Do you have what
it takes?
Tullow is
looking for you!
Tullow Oil is
Africa’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company and
is a constituent of the London FTSE100.
Working for
Tullow Oil in Kenya, you will be given the freedom and responsibility to make a
difference.
We provide the
opportunities to build a solid future within our rapidly expanding portfolio
and provide competitive rewards as part of our people strategy. Our high level
of employee engagement is also one of our key success factors that we want to
continue building on.
Tullow Oil is
seeking a talented, self motivated, proactive and skilled individual of high
personal integrity to fill the following position:
Job Title: Senior
Legal Advisor – Kenya
Reports to: Regional General Counsel
Job Purpose: As
the key member of the Tullow legal team and the Kenya business unit, provide
legal support and advice to the Kenyan business and its supporting functions,
including commercial, finance, supply chain management, EHS, external affairs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide legal support on all aspects relating to Tullow’s business and operations in Kenya, including legal support on potential early production and pipeline projects including upstream commercial arrangements (PSCs, JOAs, petroleum law)
- Review and draft Kenyan law contracts.
- Be the Legal point of contact for the Government, joint venture partners, third party contractors and other legal-related stakeholders in Kenya.
- Manage, supervise and mentor more junior legal staff
Requirements
- University graduate and professionally qualified lawyer in Kenya, or in a European, North American or other recognised common law jurisdiction.
- A minimum of 10 years post qualification experience working as part of a goal-focused team in a commercial environment to challenging deadlines either with a leading private practice firm or in-house legal department.
- Knowledge of contract and corporate law, energy/mining/power/infrastructure projects, commercial law.
- Finance experience and knowledge will be an advantage
- Sound commercial agreement drafting and negotiation skills.
- Experience of dealing with Government authorities with an existing profile and network with relevant Ministerial circles.
- Experience of providing legal advice on contractual and legislative/regulatory matters.
- Knowledge and experience in the oil & gas, mining, energy, power and/or infrastructure sectors.
Applications should be sent to:
Adept Systems
Management
Consultants
P.O Box 6416,
Nairobi, GPO
00100
E-mail:
recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contracted
Closing date: Friday 27th September 2013
