The Deputy Program Manager – Mining supports the Program Manager in the overall planning, implementation, supervision, and management of the Company's mining projects and operations. The position oversees exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, production, and site operations while ensuring compliance with technical, environmental, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.
The Deputy Program Manager – Mining supports the Program Manager in the overall planning, implementation, supervision, and management of the Company's mining projects and operations. The position oversees exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, production, and site operations while ensuring compliance with technical, environmental, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.
The incumbent provides technical and managerial leadership to mining teams, monitors operational performance, manages risks, supports budget implementation, and ensures the achievement of production, operational, and financial targets. The role is also responsible for identifying new business opportunities, monitoring tenders and mining concessions, supporting proposal and bid preparation, developing strategic partnerships, and maintaining effective relationships with government authorities, clients, investors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
The incumbent provides technical and managerial leadership to mining teams, monitors operational performance, manages risks, supports budget implementation, and ensures the achievement of production, operational, and financial targets. The role is also responsible for identifying new business opportunities, monitoring tenders and mining concessions, supporting proposal and bid preparation, developing strategic partnerships, and maintaining effective relationships with government authorities, clients, investors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Acting as the Program Manager’s deputy, the position plays a key role in ensuring mining operations are conducted safely, efficiently, compliantly, and profitably. The role requires frequent travel and field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor activities, assess performance, provide technical guidance, and support the successful delivery and growth of the Company's mining portfolio.
Acting as the Program Manager’s deputy, the position plays a key role in ensuring mining operations are conducted safely, efficiently, compliantly, and profitably. The role requires frequent travel and field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor activities, assess performance, provide technical guidance, and support the successful delivery and growth of the Company's mining portfolio.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Support the Program Manager in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and management of mining projects and operations.
- Oversee exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production activities to ensure compliance with approved plans, budgets, schedules, and technical standards.
- Conduct regular field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor performance, ensure compliance, identify challenges, and provide technical and managerial support.
- Supervise and provide technical guidance to Mining Engineers, Geologists, Surveyors, Site Supervisors, contractors, and other project personnel.
- Review mine plans, feasibility studies, geological assessments, production reports, and technical documentation and recommend improvements.
- Monitor operational performance, production targets, resource utilization, equipment efficiency, and project progress to ensure achievement of objectives.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, financial, environmental, safety, security, and reputational risks.
- Support budget preparation, cost control, resource planning, and initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and profitability.
- Maximize production output, sales opportunities, revenue generation, and overall profitability while maintaining quality, safety, and environmental standards.
- Ensure compliance with mining licenses, permits, concession agreements, labor laws, environmental regulations, and company policies.
- Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, government authorities, local communities, and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
- Ensure the implementation of Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Social Responsibility (EHSS) standards across all operations.
- Lead and support inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and due diligence activities.
- Prepare and submit technical, operational, financial, environmental, and management reports as required.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment, staff development, performance management, and capacity-building initiatives.
- Identify and pursue new mining, exploration, investment, and business development opportunities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.
- Monitor tenders, mining concessions, donor-funded projects, and commercial opportunities and coordinate the preparation of proposals, bids, EOIs, and business cases.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, donors, government entities, development partners, and other key stakeholders.
- Conduct follow-up on submitted proposals, business opportunities, negotiations, and partnership initiatives to secure new projects and contracts.
- Support contract negotiations, partnership agreements, and commercial arrangements to protect and advance the Company's interests.
- Contribute to strategies aimed at expanding operations, increasing market share, attracting investment, and improving revenue generation.
- Represent the Program Manager in meetings, negotiations, stakeholder engagements, and official functions when delegated.
- Act on behalf of the Program Manager during periods of absence and ensure continuity of operations.
- Safeguard company assets, resources, equipment, and confidential information.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Program Manager or Senior Management.
Support the Program Manager in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and management of mining projects and operations.
Support the Program Manager in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and management of mining projects and operations.
Oversee exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production activities to ensure compliance with approved plans, budgets, schedules, and technical standards.
Oversee exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production activities to ensure compliance with approved plans, budgets, schedules, and technical standards.
