Role: Senior Strategic Consultant - Critical Minerals Midstream & Global South Entry
Duration: 3-Month Strategic Sprint (Leading to the April 8th Implementation Lab)
Location: Remote / Global South Focus (India, Indonesia, Malaysia)
About The Meridian Collective
The Meridian Collective is a social enterprise and the implementation engine for the Global South. We bridge the gap between sovereign intent and corporate agility by building public-private delivery nexuses for the energy transition. We focus on moving projects through the technical, political, and operational valley of death to final commissioned assets.
The Objective
We are seeking a senior expert to co-author a Strategic White Paper addressing the Beneficiation Gap in the Global South. You will lead the mapping of private-sector bottlenecks and the Four-Pillar Framework for de-risking critical mineral midstreams (Data, Capex/Opex, Off-take, and Stability).
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Authorship: Provide deep-tissue technical and financial insights for the Meridian Collective's White Paper on critical mineral midstream.
- Cost Modeling: Develop granular indicators for CAPEX and OPEX in jurisdictions like Andhra Pradesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia, specifically breaking down costs for specialized facilities like chemical leaching and MSX.
- Market Intelligence: Advise on the structure of Market Offset Buyers Agreements (MOBA) and Pull-Through Contracts between subnational governments, beneficiation firms, and OEMs like Tesla or Apple.
- Subnational Policy Design: Help templatize standardized subnational policy frameworks and incentive structures that balance investor ROI with local economic beneficiation.
Required Qualifications
- Industry Seniority: 15+ years of experience in the mining and minerals industry, with a direct focus on beneficiation, processing, and midstream value-addition.
- Global South Expertise: Proven track record of operational or strategic work in high-potential mineral corridors, specifically in India, Indonesia, and/or Malaysia.
- Critical Minerals Focus: Deep knowledge of Lithium, Nickel, and Rare Earth Elements (REE) supply chains.
- Strategic Network: Previous experience working with major critical minerals industries (including associations etc.)
- PPP Experience: Demonstrated experience in understanding state/provincial ecosystem and working of benefaction industry.
Desired Core Competencies
- Techno-Commercial Acumen: Ability to translate legacy infrastructure Grid-Lock and grid code requirements into actionable tech standards.
- Policy and project competencies. In depth understanding about industrial setup and the kind of policy ecosystem needed.
- Results-First Ethos: A commitment to moving the needle from Net-Zero Ambition to Net-Zero Infrastructure through commissioned physical assets.
