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Role Summary:
Reporting to the Chief Metallurgist, the project metallurgist will be responsible for maintaining and developing metallurgical systems for the site.

Responsibilities:
The Successful candidate will be responsible for:

•  Maintaining, developing and implementing metallurgical systems, including;
•  PI historian –Process Administrator
•  OCS Mill Expert System – Maintaining and implementing new control strategies as required and Identify program shortcoming and improve on them
•  JKSimMet –Building, developing and running different plant simulations
•  Metallurgical reports utilizing Microsoft Excel – Visual Basic.
•  Preparing and implementing training plans and  programs
•  Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for the Metallurgical department;
•  Project implementation required by operational or metallurgical departments;
•  Auditing  metallurgical practices to correct and implement permanent solutions;
•  Ensuring compliance with established procedures and quality assurance methods;
•  Preparing detailed reports as necessary.

Qualification Required & Experience

Qualifications and Skills:
As the successful candidate, it is essential that you possess the following skills and experience:

•  BSc degree in Extractive Metallurgy with a strong focus on Information Technology;
•  Minimum of Six (6) years of field or equivalent combination  of training and experience in information technology with a focus on metallurgical process
•  Exceptional strong technical skills in Microsoft excel/Visual basic is required
•  Project management skills is desirable
•  Must demonstrate strong supervisory , problem solving and organizational skills;
•  Must have high level of verbal and written communication skills.

How To Apply For The Job

To apply, please forward your resume, as a Microsoft Word document, to:-

jobs@minedevrecruit.com

Closing Date: 21 December, 2012

{Newmont Ghana Gold Limited,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

Newmont Ghana Gold Limited is one of five core operating regions of Newmont Mining Corporation (www.newmont.com), one of the largest gold companies in the world. Newmont operates the Ahafo Mine in the Brong-Ahafo Region and the Akyem Project in the Eastern Region.

The company has approximately 46,000 employees and contractors worldwide, and employs over 6,500 employees and contractors in Ghana.

This position will be based in Accra. We offer an unparalleled blend of opportunity and career satisfaction with all the benefits you would expect from a global company. This combined with an extended mine life makes Newmont a great employment opportunity.

Job Summary

Department: Organizational Effectiveness and Change Capability
Business Card Title: Change Management Specialist
Reports To: Change Management Manager
Dimensions (# of Titles, Persons, or Areas Supervised): No Direct Reports
Job Family: Change Management

Purpose:
Provide change management support for medium-to-large scale, multi-function, multi-process and medium-to-high impact change initiatives.

Essential Duties:

•  Plan, schedule, and coordinate phases of change management work; create change assessments, impact studies, stakeholder analyses and communication plans.
•  Develop and implement strategic and innovative ideas to improve the effectiveness of change management. Work requires originality and judgment in the independent evaluation and development of optimal resolution for problems.
•  Engage with team members and client organizations to develop and execute workshops, training programs, special projects, programs and initiatives.
•  Work with change management leadership and client groups to facilitate the application of various change management approaches, frameworks, and methodologies.
•  Lead project management on a variety of initiatives.
•  Serve as a research and analysis resource to Change Management Lead.
•  Support research/document/content management within the portal and team sites.
•  Research, compile and prepare reports and presentations as needed.
•  Make significant contributions in the planning, management and conduct of surveys, tests, or investigations.  Help interpret results and prepare recommendations, summaries, schedules, and cost estimates.  Meet with representatives of other departments to assist with planning and scheduling activities.
•  Gather and evaluate regular change management metrics and create reports.
•  Ability to deal with ambiguity and operate in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
•  Contribute to conceptual and strategic thinking while maintaining a focus on operational excellence and day-to-day tactics.
•  Handle highly confidential and time sensitive material with tact and discretion; ability to confidently raise issues with leadership and peers.
•  Work and coordinate effectively with functional and support team members.  Collaborate with the Newmont global Change Capability team to ensure aligned application of NCC methods and tools to all change management projects and related activities.

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Qualification Required & Experience

Working Conditions:

Position may be required to travel to, and assist other domestic and international sites.

Training & Experience:

•  BS degree in Psychology, Business, Human Resources or related organizational field with 7 – 10 years related experience.
•  Strong knowledge of and hands-on experience with change management and organizational development.
•  Highly analytical with strong problem solving skills.
•  Strong computer skills.  Proficient with MS Office.
•  Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
•  Attention to detail and complete follow through required.
•  Able to successfully multi-task and deal with multiple deadlines and priorities.
•  Ability to make sound decisions with minimal guidance amidst significant ambiguity.

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified candidates should please create a profile and apply at the Newmont website www.Newmont.com/Join-Our-Team. This is the preferred mode of application.

However, if you do not have access to an Internet resource, please send your CV and cover letter to the site HR office before or on the closing date of 3rd December, 2012

The HR Manager
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited
PMB Airport Post Office
Accra, Ghana

Closing Date: 03 December, 2012

{Chirano Gold Mines Limited,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

Key Responsibility:
The Training and Development Coordinator work with established programmes in an organization to ensure that all workers receive the knowledge to perform their jobs successfully.

The coordinator must also develop new training programmes or update existing programmes for new work methods and equipment. He must work with Departmental Heads and Supervisory staff to develop individual training plans for employees.

The job involves putting together training manuals to be used to help new employees familiarize themselves with the new position.

•  To manage all logistical and administrative work needed to ensure instructor-led and online training programmes run successfully and to ensure that both the trainer and the participants come on time to a prepared facility with all the training materials and equipment in place and ready for use.
•  Responsible for coordinating training programmes of all the departments and keeping a database of each function and as well as ensuring that Production training coordinators adhere to their training plans proposed.
•  The Coordinator is also responsible for making travel arrangements for the trainer and participants where necessary, emailing training pre-work and class reminder to participants. He must ensure to arrange or order training materials, and arrange catering for snack breaks.
•  The Coordinator must keep accurate data of all training contracts, materials, and gather and analyze evaluation documents and attendance for each programme.
•  The position entails scheduling courses and liaising with Departmental Heads to enroll the right participants for the programme. This means managing the training calendar of the company in a timely manner. He must set up training room
•  The job entails monitoring, evaluating and recording training activities and determining the training effectiveness. The coordinator is to liaise with the departmental heads to assess the training needs of staff and organize, develop or obtain new training programmes to stand the test of time.
•  The coordinator must put up a training budget for the year and monitor the training cost to ensure that the company stays within budget.
•  As part of talent management process, the Coordinator will liaise with Departmental Heads to identify high potential employees, key employees and emerging talents and come up with a development programme to develop and retain the core competencies identified.
•  The coordinator should in consultation with Heads of Department outline a succession plan for the three talents mentioned above and draw training programmes that will result in a mutual benefit for both the Company and the successors.
•  The Coordinator must ensure that the company’s policy on training is strictly adhered to and monitor bond terms served by employees who benefit from external academic sponsorships.

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Bachelor degree in the humanities, education or any related field
•  A minimum of four  years working experience in a mining organization or a multi-national Company
•  Must possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
•  Must be conversant with computer software applications such as advance excel, Microsoft  word, power point etc
•  Technical Training coordination experience is an added advantage
•  MPhil degree will be an added advantage

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified candidates should send their resumes to:

Chirano.hr@kinross.com

Or

The Human Resources Manager
Chirano Gold Mines Limited
P. O. Box 57
Bibiani

Closing Date: 15 December, 2012

Please indicate the position in the subject area when applying.

{Chirano Gold Mines Limited,Accra,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,31 Dec-2012};

Kinross is a Canadian-based Gold mining company with its head office in Toronto, and have mines and projects in the United States, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana and Mauritania, and employs approximately 7,000 people worldwide.

Our core values are putting people first, outstanding corporate citizenship, high performance culture and rigorous financial discipline. We are dynamic, innovative, and passionate about who we are and how we work, and we do not compromise when it comes to doing the right thing in the communities where we operate.

At Kinross, we pride ourselves on being skilled, responsible operators who strive not only to meet, but to exceed, regulatory requirements for both environmental and health and safety performance, wherever we operate. Putting people first is a core Kinross value, and our chief priority is to ensure the safety and well-being of every employee and contractor who works for us.

Description Of Job

Purpose of Role
Reporting to the Manager Exploration, the responsibility of this role is to oversee all exploration activities over the Chirano property including:

•  Resource conversion drill program;
•  Near Mine exploration along the Chirano trend;
•  And, District exploration on the entire land position.
•  Also ensure that service and/or operating standards are met (internally and/or externally).  To initiate and undertake projects to optimize performance within exploration geology and to ensure adherence to industry regulations and organizational standards.

Key Areas of Responsibility & Duties
Functional Responsibilities

•  Independently handles duties in exploration geology including detailed geological logging, ensuring geosciences best practices, drill planning, developing interpreted geological sections for resource modeling, report writing
•  Acts as an advisor to management and staff on a variety of internal and/or external requests
•  Provides input into budget or operating plans and major capital expenditures in exploration geology
•  Integrates and interprets data related to RC and core drilling data, geologic mapping, geophysical data, as well as geochemical data
•  Proposes new or more efficient work practices to optimize performance and to ensure adherence to industry regulations and organizational standards
•  Contributes to the development of policies and practices related to exploration geology
•  Monitors costs related to exploration geology and implements approved recommendations for maximizing operational efficiencies
•  Assigns tasks and provides guidance on complex or escalated issues to less experienced employees through training and mentoring
•  Participates in task forces related to exploration geology including designing exploration programs and evaluates results, site safety procedures and implementation
•  Provides technical advice on exploration activities in the field as well as the office
•  Provides geological input and consults with other departments at the mine site to ensure programs advanced on time and in a safe environment
•  Provides input to geological and resource modeling
•  Executes short and intermediate-term strategies and plans that support growth of Mine & Near Mine exploration geology; ensures strategies are concretely linked to the Exploration Department’s overall strategy
•  Coordinates the mine geology staff functions at the site related to geotechnical, mineral modelling, dewatering and ore resources / reserve estimate

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Formal professional designation in appropriate area of exploration geology (mandatory)
•  Bachelor degree in Geology or a related geoscience is required, and a graduate degree in a related field (mandatory)
•  Additional specialized education of up to 4 years (mandatory)
•  8-12 years of related work experience, with at least 5 years working on large, international mining projects (mandatory)
•  Has a strong working knowledge of exploration techniques and a thorough understanding of drilling and assaying techniques
•  English fluency (both verbal and written)

Additional  Requirement

Good working knowledge and skill with a PC utilizing office applications and GIS software (MapInfo, Micromine, etc…)

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified candidates should send their resumes to:

Chirano.hr@kinross.com

Or

The Human Resources Manager
Chirano Gold Mines Limited
P. O. Box 57
Bibiani

Please indicate the position in the subject area when applying.

Closing Date: 22 November, 2012

{Gold Fields Ghana Limited,Tarkwa,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2012};

The Successful applicant will apply acquired SAP and business process knowledge and experience to provide the Business Process Owners and End-users with timeous and relevant guidance and training in the related SAP modules.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Provides all the user departments with appropriate SAP support and assistance in order to optimize usage of the business application in the Planned Maintenance and Material Management modules
•  Updates and assist in managing the relevant SAP master data and transactional data procedures pertaining to the SAP modules as directed by the Head of Department
•  Makes input to the Corporate Business Application Support team on matters relevant to the SAP application in the relevant SAP modules
•  Assists in ensuring continuous business improvement as per customer requirements for the engineering and supply chain business areas
•  Assists in ensuring that Gold Fields business process policies are adhered to in terms of the SAP application, and report breaches to superior
•  Assists in designing business processes necessary to improve performance in the related business area
•  Trains, coaches and develops clients effectively according to training needs and gaps identified
•  Provides advice according to the needs of SAP Business Process Owners and End-Users
•  Liaises closely with superiors to integrate decisions and actions at the various operations

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering
•  Around 1 year relevant SAP experience
•  Around 2 year years business process experience in a related area
•  Good communication skills and the ability to interact with people of different level and background
•  Experience in working with a computer application used to manage the relevant functional area
•  Sound analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills
•  High Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
•  Be capable of prioritizing and managing time and work load effectively
•  Ability to work independently and pay attention to detail
•  Medical fitness for the position and environment
•  Valid Ghanaian driver’s license and proficiency in driving light vehicles

How To Apply For The Job

Interested parties should submit their Curriculum Vitae to:

Gladys Opoku Yeboah
Tarkwa Gold Mine
P. O. Box 26
Tarkwa

Closing Date: 06 November, 2012

Or by e-mail to: Gladys.opokuyeboah@goldfields.com.gh
Company details can be found at: http://www.goldfields.co.za

Please note that Gold Fields Ghana will only contact applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job.

Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment.

{Abosso Gold Fields Ltd,Tarkwa,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2012};

Abosso Gold Fields Ltd – Damang Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited is a world-class operation, consisting of 25 Mtpa open pit-mining operations and a 5.2 Mtpa CIL Metallurgical Plant. The mine is located in tropical climate in the Western Region of Ghana.

Description Of Job

Purpose of the Job:-
The Mining Department of Tarkwa Gold Mine is seeking to employ an experienced, competent and self-motivated Unit Manager – Production who will be responsible for the load and haul activities in a high volume selective mining environment. The successful applicant will be responsible for the efficient utilisation of the mining fleet to ensure uninterrupted ore supply and at the required blend ratio to feed the Tarkwa mine process plants.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Ensure the achievement of qualitative and quantitative outputs through the efficient utilisation of drill & blast, loading & hauling fleet and other resources in a cost effective manner
•  Coordinate and account for the performance of all shifts involved in drill & blast and loading & hauling functions.
•  Initiate cost saving practices and productivity improvement of specially assigned projects
•  Interact with other sections to ensure continuous and seamless mining sequence
•  Ensure own staff are effectively trained, developed, and supervised
•  Maintain a culture of continuous improvement In the mining sections
•  Responsible for Green Belt 6 Sigma projects in the mining sections
•  Maintain a safe and an environmentally friendly working area.

Qualification Required & Experience

•  A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized institution
•  Minimum of five (5) years experience in similar position in an open pit mining operation
•  Demonstrable understanding of relevant applicable legislations and Mining Regulations
•  Demonstrable understanding of open pit mining operations
•  Computer literacy and experience in the use of mining software programmes
•  Well developed oral and written communication skills as well as the ability to interact with people of diverse cultures and levels
•  Supervisory skills and ability to lead and motivate the production team(s).
•  A hands-on approach and be willing to work long hours to obtain the required results
•  Minimum of Mine Superintendents’ Certificate of Competency as well as Competency in First Aid
•  Medical fitness for the position and environment
•  Valid Ghanaian driver’s licence.

It would be an added advantage If candidate is a holder of Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency

How To Apply For The Job

Interested parties should submit their Curriculum Vitae to:

Emmanuel Awuah – HR Superintendent
Tarkwa Gold Mine
P. O. Box 26
Tarkwa

or by e-mail to: Emmanuel.Awuah@goldfields.com.gh
Company details can be found at: http://www.goldfields.co.za

Closing Date:  23 October, 2012

Please note that Gold Fields Ghana will only contact applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job

Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment

{Abosso Gold Fields Ltd,Tarkwa,Full-Time, GH,N/A, N/A,30 Nov-2012};

Abosso Gold Fields Ltd – Damang Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited is a world-class operation, consisting of 25 Mtpa open pit-mining operations and a 5.2 Mtpa CIL Metallurgical Plant. The mine is located in tropical climate in the Western Region of Ghana.

Description Of Job

Purpose Of The Job:-
The Mining Department of Tarkwa Gold Mine is seeking to employ an experienced, competent and self-motivated Unit Manager – Mine Planning who will be responsible for medium term Mine Planning activities in a high volume selective mining environment. The successful applicant will be responsible for the provision of high level of  technical and professional support to the mining team; developing plans & schedules consistent with operational goals; monitoring production performance; and undertaking project work to improve upon budget performance and to ensure continuous ore feed to the Process Plant.

Key Responsibilities:-

•  Produces twelve month mining production plan /budget.
•  Produces five-year medium term mining plan to align to Life of Mine (lom) and strategic plans and objectives.
•  Liaises with maintenance department to ensure primary production equipment KPI targets are achieved.
•  Efficient planning of ore stockpiles to ensure uninterrupted ore supply to all the crushers.
•  Ensures pit & dump engineering designs are available and meet all technical and safety requirements for planning purposes.
•  Ensures haul cycles are optimised
•  Ensures efficient use of dumping space to meet operational requirements and road infrastructures are always available for production.
•  Ensures medium term block models have available grade control data for planning purposes.
•  Ensures monthly and quarterly production reconciliations and reports are generated to meet deadlines.
•  Trains and develops subordinate engineers and other allied personnel.

Qualification Required & Experience

Key Requirements:-

•  A tertiary qualification in the field of Mining Engineering from a recognised tertiary institution
•  Work experience in open pit gold mining, of which at least 5 years must have been in an open pit planning role, preferably in a high volume selective mining environment utilizing large production equipment.
•  Demonstrated open pit production and equipment scheduling experience.
•  Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and a working knowledge of mine planning software including Xpac, Xeras, Talpac, Surpac and Whittle.
•  Sound business acumen and in particular, an understanding of the main cost drivers in this environment.
•  A valid Ghanaian driving licence
•  Medical fitness for the position and environment.
•  Computer programming literacy planning software (e.g. Tool Command Language, Visual Basic, etc).

How To Apply For The Job

Interested parties should submit their Curriculum Vitae to:

Emmanuel Awuah – HR Superintendent
Tarkwa Gold Mine
P. O. Box 26
Tarkwa

Or by e-mail to: Emmanuel.Awuah@goldfields.com.gh
Company details can be found at: http://www.goldfields.co.za

Closing Date: 15 October 2012

Please note that Gold Fields Ghana will only contact applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job.

Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment