Founded in 1993, Kinross is a Canadian-based senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our four core values of Putting People First, Outstanding Corporate Citizenship, High Performance Culture, and Rigorous Financial Discipline.

Mining responsibly is a priority for Kinross, and we foster a culture that makes responsible mining and operational success inseparable. Our values-based approach ensures that sustainability and our environmental, social and governance commitments are a core part of our strategy and plans for future growth. In line with our values, we also aim to build meaningful partnerships with all of our stakeholders, including communities, shareholders, employees, governments and suppliers.

Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: KGC).

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Purpose of Role

Looking to fill 5 positions within the Corporate Technical Services Team:
1) Strategic Business Planning (SBP)
2) Growth and Pipeline Studies
3) Project Services
4) Great Bear Project (x 2 positions)

Kinross's Strategic Business Planning (SBP) team develops and communicates Kinross’s operational and growth plans for each site. This process supports strategic decision-making and investment decisions across the company, producing life-of-mine plans that inform the consolidated budget, guide internal planning, and support external disclosures.

The Growth and Pipeline Studies team provides governance, strategic direction, project management, financial modeling, and technical expertise for studies aimed at extending the productive lives of existing operations. These studies span from late exploration and scoping through pre-feasibility and feasibility phases.

The Project Services group provides project management, project controls, procurement and other related services in support of Kinross’ various growth projects. These projects may be in the construction/execution phase or in earlier scoping, pre-feasibility, or feasibility study phases.

The Great Bear Project team leads the planning, optimization and development of the project. This role will be focused on tradeoff studies, coordination, economic analysis and other project management activities as well as the operational readiness and operating strategy.

Job Responsibilities

The analyst intern will support current business needs, which may vary over the course of the internship. A successful intern should be flexible and eager to take on new and different tasks to support the business and expand their learning opportunities. The following is a list of areas where the business commonly needs support.

Support performance improvement projects in the assessment and/or implementation phases:
• Collect and analyze data, summarizing findings in a structured format
• Work collaboratively with site, regional and corporate teams
• Monitor and report on progress of implementation action plans
• Participate in the development of communication materials to share progress and challenges with site and corporate management as required

Support business case development:
• Support the development of business cases for investment decisions, including preparation and/or validation of analysis to ensure accuracy
• As needed, work closely with the other teams in the department (e.g., Strategic Business Planning, Technical Services, Energy) or other corporate functions (e.g., Finance, HR, Legal, etc.)
• Think creatively, thinking with a solution-oriented mindset on how to add value to the business case.

Work closely with the Projects groups in completing Scoping, Pre-feasibility, or Feasibility studies:
• Lead the development of project-specific business cases, helping to drive scope, schedule or procurement decisions within the project.
• Provide analytical support and input into the assumptions used in project studies (e.g., mine opex, processing opex etc.)
• Work closely with the projects team in developing and finalizing inputs for select sections of the studies.
• Liaise with site personnel and outside consultants to perform detailed reviews of the select sections of the studies. If required, perform internal and external benchmarking exercises to validate the reasonability of the assumptions.

Support the Strategic Business Planning Process:
• Aid in the consolidation of company-wide strategic plans, synthesizing results into easy-to-read formats for company senior leadership.
• Assist sites in the process of updating their life of mine (LOM) plans and economic models, as needed.
• Facilitate comprehensive reviews of the LOM plans (e.g. comparisons with previous years, reconciliation with budget, etc.), creating summaries of findings and communicating upwards.

Education and Experience

3rd year Engineering student

• Strong analytical capabilities and experience in Excel
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral; experience in PowerPoint is an asset
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proven ability to collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Team player with an ability to work effectively in a team setting, as well as independently
• Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task
• Experience working at a mine site is an asset

Use of AI in Our Hiring Process

We use AI-enabled tools to help sort and review applications based on job-related criteria. All hiring decisions, including who moves forward in the process, are made by a human.