Senior Advisor, Responsible Mining

Position description

Pact is a global nonprofit with experience in more than 60 countries, Pact fosters thriving, resilient communities that chart their own development paths. We deliver solutions that are rooted in evidence and driven by data.

Department: Public Business Development (PUBD) - The Business Development team drives Pact’s mission forward by leading the pursuit and capture of new funding from U.S. government, foundation, corporate, and institutional funders. The team leads across all parts of the fundraising cycle, from early opportunity identification, teaming strategy, and positioning, through proposal design, technical writing, and pricing. BD staff lead the proposal process end-to-end, while partnering closely with technical practice leads, country teams, and finance to build competitive, compliant bids. Ideal candidates stay organized and effective under proposal deadlines, adapt quickly when requirements or priorities, and bring a collaborative, collegial spirit to cross-team work.

Position Overview:

For more than two decades Pact has worked with mining communities, U.S. and host-country governments, and private sector partners to build secure, resilient, and responsible mineral supply chains. As a U.S. nonprofit with experience in more than 60 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, Pact creates lasting economic opportunity for mining communities while ensuring reliable, traceable access to critical minerals. Miners and their families are at the center of this work. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a vital livelihood for tens of millions of people, and Pact is committed to enabling communities to lead their own  and derive lasting benefits from the resources around them.

Founded in 1971, Pact combines expertise in responsible mining, energy resilience, global health, natural resource management, government and community capacity strengthening to support prosperous communities, secure critical mineral supply chains, and stable operational environments. In addition to working directly with mining communities, Pact collaborates with and advises large- and small-scale mining companies, mineral traders, and U.S. consumer brands.

As this portfolio grows, Pact is investing in the strategic relationships, positioning, and partnerships needed to grow with it — expanding our pipeline and strengthening the consortia through pursues opportunities in the critical minerals sector while delivering positive and sustainable outcomes for communities and key stakeholders.

Purpose of the Engagement : The purpose of this engagement is to supplement Pact’s existing expertise with senior – level , multi-multisector experience and strategic insight that will strengthen Pact’s responsible-mining portfolio, positioning, and partnerships. Drawing on experience working in or overseeing programs involving mining communities, governments , the private sector, and multistakeholder initiatives the advisor will help Pact deepen relationships and communicate its responsible-mining capabilities effectively to bilateral, multilateral, and private-sector stakeholders . This advisory engagement will build up Pact’s existing strategy technical expertise and relationships.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 12+ years of senior level experience spanning the mining industry, government, international development, non-profit or social impact organizations and/or multistakeholder or coalition leadership roles.
• Strong, active relationships across a combination of the mining industry, government, DFIs, bilateral and multilateral funders, and multistakeholder or industry initiatives relevant to critical minerals and responsible mining.
• Demonstrated experience designing, structuring, implementing or overseeing large-scale, field based programs in mining-affected communities or resource governance contexts.
• Demonstrated experience developing or contributing to competitive proposals, concept notes, statements of interest, partnership strategies, or other business-development materials.
• Ability to translate high -level strategy into practical, appropriately scoped, and implementable activities across diverse geographic and operating contexts.
• Strong working knowledge of ASM, ASM formalization, and its intersection with LSM, responsible sourcing, and critical mineral supply chains.
• Knowledge of the priorities and funding approaches of relevant bilateral, multilateral, philanthropic, development-finance, and private-sector funders.
• Ability to translate Pact’s technical, operational and governance capabilities into clear positioning that resonates with funders industry stakeholders, and prospective partners..
•  Demonstrated ability to develop recommendations grounded in the shared and potentially competing priorities of affected communities, local organizations, governments, funders, and private-sector actors.
•  Excellent strategic communication, facilitation, relationship-management, and written and oral presentation skills, including the ability to engage credibly with senior executives and government officials.
•  Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive business-development, partnership, and positioning information.
• Executive, founder, or principal-level leadership in one or more of these settings: a mining company (e.g., social performance, human rights, external/government relations, or country leadership), an advisory firm, an NGO, coalition, or multistakeholder initiative in the minerals sector.
• Experience developing mutually beneficial strategies within, or in partnership with, business-development, proposal-design, communications, or marketing teams.
• Recognized expertise and professional standing in responsible or sustainable mining, ASM, resource governance, responsible sourcing, or critical-mineral supply chains.
• Experience working in one or more of Pact’s priority countries or regions, particularly in Africa and Latin America.
• Existing relationships with prospective funders, mining companies, industry associations, development finance institutions, and implementation partners relevant to Pact’s growth priorities.
• Fluency in French or Spanish in addition to English is a plus.

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