Chief Operations Officer

SUMMARY:
East, Central and West Africa. Must speak French. Environmental or social consultancy background. The experienced and professional COO will be working for an international company, with expertise within the Mining, Oil and Gas sectors as well as Environmental.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum Requirements:

• Fluent in French & English
• Post graduate degree in Environmental Management, Scientific, Engineering or Social Science fields (beneficial).
• Project Management Certificate.
• Business or Financial post graduate qualification (beneficial).
• Management Development Programme (MDP) or similar Diploma essential.
• 10 - 15 years’ experience in management.
• 15 – 20 years in related scientific field.
• 15 - 20 years in an environmental consulting role (beneficial).
• At least 10 years exposure to the mining and mineral resources industry.
• Proven business management experience at an executive or senior level.
• In depth knowledge of Environmental and Social legislation, IFC and World Bank Guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Day to day execution and implementation of operational directives in the Central, East and West Africa Region.
• Provide senior technical advice to our clients, ensuring projects are delivered to scope.
• Provide leadership and strategic management of business operations.
• Drives the organisation''s strategy to ensure effective implementation thereof.
• Translates the strategic objectives into actions and executable plans.
• Monitor and direct members of the leadership team to deliver and achieve optimally.
• Put adequate operational systems and controls in place.
• Ensure company operations comply with financial, business, legal, regulatory and risk management objectives.
• Source new clients and growing offices as well as opening new offices in Central, East and West Africa.
• Ensure proper adherence to Health and Safety legislation.
• Ensure that work flow from existing clients is maintained and grown.
• Provide regular feedback on all operations and projects within the region.
• Act as a key account manager for designated clients through regular meetings, networking, project attainment and fulfilling a project sponsor role.  
• In collaboration with the rest of the senior management and appropriate stakeholders, formulate and implement the organisation’s strategy and objectives. This includes identifying issues that must be addressed in order to realise the future vision and sets short, medium and long-term objectives and strategies.

Skills:

• Project management skills.
• Strong ability to develop relationships, with a proven track record within Africa.
• Strong business acumen.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Inspirational leadership skills.
• Understanding of Business regulatory processes.
• Financial Management
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Must be able to prioritise and deliver against tight deadlines.
• Must be able to cope well under pressure, adaptable and flexible.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Self-Motivated.

 

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