Business Development and Commercialization Specialist - 3 Year Fixed Term Contract at Mintek

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Proactively identify, originate, pursue, and help mature business, partnership, investor, and funding opportunities on behalf of the MPC Cluster.
• Scan the market for opportunities aligned with MPC capabilities and identify higher-value opportunities that can be positioned through broader Mintek integration.
• Work closely with ACD, MND, and MPD technical teams to extract, interpret, and package key technical insights into externally relevant value propositions.
• Integrate capabilities across MPC and, where relevant, across EXT and MMA into coherent solution offerings that address real client and sector needs.
• Shape opportunities into structured programmes, projects, concept notes, proposals, and partnership initiatives with clear scope, deliverables, and commercial logic.
• Contribute to appropriate scoping, costing, and pricing so that the full value of Mintek’s technical capability is reflected.
• Engage mining companies, industrial partners, government stakeholders, development finance institutions, funding agencies, and investors in a credible and well-structured manner.
• Support the positioning and communication of techno-economic scenarios and investment cases prepared by technical specialists, including discussion of metrics such as NPV, IRR, payback, discount rate, sensitivity, and scenario-based cases.
• Build and manage an opportunity pipeline that supports funding growth, revenue generation, and strategic partnerships for MPC and, where appropriate, for the wider Mintek platform.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 10 years industrial experience in technical, R&D, or consulting environment within the mining, minerals, materials or process control sectors.
• A relevant degree (BSc, BEng, or equivalent) in science or engineering is required. An MSc/PhD will be advantageous.
•  Relevant academic backgrounds may include mineral processing, metallurgy, chemical engineering, chemistry, mineralogy, process engineering, mining-related engineering, or closely aligned scientific and engineering disciplines.
•  Strong technical grounding and the ability to operate credibly in a science-led R&D environment linked to the mining and minerals industry are essential. 
• Experience in business development, technology commercialisation, innovation management, programme development, strategic partnerships, or opportunity development in a relevant technical environment will be advantageous.
• An MBA or postgraduate business/commercial qualification, supported by strong technical grounding, will be advantageous.