Role Purpose
The Senior Ventures and Partnership Expert plays a strategic role in driving COMPANY s growth by identifying structuring and executing ventures partnerships and investment opportunities in the mining sector. This role ensures alignment with COMPANY s objectives as a development and investment holding company. The incumbent will be responsible for leading commercial evaluations negotiations and relationship management for high-value transactions across the value chain.
Key Responsibilities
- Source and evaluate new ventures investment and partnership opportunities in line with COMPANY s strategic sectors.
- Develop financial models strategic assessments and risk analyses to support investment decisions.
- Lead and coordinate due diligence processes involving technical legal financial and ESG workstreams.
- Prepare investment memos deal summaries and board-level documents to facilitate executive decision-making.
- Negotiate terms for joint ventures shareholder agreements and partnership frameworks.
- Maintain strategic relationships with national and international stakeholders including government industry and financiers.
- Track portfolio performance and coordinate post-deal integration or monitoring as required.
- Support internal knowledge transfer and alignment across strategy legal finance and technical teams.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Business Finance Engineering Geosciences or related field.
- Master s degree or MBA is preferred.
- Professional certifications (e.g. CFA PMP CPIM) are a plus.
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in venture development corporate development investment banking or strategic partnerships.
- Relevant sector experience in mining energy infrastructure or industrial investments is essential.
- Strong exposure to project structuring JV negotiations and governance frameworks.
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
- Executive-level communication and reporting proficiency.
- Cross-functional collaboration and commercial execution under complex governance environments.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.