The Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority (MMRA) is seeking a Director of Inspection and Enforcement to provide strategic leadership in ensuring compliance with mining laws and regulations.

Responsibilities or duties

• Leading the development, review and implementation of mining conflicts and inspection and enforcement of mining and mineral standards, legal instruments, policies, plans, programmes and strategies including budgets.
• Leading training and awareness programs on compliance, safety and environmental standards for stakeholders and verifying that all departmental monitoring strategies, programmes and activities are developed and implemented in alignment with the Authority’s approved Strategic Plan and policies.
• Advising the Director General and the Board on emerging risks, trends and legislative improvements to enhance safety and compliance.
• Overseeing the auditing of mineral production and ensuring adherence to licensing conditions and reporting accuracy.
• Monitoring and overseeing adherence by licensees on the effectiveness of implemented safety and environmental standards and recommending necessary adjustments.
• Overseeing the investigation and management of cases, queries and complaints.
• Facilitating timely resolution of complaints and disputes.
• Establishing and prescribing safety, health, and environmental standards for mining and exploration operations, ensuring adherence to global best practices.
• Coordinating with local authorities on the capacity for mining inspections and regulatory enforcement.
• Mobilizing and managing resources for inspection and enforcement activities and monitoring their effective, efficient and economic utilization.
• Collaborating with relevant government agencies, professional boards and associations, research and academic institutions, the public and international community on cohesive regulatory efforts and high safety standards.

Qualifications or requirements

Master’s Degree and Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Geological/ Geomechanical Engineering/Resources Engineering, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Mining or Environmental Law, or a related field.

Experience needed

Eight (8) years of post-graduate work experience, of which five (5) years’ experience must be at senior management level, preferably in the mining or natural resources sector.

• Leading the development, review and implementation of mining conflicts and inspection and enforcement of mining and mineral standards, legal instruments, policies, plans, programmes and strategies including budgets.
• Leading training and awareness programs on compliance, safety and environmental standards for stakeholders and verifying that all departmental monitoring strategies, programmes and activities are developed and implemented in alignment with the Authority’s approved Strategic Plan and policies.
• Advising the Director General and the Board on emerging risks, trends and legislative improvements to enhance safety and compliance.
• Overseeing the auditing of mineral production and ensuring adherence to licensing conditions and reporting accuracy.
• Monitoring and overseeing adherence by licensees on the effectiveness of implemented safety and environmental standards and recommending necessary adjustments.
• Overseeing the investigation and management of cases, queries and complaints.
• Facilitating timely resolution of complaints and disputes.
• Establishing and prescribing safety, health, and environmental standards for mining and exploration operations, ensuring adherence to global best practices.
• Coordinating with local authorities on the capacity for mining inspections and regulatory enforcement.
• Mobilizing and managing resources for inspection and enforcement activities and monitoring their effective, efficient and economic utilization.
• Collaborating with relevant government agencies, professional boards and associations, research and academic institutions, the public and international community on cohesive regulatory efforts and high safety standards.

• Advanced skills in policy development
• Risk management
• Stakeholder engagement

• Master’s Degree and Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Geological/ Geomechanical Engineering/Resources Engineering, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Mining or Environmental Law, or a related field.