International Business Manager (Ranchi)

Country Manager, India

2-year fixed term(renewable), full time position, with 3-month probation period.

ASAP

The cosmetics, automotive coatings and printing ink industries utilize mica’s visual properties. Mica is a natural insulator used throughout the electronics industry, serves as a filler in plastics and construction materials and is used as a lubricant in the oil and gas drilling sector, among other applications. About 25% of the world production of mica comes from illegal collection in North-East India. As a result of poverty and lack of available quality education, some families have had no recourse but to bring their children with them to collect mica to supplement their incomes. In 2016, it was indeed estimated that more than 20,000 children are working in extremely harsh conditions to contribute to their family revenue.

In 2009, companies eager to find ways to tackle the endemic problems in the region that lead to the use of child labor began to take action independently and collectively. In February 2016, members of the global mica supply chain gathered in Delhi, India for the first Mica Summit, which galvanized companies and civil society organizations to act and led to the formation of the Responsible Mica Initiative. The Responsible Mica Initiative was formally established in January 2017.

ABOUT THE RESPONSIBLE MICA INITIATIVE (RMI): TOWARDS RESPONSIBLE INDIAN MICA SUPPLY CHAINS

The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is a global ‘Coalition for Action’ – putting policy into practice – comprised of multiple organizations committed to establishing a fair, responsible and sustainable mica supply chain in the states of Jharkhand and Bihar in India that will eliminate unacceptable working conditions and eradicate child labor.

RMI uses a multi-stakeholder and holistic approach that engages companies, civil society organizations, industry associations and governments to develop and implement three integrated program pillars that will establish responsib Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4n8mqw