Tullow Oil Corporate Affairs Advisor

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, 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 Kenya BV is seeking to appoint the following position:

CORPORATE AFFAIRS ADVISOR
Reports operationally reports to Business Unit Manager, Kenya and functionally to the Regional External Affairs Manager, South and East Africa.

Job Purpose:
In this role, you will be accountable and responsible for developing and delivering targeted communications and engagement strategies / plans in support of Tullow Oil Kenya’s key business objectives. You will also be responsible for mapping stakeholders across key audience groups including government / authorities, media, industry, partners and national NGOs; deliver appropriate and targeted external and internal communications activities and provide community communications support to the Social Performance team. You will also support the Business Unit Manager and Operations Manager with a range of key engagements from government meetings to external leveraging opportunities such as conferences and functions. You will be required to develop communications collateral (materials) in support of planned engagement activities. You will also act as a key spokesperson – authorised to speak to media on behalf of Tullow Oil Kenya. While this role will initially be focused on supporting the immediate business requirements, the incumbent must also account for long term development and operational requirements in the event that the initial exploration campaign proves to be successful. This position also plays a critical role in building and maintaining Tullow Oil’s reputation in country as an operator of choice.

Key responsibilities

Stakeholder Management

Utilises a range of tools with primary and secondary stakeholders in order to influence decision making among government, industry, NGOs, regulators, academics and media.
Identifies key contextual risks and opportunities to inform engagement strategies and plans.
Generates, maintains and utilises a network of key contacts across stakeholder groups.
Ensures that contacts are broad based in view of potential changes in Government.
Captures, shares and acts on key issues / risks arising from engagements.
Project manages communications activities / education campaigns, incorporating a variety of engagement tools and tactics as necessary.
Provides documentation articulating the desired outcome and benefit, the mechanisms to achieve outcomes and the key messaging and plan to support this.

Political Risk/Government Relations

Identify, assess and propose strategies to deal with key political risk issues in which the business operates in.
In cooperation with management, develop and execute engagement strategies based on knowledge of the Government’s political, financial and commercial drivers.
Monitors political developments and advise management accordingly.
Manages all political risk reporting to Group External Affairs and the Business Unit Manager.

Media Relations

Monitor press clippings for potential issues and counsel management accordingly.
Maintain credible and productive relationships with key correspondents and editors as appropriate.
Act as Tullow Oil Kenya spokesperson (as appropriate).
Develop media strategies and key messaging as appropriate.
Respond to media requests and manage engagement as agreed with management.
Support senior management in press engagement activities (appropriate briefs, Q&As, rehearsal).
Support Group Communications as required.

Internal Communications
Develop and implement an agreed internal communications plan consistent with the regional and group communications activities.

Crisis communications

Participate in crisis communications and emergency response activities as necessarily.
Develop and maintain an emergency / crisis communications protocol.

Brand Communications

Manage the execution of the Tullow Oil Kenya Sponsorship & Donations Policy.
Manage the development of communications collateral in support of engagement activities (including support for community relations).
Draft presentations, speeches and briefs for senior management.
Project management of company sponsored events as required.

Education & Experience:

Hold a formal degree qualification. Qualifications may come from the fields of Communications; and / or Political science.
At least 10 years experience in political / corporate affairs role in East Africa.
Demonstrated experience in handling complex and sensitive business issues with key media.
Demonstrated experience in interacting with ethnically diverse impacted groups and African based NGO groups.
Experience managing culturally diverse teams.
Previous experience in oil & gas and / or infrastructure project development would be desirable but not essential.
Sound understanding of the regional and national government structures and workings in view of the political context in which the business operates
Sound understanding on business drivers / deliverables.
Demonstrated ability to extract meaningful information from the business in a timely fashion to inform engagement strategies.
Ability to translate complex information into meaningful and easily understood messages / information.
Ability to translate strategy into practical application.
Proven ability to interact with multiple stakeholder groups (internal and external) and a wide variety of ethnic groups at varying levels of seniority.
Good oral communication skills; excellent written skills.
Experience writing for a range of audiences in various styles.
Ability to use the MS Office Suite of programmes.
Solid understanding of the political agenda in Kenya.
Exhibits the Tullow Oil values at all times.
Demonstrated commitment to health and safety initiatives.
Acts with integrity at all times.
Results orientated and proactive.
Creative and innovative.

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, email address, and the names of three professional referees before Wednesday 13th March 2013 to:

Adept Systems Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke