The Exploration Manager Mongolia will oversee all of Centerra’s exploration activities in Mongolia. Responsibilities will include designing and executing regional and near-mine exploration programs,, leading and managing a large team of geoscientists and support staff and promoting new exploration and business-development opportunities within the region.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• M.Sc. in Geology, have 10 - 15 years or more of relevant industry experience in gold exploration,
• understanding of gold deposit models, geological concepts and exploration techniques,
• ability to deal with foreign languages and cultures,
• database management skills, preferably with MapInfo,
• work history in a developing country, preferentially in Central Asia or CIS,
• superior communication and interpersonal skills,
• willingness to train and develop national staff,
• Safety oriented approach to work.

Detailed Job Responsibilities
1. Administration:
• Set overall priorities for the geology group and ensure that goals/targets are met in timely fashion.
• Design and manage annual budgets and work plans consistent with the schedules and requirements of Centerra.
• Concise, accurate and timely reporting of activities, results and budget status.
• Negotiate and manage drilling contracts.
• Interact with the BGC engineering group and provide logistical support for the mine geological department.

2. Supervision:
• Responsible for the direct supervision of the geological group, ensuring productivity and providing guidance and motivation as required.
• Train local geological staff with respect to exploration techniques, quality control, health and safety, and other general duties.
• Responsible for logistical details and cost controls in implementing the work plans.
• Monitor and ensure that analytical results, database and geological maps are accurate and current.

3. Exploration:
• Design and implement programs to explore our extensive license areas in Mongolia, with an emphasis on developing targets near the resource areas.
• Responsible for geological mapping, sampling and geophysical programs, data collection and interpretation. Requires an accurate and current geological interpretation of the existing database.
• Generate and maintain an accurate and comprehensive geological database in the MapInfo GIS software.
• Manage the current land holdings retaining, rejecting and acquiring licenses based on exploration results and concepts.
• Monitor competitor activities and identify other prospective opportunities in Mongolia.
• Provide technical support to the mine staff at Boroo Gold Company

4. Health and Safety
• Be a leader of Health, Safety and Environment within theExploration team. Ensure that the group is aware of, and comply with, the health and safety policies of Centerra.

Interested applicants should click on the apply link which will direct you to the Centerra Gold online application system for this vacancy. This job is also posted in the Geosciences category, please apply once only.

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About Centerra

We’re a company of miners and that makes us explorers. That means we go where the gold is, even if it takes us across the world. We’ve followed our entrepreneurial spirit and sense of adventure up some of the highest mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. It’s how we’ve made our name to become a leading North American gold producer and the largest Western based gold producer in Central Asia. In Central Asia, we produced almost 680,000 ounces of gold in 2010 and we’re expecting to produce between 600,000 - 650,000 ounces of gold in 2011. Though we’re based out of Toronto, Canada, we’re constantly preparing and looking to grow and expand. As a gold mining and exploration company, our objective is to build through acquisition, exploration and joint ventures worldwide. With mines and future plans in Nevada, Turkey, Russia, Central Asia and other emerging markets, we’re not looking to slow down anytime soon. And we do it all with the help of over 3,300 of some of the industry’s best people who help us expand our horizons and go even further than we’ve ever gone before. We’re a different kind of gold mining company that respects your expertise and experience by offering the support, great pay and benefits you’ve worked for. We’re a company that doesn’t believe in bureaucracy. We believe in getting the job done, where ever the adventure may take us. We’re Centerra. Mine something different and come explore what we have to offer.

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