Community Relations Representatives at Addax Petroleum

Addax Petroleum is a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group, one of the largest oil and gas producers in China, the biggest oil refiner in Asia and the third largest worldwide.
Addax Petroleum was founded in 1994 upon leading petroleum industry expertise and a deep-rooted understanding and respect for African cultures. Over the years, Addax Petroleum has evolved from a young pioneer into an established international oil and gas, exploration and production company focused on Africa and the Middle East.
Addax Petroleum’s assets are located in Nigeria, the Joint Development Zone of São Tomé & Príncipe, Gabon, Cameroon and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, comprising an excellent combination of oil and gas reserves and exploration opportunities. The Company’s approximate average oil production for 2011 was 140,000 bbl/d.
Addax Petroleum has over 1100 employees worldwide with service offices in Geneva (Switzerland) and Houston (USA), and operating offices in Lagos (Nigeria), Port-Gentil (Gabon) and Douala (Cameroon).

Addax Petroleum is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Community Relations Representatives
Job Number: 001365

Job Type (Employment Type): Permanent
Job Schedule: Full Time
Job Category: HSSE
Career Level: Senior(non-manager)

Position Description

• Facilitate the sensitisation of all APDNL’s host communities on the GMoU and securing their buy-in
• Facilitate the sensitisation of the Local State Governments on the GMoU and secure their endorsement and active participation.
• Develop a robust suite of criteria for selecting NGOs for the maturation and implementation of the GMoU.
• Co-ordinate the process of securing credible NGOs for the various phases of the GMoU
• Benchmark with industry practice and provide a comprehensive manual and controls for the smooth operations of the GMoU in Addax.
• Facilitate the GMoU negotiations.
• Facilitate the training of both company representatives and community reps. On Negotiation Skills in readiness for the GMoU negotiations.
• Facilitate selection of community negotiators and ensure timely clustering of communities.
• Liaise with Legal Department and produce credible template for GMoU agreements.
• Facilitate adoption of a formular for funding the GMoU clusters.
• Ensure appropriate Mandate is provided for the negotiations.
• Facilitate the inauguration of the Community Trusts, Community Development Boards and the Steering Committee.
• Ensure effective take-off of the GMoU clusters.

Position Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (Minimum of Second Class Lower Division) or its equivalent in social science disciplines.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in oil and gas industry and experience with development agencies or donor organisations will be an advantage

Application Closing Date
17th October, 2012

Method of Application
Interested and qualified Candidates should
Click Here To Apply Online

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