Conduct regular field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor performance, ensure compliance, identify challenges, and provide technical and managerial support.
Conduct regular field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor performance, ensure compliance, identify challenges, and provide technical and managerial support.
Supervise and provide technical guidance to Mining Engineers, Geologists, Surveyors, Site Supervisors, contractors, and other project personnel.
Supervise and provide technical guidance to Mining Engineers, Geologists, Surveyors, Site Supervisors, contractors, and other project personnel.
Review mine plans, feasibility studies, geological assessments, production reports, and technical documentation and recommend improvements.
Review mine plans, feasibility studies, geological assessments, production reports, and technical documentation and recommend improvements.
Monitor operational performance, production targets, resource utilization, equipment efficiency, and project progress to ensure achievement of objectives.
Monitor operational performance, production targets, resource utilization, equipment efficiency, and project progress to ensure achievement of objectives.
Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, financial, environmental, safety, security, and reputational risks.
Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, financial, environmental, safety, security, and reputational risks.
Support budget preparation, cost control, resource planning, and initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and profitability.
Support budget preparation, cost control, resource planning, and initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and profitability.
Maximize production output, sales opportunities, revenue generation, and overall profitability while maintaining quality, safety, and environmental standards.
Maximize production output, sales opportunities, revenue generation, and overall profitability while maintaining quality, safety, and environmental standards.
Ensure compliance with mining licenses, permits, concession agreements, labor laws, environmental regulations, and company policies.
Ensure compliance with mining licenses, permits, concession agreements, labor laws, environmental regulations, and company policies.
Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, government authorities, local communities, and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, government authorities, local communities, and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
Ensure the implementation of Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Social Responsibility (EHSS) standards across all operations.
Ensure the implementation of Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Social Responsibility (EHSS) standards across all operations.
Lead and support inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and due diligence activities.
Lead and support inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and due diligence activities.
Prepare and submit technical, operational, financial, environmental, and management reports as required.
Prepare and submit technical, operational, financial, environmental, and management reports as required.
Support workforce planning, recruitment, staff development, performance management, and capacity-building initiatives.
Support workforce planning, recruitment, staff development, performance management, and capacity-building initiatives.
Identify and pursue new mining, exploration, investment, and business development opportunities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.
Identify and pursue new mining, exploration, investment, and business development opportunities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.
Monitor tenders, mining concessions, donor-funded projects, and commercial opportunities and coordinate the preparation of proposals, bids, EOIs, and business cases.
Monitor tenders, mining concessions, donor-funded projects, and commercial opportunities and coordinate the preparation of proposals, bids, EOIs, and business cases.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, donors, government entities, development partners, and other key stakeholders.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, donors, government entities, development partners, and other key stakeholders.
Conduct follow-up on submitted proposals, business opportunities, negotiations, and partnership initiatives to secure new projects and contracts.
Conduct follow-up on submitted proposals, business opportunities, negotiations, and partnership initiatives to secure new projects and contracts.
Support contract negotiations, partnership agreements, and commercial arrangements to protect and advance the Company's interests.
Support contract negotiations, partnership agreements, and commercial arrangements to protect and advance the Company's interests.
Contribute to strategies aimed at expanding operations, increasing market share, attracting investment, and improving revenue generation.
Contribute to strategies aimed at expanding operations, increasing market share, attracting investment, and improving revenue generation.
Represent the Program Manager in meetings, negotiations, stakeholder engagements, and official functions when delegated.
Represent the Program Manager in meetings, negotiations, stakeholder engagements, and official functions when delegated.
Act on behalf of the Program Manager during periods of absence and ensure continuity of operations.
Act on behalf of the Program Manager during periods of absence and ensure continuity of operations.
Safeguard company assets, resources, equipment, and confidential information.
Safeguard company assets, resources, equipment, and confidential information.
Perform any other duties assigned by the Program Manager or Senior Management.
Perform any other duties assigned by the Program Manager or Senior Management.
Reporting Line
Reporting Line
Reporting Line
- Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager
Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager
Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager
Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager
