Head of Contracts at Amaiden Energy Nigeria Limited (2 Openings)

Amaiden Energy Nigeria Limited (formerly Moody International Nigeria Limited) was established in 1996 as a partnership between Moody International Group and Nigerian investors. Since commencing operations in March 1997 the company continues to grow and exerts its presence in numerous Projects in the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Contracts

Locations: Port Harcourt, Rivers and Lagos

Main Functions
The service holder manages the compliance requirements of the contract's entity:

• Verify that the company’s Contractual Policies and applicable laws and regulations are adhered to, especially related to ethic and transparency
• Participates in preparation of Contracts procedures.
• Complies with the standards of the company and the agreements with the partners
• Applies and respects the procedures in the tender process and ensures that team complies.
• Implement Company’s Global Procurement (TGP) directives within team and technical duets.
• Organize and control the purchase of services function as a managed process on a daily basis.
• Supervises and ensure appropriate, transparent and justified strategy on subjects to be presented to Contracts Committees.
• Establishes and promotes continuous improvement of Contracts practices, procedures & reference documentation.
• Coordinates Duet and Triplet process with Métier partners and technical managers.
• oordinate the work load within the Field Operations/HSE/CAPD Contracts Engineers workforce.
• Manage the Contracts personnel in cooperation with the Métier Partners, respecting the CA Métier system of reference, the local constraints, and the eventual « synergy » action plans defined by TGP.
• Ensure the maintenance of the necessary level of competencies for the realization of the service purchase.
• Ensure the communication of good practices and lessons learned to TGP (REX) on contractual matters.
• Assist the Métier Partners for all contractual activities

The Service holder supervises the Contracts entity activities:

• Manage the contracts processes correctly
• Receive requests or scope from requesting entities
• Organize call for tender or request for quotation
• Evaluate offers, along with requesting entities
• Supervise the establishment of the technical contracts, directly participate to the most complex contracts and orders
• Ensures the establishment of suitable lists of potential bidders.
• Carries out contracting process in accordance with Company’s rules.
• Ensures contracts are drafted in accordance with approved model contracts and contributes to their periodic review.
• Ensures that contracts are created and managed in UNISUP and in AGORA.
• Ensures effective use of tools and systems (Ariba, NIPEX, REX+, CMS.) for optimum productivity.
• Provide required support in the settlement of claims, arbitration and or lawsuits.
• Maintains a log of all savings generated for contracts in own domain and obtains validation of such savings.
• Appropriates the Company’s Group initiatives such as Frame Agreements, e-procurement.
• Manages a network of Vendors and relationship with relevant Stake holders such as NUIMS, NCD, NUPRC, etc.
• Monitor KPIs to ensure improvement of efficiencies
• Follow up with NC to ensure issuance of NCCC for all NCDMB threshold contracts.
• Ensure synergy with relevant domains and technical duets
• Ensure global reporting of the Contracts team to the C&P management and to TGP Métier
• Monitor contractor’s performance with Duet, promoting and attending service quality meetings, claims, amendments and contract renewal discussions with contractor and manage and maintain a network with
• Stakeholders such as NUIMS, NCD, NUPRC, etc.

Job Requirements
Required Qualifications / Experience:

• A degree in Engineering, Business Management, or Social Sciences (preferably Supply Chain).
• Membership of relevant professional bodies in the Supply Chain and in Operational functions will be an
• added advantage.
• 12 years’ Oil and Gas Industry experience with excellent knowledge of the Supply Chain.
• Excellent negotiation skills. Understanding of core operational activities (exploration, drilling, Engineering, Field Ops)
• Personal Abilities: Advanced Management, Advanced Human Relations, Problem Solving and Planning/Organizing/Coordinating/Controlling.

Accountabilities:

• Ensure 100% compliance to COMPANY rules, SOX and local rules
• To organize, supervise and control the contracts function in the subsidiary
• To promote the improvement of the contract process
• To control the implementation of contractual terms
• To encourage, develop and realise methods in view of optimizing the contracts activity
• To create a competitive, transparent and fair atmosphere in contract processes
• To liaise with all the affiliates’ entities such as operational entities, legal, insurance, finance, Compliance, etc.

Application Closing Date
18th December, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online