Group Executive: Mineral Processing & Characterisation - 5 year Fixed Term Contract
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
LEADERSHIP
• Ethical leadership
• Live the Mintek values, foster a culture of collaboration within Mintek
STRATEGY
• Drive the Cluster RDI strategy and operations, support the Cluster business development and commercialization and ensure the execution of strategic programs.
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
• Drive the Cluster financial sustainability through effective operations
• Balance the RDI portfolio funding and commercial targets as agreed in the Cluster
• Ensure that there are effective inter Discipline collaborations and collaborations between Clusters to ensure that targets are met.
• Ensure that the Cluster revenue streams are diverse.
PEOPLE AND PLANNING
• Ensure that the core RDI Cluster and Discipline plans are aligned with Mintek’s strategy and the needs of the Cluster market.
• Ensure that the Cluster and Disciplines are adequately resourced, with a particular focus on SET staff and resources. Also ensuring succession planning.
• Drive the transformation agenda in the Cluster, ensure that there is employment equity and gender balance throughout the cluster.
• Contribute to the refinement and development of the Mintek strategy and plans.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
• Deliver on the Cluster KPI’s.
• Undertake performance management for the Cluster.
• Ensure that systems and tools are in place to monitor and measure the delivery of RDI activities.
GOVERNANCE AND RISK
• Risk identification and implementation of management plans and actions for the Cluster’s operations and RDI activities, including SHEQ.
• Adhere to all Mintek’s policies and ethics.
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING
• High level stakeholder engagement, including stakeholder management and satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Reporting on all RDI projects in the Cluster from own management information.
• Commercialisation and technology transfer management.
Minimum requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Master in a relevant scientific field relating to the Cluster Disciplines (Analytical Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mineral Processing)
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Ten years relevant experience or more, of which 5 years must be in a senior research management position in RDI and / or commercialisation.
- Significant relevant industry knowledge and experience.
- Experience in managing people.
- Track record in leading commercialisation of RDI outputs.
- Experience in national and international business engagement and operations management.
- Strategic development and implementation.
- Business Development.
- Technology and IP management and commercialization.
- Business and financial management.
- Leadership of people and operations management.
- Deep knowledge of one or more Discipline sectors in the Cluster
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
§ Excellent communication and presentation skills
§ Excellent numerical and quantitative skills
§ Good management and leadership skills
§ Self-driven
§ People skills
§ Strategic thinking
§ Ability to multitask
§ Ability to get things done
§ Ability to lead by example
COMPETENCY REQUIRED
- Strategic development and implementation.
- Ability to lead diverse teams.
- Business Development.
- Technology and IP management and commercialization.
- Business and financial management.
- Leadership of people and operations management.
- Deep knowledge of one or more sectors in the Cluster.