The Kinross Corporate Head Office is located in downtown Toronto and supports Kinross' operations and projects worldwide. Corporate functions include Finance, Procurement, Health & Safety, Human Resources, IT, Investor Relations, Exploration, Geology and Mine Planning, among others.

Job Description

Applies insights to the aid in design and development of IR processes, practices, and methodologies. The role meets operational or financial objectives by providing timely analysis for strategic management decisions. Responsible for the preparation and delivery of materials to external audiences to promote the company and accurately portray key communications. Represents Kinross during institutional investor meetings; responsible for replies to retail investor inquiries. Plans investor conferences and non-deal road shows; organizes and participates in meetings at various mine sites.

Job Responsibilities

Accountable for projects or programs with manageable risks and resource requirements. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to create or improve messaging on key deliverables. Resolves non-standard requests with only some guidance. Work impacts the quality and integrity of results in the unit or team and other teams.

To support the Investor Relations team in conveying Kinross' messaging with investors and equity analysts

• Helps maintain PowerPoint presentations for external audiences and assists with their delivery to various investors or sell-side analysts
• Responsible for the Investor Relations section of the website, including updating trading metrics on a monthly basis, reviewing/revising messaging from announcements or quarter results and updating the Analyst Coverage section as necessary
• Responsible for the targeting list for Kinross' annual Shareholder Engagement program; creates and oversees the collaboration between Corporate Responsibility, Legal and Human Resources to create a cohesive presentation that is delivered and presented to participating shareholders
• Oversees the preparation of materials by the Investor Relations Executive Assistant for the Senior Leadership Team in advance of investor meetings, conferences and roadshows, including investor profiles, meeting schedules, travel schedules, etc.
• Plans, organizes and manages site visits for the investor and analyst community; works with other Kinross departments to collect and prepare relevant information to be shared with external audiences during the visit
• Reviews documents prepared by other departments before their release to external audiences, including the Operational, Legal, Corporate Responsibility and Communications teams

Prepares materials related to the Company's quarterly results and ensures quality and accuracy for the execution of the release, including:

• Creates the quarterly Investor Relations report for presentation to the CEO and Board of Directors;
• Helps to create and manage changes to the conference call webcast PowerPoint slide deck;
• Creates and manages changes to a reference document for the Chief Technical Officer's use during the analyst conference call; reviewing the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer's reference document;
• Assists with the creation of a list of potential questions and answers;
• Organizes a group of senior managers that provide information to the Senior Leadership Team from a back-up support room during the analyst conference call;
• Creates a summary of operations, costs and comparative analysis documents for use by the Investor Relations team;
• Manages the results conference call event setup with the relevant external vendor;
• Manages the staging and posting of quarterly materials on various sections of the website;
• Summarizes and analyzes results;
• Supports the team on pre- and post-quarter analyst and investor calls with relevant data;
• Reviews peer results to highlight recurring industry themes and market reaction;
• Reviews and provides comments on the release documents from Finance; and
• Oversees the IR Executive Assistant with their work on the creation and distribution of the Quarterly Report for mailing to shareholders and for posting on the Kinross website
  

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Responsible for databases that direct the Investor Relations team with their daily duties and offer analysis to the team, the Senior Leadership Team, and the Board of Directors

• Oversees the creation of the Kinross shareholder list and the report that goes to the Senior Leadership Team that highlights notable movements and changes
• Makes recommendations to the Investor Relations team and Senior Leadership Team for investor targeting by conducting research, managing third-party support, and analyzing findings
• Maintains and analyzes a database of sell-side analyst recommendations and estimates, including quarterly and annual estimates, and distributes figures to the Senior Leadership Team and other relevant members of the Finance and Communications teams
• Reviews equity analysts' models and estimates to note variances from internal projections and reports findings to the Investor Relations team to ensure accurate projections from the sell-side
• Oversees the Investor Relations Executive Assistant with the maintenance of systems to track marketing activities, investor outreach, and conferences. Prepares reports analyzing the effectiveness/reach of the Investor Relations marketing plan.

Manages external communications, media outlets, and vendors

• Monitors media for relevant company and industry news; compiles and circulates to the Board, Senior Leadership Team, and other members of management for a total of ~300 employees via a daily media distribution
• Responsible for the circulation of sell-side research summaries to the Board, the Senior Leadership Team, and other members of management
• Maintains analyst contact list to issue blast emails of company announcements to analysts and associates
• Manages vendor relationships and on an ad-hoc basis, researches new services to analyze the effectiveness of current services

Education and Experience

• University degree in business, mining, communications or finance/accounting
• 1-5 years of related work experience or equivalent
• The ability to communicate effectively is essential
• Good working knowledge of all major business software programs, including proficiency with MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• An understanding of financial statements, capital markets, and investment practices is an asset
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a quickly changing, high-pressure environment
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills

Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile, Canada, and Ghana. Our focus on delivering value is based on our core principles of responsible mining, operational excellence, disciplined growth and balance sheet strength. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).