Deputy Program Manager - Mining

 

Sayas Group is a structure of companies that do business in several countries from Middle East to Southeast and Central Asia. Sayas Group is a leading business group in Afghanistan. The individual companies operate in different sectors from railway design, construction and management to investment, consulting, technical services, logistics, software development, mining mapping and exploration, and last, but not the least, fuel inspection and testing. In addition, the Group has successfully delivered large-scale infrastructure projects, including the construction and installation of modern scanners at the country’s border points, aimed at strengthening customs operations, trade facilitation, and security.

Sayas Group is a structure of companies that do business in several countries from Middle East to Southeast and Central Asia. Sayas Group is a leading business group in Afghanistan. The individual companies operate in different sectors from railway design, construction and management to investment, consulting, technical services, logistics, software development, mining mapping and exploration, and last, but not the least, fuel inspection and testing. In addition, the Group has successfully delivered large-scale infrastructure projects, including the construction and installation of modern scanners at the country’s border points, aimed at strengthening customs operations, trade facilitation, and security.

We leverage our knowledge and creativity to best meet the needs of each client. Our expertise and strong network of strategic partners are the very heart of our success. Our management team, our knowledge of the context, local and global procurement networks, and design experts have enabled us to define the optimal solutions and planning that ensure a flawless project delivery.

We leverage our knowledge and creativity to best meet the needs of each client. Our expertise and strong network of strategic partners are the very heart of our success. Our management team, our knowledge of the context, local and global procurement networks, and design experts have enabled us to define the optimal solutions and planning that ensure a flawless project delivery.

We are committed to running our business successfully and efficiently, providing long-term benefits to our employees and stakeholders, and enriching the lives of those whom we serve by fulfilling our responsibilities to the best of our ability. We expect excellence from all processes, whether related to policy formation and program development or project implementation and customer services.

We are committed to running our business successfully and efficiently, providing long-term benefits to our employees and stakeholders, and enriching the lives of those whom we serve by fulfilling our responsibilities to the best of our ability. We expect excellence from all processes, whether related to policy formation and program development or project implementation and customer services.

As we continue to grow and expand our reach, we remain grounded in the core values of integrity, innovation, and impact. We believe in building sustainable partnerships and investing in human capital to create lasting change. Our forward-looking approach enables us to anticipate market trends, embrace new technologies, and adapt to emerging challenges, all while staying true to our commitment to deliver quality and value in every endeavor we undertake.

As we continue to grow and expand our reach, we remain grounded in the core values of integrity, innovation, and impact. We believe in building sustainable partnerships and investing in human capital to create lasting change. Our forward-looking approach enables us to anticipate market trends, embrace new technologies, and adapt to emerging challenges, all while staying true to our commitment to deliver quality and value in every endeavor we undertake.

The Deputy Program Manager – Mining supports the Program Manager in the overall planning, implementation, supervision, and management of the Company's mining projects and operations. The position oversees exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, production, and site operations while ensuring compliance with technical, environmental, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.

The Deputy Program Manager – Mining supports the Program Manager in the overall planning, implementation, supervision, and management of the Company's mining projects and operations. The position oversees exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, production, and site operations while ensuring compliance with technical, environmental, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.

The incumbent provides technical and managerial leadership to mining teams, monitors operational performance, manages risks, supports budget implementation, and ensures the achievement of production, operational, and financial targets. The role is also responsible for identifying new business opportunities, monitoring tenders and mining concessions, supporting proposal and bid preparation, developing strategic partnerships, and maintaining effective relationships with government authorities, clients, investors, contractors, and other stakeholders.

The incumbent provides technical and managerial leadership to mining teams, monitors operational performance, manages risks, supports budget implementation, and ensures the achievement of production, operational, and financial targets. The role is also responsible for identifying new business opportunities, monitoring tenders and mining concessions, supporting proposal and bid preparation, developing strategic partnerships, and maintaining effective relationships with government authorities, clients, investors, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Acting as the Program Manager’s deputy, the position plays a key role in ensuring mining operations are conducted safely, efficiently, compliantly, and profitably. The role requires frequent travel and field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor activities, assess performance, provide technical guidance, and support the successful delivery and growth of the Company's mining portfolio.

