UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY LIMITED (UNOC)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) was appropriate procurement methodology, preparing purchase
established under Section 42 of the Petroleum (Exploration, orders and facilitating approvals.
Development and Production) Act 2013 and incorporated j) Ensure that national content regulatory requirements are
under the Companys Act 2012. It is a limited liability observed in the evaluation and award of contracts
company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. k) Establish a UNOC supplier database through pre-
qualification, development of new vendors and maintain
The overall function of UNOC is to handle the States a duly approved supplier list approved by the contracts
Commercial interests in the Oil and Gas industry and committee and registered with the Petroleum Authority of
ensure that the resource is exploited in a sustainable Uganda
manner. UNOC now invites applications for persons l) Maintain and archive records of the procurement and
interested to develop their career with a dynamic results- disposal process (statements of requirements, bid
oriented Company to occupy the following position: documents, media placements, approved contracts etc.)
m) Regular reporting on contract performance and reviews
JOB TITLE: CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER and establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of
REPORTS TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER procurement process to management and contracts
JOB PURPOSE: Responsible for the overall strategic committee on a timely basis.
planning and initiatives of human resources, change n) Ensure compliance with the regulatory framework and
management, policy formulation and organizational periodic reporting to governing authorities
design for UNOC and its subsidiaries. o) Add value to business in terms of identification of areas of
cost reduction and optimization
Essential Duties; p) To initiate, develop and manage medium and long-term
a) Develops comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention contracts in cooperation with Business and Functional
plans that meet the businesss human capital needs. Managers and ensure compliance with the terms and
b) Support attainment of business objectives by mitigating conditions specified in the contracts.
HR risks through implementation of formalized HR control q) Manage company logistics and materials/inventory
frameworks.
c) Ensures that the organizational design and rewards Qualifications and attributes;
structure is reflective of a dynamic business environment a) Masters Degree in Procurement, Supply chain
and up-to-date modes of working in an increasingly Management, Finance, Business Administration,
competitive business environment. Accounting or Economics or any relevant degree
d) Responsible for ensuring that the businesss values are b) Professional Membership to accredited procurement or
clearly communicated and understood at all levels of the supply chain body such as CIPS, CPSM, CSCP
business, clarifying on employee conduct that is necessary c) At least 10 years working experience of which 4 must be at
for realizing an engaging, high performance culture within a Senior Level
the business. d) High degree of integrity, professionalism and maintenance
e) Support the CEO in development of succession plan for of confidentiality
UNOC to ensure business continuity through effective e) Experience in petroleum operations, project management,
talent management upstream business would be an added advantage.
f) Support the CEO in the development of the National f) Solid understanding of Joint Venture Operations
Content Strategy and Plan and its implementation. g) Proven experience in supply chain management of capital
g) Regular reporting on Human resources functional Key intensive projects
Performance Indicators (KPIs) and link to company h) Knowledge of Ugandan Laws and good understanding of
balanced scorecard procurement processes and controls.
h) Ensure compliance with the regulatory framework and i) Expert Knowledge of contract terms and conditions
periodic reporting to governing authorities j) Strong and demonstrable skills in personal effectiveness
i) Drive the dissemination of key HR processes and k) Strong negotiation and communication skills
programmes to senior management and staff of UNOC and
its subsidiaries JOB TITLE: Head of Development and Production
j) Create a culture of employee management that encourages REPORTS TO: Chief Operating Officer - Upstream
a culture that lives UNOC values. JOB PURPOSE: Safely manage the companys development
k) Provide overall leadership and guidance to HR functions by and production operations to maximize value for the
overseeing administration, talent acquisition, training and company
development and career development
l) Manage and resolve conflicts in line with the Human Essential Duties;
Resource Policy a) Responsible for development and production drilling
operations; enhanced recovery operations as well as
Qualifications and attributes; defining production forecasts and preparation of annual
a) Degree/Masters Degree in Management, Human production reports.
