Description

Type: Permanent
Position: Mineral Commodity Specialist
Location: Nottingham, England
Industry: Public Sector and Government
Salary: £31931.0 - £34709.0 per annum
Description:

MINERAL COMMODITY SPECIALIST

UKRI – NERC – BGS

This role is based at the BGS headquarters in Keyworth, Nottingham

UKRI Pay Band D – salary range is £31,931 to £34,709 (depending on qualifications and experience)

A specialist allowance of up to £5k may be payable to very strong candidates who can also demonstrate most/all of the desirable criteria for this post

A great benefits package is also offered, including an outstanding pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and access to flexi-time

Full-time – 37 hours a week

Permanent

About the role

Working with a small team of experts on data compilation, intelligence gathering and analysis on global and UK minerals markets, this is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role in the new UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (UK CMIC).

Based within the BGS Decarbonisation and Resource Management (DRM) challenge area, the UK CMIC will support the UK in securing the adequate and timely supply of the minerals and metals it requires to ensure the success of the net zero transition, mitigate risks to national security, deliver economic prosperity and create opportunities for UK businesses in critical mineral supply chains domestically and internationally.

You will be directly involved in providing decision makers in government, industry and civil society with independent, robust, up-to-date, and future-orientated market analysis and intelligence to manage the dynamic risks associated with the supply and demand of critical minerals.

You will also contribute to our broader analysis of the life cycle and value chains of a wider range of mineral and metal commodities, including monitoring stocks and flows, analysis of supply and demand relationships, and assessment of the security of supply of all mineral raw materials for the UK economy.

About you

With a good and suitable post-graduate qualification and evidence of relevant postgraduate work experience, particularly in economics, you will contribute to our NERC external income and grant-funded research along with associated publications.

We are looking for someone with familiarity with minerals markets, collection of associated data and analysis of their dynamics and complexities. A good knowledge of economics, the concepts of stocks and flows of minerals and associated products would be highly advantageous.

Applicants will have the ability and interest to acquire, manipulate, organise, synthesise and analyse complex data / information from a variety of sources to draw inferences and present them in a range of formats (e.g. data dashboards, graphs and visualisations).

The postholder will be expected to show initiative and manage their own time and that of staff working on the project(s) they manage. You will be responsible for monitoring resources and ensuring delivery of relevant outputs from the project(s) and tasks you manage and will also be expected to contribute to proposals. You will also occasionally be required to travel both within the UK and overseas.

Please also refer to the specific essential and desirable skills criteria for this post.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 2nd April 2023. Interviews are expected to be held in mid-April 2023 in Nottingham.