Acting as the Program Manager’s deputy, the position plays a key role in ensuring mining operations are conducted safely, efficiently, compliantly, and profitably. The role requires frequent travel and field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor activities, assess performance, provide technical guidance, and support the successful delivery and growth of the Company's mining portfolio.

 

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Key Tasks & Responsibilities Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and management of mining projects and operations.
• Oversee exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production activities to ensure compliance with approved plans, budgets, schedules, and technical standards.
• Conduct regular field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor performance, ensure compliance, identify challenges, and provide technical and managerial support.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to Mining Engineers, Geologists, Surveyors, Site Supervisors, contractors, and other project personnel.
• Review mine plans, feasibility studies, geological assessments, production reports, and technical documentation and recommend improvements.
• Monitor operational performance, production targets, resource utilization, equipment efficiency, and project progress to ensure achievement of objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, financial, environmental, safety, security, and reputational risks.
• Support budget preparation, cost control, resource planning, and initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and profitability.
• Maximize production output, sales opportunities, revenue generation, and overall profitability while maintaining quality, safety, and environmental standards.
• Ensure compliance with mining licenses, permits, concession agreements, labor laws, environmental regulations, and company policies.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, government authorities, local communities, and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
• Ensure the implementation of Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Social Responsibility (EHSS) standards across all operations.
• Lead and support inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and due diligence activities.
• Prepare and submit technical, operational, financial, environmental, and management reports as required.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, staff development, performance management, and capacity-building initiatives.
• Identify and pursue new mining, exploration, investment, and business development opportunities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.
• Monitor tenders, mining concessions, donor-funded projects, and commercial opportunities and coordinate the preparation of proposals, bids, EOIs, and business cases.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, donors, government entities, development partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Conduct follow-up on submitted proposals, business opportunities, negotiations, and partnership initiatives to secure new projects and contracts.
• Support contract negotiations, partnership agreements, and commercial arrangements to protect and advance the Company's interests.
• Contribute to strategies aimed at expanding operations, increasing market share, attracting investment, and improving revenue generation.
• Represent the Program Manager in meetings, negotiations, stakeholder engagements, and official functions when delegated.
• Act on behalf of the Program Manager during periods of absence and ensure continuity of operations.
• Safeguard company assets, resources, equipment, and confidential information.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Program Manager or Senior Management.

Support the Program Manager in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and management of mining projects and operations.

Support the Program Manager in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and management of mining projects and operations.

Oversee exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production activities to ensure compliance with approved plans, budgets, schedules, and technical standards.

Oversee exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production activities to ensure compliance with approved plans, budgets, schedules, and technical standards.

Conduct regular field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor performance, ensure compliance, identify challenges, and provide technical and managerial support.

Conduct regular field visits to mining and project sites across Afghanistan to monitor performance, ensure compliance, identify challenges, and provide technical and managerial support.

Supervise and provide technical guidance to Mining Engineers, Geologists, Surveyors, Site Supervisors, contractors, and other project personnel.

Supervise and provide technical guidance to Mining Engineers, Geologists, Surveyors, Site Supervisors, contractors, and other project personnel.

Review mine plans, feasibility studies, geological assessments, production reports, and technical documentation and recommend improvements.

Review mine plans, feasibility studies, geological assessments, production reports, and technical documentation and recommend improvements.

Monitor operational performance, production targets, resource utilization, equipment efficiency, and project progress to ensure achievement of objectives.

Monitor operational performance, production targets, resource utilization, equipment efficiency, and project progress to ensure achievement of objectives.

Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, financial, environmental, safety, security, and reputational risks.

Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, technical, financial, environmental, safety, security, and reputational risks.

