Managing Director -Geita
2025-06-26T06:15:35+00:00
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML)
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FULL_TIME
Geita
Geita
00000
Tanzania
Mining
Management
2025-07-04T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
8
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, an international gold producer headquartered in South Africa, with operations in more than ten countries, in four continents. The mine is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of Northwestern Tanzania, only about 85 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s Southeast of the nearest point of Lake Victoria. The company has its head office in Geita, only 5 Km’s west of the fast-growing town of Geita, and also a supporting office in Dar es Salaam. Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic and performance driven individuals to fill in vacant position(s) mentioned below:
The Opportunity
The Managing director of Geita is accountable to the SVP: Africa Business Unit (ABU) 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 Managing Director is also accountable to prepare 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 ABU Team to build various hypotheses and in conjunction with the FAP Project team, analyse and identify the best opportunities for cost optimisation.
Another key accountability will be to build the management’s team competence and capability to achieve a critical turnaround for Geita, driving cost down and production output up, improving, and stabilizing 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 ABU, to ensure improved planning processes for all core operations departments in Geita.
Accountabilities
Safety
- Demonstrate behavior that is consistent with the AGA Safety Vision and Values
- Accountable for the zero incident and accident requirements for Geita mine
Strategic Management of Geita
- 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.
- Develop strategies for the Business Unit that will recognise changes in the country (i.e. political, social, legal, and commercial) to maintain and sustain a particular part of the operational competitiveness.
- Develop 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.
- Integrate 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 improve 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
- Work closely with the VP Sustainability and 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.
- Engage internal & external stakeholders on business related matters working within Corporate and Regional stakeholder engagement & communication standards, guidelines, and strategies.
- Take the necessary actions to comply with and protect the environment consistent with legislation and company values and policies.
- Establish 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.
- Engage 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 FAP Project and ABU support teams.
- 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.
- Identify and prioritize all operational risks and liabilities and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of risk and liability mitigation action plans.
Planning & Budget
- Ensure the development of improved mine budget planning system or framework, in conjunction with Finance, to demonstrate efficiency and effectiveness in achieving business performance objectives.
- Analyse monthly variance reports from all departments, identifying potential areas for improvement, low hanging fruits 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 endeavor to always improve the margin, 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 Africa 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 ABU 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 FAP Project pertaining to identified opportunities for optimization.
People
- Design and implement a consistent Tanzania People Planning process, designing work aligned to ABU annual calendars (Strategic Options, Budgets, etc.).
- Ensure a competent and capable team of Human Resources Specialists to support Line Managers to achieve annual leadership systems and process deadlines and objectives, training new managers and existing managers to new ways of behaviour and 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, taking the right aspects of the environment and other departments into account, executing work at the right level of work, ensuring processes and procedures that allows for follow-through to completion.
- 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.
About You
People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo. Below are required Qualifications and Competencies/Experience:
Qualifications
- Relevant Tertiary qualification in a mining industry/ related discipline or equivalent experience
Experiences
- At least 3 years at General Manager (SIV) level and at least 10 years successful mining industry performance at senior management level (SIII) in the mining industry
- Experience / exposure in managing a complex external multi-stakeholder engagement (Government – national, regional, Municipal levels, Traditional Leadership at all levels, Regulatory Agencies and Authorities, Civil Society Organizations, media, etc.)
- 3 – 5 years relevant practical experience, or extensive in, and knowledge of, stakeholder engagement practices especially in the mining industry
- Proven practical experience ASM Management, resettlement, and compensations.
Safety Demonstrate behavior that is consistent with the AGA Safety Vision and Values Accountable for the zero incident and accident requirements for Geita mine Strategic Management of Geita 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. Develop strategies for the Business Unit that will recognise changes in the country (i.e. political, social, legal, and commercial) to maintain and sustain a particular part of the operational competitiveness. Develop 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. Integrate 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 improve 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 Work closely with the VP Sustainability and 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. Engage internal & external stakeholders on business related matters working within Corporate and Regional stakeholder engagement & communication standards, guidelines, and strategies. Take the necessary actions to comply with and protect the environment consistent with legislation and company values and policies. Establish 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. Engage 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 FAP Project and ABU support teams. 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. Identify and prioritize all operational risks and liabilities and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of risk and liability mitigation action plans. Planning & Budget Ensure the development of improved mine budget planning system or framework, in conjunction with Finance, to demonstrate efficiency and effectiveness in achieving business performance objectives. Analyse monthly variance reports from all departments, identifying potential areas for improvement, low hanging fruits 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 endeavor to always improve the margin, 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 Africa 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 ABU 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 FAP Project pertaining to identified opportunities for optimization. People Design and implement a consistent Tanzania People Planning process, designing work aligned to ABU annual calendars (Strategic Options, Budgets, etc.). Ensure a competent and capable team of Human Resources Specialists to support Line Managers to achieve annual leadership systems and process deadlines and objectives, training new managers and existing managers to new ways of behaviour and 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, taking the right aspects of the environment and other departments into account, executing work at the right level of work, ensuring processes and procedures that allows for follow-through to completion. 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.
