Job description

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 programmes.

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 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 Divisional plans are aligned with Mintek’s strategy and the needs of the Cluster market.
• Ensure that the Cluster and Divisions are adequately resourced, with a particular focus on SET staff and resources.
• Ensuring succession planning.
• Drive the transformation agenda in 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 and Enterprise Risk Management.
• 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

Qualification:

• Masters in a relevant scientific or engineering field relating to the Cluster Divisions (i.e. Biometallurgy, Hydrometallurgy, Pyrometallurgy).
• Ideal: PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering field relating to the Cluster Divisions (i.e. Biometallurgy, Hydrometallurgy, Pyrometallurgy).

Experience:

• At least 10 years’ experience in research or knowledge-based organisations, 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.