Position Petroleum Institutional Development Specialist
Place of Performance Mogadishu, Somalia
Contract Duration 1 year (with a possible extension of 1 year)
Starting Date ASAP
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OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION
The Petroleum Institutional Development Specialist will report to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. He/she will be responsible for the preparation and implementation of the institutional development plan for the Ministry and other petroleum sector institutions as defined in the Petroleum Law.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS
The Petroleum Institutional Development Specialist will, based on the mandates for the petroleum sector institutions as defined by the Petroleum Law:
§ Provide advice on the definition of the Mission, Vision and Values of the Ministry and other petroleum sector institutions.
§ Provide advice on the definition of the main functional responsibilities of the Ministry and other petroleum sector institutions.
§ Map the relationships between the functional responsibilities of the petroleum institutions.
§ Identify the requirement for regulations, policies, processes and procedures to execute the mandates and functional responsibilities of the petroleum sector institutions.
§ Lead the development of regulations, policies, processes and procedures.
§ Provide advice on the organizational structure, reporting lines, staffing levels, skills and expertise levels required to effectively, efficiently and responsively meet agreed service levels.
§ Develop the Manual of Authority.
§ Identify the present internal and external demand for the institutional products and estimate the future demand as a result of investment promotion.
§ Define the institutional quality standards (for example, existing time requirements to review licensing applications, frequency and quality of inspections, etc.) and assess the clients’ opinion about quality of institutional services and products.
§ Develop the Organizational Transition Plan recognizing different growth paths for the petroleum sector and the distribution of responsibilities between Federal State and Member States.
§ Identify the inter-ministerial consultation, collaboration and coordination required for the implementation of the Petroleum Policies between the petroleum sector institutions and finance and planning ministries and other relevant state institutions. Define the coordination mechanisms and establish the institutional map of internal and external relationships of each agency. Assess the decision-making, financial and reporting relationships between petroleum sector institutions and the FGS.
§ Assess the qualification and experience of the current staff.
§ Review the recruitment-, promotion- and remuneration policies to assess their influence on the performance of the institutions.
§ Define for each position in the organization of institutions reviewed:
o Roles and responsibilities.
o Reporting lines.
o Skills requirements.
o Job description for advertising.
§ Assess the training needs of the staff to accomplish their duties.
§ Develop the annual Training and Capacity Building Plan.
§ Assess both the requirement and the availability of financial resources (budget, donor funding).
§ Assess the requirement and the availability of office space, storage space, equipment, IT (hardware, software and infrastructure). Identify the influence of shortcomings on the institutional efficiency and quality of the services/products.
§ Review the pattern of communications between the Ministry, Member States and the public to assess whether their interests are being satisfactorily communicated to the ministry and whether ministry decisions and policies are being satisfactorily communicated and understood.
§ Assess the management of international relations, including promotion of the national petroleum sector abroad, investment climate promotion, such as multi-and bilateral treaties, membership of international organizations, donor support arrangements; furthermore, petroleum sector matters and cooperation involving neighbor states, mutual disaster support etc.
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
The Petroleum Institutional Development Specialist should have:
§ At least 10 years’ experience in the governance of the petroleum sector or equivalent.
§ An advanced University Degree in a technical field related to the assignment (Geology, Oil and Gas, Petroleum Engineering) or Economics/Finance/Public Administration coupled with petroleum experience.
§ Understanding of Somali Oil & Gas sector issues.
§ Good interpersonal, communication and management skills.
§ Experience in briefing and liaising with Government Representatives, as well as mediation and negotiation skills.
§ Fluency written and spoken English.
§ Demonstrable pro-activeness.
Assignment Implementation:
§ The Petroleum Institutional Development Specialist will be a rotational assignment with regular travel to Mogadishu, on a 3-4 week basis for a period of one year with a possible extension of one year, subject to satisfactory performance.
Conflicts of Interest
§ The candidate is required to comment on any potential, actual, or perceived conflicts of interest arising out of other affiliations.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should submit their CV along with their application letter via e-mail tocareers@ctgglobal.com with reference to “BHJOB2678_933” in the subject line. Short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. /b>