Relevant Tertiary qualification in a mining industry/ related discipline or equivalent experience Experiences At least 3 years at General Manager (SIV) level and at least 10 years successful mining industry performance at senior management level (SIII) in the mining industry Experience / exposure in managing a complex external multi-stakeholder engagement (Government – national, regional, Municipal levels, Traditional Leadership at all levels, Regulatory Agencies and Authorities, Civil Society Organizations, media, etc.) 3 – 5 years relevant practical experience, or extensive in, and knowledge of, stakeholder engagement practices especially in the mining industry Proven practical experience ASM Management, resettlement, and compensations.
JOB-685ce58703ea4
Vacancy title:
Managing Director -Geita
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Mining, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML)
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 4 2025
Duty Station:
Geita | Geita | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, an international gold producer headquartered in South Africa, with operations in more than ten countries, in four continents. The mine is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of Northwestern Tanzania, only about 85 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s Southeast of the nearest point of Lake Victoria. The company has its head office in Geita, only 5 Km’s west of the fast-growing town of Geita, and also a supporting office in Dar es Salaam. Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic and performance driven individuals to fill in vacant position(s) mentioned below:
The Opportunity
The Managing director of Geita is accountable to the SVP: Africa Business Unit (ABU) 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 Managing Director is also accountable to prepare 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 ABU Team to build various hypotheses and in conjunction with the FAP Project team, analyse and identify the best opportunities for cost optimisation.
Another key accountability will be to build the management’s team competence and capability to achieve a critical turnaround for Geita, driving cost down and production output up, improving, and stabilizing 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 ABU, to ensure improved planning processes for all core operations departments in Geita.
Accountabilities
Safety
- Demonstrate behavior that is consistent with the AGA Safety Vision and Values
- Accountable for the zero incident and accident requirements for Geita mine
Strategic Management of Geita
- 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.
- Develop strategies for the Business Unit that will recognise changes in the country (i.e. political, social, legal, and commercial) to maintain and sustain a particular part of the operational competitiveness.
- Develop 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.
- Integrate 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 improve 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
- Work closely with the VP Sustainability and 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.
- Engage internal & external stakeholders on business related matters working within Corporate and Regional stakeholder engagement & communication standards, guidelines, and strategies.
- Take the necessary actions to comply with and protect the environment consistent with legislation and company values and policies.
- Establish 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.
- Engage 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 FAP Project and ABU support teams.
- 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.
- Identify and prioritize all operational risks and liabilities and monitor the implementation and effectiveness of risk and liability mitigation action plans.
Planning & Budget
- Ensure the development of improved mine budget planning system or framework, in conjunction with Finance, to demonstrate efficiency and effectiveness in achieving business performance objectives.
- Analyse monthly variance reports from all departments, identifying potential areas for improvement, low hanging fruits 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 endeavor to always improve the margin, 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 Africa 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 ABU 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 FAP Project pertaining to identified opportunities for optimization.
People
- Design and implement a consistent Tanzania People Planning process, designing work aligned to ABU annual calendars (Strategic Options, Budgets, etc.).
- Ensure a competent and capable team of Human Resources Specialists to support Line Managers to achieve annual leadership systems and process deadlines and objectives, training new managers and existing managers to new ways of behaviour and 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, taking the right aspects of the environment and other departments into account, executing work at the right level of work, ensuring processes and procedures that allows for follow-through to completion.
- 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.
About You
People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo. Below are required Qualifications and Competencies/Experience:
Qualifications
- Relevant Tertiary qualification in a mining industry/ related discipline or equivalent experience
Experiences
- At least 3 years at General Manager (SIV) level and at least 10 years successful mining industry performance at senior management level (SIII) in the mining industry
- Experience / exposure in managing a complex external multi-stakeholder engagement (Government – national, regional, Municipal levels, Traditional Leadership at all levels, Regulatory Agencies and Authorities, Civil Society Organizations, media, etc.)
- 3 – 5 years relevant practical experience, or extensive in, and knowledge of, stakeholder engagement practices especially in the mining industry
- Proven practical experience ASM Management, resettlement, and compensations.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: associate degree
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