Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

At Newmont, people create the value in the metals we mine and are ambassadors in the communities where they live and work. As a team, we foster an environment in support of our people vision, where everyone belongs, thrives and is valued. We have built a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can bring their differences to support delivering results together.

Our Africa operations employ approximately 5,900 employees and contractors, with the majority working at the Ahafo Mine. We offer an unparalleled blend of opportunity and career satisfaction with all the benefits you would expect from a global company. This, combined with our growth opportunities, makes Newmont a great company to work.

Our Akyem and Ahafo mines have made significant sustainable community development investments in our host communities. These include establishing Development Funds at our Akyem and Ahafo operational areas with each mine contributing US$1 per ounce of gold sold and 1% of net pre-tax annual profit into its community development fund.

Join us and unearth your potential in a global company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of the mining industry.

Your Impact

• Lead and manage IT projects related to applications, EUC, and infrastructure in mining operations, ensuring successful delivery by overseeing timelines, budgets, and resources while collaborating with cross-functional teams and maintaining effective stakeholder communication.

As Part Of Our Team You Will

• Execute, liaise, and finalize IT projects related to applications, end-user computing, and infrastructure, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Create detailed project plans, timelines, and schedules, outlining tasks, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements for each IT project.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, operations, and external vendors, to ensure effective project execution and alignment with business objectives.
• Continuously track, evaluate project progress, performance, and key metrics, identifying and addressing any issues or risks that may impact project outcomes.
• Handle project budgets, resource allocation, and expenditures, ensuring efficient use of resources and adherence to financial constraints.
• Implement, sustain quality assurance processes and standards, ensuring all project deliverables meet organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Create, provide regular project status updates, reports, and presentations to team members, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and recommendations.
• Sustain clear and effective communication with project team members, ensuring their needs and expectations are understood and addressed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate opportunities for process improvements and standard methodologies in IT project management, implement changes to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.

Your Training, Skills And Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.

Additional Knowledge

• Project Management (PMI) certification is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant Technology/ Digital Project Management experience.
• Mining, Construction, Utilities or other heavy industry experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial planning, purchasing, and vendor management.

Problem Solving Ability

• Completes concrete procedural tasks.
• Follows procedural steps to complete work.
• Uses practical judgment to overcome problems, or requests assistance.
• Sees alternatives based on trial & error.
• Improves working methods using day-to-day experiences, procedures, observations of pattern of events, and trial and error.

Technical Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, previous leadership, management and supervisory experience and the ability to achieve results through others.
• Technology requirement gathering and solution design.
• Must have ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office suite of applications and Smartsheet.
• Ability to drive and possess Ghanaian Driver’s License.

Social Process Skills

• Self-awareness: Understands own behaviours and is aware of the impact on others and adapts their own behaviour where necessary in order to get a productive outcome for the wider team.
• Team process: Able to be an effective team member by listening, clarifying tasks, receiving and providing feedback, able to be an effective team leader by establishing and maintaining a positive and productive work environment through listening, dealing with different points of view, giving and receiving feedback.
• Collaboration: Builds positive working relationships with a diverse range of people across disciplines.

Your Work Environment

• The position is located at our Accra Regional Hub.
• The incumbent would be required to travel to other local domestic sites as required.

We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.

Newmont seeks to recruit, hire, place and promote qualified applicants, meaning applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnic, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. As part of our diversity efforts. females are encouraged to apply.

NOTE: Newmont does not ask for or require job applicants to pay money to apply or be considered for employment with the Company. In addition, Newmont does not ask potential job candidates to provide sensitive personal data without first submitting a job application through our secure, online portal, and only as requested for legitimate business purposes. If you are asked to provide money or sensitive personal data through any other means, do not respond and please report this immediately to [email protected].