Liberia Compact Development – Senior Mining Governance Expert

Banyan Global • Washington, DC

1d • Remote

About The Position

MCC's Social Analysis Practice Group is engaged in due diligence and compact development support for Liberia's second compact, including a focus on mining governance and critical minerals. Banyan Global is recruiting a senior mining governance expert to provide specialized technical support on mining law development and regulatory design, ensuring that the legal and regulatory reform workstream is technically grounded and aligned with international best practices. The objective of this role is to provide targeted technical support to MCC's mining governance workstream in Liberia, including advisory inputs on draft legislation, review of mineral development agreement frameworks, and related legal and regulatory reform activities. Specific tasks and level of effort will be defined in a scope of work once the consultant is identified.

Requirements

• Core expertise in mining law and/or mining governance
• Demonstrated experience drafting or reviewing mining legislation in low- or lower-middle-income countries in Africa
• Familiarity with social performance dimensions of mining governance, including substantive knowledge of local content provisions, community benefit-sharing and CDF governance, IFC Performance Standards applied to mining, and E&S impact requirements
• Sub-Saharan Africa experience essential
• Willingness to work within MCC's process, frameworks, and institutional culture
• Amenable to short-term/intermittent work including desk review, advisory inputs on draft law, and possibly in-country mission
• Available on reasonably short notice given compact timelines

Nice To Haves

• World Bank, IFC, IMF, OECD, African Development Bank, NRGI, or similar institutional background preferred
• West Africa experience preferred
• Liberia-specific knowledge a bonus
• MCC familiarity helpful

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted technical support to MCC's mining governance workstream in Liberia
• Provide advisory inputs on draft legislation
• Review mineral development agreement frameworks
• Engage in related legal and regulatory reform activities

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees