Senior Officer, Livelihood Restoration & Skills Diversification

Asante Gold Corporation ('Asante') is a gold exploration, development and operating company with a high-quality portfolio of mines and projects in Ghana. The Company currently operates the Bibiani and Chirano Gold Mines and is advancing the Kubi Gold Project. Asante is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: ASE), the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE: ASG) and the OTCQX Market in the United States (OTCQX: ASGOF).
Driven by a vision to become the preferred Tier-1 mining company in West Africa, Asante is committed to building a safe, efficient and responsible mining business that delivers sustainable value to its employees, communities, shareholders and other stakeholders.
At Asante, our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing an environment where employees can undertake meaningful work, develop their careers and contribute to the future of mining in Ghana.
Our culture is guided by the core values of Safety, Ownership, Teamwork and Continuous Improvement and we seek individuals who demonstrate accountability, integrity, collaboration and a passion for excellence.
About This Role
If you share our ambition and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic and growing organization, we invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following position:
To plan, coordinate and implement livelihood restoration and skills diversification interventions for PAPs relocated under the Bibiani RAP, ensuring livelihoods are restored to at least pre-project levels, vulnerable households receive appropriate support and community transition into the new settlement is well-managed, monitored and reported in compliance with national law, lender requirements and international good practice.
Key Responsibilities

• Programme Design & Implementation
• Livelihood restoration planning: Develop and continuously update the Livelihood Restoration and Skills Diversification Plan, including baseline socio-economic data, restoration targets, activity schedules and budgets.
• Programme delivery: Coordinate implementation of livelihood interventions, including agricultural land access and support, alternative farming/agribusiness schemes, skills training, micro-enterprise and small business development, and employment linkage programmes for PAPs.
• Sustainable settlement transition: Support PAPs settling-in to the new resettlement community, including access to farmland, community infrastructure, and social services, in coordination with site departments and district assemblies.
• Vulnerable Groups & Social Support
• Identify vulnerable households (e.g. elderly, female- or disability-headed households, and other at-risk groups) and design tailored support measures.
• Coordinate with the Community Relations and Gender/Diversity teams to implement AGC's Women in Mining and Gender, Diversity & Inclusion objectives within the LRSDP.
• Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
• Livelihood monitoring: Design and maintain a monitoring and evaluation framework tracking household income, food security, asset levels and livelihood restoration indicators against RAP entitlements and completion criteria.
• Reporting: Prepare regular internal reports and contribute livelihood restoration data and narrative to AGCL's Sustainability Reporting, lender monitoring reports, and external RAP monitoring/audit processes (e.g. independent RAP audits, lender E&S consultants).
• Completion audit support: Support preparation for the independent Livelihood Restoration / RAP Completion Audit and closure of the resettlement programme.
• Stakeholder & Community Engagement
• Lead and/or support community consultations, livelihood committees and stakeholder engagement activities related to livelihood restoration, in line with AGBL's Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
• Maintain constructive working relationships with Traditional Authorities, District Assemblies, the Minerals Commission, EPA, Lands Commission, NGOs and other development partners active in host communities.
• Grievance Management
• Receive, log, investigate and support timely resolution of livelihood- and resettlement-related grievances through AGBL's Grievance Redress Mechanism, escalating unresolved cases as required.
• Budget, Risk & Compliance.
• Manage the LRSDP budget and work plan, ensuring cost-effective and timely delivery of committed livelihood restoration commitments.
• Identify and manage social risks associated with livelihood restoration and resettlement, escalating significant issues to the Resettlement Manager.
• Ensure programme design and delivery remain in compliance with applicable Ghanaian legislation, IFC PS5, and AGC's internal Resettlement Policy Framework.
• Team Leadership & Capacity Building
• Supervise and build the capacity of livelihood restoration field staff/assistants; provide day-to-day guidance, coaching and performance management.
• Build livelihood-related technical capacity among PAPs and community members (e.g. agricultural extension, business skills, financial literacy) directly or through partner organizations.
  

Education, Work Experience & Key Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Community Development, Natural Resource Management, or a related field; a relevant master’s degree is an advantage.
• A minimum of 5 experience in progressive experience in livelihood restoration, resettlement, community development or rural livelihoods programming, of which at least three (3) years in a senior or supervisory capacity.
• Progressive experience in livelihood restoration, resettlement, community development or rural livelihoods programming, of which at least three (3) years in a senior or supervisory capacity.
• Demonstrated experience implementing livelihood restoration programmes aligned to IFC Performance Standard 5, ideally within the mining, extractives, infrastructure or large-scale development-project sector.
• Prior experience within a Ghanaian resettlement programme is strongly preferred; familiarity with the Minerals and Mining (Compensation and Resettlement) Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2175) and related Ghanaian land and mining legislation is required.
• Experience in agricultural extension, agribusiness/microenterprise development, vocational skills training or livelihood diversification programming.
• Experience conducting household socio-economic surveys, livelihood baseline studies and livelihood monitoring and evaluation.

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