A bit about us
We’re Hyve - organiser of the world’s fastest-growing and most forward-thinking B2B events. As the chosen event partner to many of the world’s leading companies, our platforms play a critical role in their strategies - helping them enter new markets, accelerate growth and connect with the people who matter most.
Our portfolio features some of the world’s leading events in sectors like ecommerce, healthcare, edtech, and fintech. We’re growing fast with an entrepreneurial culture that empowers big ideas and quick action, plus an ambitious acquisition strategy bringing exciting new events into our mix.
Alongside our market-leading events, we’re building tech and data-driven products that supercharge connections – from one-to-one meeting programs and curated table talks to year-round engagement platforms.
Whatever your role, you’ll join a global team redefining how industries connect, collaborate, and grow – working with some of the most talented people in the business.
Think that sounds good? Wait until our talent acquisition team tells you about the culture.
A bit about you
First things first: whatever your background, beliefs or ambitions, there’s a culture of belonging at Hyve — and everyone is welcome. The question isn’t where you’ve come from, but where you want to go.
You’ll thrive here if you’re curious, collaborative and not afraid to challenge convention. We look for people who take pride in what they do, who are excited by change and always moving forward. The kind of people who stay open, keep learning, and look for better ways to make an impact.
Our shared behaviours guide how we work: we dare to do things differently, own our work, embrace collaboration, stay true to ourselves and others, and remember that optimism wins.
If that sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
About the Portfolio
Investing in African Mining Indaba is the world’s largest and most prestigious mining investment CONFEX, hosting Heads of State, Government Ministers, C-level mining executives and investors. The event is a world leader and has been the must attend event for the African mining community for over 30 years. The show welcomes over 10,500 delegates, 230+ exhibitors, over 50 sponsors from over 122 countries across the mining value chain and over 600 speakers.
(Stats from Mining Indaba 2025)
About the role
Mining Indaba is evolving beyond an annual convening into a year-round coordination platform operating at the intersection of government engagement, capital mobilisation, strategic minerals and African industrialisation. The Senior Manager, Government & Institutional Partnerships will play a central role in operationalising this evolution by driving structured ministerial engagement, strengthening cross-functional integration and embedding disciplined institutional processes across the government engagement lifecycle.
Combining strategic stakeholder management, sovereign engagement coordination, operational governance, and ecosystem integration, this individual will act as the primary coordination point between the Government & Institutional Partnerships function and wider internal teams including Sales, Content, Marketing, Operations and Registration.
The successful candidate will be highly structured, politically aware and capable of operating effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder environments involving governments, DFIs, institutional investors and senior private sector leaders.
As part of your job, you’ll be:
Ministerial & Institutional Engagement Management
- Own structured tracking of ministerial and senior government engagement across the annual cycle
- Maintain detailed stakeholder mapping frameworks across priority jurisdictions
- Track engagement progression and relationship continuity across ministries, institutions and strategic partners
- Support the development of multi-year country engagement pathways aligned to Mining Indaba’s broader strategic priorities
- Deepen cross-ministry engagement beyond traditional mining portfolios, including Energy, Infrastructure, Finance and Industry ministries
Government Coordination & Protocol Management
- Lead invitation strategy and formal ministerial correspondence processes
- Ensure consistency of protocol, positioning and senior stakeholder management standards
- Coordinate briefing processes for senior government stakeholders and institutional partners
- Maintain visibility over diplomatic sensitivities, escalation pathways and relationship continuity
Cross-Functional Integration
- Serve as the primary integration point between Government & Institutional Partnerships and Sales, Content, Marketing & Communications, Operations, Registration
- Ensure government-related workflows are clearly owned, aligned and operationally executable
- Reduce duplication, reactive escalation and last-minute delivery risk through disciplined coordination structures
- Support integration of government priorities into broader event delivery and strategic programming
Reporting, Documentation & Institutional Governance
- Maintain structured engagement documentation systems and reporting frameworks
- Ensure data integrity, disciplined record-keeping and visibility across institutional relationships
- Produce structured reporting for senior leadership highlighting country-level progression, engagement gaps, institutional risks and strategic opportunities
- Contribute to the development of institutional memory frameworks that reduce key-person dependency
On-Site Leadership & Delivery
- Coordinate ministerial engagement delivery during Mining Indaba and associated events
- Establish clear accountability structures for government-related on-site execution
- Support escalation management and cross-functional coordination during live event operations
- Improve operational predictability and reduce reactive firefighting across ministerial workflows
Strategic Focus Areas
The role will support the evolution of Mining Indaba’s government proposition across four core strategic areas:
1. Structured Country Progression Supporting multi-year country engagement pathways and institutional continuity
2. Capital Mobilisation Alignment Strengthening the interface between sovereign priorities, investment dialogue and financing ecosystems
3. Ministerial Symposium Integration Supporting delivery of the Symposium as a coordinated government-led strategic platform
4. Function Sustainability Embedding systems, reporting structures and operational governance to strengthen long-term platform defensibility
Here’s what we’re looking for from you:
The successful candidate will likely demonstrate:
- experience operating in complex stakeholder environments across Africa
- strong organisational and programme management capability
- confidence engaging senior government and institutional stakeholders
- high political and diplomatic awareness
- ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining operational discipline
- strong written communication and reporting capability
- ability to coordinate effectively across multiple internal functions
- comfort operating in fast-moving, high-pressure environments
Preferred Experience
- Government relations
- Institutional partnerships
- International affairs
- Strategic stakeholder engagement
- Policy or investment ecosystem coordination
- Large-scale conference or platform environments
- Africa-focused institutional or commercial environments
Key Success Indicators
- Improved continuity and progression of government engagement across cycles
- Reduced operational escalation and duplication across ministerial workflows
- Stronger cross-functional alignment across internal teams
- Increased institutional visibility and reporting discipline
- Improved quality and consistency of stakeholder tracking and engagement documentation
- Greater predictability and sustainability across government-related delivery
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