James McQuilken

Part of our Sustainable Markets portfolio (environment & energy, livelihoods, and mining), I lead Pact's responsible mining work with a team of global experts to make artisanal and small-scale mining safer, formalised, and productive. We partner with mining communities, government and industry along the supply chain from mine to market to ensure responsible mineral sourcing and production: https://www.pactworld.org/our-expertise/mining

https://www.pactworld.org/our-expertise/mining

DELVE 2019 & 2020 State or the ASM Sector report Lead Author and Editor: https://www.delvedatabase.org/ Dec. 2018-Feb. 2020: ASM Specialist and Communications Expert for Sustainable Development of Mining in Rwanda: https://sdmr.co.rw/ Project management, business development and technical inputs across a range of ASM programmes.

- Co-authored and managed production of inaugural 2018 State of the ASM Sector Report for Delve data initiative, managed by the World Bank and jointly implemented by Pact: https://delvedatabase.org/

NGO Pillar Chair 2025

- ASM Consultant for Sustainable Development of Mining in Rwanda (SDMR). - Author of policy briefs and blog for SDMR programme. - Support with annual and quarterly reports.

Commissioned to research and author content for issue 22 (July, 2018) of the Extractives Hub's bi-monthly bulletin 'The Extract' which focused on ASM. Reviewed, updated, and edited ASM Topic Guide on the Extractives Hub. Provided a list of references and key documents on ASM to be uploaded to the Topic Library. Extractives Hub: https://www.extractiveshub.org/topic/view/ID/1

Title: Small-scale mining and production networks in sub-Saharan Africa: Reconceptualising a framework for ‘pro-poor’ ethical mineral certification Extractive Industries | Value Chains | Global Production Networks | International Development | Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining | Mineral Certification | Fair Trade | Empowerment Teaching project management tools (Microsoft Project) to undergraduate and MBA students and marking assignments. Organised and led a two-day interdisciplinary workshop, competitively funded by the ESRC: ‘Harnessing Extractive Industries for Development in sub-Saharan Africa’ #EX4DEV16 Guest Lecturer: MSc Extractive Industries, the Environment, and Sustainability (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/extractive-industries-environment-and-sustainability) Reviewer for The Extractive Industries and Society Journal (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/the-extractive-industries-and-society/) Award: 2016 Winner: Vice-Chancellor's Award for Postgraduate Research, University of Surrey, 'in recognition of exceptional contribution made to research'. ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Mcquilken

Commissioned to write 3 literature reviews on key aspects of ASM: 1) Global policy debates; 2) Large-scale mining and ASM interactions; 3) Ethical mineral certification. Outputs were synthesised into a longer research paper used as a basis for discussions at the 2017 Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development AGM.

Manager in Extractives Industries Governance Team. Supported project management and set up of key projects, proposal writing, and development of research paper concerning women's economic empowerment in mining.

Designed and led fieldwork and consultations with stakeholders, co-authoring a paper identifying 'ways forward' for the formalisation of Ghana’s ASM sector. The paper informed discussions at a 4-day multi-stakeholder dialogue workshop.

Interviewed PSP4H staff and partners to author eight case studies and a press release, illustrating programme interventions and communicating lessons learned.

- Communication for Development - Environment and Development - Extractive Industries - Governance Accountability and Development - Resource and Ecological Economics - Social Policies for Development