Research Analyst

• Conduct research on ESG management practices of Chinese copper and cobalt mining and processing companies operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Analyze engagement models between Chinese actors and international ESG standard-setting bodies
• Conduct desk-based research and review policy documents, academic literature, and industry reports
• Participate in inception discussions with the project team
• Prepare a detailed chapter outline for approval
• Conduct stakeholder interviews as needed with government agencies, industry associations, standards-setting bodies, mining companies, civil society, and affected local communities
• Collect, document, anonymize, and aggregate primary data as required
• Prepare an inception note describing methodology, research approach, and chapter structure
• Draft an approximately 3,000-word report chapter with complete citations and references
• Provide comparative analysis of ESG practices over time and across major mining companies and mineral processors in the DRC
• Analyze the scope, operationalization, limitations, and potential of Chinese-international ESG standards engagement arrangements
• Develop recommendations to improve ESG practices of Chinese copper and cobalt mining and processing companies in the DRC
• Revise the chapter based on reviewer comments
• Participate in review meetings as required
• Deliver an annotated chapter outline, stakeholder interview summary report, first draft, and final revised draft

Consultant – Research on Chinese Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices

• Conduct research on ESG performance and challenges in the DRC’s copper and cobalt mining and mineral processing industries
• Draft a chapter on ESG implementation progress and remaining challenges
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, both virtual and in person
• Conduct potential fieldwork, including mine-site visits and visits to communities affected by mining and mineral processing
• Analyze legal and regulatory texts, policy documents, academic literature, and industry reports
• Conduct complementary desk-based research
• Participate in inception discussions with the project team
• Prepare a detailed chapter outline for approval
• Draft a chapter with complete citations and references to secondary sources and primary data
• Revise the chapter based on internal and external reviewer comments
• Participate in review meetings as required
• Deliver an inception note, annotated chapter outline, stakeholder interview summary report, first draft, and final draft
• Provide recommendations to improve ESG practices of copper and cobalt mining and processing companies in the DRC

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Consultant – Research on Chinese Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices

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