Resources, Administration, or other relevant degree b) Advise on technical phases of exploitation, completion,
b) HR professional qualifications (Chartered Institute of fluid recovery, and remedial work. Assist with the planning
Personnel and Development-CIPD preferred) and obtaining approval for appraisal and development
c) Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) will be programs. Oversee both drilling and production operations,
an added advantage i.e., the everyday management of producing fields,
d) At least 10 years working experience of which 5 must be at including drilling, well completion, production handling
a senior level and treatment, and equipment and facilities selection and
e) Solid prior experience in key HR process areas design.
recruitment, performance management, talent processes, c) Managing oil and gas reservoir performance, calculation of
remuneration and benefits administration etc. recovery and profitability, and devise means of increasing
f) Must also demonstrate exceptionally strong analytical ultimate recovery for both independent and Joint venture
skills, having an ability to analyse, refine, summarize, and Assets. Ensure that production targets, as set by the
clearly present data and information. organization, are met or exceeded.
g) Knowledge and understanding of Ugandan labour & d) Head the preparation and evaluation of Field Development
employment laws Plans, Petroleum Reservoir Reports, Reservoir
h) Excellent IT skills with a good understanding of HRMIS. Management Plans and other technical proposals and
i) Excellent presentation, facilitation, coaching, influencing reports. Coordinate the review of technical reports by the
and interpersonal relationship are essential. Joint Venture Partners.
j) General knowledge of Oil & Gas Operations. e) Participation in negotiation of joint venture agreements.
k) Strong and demonstrable skills in personal effectiveness Participation in meetings with Partners and Authorities,
when required.
JOB TITLE: HEAD OF PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS f) Assist in the development of operational procedures and
(Re-Advertised) ensure that all development operations are conducted
(Previous applicants need not re-apply) according to approved procedures.
REPORTS TO: CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER g) Establish maintenance programs which will avoid
JOB PURPOSE: Responsible for the overall strategic and downtime and loss of production and which will ensure
tactical planning of procurement and supply value chain of that the surface facilities achieve their design life.
UNOC, ensuring adherence to set procurement guidelines, h) Supervising the Geophysical & Geotechnical Survey
interface between UNOC and Joint venture partners in works, FEED for development and production operations.
protecting national interests as well as improvement of Ensuring data gathering for all operations is adequate and
shareholder value. that such data is stored in an efficient manner.
i) Optimize costs and mitigate against potential overruns
Essential Duties; j) Ensuring preparation of the internal reports of estimated
a) To understand, disseminate, implement and ensure reserves by well, field, region, and company and work
compliance to the Procurement Policies and Procedures. with independent reserves evaluation firms that prepare
b) Prepare annual procurement plan for all UNOC business independent reports of the companys reserves.
functions and its subsidiaries k) Ensure that wells are drilled, completed and tested in
c) Execute the procurement plan and protect shareholder accordance with approved work programs and budgets
value and ensure UNOC gets value for money and in compliance with the Companys procedures/
d) Support the establishment of the UNOC Contracts standards and the Laws of Uganda
Committee, Procurement and Disposal Unit and an l) Work with the Contracts and Procurement Department to
Evaluation Committee and ensure that key decisions are ensure appropriate contracting and procurement strategies
properly minuted are employed on UNOC operations and effective selection
e) Execute duties of secretariat to the Contracts Committee and management of service companies and vendors.
and implement the decisions of the Contracts Committee m) Identify, promote and lead cost reductions, synergies,
f) To co-ordinate the Procurement Committee Process in exchange of best practices both internally and between
accordance with Procurement Policy and enforcing UNOC Joint Venture Partners.
Values. n) Supervise the geoscience, drilling and Geoscience/GIS
g) Participate and lead contract negotiations with support data sections
from legal, user departments and an independent technical
expert Qualifications and attributes;
h) Ensure coherence and consistency application of a) Masters Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum
procurement policy Geosciences or any relevant degree.
i) To provide advice and support to the business procurement b) Post graduate qualification in management of petroleum
matters by; obtaining procurement requests, determining development and production operations will be an added
advantage.
c) Minimum 8 years experience in Petroleum E&P
Operations. Experience in Project Development &
Management especially in joint venture operations is an
added advantage.
d) Good negotiation and communication skills. In-depth
knowledge of managing development and production
operations, good knowledge of Health & Safety standards
and operational procedures.
