About Moxico Resources

Moxico Resources is a private, UK-incorporated mining company with a growing portfolio of copper assets. Our flagship operation is the Mimbula Copper Project in Zambia, alongside other development and exploration assets in Zambia, Saudi Arabia and Argentina.

The Role

We are seeking a Manager, ESG & Sustainability to lead group-wide environmental, social, and governance strategy across our operations and development assets. This is a new role reporting into the General Counsel & Head of Sustainability with a mandate to get the company IPO-ready from an ESG standpoint — building the systems and disclosures that public markets, lenders and rating agencies expect from a listed mining company.

This role reports directly to the General Counsel & Head of Sustainability.

Based in Johannesburg, the role will require regular travel to Zambia (Copperbelt/Mimbula, Kalengwa), and periodic travel to other Moxico properties.

Key Responsibilities

IPO & Listing Readiness

• Lead the design and implementation of a group ESG framework, policies, and reporting infrastructure capable of meeting the requirements of the intended listing venue and associated disclosure regimes.
• Prepare the company for ESG due diligence by underwriters, institutional investors, credit rating agencies, and ESG data providers.
• Own the ESG components of the prospectus/listing document and data room, working closely with legal, finance, and external advisers.
• Establish baseline data collection and assurance processes (emissions, water, tailings, safety, community metrics) capable of withstanding third-party audit and assurance.

Group ESG Strategy & Governance

• Develop and implement Moxico's group-wide sustainability strategy, targets, and roadmap across all operating and development assets.
• Align policies and management systems with international standards, including IFC Performance Standards, ICMM Mining Principles, Equator Principles (where relevant to project financing), and the EITI.
• Build and lead a small central ESG function, with dotted-line coordination of site-level HSE, community, and environmental teams.

Environmental Management

• Oversee environmental compliance, permitting, and management plans across all jurisdictions, including water management, tailings storage facility governance, biodiversity, and closure/rehabilitation planning.
• Lead climate strategy: GHG inventory (Scope 1, 2, and material Scope 3), climate risk assessment, and decarbonisation pathway.

Social Performance & Community Relations

• Support community engagement, social impact assessment, resettlement (where applicable), local content, and grievance mechanisms across all sites, in line with IFC PS5 and international good practice.
• Ensure robust human rights due diligence across operations and the supply chain.
• Support site teams on stakeholder engagement with governments, traditional authorities, and local communities.

Health & Safety

• Support reporting on safety performance and culture in partnership with site HSE leads and Heads of Operations.
• Ensure reporting meet investor-grade standards.

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

Produce Moxico's annual Sustainability Report and manage responses to ESG questionnaires and investor/lender requests.

About You

Required

• 5-10 years' experience in ESG, sustainability, or HSE leadership roles within mining, oil & gas, or another heavy-industry sector, including at least 3 years at a senior/group level.
• Demonstrated experience preparing a company for an IPO, bond issuance, or major project financing (Equator Principles/IFC-linked), including direct exposure to investor and rating-agency ESG due diligence.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant performance and reporting standards.
• Experience operating across multiple African and/or emerging-market jurisdictions; direct experience in Zambia or the broader Copperbelt region strongly preferred.
• Degree in environmental science, engineering, sustainability, or a related field; postgraduate qualification advantageous.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to site, including to remote operational areas.
• Fluent English.

Preferred

• Prior experience in copper or base metals mining specifically.
• Experience building an ESG function from an early stage of maturity.
• Exposure to Middle East or Latin American mining regulatory environments.

What Moxico Offers

• A rare opportunity to shape the ESG foundation of a company ahead of a public listing, with direct executive team engagement.
• Full time role with competitive compensation package.
• A multi-jurisdictional mandate spanning Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.