Technical Assistance Services (TAS)

Position Title: Joint Ventures Officer

Location: Kampala

Position Gaps: One Gap

Activities

The job holder shall have the following responsibilities:

• Liaise with the technical teams to ensure that the Company meets its Contractual, Statutory and Regulatory obligations.
• Follow up all matters under discussions with the Authorities and take the necessary initiative to have these closed.
• Organize and Set up logistics for meetings with Authorities to ensure information flow to and from the Authorities in respect to the Operated Asset.
• Liaise with the technical teams to prepare and organize the process for approving Work Program and Budgets.
• Liaise with the technical teams and the Authority to ensure all the Regulatory consents in respect to the Work Programs and Budgets are obtained in time.
• Liaise with the technical and finance teams to follow up the Work Program and Budget performance. And in case additional budget are required, ensure that the respective requests are submitted in time.
• Ensure the follow up of all correspondences with and from the Authorities:

1. steps are taken to fulfil them, whether it comes from the company or from the Authority while taking
2. To identify the possible requirements arising from these letters and to make sure that the necessary steps are taken to fulfil them, whether it comes from the company or from the Authority while taking care of the time limits, if any
3. To prepare draft of letters as requested by the hierarchy.
4. Drafting minutes of all meetings with the Authorities.

• Prepare for and actively participate in the Cost recovery Audits with the Authorities.

Qualifications/Experience required

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or legal or business & administration or economics, the job holder must have sound technical or business professional experience of 1 to 3 years in Oil and/or Gas business.

Experience: 

• French would be an advantage
• Reliability, accuracy and autonomy
• Flexibility and full dedication to the job are essential
• Proactive, very dynamic; active team worker and spirit of initiatives