Team Leader – Critical Minerals Supplier Development (Anticipated Position)

About the role

Note: This is a contingent consulting opportunity. We are currently soliciting CVs from interested candidates in anticipation of client contracting and confirmation of the assignment. Navanti Group is seeking a Team Leader to support a commercial comparative study of local supplier development in critical-minerals mining. The Team Leader will lead study delivery and serve as Navanti’s accountable point of contact for quality, schedule, technical coherence, and client coordination. The study will develop evidence-based recommendations for public decision-makers, mining companies, local suppliers, and cooperation bodies.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the quality and timeliness of all advisory packages and deliverables
• Coordinate with the client, project partners, interviewees, and other stakeholders
• Lead and manage the multidisciplinary team, including short-term experts
• Direct the methodology, validate technical analysis, and consolidate interim and final deliverables
• Ensure consistency among sectoral and comparative chapters
• Submit regular progress reports
• Lead the development of evidence-based recommendations for public decision-makers, mining companies, local suppliers, and cooperation bodies

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, public policy, industrial engineering, productive development, extractives, or a related discipline
• English proficiency at C1 level and Spanish proficiency at B2 level
• At least 10 years of experience in productive development, mining, value chains, and public policy
• At least 8 years of experience conducting international comparative studies and formulating public-policy recommendations related to mining and local suppliers
• At least 7 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing projects, or serving as a company executive
• At least 10 years of Latin America experience, including work in significant mining countries such as Chile, Peru, or Mexico

Qualifications

• Portuguese proficiency at B1 level

The strongest candidate will combine documented mining experience in Latin America and the Caribbean with international comparative-study credentials and proven multidisciplinary team leadership. Candidates must demonstrate the required English and Spanish language proficiency and the ability to translate technical findings into practical policy recommendations.