Overview
MCC's Social Analysis Practice Group is engaged in due diligence and compact development support for Liberia's second compact, including a focus on mining governance and critical minerals. Banyan Global is recruiting a senior mining governance expert to provide specialized technical support on mining law development and regulatory design, ensuring that the legal and regulatory reform workstream is technically grounded and aligned with international best practices.

Objective

To provide targeted technical support to MCC's mining governance workstream in Liberia, including advisory inputs on draft legislation, review of mineral development agreement frameworks, and related legal and regulatory reform activities. Specific tasks and LOE will be defined in a scope of work once the consultant is identified.

Consultant Profile

• Core expertise in mining law and/or mining governance, with demonstrated experience drafting or reviewing mining legislation in low- or lower-middle-income countries in Africa.
• Must be familiar with social performance dimensions of mining governance, including substantive knowledge of local content provisions, community benefit-sharing and CDF governance, IFC Performance Standards applied to mining, and E&S impact requirements.
• World Bank, IFC, IMF, OECD, African Development Bank, NRGI, or similar institutional background preferred.
• Sub-Saharan Africa experience essential; West Africa preferred; Liberia-specific knowledge a bonus.
• MCC familiarity not required but would be helpful; must be willing to work within MCC's process, frameworks, and institutional culture.
• Must be amenable to short-term/intermittent work including desk review, advisory inputs on draft law, and possibly in-country mission. Should be available on reasonably short notice given compact timelines.

Level of Effort and Period of Performance  

Up to approximately 30 days from May 2026 through March 2027.

Location

Remote, with possible travel to Liberia