Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 04 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Mission And Dimensions Job
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project involves the construction and operation of a buried, cross-border pipeline to transport crude oil from the Lake Albert area in Uganda to the eastern coast of Tanzania for export to international markets. The pipeline will run from Kabaale in Hoima District, Uganda, to Chongoleani, Tanga Region, in Tanzania. The length of the pipeline is 1,443 kilometers (km) of which 296 km will be in Uganda. In Uganda the pipeline will traverse ten (10) Districts, comprising Hoima, Kikuube, Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Gomba, Sembabule, Lwengo, Rakai and Kyotera.

EACOP has extensive interaction with national and local government entities including various ministries and agencies right to LCIs at village level. The Government Relations Manager will build and maintain political and industry relationships that are beneficial to EACOP and facilitate overall stakeholder engagement process even though there may be multiple ‘relationship managers’ within EACOP who are key focal points for the different stakeholders.

Activities
Develop and implement engagement strategies for governmental and related project stakeholders.
• Conduct and maintain up to date, stakeholder mapping to identify key related actors with whom EACOP should proactively engage.
• Coordinate engagement with Central Government, Local Government Authorities, statutory and non-statutory bodies government ministries, departments and agencies, in addressing matters related to EACOP
• Organize engagements with government entities in ESG space, in addressing matters related to climate, environment, biodiversity, industry & business.
• Support the project teams in engagements with communities and other parties, in relation to government policies and regulations as they relate with effective project delivery.
• Develop engagement plans, maintain a register in Borealis stakeholder management system and carefully record all interactions and follow-up actions required in this system.

Work with Corporate Affairs to develop key messages to government and related stakeholders.
• Prepare key messages and materials to share with government and related actors
• Organize government related field visits to EACOP project sites and events related to the project, to for raising positive messaging and visibility of the Project in conjunction with Corporate Affairs.

Support EACOP Departments, as necessary, in working with counterpart Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies
• Support EACOP departments in effective engagements with various counterpart government ministries departments and agencies.
• Support interfaces between EACOP contractors and government agencies as may be required from time to time
• Provide inputs and support to LSOC Community Relations Co-ordinators engagements with region and district government stakeholders.
• Carry out other duties, as may be delegated by the General Manager

Context Environment and
• Continually work to improve EACOP’s relationships with relevant state actors and related stakeholders.
• Maintain an institutional memory of interactions with stakeholders through rigorous documentation in EACOP’s stakeholder management system (Borealis stakeholder engagement module).
• Provision of up-to-date data for presentations and management reporting

Person Specification
Education,
Skills & Experience Training,
Education Qualifications:
• A Bachelors’ degree in a communications discipline, international relations, or another relevant discipline.

Professional experience:
• At least 8 years of experience working with Uganda governmental affairs and related processes, preferably in a management role within international multicultural organizations, commercial or non-profit environments.

Technical competencies:
• Experience in developing and implementing communications strategies.
• A demonstrable network and excellent understanding of key government processes and related stakeholders
• Ability to take knowledge and link governments and policy influencers with the technical resources and messages needed is critical.
• A strong understanding of the oil and gas sector is advantageous.
• Effective public speaking, communication, and presentation skills

Behavioral competencies:
• Strategic thinker, judgement, results and detail-oriented, able to work autonomously with minimal supervision, team spirit, adaptability in a multicultural environment.
• Fluent in English


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

You can apply by submitting your cover letter and CV to oil.gasjobs@truenorthafrica.com with subject line Government Relations Manager by 11th March 2024. All application documents Must be in either PDF or MS. Word.



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