Country Manager, Mexico

Reporting to the VP Exploration and President

A Mexican national is preferred, although any candidate with the required experience of Mexico and Mexican exploration will be considered.

Necessary Skills:

  • The preferred candidate would be a geologist or have extensive geological experience, allowing him to understand and manage the exploration side of the business, and negotiate and market from a position of technical strength.
  • An existing good network within Mexico exploration community
  • Able to provide effective, strong leadership for the whole Mexico Team and Office
  • Self-disciplined, with Initiative and drive, to make a success of the Mexico branch
  • Be a leader for a genuine culture of safety
  • Fluent or native speaker in both English and Spanish is an essential requirement.
  • A good business sense, able to spot opportunities and structure a successful deal
  • A knowledge of the Mexican Mineral Exploration Industry is a definite advantage but not a pre-requisite
  • Be based in or willing to relocate to Hermosillo, Sonora State.

Job Description:

  • Represent the company inside Mexico
  • Manage a well-established and effective team, keep staff motivated and satisfied within a healthy and safe working environment
  • Coordinate with technical staff to oversee and ensure effective management of Operational side of the business (exploration programs and logistics)
  • Coordinate with Admin and Accounting staff to oversee and ensure effective management of Administrative side of the business (budgets, reporting obligations, taxation, Human Resources)
  • Ensure the Operational and Admin sections of the business are working together
  • Ensure programs are executed on time and to budget.
  • Work with the Operational and Admin team to improve efficiencies.
  • Co-ordinate closely with the Corporate Head Office in Vancouver, Canada, to communicate and implement wider company goals and business plans
  • Generate new opportunities through market monitoring and networking with a focus for metals assets inside Mexico
  • Conduct business negotiations in Spanish
  • Draft, review and sign contracts where needed.
  • High level community negotiations
  • Market and Present Project to potential clients
  • Provide authority to support and implement policy (for example, IT data security, field safety)