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Welcome to the AER International Industry Report –Mind the Gap. I have to say that working on this report has been an extremely enjoyable and enlightening experience. Delving into a subject such as gender diversity on mine sites is always likely to throw up some quite interesting discussion points. I would like to pay tribute to Amanda Cotton who has been instrumental in researching and writing this report.

Amanda herself spent many years on sites in Africa in senior HR positions and offers a wealth of understanding and insight, as well as a diligent and committed approach, enabling her to provide us with such a thorough and well-researched report. I am really pleased that Amanda is now joining the business to assist us with specific projects and to spearhead our HR consultancy and services offering which we are launching in September. One of the key services will revolve around assisting mining firms to reach out to female talent and to improve gender diversity where desired. If you would like to know more, please contact either myself or Amanda to discuss. Our contact details are as shown overleaf.

AER International is a leading international recruitment firm dedicated entirely to the mining industry, and in particular to remote site-based roles in emerging economies. Based on many years of experience recruiting for our clients in every continent, and in multiple countries (over 35 so far) we are able to deliver in-depth, and up to date reports on the state of the labour market in this very specific environment.

As the industry continues its steady recovery and projects continue to attract funding at all stages, so we expect to see increasing demand for highly skilled people within all fields. The search for finding exceptional talent is always an interesting topic, so looking further afield to include more women within the mining industry, it will only help to strengthen the talent pool and enable companies to find the right candidate whatever the gender.
Our reports are based wholly on our own data which is constantly updated and refined. We have thousands of records and multiple data points which are instantly searchable through our CRM. The data used within this report is detailed and summarised in Section 1. ‘Our Data’.

We hope you enjoy reading the report and find it of some value in benchmarking against the market and helping to inform your decision making when considering female staff attraction. Please note that what we have presented here, is a very limited sample of what we can present through our data source. Please also note that we will provide industry analysis on a variety of subjects at least once each quarter with the next one due in October 2017.
Following on from this we will be providing analysis on the following topics:

• Technical Roles in Francophone Africa
• The Russosphereand the Russian Diaspora
• Latin America
• Non-Francophone Africa
• The Construction Phase
• EPC contractor v Direct Hire –where should the staffing lines be drawn?
• Asia-Pacific
• The Process Plant

If you would like us to provide your firm with a specific report on a topic important to you, that is not mentioned here, please also contact us as we can commission tailor-made reports. Comments and feedback are actively invited. We want to provide you with the best, most relevant, useful and informative reports we can, so please help us to improve!!

Download the report below:

AER Quarterly Market Report Mind the Gap Final June 2017 (EA amd) 19.07.2017

Christopher Hume
Managing Director,AER International Ltd
chume@aerinternational.com
Tel: +44.207.264.4902

Welcome to the first Quarterly AER Market Report. AER International is a leading international recruitment firm dedicated entirely to the mining industry, and in particular to remote site- based roles in emerging economies. Based on years of experience recruiting for our clients in every continent, and in multiple countries (over 30 so far) we are able to deliver in-depth, and up to date reports on the state of the labour market in this very specific environment

Following the severe downturn experienced from 2013 to 2015, there are signs that we are beginning to experience a real recovery. With commodity prices recovering and firms balance sheets improving, allied to an improved appetite from the investor community, 2017 appears to promise better, more vibrant times for our industry. Of course, this upturn will create new pressures. Keeping costs under control has long been an Achilles heel of the mining business, from juniors right through to the majors. Staffing costs are one of the key variables that can easily overshoot budgets in a tightening market. With skills shortages likely to feature again soon, it is critical to attract the right people – but avoid overpaying.

This first report will focus on the specific area of Site Support (non-technical) roles in Francophone Africa. We examine aspects such as salary and benefits packages, FIFO rosters, candidate qualifications, language skills etc. We also provide commentary on trends in the market place as well as our views on why certain phenomena present themselves (differentials in salary between nationalities for example). Our reports are based wholly on our own data which is constantly updated and refined. We have thousands of records and multiple data points which are instantly searchable through our CRM. The data used within this report is detailed and summarised in Section 1. ‘Our Data’.

We hope you enjoy reading the report and find it of some value in benchmarking against the market and helping to inform your decision making when considering staff attraction policies. Please do note that what we have presented here is a very limited sample of what we can present through our data source. If you would like to obtain information relating to a topic not contained within this report, please do ask us as I am sure we will be able to help. Please also note that we will be providing a Market Report at least once each quarter with the next one due in March 2017.

Following on from this we will be providing reports on the following topics:

• Geology
• Mind the gap – The gender balance in mining
• Technical Roles in Francophone Africa
• The Russosphere and the Russian Diaspora
• Latin America
• Non-Francophone Africa
• The Construction Phase
• EPC contractor v Direct Hire – where should the staffing lines be drawn?
• Asia-Pacific
• The Process Plant

If you would like us to provide your firm with a specific report on a topic important to you, that is not mentioned here, please also contact us as we can commission tailor-made reports. Comments and feedback are actively invited. We want to provide you with the best, most relevant, useful and informative reports we can, so please help us to improve!!

Wishing you a successful and prosperous 2017.

Download the report below:

AER Quarterly Market Report December 2016

Christopher Hume
Managing Director
AER International Ltd