Managing Director
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
AngloGold
Ashanti’s vision is to be the leading mining company. We will achieve
this vision by creating a sustainable business in line with AGA strategy
for our shareholders and business partners without compromising our
values.
The Managing director of Geita is accountable to the SVP
BU for the delivery of the targeted gold production at the right
production cost margin for Geita Mine. This will deliver the
shareholder value that is required to grow Geita consistently over the
next period. The management of available cash flow and capital for
further investment is a key accountability. The incumbent will represent
the company in Tanzania, working closely with the VP Sustainability to
build government relations. The MD is accountable to prepare the board
reports and to represent the company at all board meetings.
As AGA
is globally going through active shareholder value analysis, the role
is also to work with the BU Team to build various hypotheses and in
conjunction with the Project 500 team, analyse and identify the best
opportunities for cost optimisation. A key accountability will be to
build the management’s team competence and capability to achieve a
critical turnaround for Geita, driving costs down and production output
up, improves and stabilizes Geita’s profitability. This must be achieved
by using consistent leadership processes and systems.
The role of
Managing Director will be accountable for the analysis of risks and
opportunities for improvement of technologies and methodologies for
operations, as well as ensure the effective integration between
operational activities and drive an annual management cycle, aligned to
the BU, to ensure improved planning processes for all core operations
departments in Geita.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 10 yrs+ as GM of U/G and Surface operations
- 20 yrs experience in U/G mechanised mining from multiple operations.
- Expat/Overseas experience at senior management level and at Mining Operations.
- Geoscience qualification, Mining Degree is preferable.
- 25 years operational experience
- 15 yrs U/G, 5 yrs Surface
- U/G mining trackless mechanized,
- Managed U/G mining contractors.
- Held senior statutory positions while working GM level.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Demonstrate behaviors consistent with AngloGold Values.
- Ability to build relationships
- Team based focus
- Proven ability to organize and prioritize tasks and working under pressure to achieve set deadlines.
- Ensure the quality of deliverables align with the needs of the company.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
The
role holder has the following accountabilities and authorities
pertaining to the role of Managing Director in the overall context of
AGA CAR and GGM system and processes.
Safety
- Demonstrate behaviour that is consistent with the AGA Safety Vision and Values
- Accountable for the zero incident and accident requirements for Geita mine
- Ensure all functions adhere to and implementation AGA Safety Standards within CAR.
- Ensuring
that health and safety guidelines are followed by all functions and
that their Safety Programs are set up annually, measured and improved
continuously, thus creating a safe environments where employees can work
and their families can live. - Accountable for the quality of Geita’s housekeeping in all areas.
Strategic Management of Geita
Accountable for
- Optimize Operational Effectiveness and Production Efficiencies in support of one to five year Production Targets
- Ensure
business surveys and measurement metrics are set in place to measure
and monitor improving the environment as continuous improvement programs
are rolled out over a 5 year period. - Developing strategies for
the Business Unit that will recognise changes in the country (i.e.
political, social, legal, and commercial) in order to maintain and
sustain a particular part of the operational competitiveness; - Developing
the LOM plan options with the support of cross-functional resources
that are made available in assuring a reliable and achievable production
plan, thus positioning the mine for stability in current operations and
growth potential for the future; - Integrating the work of all
production units and support functions such that targets are achieved in
manner that optimizes the assets and consistent with the plan; - Continuously
improving the business, safeguarding the assets, and implementing new
approaches that result in best practices among the peer group within the
industry.
Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement & Communication:
- Working
closely in a collateral relationship with the VP Sustainability, agree
on the External Communication and Stakeholders Engagement Models of the
company in Tanzania. Sustainability is accountable for the development
of these and various other environmental and community programs outside
the mining fence. - Provide support to the VP Sustainability as
and when required in support of relevant Environmental and Community
Development Programs. - Engaging internal & external
stakeholders on business related matters working within Corporate and
Regional stakeholder engagement & communication standards,
guidelines and strategies; - Taking the necessary actions to
comply with and protect the environment consistent with legislation and
company values and policies; - Establishing a sound Health,
Environment and Safety track record on the mine and within the community
with a pro-active approach to action in line with the greater AGA
strategy and direction; - Ensure all measures are taken to secure
and maintain the licences to operate within the timeframes required by
legislation in all jurisdictions in which Geita has current and future
interests; - Engaging internal and external stakeholders to ensure
all matters pertaining to Operations, working in a cross functional
manner with all relevant Unit Managers in Geita, as well as BU Regional
Management. - Deal with internal and external stakeholders,
contractors and specialists to ensure the latest global and regional
benchmarks are taken into consideration, enabling Geita to operate
“ahead of the curve” in terms of standards and procedures.
