International Expert on Mining Governance and Green Finance
Overview
Provide international analytical inputs to strengthen Mongolia's mining governance reform process, focusing on environmental sustainability and competitiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare a methodology and workplan.
- Lead desk research on international frameworks.
- Identify and benchmark 3-5 peer jurisdictions.
- Analyse Mongolia's alignment gaps against international good practices.
- Provide quality assurance review of national consultant's legal gap analysis.
- Prepare analytical design options for green mining eligibility and screening criteria.
- Develop indicative criteria for green classification of mining and processing activities.
- Prepare an implementation sequencing note outlining phased reform pathways.
- Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Revise draft outputs based on feedback.
- Exchange draft outputs with the national consultant.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in producing high-quality strategic analytical outputs for governments, international organisations, and development partners is required. Experience working in multi-stakeholder and cross-institutional reform processes involving ministries of finance, environmental authorities, and investment-related institutions is required. Demonstrated expertise in comparative policy benchmarking and cross-jurisdictional analysis is essential, including experience producing high-quality benchmarking reports for governments or development partners. Knowledge of international best practices in environmental governance and sustainability in the mining sector is highly desirable, particularly in areas such as impact assessment, water governance, biodiversity safeguards, mine closure and rehabilitation, and tailings management. Additional expertise in sustainable finance frameworks, green taxonomies, and international environmental standards and governance frameworks relevant to extractive industries, including IFC Performance Standards and ICMM standards, would be considered an asset. Familiarity with Mongolia's institutional and policy context is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in a mining-related discipline (e.g. Geology, Mining or Metallurgical Engineering, Mineral Economics) and/or advanced university degree in economics, environmental law, natural resources management policies, or a closely related field.