Business Development Manager in London

About Endeavour Mining

Endeavour is a leading global gold producer and the largest in West Africa with two mines in Côte d’Ivoire (Ity and Lafigué), two mines in Burkina Faso (Hounde and Mana) and the Sabodala-Massawa mine in Senegal. The company has one of the most exciting organic growth track record and pipeline, with a strong portfolio of development exploration assets on the highly prospective Birimian Greenstone Belt across West Africa. Endeavour is committed to principles of responsible mining and delivering sustainable value to its employees, stakeholders and the communities where it operates.

Our strategy

Endeavour’s strategy is focused on increasing the quality of its portfolio to create a leading African gold producer with long life mines and low All-In Sustaining Cost (AISC). This will be achieved with an unrelenting focus on operational excellence, developing projects on time and on budget, unlocking value through exploration, maintaining a healthy balance sheet and actively managing the portfolio, based on capital allocation efficiency and return on capital employed.

THE ROLE

Endeavour Mining presents a unique opportunity to join its Strategy & Business Development team. Reporting to the EVP – Strategy & Business Development, the role will focus on M&A and strategic planning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the team in the management of M&A processes: transformational M&A, asset sales, bolt-on acquisitions and minority stake transactions:

• Assist senior members of the team in origination, sourcing, screening and prioritization of opportunities
• Maintenance of company dataroom
• Assist in the review of acquisition and investment opportunities, including Modeling analysis, Due diligence process management, and Assist senior members of the team in the preparation of presentation to the executive committee and the board
• Assist in preparation and management of asset disposal processes, including: sell-side financial model, dataroom, and infomemo
• Maintenance of company dataroom

Manage the company’s corporate financial model:

• Periodically update the corporate financial model based on developments in the business
• Continuously improving the corporate financial model to ensure it remains an agile, robust and powerful business planning tool
• Provide model scenario analysis for multiple stakeholders across the organization, including:
• Refinancing analysis for corporate debt
• Scenario analysis for project study work
• Preparation of business plans to be presented to host-country representatives
• Preparation of “Selling cases” for any asset disposal process

Active involvement in strategic planning:

• Core member of team running the group-wide strategic planning process
• Analyse potential organic growth and business improvement opportunities from both a financial and strategic perspective
• Work closely with mine sites and technical teams to challenge and prioritise strategic priorities
• Preparation of presentation materials and model outputs for senior management and the board

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Engineering, accounting or business degree.
• Minimum 5-6 years’ relevant work experience in areas including investment management, investment banking, equity research, project finance, corporate development.
• Financial modelling experience is essential.
• Strong analytical & presentation skills.
• Metals & Mining or natural resources background preferred.
• French speaker is a plus.