Mining/Consultancy
Job
description:
The
purpose of the role is to work with leading mining companies, industry
organisations and finance institutions in the integration of nature into
business decision-making. You will be playing a crucial part in shaping the
future of nature sustainability for the mining sector. The role will also
involve working across a broader range of sectors including linear
infrastructure, ports and agriculture through the application of lender
safeguards, notably the International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standard
6.
Responsibilities:
Project
delivery
· Project Management: consisting of
technical design of complex projects, ensuring timely delivery of on-budget
projects to the requisite level of quality and technical substance.
Projects
may include:
· Undertaking assessments to understand
site level project risks and impacts and identifying opportunities for
mitigation including offset.
· Environmental and Social Due Diligence
of large, complex projects across mining, infrastructure, and agriculture
sectors
· Undertaking assessments to identify
portfolio level risks, impacts and dependencies on nature and preparation of
strategies to mitigate risks and optimise opportunities.
· Other duties commensurate with the
role.
Strategy
and business development
· Developing strategic and innovative
proposals of work with new or existing clients.
· Expand the business through networking
and relationship building with global business forums, academia, NGOs etc.
Innovation
and communication
· Public speaking on behalf of TBC,
including writing, reviewing and delivering webinars and in-person
presentations to elevate our visibility as a trusted brand for the mining
sector.
· Writing and reviewing material for
scientific and business press, TBC website and publications
· Work with senior staff and our
technical research and development team to develop approaches, metrics and
tools for assessing and mitigating biodiversity impacts of complex, large-scale
projects in areas of sensitive biodiversity.
· Keeping abreast of current
nature-related issues for international business and development projects.
Team
management
· Line management of junior
consultant(s), mentoring and supporting their professional development.
· Provision of technical leadership in
specific sectoral or thematic areas.
Requirements
Essential
attributes:
· At least ten years’ relevant
experience in development projects with a focus on mining.
· Experience of applying lender
requirements, particularly International Finance Corporation’s Performance
Standard 6, to development projects in emerging economies in extractives,
and/or agribusiness sectors
· Solid consultancy experience
· Experience of managing and delivering
multiple complex projects
· Excellent writing and verbal
communication skills
· Sufficient GIS skills to design and
evaluate analyses with our GIS team
· Willingness and enthusiasm to travel
globally and work in challenging environments
· Good track record of business
development and client relationship management
· A good Honours degree in a relevant
discipline.
Desirable
attributes (NOT essential):
· A background as a field conservation
specialist, understanding how to make conservation theory work in practice with
communities and governments.
· Experience of reviewing work and providing
QAQC
· Proven ability to work in French or
Spanish
· Experience of supervising or managing
individuals and/or small teams
· A postgraduate qualification or a PhD
in a relevant discipline.
· Experience working in Africa, Latin
America, or Asia.
If
this role is of interest, to help with review please make sure to answer all
the questions in bold above and attach a copy of your most up-to-date CV
(resume).