JOB TITLE: Commercial Manager
REPORTS TO: Chief Commercial Officer
JOB PURPOSE: To lead the design, planning and
implementation of the strategic and commercial objectives
of UNOC
Essential Duties;
a) Provide strategic commercial and economic guidance to
support the planning, development, and implementation of
UNOCs short, medium and long-term strategic objectives;
b) Develop economic models to support negotiations and
commercial decisions. Provide support in the framing
of economic evaluations and identification of embedded
options, risks and mitigations in commercial ventures;
c) To advise and provide support on commercial related
issues for all technical, legal and other functional interfaces
within UNOC.
d) Identify opportunities for UNOC in the sector and structure
options for the development and commercialisation of
those opportunities, and perform executive business/
market strategies to achieve growth and profitability.
e) To define marketing and funding strategies to support
UNOCs broader commercial opportunities;
f) To propose and implement a process of selection for
Upstream Joint Operations partners for UNOC, starting
with Exploration, such that UNOC is positioned to actively
compete in Ugandas Oil and Gas Industry;
g) Negotiate and agree commercial features and arrangements
with existing and prospective partners;
h) Conduct market studies for hydrocarbon resources and
ensure economic tools for export and domestic related
analysis are available;
i) Provide the financial context for decisions, ensuring
strategy alignment, transparency and impact on various
financial metrics for UNOC;
j) Developing effective business relationships and networks
with industry and other stakeholders;
k) Build and maintain commercial excellence within UNOC
through mentoring and development of commercial skills
behaviour within the Company junior staff;
l) To provide advice and support to the CEO and the Executive
management team on all technical and commercial matters
across the value chain as required.
Qualifications and attributes;
a) At least a Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Economics,
Finance, Energy, Petroleum Geosciences or any relevant
degree
b) A Masters Degree in Engineering, Economics, Energy,
Petroleum Geosciences, or Business Administration would
be an advantage;
c) Must have at least 10 years working experience in the oil
and gas sector, including management positions handling
commercial negotiations;
d) Knowledge and experience of company legal, engineering,
development and commercial processes across the oil and
gas value chain;
e) Knowledge and experience of working with Natural
Resource / Energy Ministries in developing countries;
f) Be commercially astute and possess sound negotiation
and leadership skills;
g) Have excellent communication and personnel management
skills, and a high level of discretion and personal integrity.
JOB TITLE: Quality Health Safety and Environment
Manager
REPORTS TO: Chief Operating Officer - Upstream
JOB PURPOSE: Develop and implement Health Safety and
Environment activities for UNOC, in line with company
objectives.
Essential Duties;
a) Coordinate QHSE activities for the company
b) Lead the planning, coordinating and implementing of
effective HSE policies, guidelines and procedures to ensure
that the companys objectives are met.
c) Provide support to Projects and Operations teams in
all aspects of safety, occupational health, safety and
environmental.
d) Ensure HSE compliance and perform regular HSE audits in
the areas of operation
e) Attend Joint Venture Partner planning and client meetings
as required on HSE related matters.
f) Development and implementation of Company-wide HSE
initiatives
g) Advise the company of HSE regulatory requirements and
standards
h) Develop companys QHSE Policy and Operational Manual
i) Assist with developing HSE project specific plans that
comply with Company policies and procedures
j) Ensure training, tool box meetings, and drills are
implemented as part of the companys operational training
and HSE program, Conduct HSE trainings and orientation
to all new employees.
k) Investigate and complete the process for close out of
all Accident Investigation Reports and prepare/submit
lessons learned
l) Track and provide regular HSE performance reporting and
manage Safety Statistic reporting for the company.
m) Provide HSE aspects of Company Bid Submissions as
requested
n) Ensure all worksites are HSE compliant with Company
policies and safety standards.
o) Assist in ad-hoc HSE tasks/projects as required.
p) Advise UNOC on regulatory requirements and be a liaison
with the Environment and safety Regulatory Bodies
Qualifications and attributes;
a) Masters degree in Environmental Science, Environmental
Engineering with specialization in QHSE or any other
relevant degree.
b) Possession of relevant certification in health and safety
will be an added advantage
c) Min 8 years relevant experience in Oil & Gas industry
d) Knowledgeable in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHA 18001
standards and HSE management systems is highly
preferred.
JOB TITLE: SENIOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
REPORTS TO: CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
JOB PURPOSE: To maintain an effective business control
framework, generate management, group & statutory
accounts and supervise Finance control activities.
Essential Duties;
a) Develop, periodically review, update and ensure
consistent adherence to business internal control policies
and procedures and their effectiveness across the
organization.
b) Prepare Statutory accounts for UNOC, Uganda Refinery
Holding Company and Uganda Pipeline Company in
accordance with IAS, liaise with external Auditors to
ensure submission of accounts to Revenue Authorities
together with Tax self-assessment return on time.
c) Co-ordinate and ensure smooth statutory Audit exercise
by providing necessary schedules & reconciliations;
contact with staff required by the Auditors & compilation
of management response to Audit Findings.
d) Tax planning and management for UNOC and its subsidiaries
and manage the relations with Uganda Revenue Authority
e) Ensure the integrity of Finance Systems and chart of
accounts through constant review & updates.
f) Supervision of payments processing and controls for
suppliers and staff.
g) Follow up on Finance control issues raised in various
audits and inspections and ensure agreed action items are
implemented on a timely basis.
h) Ensure timely reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
i) Manage month end control processes
j) Manage inter-company transactions between the parent
company (UNOC) and its subsidiaries
k) Ensure that cash calls from Joint Venture Partners are
processed on a timely basis
l) Prepare consolidated parent company accounts on a
monthly basis
m) Coordinate year end stock takes and ensure that its
witnessed by Auditors
n) Coordination of smooth finance transactions processing,
check for accuracy, and posting on a timely basis.
o) Provide guidance, specialist finance advice, in-depth
analysis & support to management on business control
principles
p) Fixed Assets Management (Fixed Assets register,
Depreciation and Work In Progress)
Qualifications and attributes;
a) Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or
Economics or any relevant Degree.
b) Professional Membership (ACCA, CPA,CMA)
c) 8-10 years working experience in a busy organisation
with in-depth knowledge of controls framework and tax
management
d) Strong understanding of IFRS and any other relevant
accounting standards
e) Knowledge of Uganda tax laws
f) Must also demonstrate exceptionally strong analytical
skills, having an ability to analyse, refine, summarize, and
clearly present data and information.
g) Solid understanding of Joint Venture Operations and
accounting
h) Excellent IT skills with a good understanding of MS
applications
i) Knowledge of consolidations for Parent and subsidiaries
and inter-company accounting
j) Knowledge Integrated Planning and budgeting
k) Expert knowledge of Enterprise Resource Systems (ERPs)
l) High degree of professionalism
m) General knowledge of Oil & Gas Operations.
n) Strong and demonstrable skills in personal effectiveness
o) Fluency in spoken/written English.
JOB TITLE: BUSINESS PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE
SPECIALIST
REPORTS TO: CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
JOB PURPOSE: This role will be responsible for supporting
strategic and tactical planning, risk management, business
integration (UNOC, UNOC Subsidiaries and non-operated
assets), management reporting, and also act as a critical
interface between UNOC functions and UNOC subsidiaries
planning functions.
Essential Duties;
a) Prepare the annual business plan in cooperation with the
various functions within UNOC and its subsidiaries
b) Support the tracking and delivery of UNOC company
objectives including capturing and reporting of data on key
performance indicators (KPIs)
c) Business analysis including review and challenge of
financial models
d) Closely monitor progress of the Company performance in
delivery of the Balanced Scorecard on behalf of the CFO
e) Safe guard company information through proper execution
of information control policies, procedures and guidelines
f) Prepare accurately and on a timely basis Management
reports in the agreed formats.
g) Coordinate the periodic budget revision process with
Senior Executives and Departmental Managers.
h) Ensure Performance against budgets variance reports are
prepared on a regular and timely basis and that there is
adequate performance monitoring.
i) Provide Finance input in Capital Expenditure (Capex)
projects evaluations and ensure sound financial evaluations
are done in line with the capital Investment Proposal
Guidelines.
