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Job Title: Economist
(2 Career Jobs)
(2 Career Jobs)
Organisation: Ministry
of Energy & Mineral Development (MEMD)
of Energy & Mineral Development (MEMD)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Commissioner,
PEPD.
PEPD.
About
Us:
Us:
The Government of Uganda
through the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development (MEMD) requires the
services of qualified and experienced persons for the posts indicated below to
work at the Petroleum Exploration & Production Department (PEPD), Entebbe.
through the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development (MEMD) requires the
services of qualified and experienced persons for the posts indicated below to
work at the Petroleum Exploration & Production Department (PEPD), Entebbe.
Job
Summary: The Economist
will provide specialist advice based on the application of economic theory and
knowledge. She/he will do this by studying data and statistics and using their
understanding of economic relationships to uncover trends, carry out
considerable amounts of research and collecting large amounts of information
concerning the oil and gas sector. She/he will then analyze all the data
acquired to assess feasibility, produce forecasts of economic trends, determine
the implications of their findings and make recommendations of ways to improve
efficiency in the development of the oil and gas sector in the country.
Summary: The Economist
will provide specialist advice based on the application of economic theory and
knowledge. She/he will do this by studying data and statistics and using their
understanding of economic relationships to uncover trends, carry out
considerable amounts of research and collecting large amounts of information
concerning the oil and gas sector. She/he will then analyze all the data
acquired to assess feasibility, produce forecasts of economic trends, determine
the implications of their findings and make recommendations of ways to improve
efficiency in the development of the oil and gas sector in the country.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure
accurate economic valuations of upstream and midstream opportunities in
the oil and gas sector are made by the country. - Ensure
that the technical, commercial/economic assumptions for all economic
quantification in support of investment decision making as well as
resources and reserves reporting among others are adequately evaluated and
reviewed. - Perform
cash flow analysis and participate in the economic modelling of Production
Sharing Agreements (PSAs). - Participate
in operationalizing the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the
National Oil and Gas Policy of Uganda. - Compile,
analyse, and report data to explain economic phenomena and forecast market
trends, applying mathematical models and statistical techniques. - Forecast
production and consumption of renewable resources and supply, consumption
and depletion of non-renewable resources. - Perform
cost benefit analysis of government decisions. - Ensure
quality of economic modelling and results including use and implementation
of global tools, processes & guidelines. - Participate
in the development of economists’ skills and competencies in pursuit of
maximising asset value protection and value enhancements. - Provide
input to relevant petroleum legislations. - Critically
review and analyse the economic and financial aspects of various social
development plans and project proposals submitted to Department. - Participate
in the planning and budgeting for the oil and gas sector - Analyse
sector policies and actions and their impact on the national economy as an
input for policy reviews. - Perform
any other duties assigned by management.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
Economist should possess a Degree in Economics, Statistics, or
Quantitative Economics (with minimum of Upper Second) from a recognized
institution of higher learning. - A
Postgraduate qualification in Petroleum Economics, Petroleum Finance and
Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) will be an added advantage. - Ability
to analyse economic impacts of policy measures put in place by Government. - Able
to Monitor and evaluate impacts of Government policies and programmes in
the oil and gas sector. - Computer
literacy skills a requirement and proficiency in the use of statistical
computer packages like Eviews, Stata, SAS, etc, will be an added
advantage. - Ability
to work long hours in Entebbe to meet the set deadlines. - Good
interpersonal and communication skills and able to work with a
multiplicity of stakeholders. - The
applicant should also be highly innovative and creative thinker. - Possess
excellent computer, writing, and presentation skills. - High
degree of integrity, self-driven and able to set own work schedule with
rigorous deadlines. - Ability
to initiate and complete assignments and to work under demanding
circumstances with minimal supervision.
Age: 25-35 years.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably qualified job
seekers should download an application form from the ministry’s website www.petroleum.go.ug in the Jobs and
Tender section. The applicant should fill
seekers should download an application form from the ministry’s website www.petroleum.go.ug in the Jobs and
Tender section. The applicant should fill
this form electronically
and print it for submission together with their curriculum vitae and
photocopies of the academic documents to Amber House Second Floor Room, A 203,
Kampala Road, Uganda.
and print it for submission together with their curriculum vitae and
photocopies of the academic documents to Amber House Second Floor Room, A 203,
Kampala Road, Uganda.
Physical Address:
The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Development, P.O. Box 7270, Kampala, Uganda.
Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Development, P.O. Box 7270, Kampala, Uganda.
Location: Amber House,
Kampala Road. Tel: 256-414-344414.
Kampala Road. Tel: 256-414-344414.
Attn:
The Principal Human Resource Officer, Room A 203
The Principal Human Resource Officer, Room A 203
Deadline: 6th
day of January, 2014 by 4PM
day of January, 2014 by 4PM
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