Company Profile

Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited (CNML) is a subsidiary of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., which is duly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE). CNML is developing its’ primary asset located in the Upper East Region of Ghana with a strategic vision to build a world-leading, highly valuable and responsible world-class gold mining enterprise.

Job Description

• Location: Namdini Gold Mine Site, Bolgatanga
• Section/ Unit: Continuous Improvement
• Department: Corporate Management Department
• Job reports to: Superintendent - Continuous Improvement
• Direct Reports: Operations Planner

Job Purpose
The primary purpose of this role is to streamline and manage the overall planning, tracking and reporting activities, with emphasis on operations. This role will lead the development of yearly, quarterly and monthly plans in alignment with strategic objectives, track execution of planning, consolidate and analyzes data, and generate insightful reports in conformance with organizational needs, supporting decision-making. 

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Collection, collation and consolidation of operations data and project progress.
• Conduct operations data analysis to track progress against planning, highlight deviations, trends, and patterns, and identify opportunities for improvement. Interpret data, present findings and insights to stakeholders. 
• Prepare reports and dashboards of operational performances, in accordance with company requirements.
• Evaluate operations performance using data analysis, identify gap and recommend improvement.

Required Skills or Experience

Minimum qualification (s) 

• Bachelor's degree in Mining, Metallurgy, Mathematics, Data Science or Statistics, or related field.
• Member of the Ghana Institute of Engineers preferred.

Experience (Minimum)

• Minimum of 5 years experience in mining industry in operations or data management roles. 
• Solid experience in operations data management and analysis. 
• Experience in operations planning and reporting on site scale.
• Experience with database management system is a plus.

Knowledge (In-depth) 

• Sound gold processing knowledge, and basic knowledge in open pit mining.
• Proficient in data compilation, collation, analysis, report preparation and presentation.
• Familiar with operations KPI’s in mining industry.
• Familiar with structure of site level operations planning and reporting.

Skills

• Proficient with MS Office suite, advanced user of Excel and PowerPoint, and will be preferred if experienced in advanced visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong data analytic skills, capable of interpreting complex data sets and derive meaningful insights.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, strong visualization skills.

Leadership and behavioural attributes

• Data driven
• Attention to details
• Problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Result oriented
• Self starter

Special conditions or requirements of the Job

• Working environment is multi-cultural and hence sensitivity is required. 
• Valuing diversity and inclusion practices are essential. 
• Extended working hours involved. 
• Ability to work under intense pressure and extreme deadline 
• Stringent deadlines 
• High volume work 
• Routine / non-routine duties 
• Medically fit for the position and environment