Support budget preparation, cost control, resource planning, and initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and profitability.

Support budget preparation, cost control, resource planning, and initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and profitability.

Maximize production output, sales opportunities, revenue generation, and overall profitability while maintaining quality, safety, and environmental standards.

Maximize production output, sales opportunities, revenue generation, and overall profitability while maintaining quality, safety, and environmental standards.

Ensure compliance with mining licenses, permits, concession agreements, labor laws, environmental regulations, and company policies.

Ensure compliance with mining licenses, permits, concession agreements, labor laws, environmental regulations, and company policies.

Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, government authorities, local communities, and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.

Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, government authorities, local communities, and other stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.

Ensure the implementation of Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Social Responsibility (EHSS) standards across all operations.

Ensure the implementation of Environment, Health, Safety, Security, and Social Responsibility (EHSS) standards across all operations.

Lead and support inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and due diligence activities.

Lead and support inspections, audits, compliance reviews, and due diligence activities.

Prepare and submit technical, operational, financial, environmental, and management reports as required.

Prepare and submit technical, operational, financial, environmental, and management reports as required.

Support workforce planning, recruitment, staff development, performance management, and capacity-building initiatives.

Support workforce planning, recruitment, staff development, performance management, and capacity-building initiatives.

Identify and pursue new mining, exploration, investment, and business development opportunities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.

Identify and pursue new mining, exploration, investment, and business development opportunities aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.

Monitor tenders, mining concessions, donor-funded projects, and commercial opportunities and coordinate the preparation of proposals, bids, EOIs, and business cases.

Monitor tenders, mining concessions, donor-funded projects, and commercial opportunities and coordinate the preparation of proposals, bids, EOIs, and business cases.

Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, donors, government entities, development partners, and other key stakeholders.

Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, investors, donors, government entities, development partners, and other key stakeholders.

Conduct follow-up on submitted proposals, business opportunities, negotiations, and partnership initiatives to secure new projects and contracts.

Conduct follow-up on submitted proposals, business opportunities, negotiations, and partnership initiatives to secure new projects and contracts.

Support contract negotiations, partnership agreements, and commercial arrangements to protect and advance the Company's interests.

Support contract negotiations, partnership agreements, and commercial arrangements to protect and advance the Company's interests.

Contribute to strategies aimed at expanding operations, increasing market share, attracting investment, and improving revenue generation.

Contribute to strategies aimed at expanding operations, increasing market share, attracting investment, and improving revenue generation.

Represent the Program Manager in meetings, negotiations, stakeholder engagements, and official functions when delegated.

Represent the Program Manager in meetings, negotiations, stakeholder engagements, and official functions when delegated.

Act on behalf of the Program Manager during periods of absence and ensure continuity of operations.

Act on behalf of the Program Manager during periods of absence and ensure continuity of operations.

Safeguard company assets, resources, equipment, and confidential information.

Safeguard company assets, resources, equipment, and confidential information.

Perform any other duties assigned by the Program Manager or Senior Management.

Perform any other duties assigned by the Program Manager or Senior Management.

 

Reporting Line

Reporting Line Reporting Line

• Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager

Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager

Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager Reports to: President of the Group / line Manager

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, Geological Engineering, or a related field (Master’s Degree preferred).
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in mining operations, exploration, mine development, or project management, including at least 4 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of mining operations, including exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production.
• Good understanding of Afghanistan’s Mining Law, licensing procedures, and environmental, labor, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience in project planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Experience in business development, proposal preparation, tender submissions, and stakeholder engagement is an advantage.
• Experience working with government authorities, contractors, consultants, investors, clients, and local communities.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; knowledge of GIS and project management software is an advantage.
• Fluency in Dari and Pashto; working knowledge of English is required.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and commitment to safety and compliance.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to mining and project sites across Afghanistan.

Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, Geological Engineering, or a related field (Master’s Degree preferred).

Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, Geological Engineering, or a related field (Master’s Degree preferred).

Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in mining operations, exploration, mine development, or project management, including at least 4 years in a managerial or supervisory role.

Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in mining operations, exploration, mine development, or project management, including at least 4 years in a managerial or supervisory role.

Strong knowledge of mining operations, including exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production.

Strong knowledge of mining operations, including exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, and production.

Good understanding of Afghanistan’s Mining Law, licensing procedures, and environmental, labor, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.

Good understanding of Afghanistan’s Mining Law, licensing procedures, and environmental, labor, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.

Proven experience in project planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.

Proven experience in project planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.

Experience in business development, proposal preparation, tender submissions, and stakeholder engagement is an advantage.

Experience in business development, proposal preparation, tender submissions, and stakeholder engagement is an advantage.

Experience working with government authorities, contractors, consultants, investors, clients, and local communities.

Experience working with government authorities, contractors, consultants, investors, clients, and local communities.

Strong leadership, communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Strong leadership, communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; knowledge of GIS and project management software is an advantage.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; knowledge of GIS and project management software is an advantage.

Fluency in Dari and Pashto; working knowledge of English is required.

Fluency in Dari and Pashto; working knowledge of English is required.

High level of integrity, accountability, and commitment to safety and compliance.

High level of integrity, accountability, and commitment to safety and compliance.

Willingness and ability to travel frequently to mining and project sites across Afghanistan.

Willingness and ability to travel frequently to mining and project sites across Afghanistan.

 

Core Competencies

Core Competencies

 

• Leadership and Team Management
• Strategic Planning and Decision Making
• Project and Operational Management
• Business Development and Proposal Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management
• Negotiation and Communication Skills
• Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
• Financial and Budget Management
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation
• Results-Oriented and Performance Driven
• Planning, Organization, and Time Management
• Adaptability and Ability to Work Under Pressure
• Commitment to Safety, Compliance, and Ethical Standards

Leadership and Team Management

Leadership and Team Management

Strategic Planning and Decision Making

Strategic Planning and Decision Making

Project and Operational Management

Project and Operational Management

Business Development and Proposal Writing

Business Development and Proposal Writing

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

Negotiation and Communication Skills

Negotiation and Communication Skills

Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking

Financial and Budget Management

Financial and Budget Management

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Results-Oriented and Performance Driven

Results-Oriented and Performance Driven

Planning, Organization, and Time Management

Planning, Organization, and Time Management

Adaptability and Ability to Work Under Pressure

Adaptability and Ability to Work Under Pressure

Commitment to Safety, Compliance, and Ethical Standards

Commitment to Safety, Compliance, and Ethical Standards

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to complete the Sayas Group of Companies SGC online form by clicking the link below and submit a copy of their updated CV (educational and work certificates are not required at this stage) no later than the closing date.

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to complete the Sayas Group of Companies SGC online form by clicking the link below and submit a copy of their updated CV (educational and work certificates are not required at this stage) no later than the closing date.

Please note that Sayas Group of Companies SGC does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. Sayas Group of Companies SGC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion at all levels. The organization maintains a strict non-discrimination policy in its hiring and selection procedures. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration, and candidates from all ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note that Sayas Group of Companies SGC does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process. Sayas Group of Companies SGC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion at all levels. The organization maintains a strict non-discrimination policy in its hiring and selection procedures. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration, and candidates from all ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.

Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.

Form Link: https://forms.gle/rFsVBqD8gZ7K6hV1A

Form Link: Form Link: https://forms.gle/rFsVBqD8gZ7K6hV1A

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a written assessment and/or interview. All correspondence and interview invitations will be communicated exclusively via email; telephone inquiries will not be entertained. Applicants who do not receive a response within two (2) weeks after the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a written assessment and/or interview. All correspondence and interview invitations will be communicated exclusively via email; telephone inquiries will not be entertained. Applicants who do not receive a response within two (2) weeks two (2) weeks after the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.