Head, Local Content Development at WTS Energy

Job Summary

• This job is created to Interface and maintain good relationships with relevant Government bodies and other OPTS member companies to proactively identify and resolve potential and existing Nigerian Content challenges that could hinder the smooth operation of the company’s business.

Responsibilites
Service content:

• Assist to develop and propose local content strategy for the company.
• Ensure best practices aimed at improving the financial impact of Local Content strategy on oil and gas projects.
• Aid to Project Company’s image positively with respect to Nigerian Content practices agreed between Company and relevant Government bodies.
• Be fully conversant with relevant government regulations and guidelines by NCDMB and provide guidance to the rest of the company.
• Coordinate detailed review in conjunction with the Legal team, of proposed Guidelines and Regulations by NCDMB in different subject areas (e.g. Research & Development, Human Capacity Development, Community Content, Growth of Indigenous Capacity, Technology Transfer, Enforcement & Compliance, Nigerian Content Development Fund, etc.) prior to policy formulation and passage into law.
• Represent Company at all OPTS NC Subcommittee Engagements when hierarchy is unavailable
• Represent Company at all Government functions and events pertaining to Nigerian Content, when hierarchy is unavailable
• Participate in resolving all outstanding OPTS issues pertaining to COMPANY with the relevant internal and external entities.
• Ensure good relationships with relevant Government bodies to proactively identify and resolve potential Nigerian Content challenges.
• Coordinate Company’s participation in Joint Industry initiatives led by NCDMB.
• Participate internally in Industry Cost Efficiency initiatives from a Local Content perspective and provide detailed reports/analysis.
• Support initiatives to promote Local Content awareness and compliance with all relevant stakeholders internally and externally.
• Coordinate and collate Fand quarterly procurement and contract reports (1MUSD and above, between 50KUSD and less than 1MUSD), contract forecast reports, bi-annual reports for Legal, Finance, Insurance and Annual reports.
• Participate in monitoring meetings (statutory and Ad hoc), monitoring visits, quarterly and annual, NEITI audits and other NCDMB instituted audits.

Activites:

• Review Government-proposed Guidelines and Regulations highlighting areas of potential conflict with industry operations/activities.
• Propose best practices from other companies, COMPANY affiliates, or countries for adoption by the industry in Nigeria.
• Review Nigerian Content Lessons Learnt across projects in COMPANY for cost efficiency and to aid in local content strategy formulation.
• Liaise effectively with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to resolve outstanding local content issues/ challenges pertaining to COMPANY.

Health safety & environment:

• Set a personal example in adherence to affiliate’s HSE Policy and Procedures.
• Raise awareness and provide guidance with regards to the execution of the HSE rules.
• Ensure safety of your team at the workplace to avoid danger to persons, installations and avoid any negative impact to the environment.
• Notify relevant staff of near-misses, incidents and accidents, and initiate/drive corrective actions to prevent a reoccurrence.
• Ensure the use of safety emergency procedures and personal protective equipment.
• Conduct regular inspections and report any incidents (anomalies, unsafe acts, near-misses, damage, spills, injuries, etc.)

Context and environment:

• Position is based in Lagos with trips to other locations as the job requires.
• The job deals with sensitive/confidential information related to the business and industry, with a significant impact on COMPANY’s strategy and development. Thus, the job holder needs the ability to think strategically, have strong analytical skills, be able to communicate effectively and ensure the quality and reliability of information.
• Cross-functionality is a key requirement for the job as it involves interactions with many different parties, both within and outside the company.

Accountabilties:

• Maintains good working relations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensures compliance with the Nigerian Content Act (NOGICD Act, 2010).
• Ensures compliance with Company standards and regulations.
• Promotion of Company’s core values, culture and ethos to ensure quality service delivery by external stakeholders.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Educational Background: BSc Degree in Business Management, Engineering or other related disciplines.
• Minimum of 12 years’ transversal experience in Oil and Gas activity and company.
• Strategic & business acumen; analytical skills, diagnostic information gathering, local and global perspectives.
• Good communication, interpersonal skills and cross-functionality, strong E&P knowledge with transverse experience in the E&P sector.
• Understanding of Company’s rules and regulations.
• Good and working understanding of the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act, 2010.
• Good understanding of COMPANY activities, policies and strategies as well as of government policies.