Government Relations Officer at Oando

Purpose

• This role is primarily responsible for providing support towards developing & maintaining strong and sustainable relationships with JV partners, Federal Government regulators, and pertinent Ministries, Agencies, and Parastatals within the Energy sector.
• The role will also be responsible for information gathering, conducting research, and monitoring federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory activities affecting the oil, gas & power industry in general and OER’s operations specifically.
• The overriding objective is to provide support to the team to foster and optimize good business relationship with key government, regulatory and community stakeholders.

Supervisory Responsibility

• This position reports to the Government Relations Manager

Job Specification:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, Political/Social Science or Law
• A minimum of 3 years cumulative work experience
• Knowledge of Oil & Gas regulations, and government processes at the federal, state, and local levels
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret a variety of detailed legislation and regulatory documents.
• Possess basic network at all levels of government.
• Lobbying and public relations experience
• Other qualifications/experience would include good knowledge of the Oil & Gas (upstream) industry

Scope of Responsibility & Accountability:

• This role will provide required support to the members and management of the Government and External Relations Team
• High level of integrity is required due to nature of the role.
• The Job holder requires the flexibility to shuttle between operational locations
• The resource be able to work with minimal supervision and must be resourceful.

Major Responsibility Area

Essential Function

• Monitor organizational changes within the MDAs and NASS and constantly update the man marking guide in line with changes made.
• Support the Government Relations Manager in managing engagements/relationships with JV partner organizations and relevant regulatory stakeholders through key influencers (from entry to mid management level) to understand expectations, concerns, needs and positions on public and regulatory issues.
• Provide administrative support to the External Relations team including management of the Team’s document library.
• Develop presentations and position papers based on framework provided by the Government Relations Manager.
• Provide support for engagement planning and scheduling for OER management to meet with their counterparts in agencies that carry out executive, legislative & regulatory functions
• Conduct research and monitor state and federal legislative and regulatory issues that may potentially impact business operation, and report on potential regulatory and legislative issues to ensure organizational awareness.

Non-Essential Function

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the oil and gas industry, trends, and the internal business environment.
• Monitor all communications with 3rd parties, JV Partners, Communities, Government ministries, Parastatals and agencies and maintain a database of all correspondence.

Core Competencies:

• Politically Savvy
• Knowledge of government and legislative processes, procedures, and rules
• Adaptability – Government & Host Community Engagement
• Persuasion
• Intelligence Gathering
• Relationship Establishment (Networking) – Key stakeholder identification
• Relationship Building & Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Judgment & Decision Making
• Negotiation
• Written/Oral Communication and presentation skills

Key Performance Indicators:

• Up to date stakeholder management (database, engagement schedule and communication)
• Zero non-technical (Government and Community) downtime