Latin America Mining, Regulatory and Stakeholder Lead

Work arrangement: Remote within the United States, with potential international travel throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
Engagement: Contingent, part-time/on-call specialist
Anticipated compensation: $150–$300 per hour, depending on qualifications and assignment, or a negotiated fixed price by work package. $300 per hour is the maximum anticipated rate.

Opportunity

Axyde Analytics is assembling a multidisciplinary expert team for anticipated U.S. government-funded project-scoping assignments involving critical minerals and international infrastructure.

We seek senior specialists with direct mining, mineral-processing, regulatory and stakeholder experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. The role will help translate country conditions into practical project-scoping, implementation and investment recommendations.

Potential assignments may involve resources, mines, processing plants, refineries, recycling facilities, enabling infrastructure or regional supply chains. The specialist may serve as an assignment lead, regional lead, contributor, alternate or independent reviewer.

Regional Coverage of Interest

Particularly relevant country experience includes:

• Argentina

• Bolivia

• Brazil

• Chile

• Colombia

• Ecuador

• Guyana

• Mexico

• Panama

• Peru

• Suriname

• Central America

• The Caribbean

Applicants are not expected to possess equal depth across every country. They should identify the jurisdictions in which they have direct, current and decision-relevant experience.

Specialist Tracks

We are recruiting experts in one or more of the following tracks:

• Mining and mineral-processing project development

• Mining codes, concessions and mineral rights

• Environmental and social permitting

• Foreign-investment and ownership requirements

• Indigenous, community and land-access matters

• Government and institutional engagement

• Power, water, roads, railways, ports and mineral logistics

• Political, regulatory and implementation risk

• Sponsor governance and institutional capacity

• Regional mineral markets and supply chains

• Project finance and development-finance engagement

• U.S. commercial participation and export opportunities

• Spanish- or Portuguese-language technical engagement

• International field missions and stakeholder coordination

Potential Responsibilities

Depending on the assignment, selected specialists may:

• Interpret country-specific mining, investment, environmental and permitting requirements.

• Identify relevant ministries, regulators, geological institutions, utilities and subnational authorities.

• Evaluate concession, title, land-access, ownership and export considerations.

• Assess realistic approval sequences, institutional capacity and implementation timelines.

• Identify political, governance, security and regulatory risks that could affect project execution.

• Evaluate community, Indigenous, labor, livelihood and social-license considerations.

• Assess local infrastructure, logistics, workforce, contractor and supply-chain conditions.

• Support review of project sponsors, ownership, governance and local relationships.

• Distinguish formal legal requirements from practical implementation conditions.

• Identify country-specific information gaps and appropriate local sources.

• Support sponsor, government, Embassy, supplier, customer and financing-source engagement.

• Plan and support international meetings, site visits and field verification.

• Conduct or support professional discussions in Spanish or Portuguese where qualified.

• Integrate regional findings with geological, technical, environmental, commercial and financial analyses.

• Identify realistic opportunities and barriers for U.S. companies.

• Contribute to feasibility-study or technical-assistance terms of reference, budgets and schedules.

• Prepare concise country, stakeholder and implementation findings for senior government decision-makers.

• Serve as an assignment lead, regional lead, contributor, same-region alternate or independent reviewer.

Required Qualifications

Candidates should possess:

• At least 7–10 years of directly relevant experience involving mining, mineral processing, infrastructure, regulation, investment or project development in Latin America.

• Direct professional experience in multiple Latin American jurisdictions or exceptional depth in one or more priority countries.

• Demonstrated ability to connect country and stakeholder conditions to project feasibility, schedule, cost, risk and financeability.

• Experience engaging government agencies, project sponsors, communities, engineering firms, investors, lenders or development institutions.

• Professional fluency in Spanish, Portuguese or both is strongly preferred.

• Strong written and verbal English-language communication skills.

• Ability to produce concise, decision-oriented analysis for senior government or commercial audiences.

• Ability to collaborate across technical, environmental, commercial and financial disciplines.

• Either U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent-resident status in the United States.

• Legal authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

• Willingness and ability to travel throughout Latin America when an assignment requires it.

• No known employment, confidentiality, intellectual-property, noncompete or conflict-of-interest restriction that would prevent participation.

Experience with critical minerals, international development, feasibility studies, export finance, development-finance institutions or U.S. government-funded projects is particularly valuable.

Application Information Requested

Please submit a résumé and a brief response identifying:

1. The Latin American countries in which you have direct professional experience.

2. Your strongest mining, regulatory, stakeholder, infrastructure or commercial specialties.

3. Up to five representative projects, assignments or transactions and your personal responsibilities on each.

4. The government agencies, stakeholder groups and types of commercial parties with which you have worked.

5. Your professional language capabilities.

6. Your experience leading international teams, field missions or senior stakeholder engagements.

7. Whether you can serve as an assignment lead, regional lead, independent reviewer, or a combination of these functions.

8. Your current U.S. location.

9. Whether you are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

10. Your availability during the next 30 days.

11. Your ability to travel internationally and any geographic restrictions.

12. Your anticipated hourly rate.

13. Any actual or potential conflicts involving governments, project sponsors, mining companies, investors, lenders, engineering firms or current employers.

Engagement Conditions

This is a contingent opportunity supporting anticipated government-funded assignments. No employment, contract award, minimum workload or particular assignment is guaranteed.

Selection for an assignment will depend on contract award, country and project requirements, qualifications, language capability, availability, eligibility, conflicts, travel requirements, mutually acceptable compensation and execution of appropriate employment or consulting documentation.

Axyde may tailor and reformat selected résumés for proposal compliance without materially changing the candidate’s qualifications or experience.

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