Tullow Oil is
Africa’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company and
is a constituent of the London FTSE100.
The Group has
interests in over 100 exploration and production licences across 24 countries
focusing on four core regions: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America.
Working for Tullow Oil in Kenya, you will be given the freedom and
responsibility to make a difference.
Tullow Kenya BV
is seeking to appoint the following position:
Job Title: Technical
Assistant, Land Access
Reports To: Social Performance Advisor
Background In
2010, Tullow Oil Kenya embarked on a major exploration campaign across five
Kenyan licence areas (Blocks 10BA, 10BB, 10A, 12A and 13T) covering over 67,000
sq km (six times the size of the licences in Uganda). In 2012, Tullow added
additional interests in Block 12A and Block 12B.
To date four
wells have been drilled and an extensive seismic programme is underway within
areas which are remote, environmentally very sensitive and conflict prone due
to tribal conflict, water and food insecurity.
Early
exploration results indicate that there could possibly be future
commercialisation of Kenya’s Northern oil resources. In order to be successful, ongoing
exploration and appraisal activities combined with future development planning
will require unfettered access to land within Tullow’s acreage.
Appropriately
managing ongoing access to land in a responsible and timely manner is a
critical activity for both operations and social performance.
Job Purpose:
The Tullow Oil
Kenya Technical Assistant, Land Access will be based in Nairobi with regular
travel to Tullow’s acreage in North West Kenya and is responsible for
supporting the development and execution of Tullow Oil Kenya’s Land Access
Framework.
The Technical
Assistant will report to the Nairobi based Social Performance Advisor and will
contribute to business unit success by ensuring that Tullow Oil has a robust
land access framework which facilitates unfettered access to land for ongoing
exploration and appraisal, as well as early development activities.
Key to this role
will be working closely with legal, EHS, operations and development to ensure
that a ‘fit-for-purpose’ framework which accounts for domestic legislation,
Tullow Oil Social Performance Standards and international standards is
developed and executed in an efficient and timely fashion.
This work will
be a critical input to Social Investment Strategy as it relates to livelihood
support issues. This position will also
be the key point of contact internally for land related matters and will
coordinate the Tullow Oil Kenya land access taskforce.
Responsibilities /Key Objectives:
Land Framework
- In cooperation with legal provide input into national legislative and regulatory frameworks as they pertain to community land and access for oil industry activities.
- In cooperation with key functions, develop an integrated Tullow Oil Kenya Land Access Framework which accounts for (but not necessarily limited to):
National legislation and
regulation
- Local County procedures
- International standards
- Land tenure and land use rights
- Public disclosure and consultation
- Valuation and compensation
- Economic and physical displacement
- Cultural Heritage
Spatial services
- In cooperation with the Environmental team, input into the scoping and review of Environmental & Social Impact Assessments (and associated management plans) to ensure matters associated with land access and / or acquisition are appropriately accounted for.
- Provide technical land management input into the design, development and implementation of the Borealis Information Management System.
- Cooperate with Tullow Oil GIS to ensure the effective integration of land issues into spatial services to inform engineering design.
- Coordinate the Tullow Oil Kenya Land Access taskforce and ensure agreed actions are executed in a timely fashion.
- External Stakeholder Engagement & Grievance Management
- As requested, support the site based Social Performance & EHS teams in executing stakeholder and community consultation activities in accordance with regulatory and IFC requirements for stakeholder relationship management.
- Support the timely resolution of stakeholder and community grievances, particularly where this involves issues pertaining to land grievances.
- Represent Tullow Kenya at key engagements as requested
Experience and Education:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a land based role (surveying, town / rural planning and infrastructure development).
- Strong track record in building successful relationships and securing alignment between multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in relationship management, negotiations, and conflict resolution.
- Solid understanding of international best practice/standards in this area. Particularly as they pertain to land access & acquisition, economic and physical displacement
- Extensive experience in the application of national and local land legislation / regulations and procedures.
- Heightened appreciation of the social, cultural and environmental aspects of land access and management.
- Proven track record of planning.
- Ability to translate complex information into strong, easily delivered messages, including the ability to influence, inspire confidence and build trust at all levels.
- Proven ability to manage complex matters in a transparent and inclusive fashion.
- Ability to integrate land issues into business and project planning as required.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Ability to manage conflict situations including conflict resolution and analysis.
How to apply:
Send your
application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our
client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and
expected salary, a daytime phone contact, valid email address, and the names
and telephone contacts of three professional referees.
All applications
and enquiries should be addressed to:
Adept Systems
Management
Consultants
Tausi Court, 3rd
Floor, along Tausi Road,
Off Muthithi
Road, Westlands, Nairobi
P O Box 6416,
Nairobi, GPO 00100
e-mail:
recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted
Closing date:
30th August 2013