Risk Management
- Accountable
for the identification and management of operational risks and issues
on the plant, as per the global and the local OHSE Legislative
frameworks. - Identifying and prioritizing all operational risks
and liabilities and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of risk
and liability mitigation action plans.
Planning & Budget:
- Ensure
the development of an improved department budget planning system or
framework, in conjunction with Finance, in order to demonstrate
efficiency and effectiveness in achieving business performance
objectives. - Analyse monthly variance reports from all
departments, identifying potential areas for improvement, low hanging
fruit in optimisation of cost and operations. - Understand where
cost savings will come from and identify opportunities for changes to
the way the company plans to achieve its promised objectives. - Analyse
business performance and profitability margin cost drivers and
endeavour to improve the margin at all times, analysing environmental
aspects’ impact on the ability of the company to produce more at higher
margin.
Reporting, Monitoring & Evaluation,
- Provide
direct output to the SVP in ensuring that all BU monthly and quarterly
board reporting is aligned with standards, guidelines and schedules; - Monitor and evaluate BU reporting for executive decision-making and internal/external information sharing;
- Monitor and evaluate relevant pieces of work, delivering an analysis thereof to the SVP, as and when required.
- Preparation
of CAR reports to the Operations division, pertaining to trends and
improvement of capital projects, leadership systems, processes, systems,
frameworks and the implications thereof. - Preparation of reports to Project 500 pertaining to identified opportunities for optimisation.
People
- Maintain and improve the GGM People Planning process, designing work aligned to business requirements and meets GoT legislation.
- Support
Line Managers to achieve annual leadership systems and process
deadlines and objectives, mentoring new managers and existing managers
of the appropriate behaviours and values within work management. - Increase
the organizational effectiveness of the Tanzania business, by ensuring
all Line Managers are trained in the organizational design model and
that it is used in the daily improvement of who should be making what
decisions, building their capability to make more effective decisions,
executing work at the right level of work, ensuring processes and
procedures that allows for follow-through to completion. - Coach and mentor to enable all line managers to achieve the operational results safely and within time and quality parameters.
- Ensure
competent resources at the right level are recruited and people are
continuously developed, to provide best practices in achieving
production targets at required quality and cost per ounces, over a
longer period of time. - Ensure the right people in the right role to ensure a new and improved future state of operational excellence.
- Ensure a culture of performance excellence and the setting of operational standards are achieved.
- Create
and maintain a participative decision-making culture, giving specific
attention to Employee Value Propositions, making it an Employer of
Choice in Tanzania and across the AGA Corporation.
Contractor Management
- Develop
Contracting Models to ensure the right parts of the work is outsourced,
or that that correct Contractors are considered by Heads of
Departments, when they need to make their choices. - Ensure a
culture of Contractor Management exists where Managers do not delegate
the control of contractors to their staff and that Contractors must
report formally, monthly, against their cost and promised service
delivery.
Role Authority
The role holder holds
authorities as per the signing authority level in the CAR Delegation of
Authority Policy which can be accessed on the intranet.
Authority to represent the Company:
- The role holder has the authority to represent the company as per the (DoA) policy on the following:
- Board of Directors for Geita Mine
- Government officials
- Non-Government Officials (Policy Control Direct Output)
- The Media (Policy Control Direct Output)
- Advisors and Contractors (Policy Control Direct Output)
- Union representatives (Policy Control Direct Output)
- Surrounding Communities & Other stakeholders
- Chamber of Mines (Policy Control Direct Output)