Team leader – Multiple countries

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Team leader for a mining, monitoring evaluation consultancy assignment financed by GIZ in Multiple countries.

Aninver Development Partners is seeking an expert Team Leader for an upcoming consultancy assignment commissioned by GIZ. The initiative focuses on a comprehensive international comparative study examining good practices and lessons learned in local supplier programs for critical minerals mining, supporting a just and equitable economic transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The successful candidate will spearhead a multidisciplinary team to analyse public and private development experiences, assess regulatory and financial instruments, and generate actionable strategic recommendations. This high-level advisory role requires extensive expertise in productive development, mining value chains, and public policy formulation across the region.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Lead the overall implementation and delivery of the international comparative study on local supplier programs for critical minerals mining.
• Systematize public and private development experiences of local providers across Latin America and benchmark them against international models.
• Identify enabling conditions, structural barriers, and critical bottlenecks affecting local supplier integration in the mining sector.
• Formulate design-oriented strategic and operational policy recommendations to strengthen local value chain participation.
• Ensure high-quality outputs, rigorous methodological standards, and effective coordination with project stakeholders and donors.

Scope of work

• Analyse policies, instruments, and initiatives aimed at the participation, development, and scaling of local suppliers in critical minerals mining.
• Evaluate programs promoted by national and subnational governments, corporate strategies, business associations, and public-private alliances.
• Examine different types of local providers categorized by company size, technological sophistication, and role in the value chain.
• Review a wide range of instruments including regulatory, contractual, financial, trade policy, and capability-building mechanisms.
• Assess governance, institutional articulation, sustainability, scalability, and socioeconomic effects of the analysed programs.
• Evaluate the transferability and adaptability of international best practices from regions such as Europe, Australia, or Canada to Latin America and the Caribbean.

Your role as Team leader

• Act as the primary Team Leader and manage the day-to-day execution of the consultancy assignment.
• Direct the multidisciplinary team of experts, ensuring cohesion, quality control, and timely delivery of all contractual milestones.
• Lead the formulation of international comparative studies and public policy recommendations related to the mining sector and local suppliers.
• Engage with key stakeholders, institutional actors, and the donor community to present findings and validate strategic recommendations.
• Oversee the analysis of regulatory, financial, and programmatic instruments impacting local value chains.
• Synthesize research findings into comprehensive, high-quality reports and strategic policy documents.

Requirements

• Education: Master's degree or equivalent in Economics, Public Policy, Industrial Engineering, or disciplines related to productive development and the extractive sector
• 10 years of experience in productive development, mining, value chains, and public policy
• 8 years conducting international comparative studies and formulating public policy recommendations related to the mining sector and local suppliers
• 7 years leading multidisciplinary teams and managing projects or as an executive in companies
• 10 years in Latin America (including Chile, Peru, Mexico)
• Languages: C1-level English and B2-level Spanish (equally weighted); B1-level Portuguese

Desirable

• Prior working experience with GIZ or other international cooperation agencies in the Latin American mining and resources sector.
• Extensive publication record or recognized academic contributions in the field of critical minerals and local supplier development.

An experienced Team Leader with a strong background in public policy, mining value chains, and international comparative studies across Latin America, possessing exceptional leadership skills and fluency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Assignment details

• Location: Multiple countries
• Financed by: GIZ
• Sector: Mining, monitoring evaluation
• Estimated duration: 6 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a GIZ-financed project in Multiple countries.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.