Qualifications and attributes;
a) Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting
or Economics or any other relevant degree
b) Professional Membership (ACCA, CPA,CMA)
c) 8-10 years working experience in a busy organisation
d) Must also demonstrate exceptionally strong analytical
skills, having an ability to analyse, refine, summarize, and
clearly present data and information.
e) Knowledge of Integrated Planning and strong budgeting
skills
f) High degree of professionalism and maintenance of
confidentiality
g) Excellent IT skills with a good understanding of MS
applications
h) General knowledge of Oil & Gas Operations.
i) Strong and demonstrable skills in personal effectiveness
j) Solid understanding of Joint Venture Operations
k) Fluency in spoken/written English.
JOB TITLE: Geoscience Manager
REPORTS TO: Head of Development and Production
JOB PURPOSE: Manage the technical aspects of
the companys resource profile through Leading a
multidisciplinary team and coordination of the same with
the Joint venture partners.
Essential Duties;
a) Monitoring the acquisition of geoscience data to ensure
quality
b) Interpreting data to determine subsurface geology and
resource base
c) Developing geological reservoir models to understand
structure, reservoir characterisation and petroleum quality
and content.
d) Estimating the petroleum resources/Reserves and
classifying the companys resource portfolio with prudent
classification frameworks
e) Heading multidisciplinary geoscience team to give optimal
solutions to field development of UNOC oil and gas
assets.
f) Coordinate with Joint Venture Partners on jointly operated
assets
g) Collaborating with drilling engineers to determine drilling
locations on the basis of the interpretation of the data and
models developed;
h) Planning and undertaking Development drilling programme,
after collecting and modelling all available data, including
planning locations and trajectory of development wells and
putting well proposals together in conjunction with the
multidisciplinary team;
i) Develop reservoir management and surveillance
programs and identifying further opportunities in fields on
production.
j) Development of proposals for field development including
enhanced oil recovery.
k) Support the exploration team in evaluating and ranking the
resources, risks and uncertainties of the prospects to be
drilled and suggest technical exploration and development
programs.
l) Interpretation and integration of well results, analysis and
interpretation (final well reports and postmortem) into
geological studies including modeling studies.
m) Issue and defend recommendations jointly with
geophysics, reservoir, subsurface and drilling operations
to the technical management.
n) Advise on optimal geoscience interpretation tools
o) Managing and mentoring of the geoscience team.
Qualifications and attributes;
a) Masters of Science in Petroleum Geosciences, Petroleum
Engineering or any relevant Degree.
b) Post graduate qualification in management of petroleum
exploitation operations will be an added advantage.
c) Minimum 8 years experience in petroleum exploration
and/or development operations.
d) Experience in resource estimation and evaluation of
petroleum Assets.
e) Experience in leading geoscience teams.
f) The candidate must demonstrate experience gained
through fieldwork, well-site operations and/or research as
well as providing valuable hands-on experience.
Application procedure:
Completed and signed Applications Forms together
with certified copies of academic certificates should be
addressed and submitted in TRIPLICATE to the address
below by 17:00 hours (5:00pm EAT) not later than 24th
April 2017. Applications delivered through registered mail,
electronic mail (email) and courier will also be received.
Applications via email must be delivered as a single pdf file,
in the order of cover letter, application form and supporting
documents to recruitment@unoc.co.ug.
While we thank you for your interest, only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will
lead to automatic disqualification. Job Application Form
can be downloaded from Resources > Jobs and Tenders
on www.petroleum.go.ug
THE CEO, UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY LTD,
P.O.BOX 36316, KAMPALA, 4TH FLOOR AMBER HOUSE,
PLOT 29/33KAMPALA ROAD. ROOM C406