Head, Local Content Development at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Local Content Development

Location: Lagos
Contractual Hours: Temporary work contract

Job Description

• SPIE Services Nigeria Limited is currently looking for a Head, Local Content Development to join its work force in Nigeria.

Responsibilities
Suitable candidate will:

• 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

Others:

• 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.

Profile

• Educational Background: BSc. 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.