Job Title: Senior Financial/Economic Analyst
Organisation: Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
REF: UNMC-2025-CI-02-20
About Organisation:
The Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC) was established under the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022, (Act No. 25 of 2022) and incorporated under the Companies Act 2012, (Act No.1 of 2012). It is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. The overall function of UNMC is to manage the commercial holding and participating interests of the State in the mining and mineral industry to ensure that the country obtains optimal value from its mineral resources.
Job Summary: Responsible for undertaking all economic and financial monitoring and analysis required to aid regulatory decisions and support the development and implementation of linkages between the minerals sector and other sectors of the economy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the development of a work plan, budget and procurement plan for the Department and compile reports on the activities of the Department.
- Support monitoring of the risk management framework and identification of risk and/or triggers within the economic and financial monitoring function.
- Support the development of appropriate economic and financial models for analysing investments in the sector and the identification and development of appropriate databases and tools necessary for economic and financial analysis
- Monitor and advise on the economic and financial aspects in the mining operations and submit annual reports on the economic viability of the minerals sector projects in Uganda.
- Support economic asset evaluations to anchor the licensing process and works with the relevant teams to optimize production and guide decisions on tail end production.
- Undertake frequent examination and contextualization of the macro-economic risks in the country and other topical issues and their impacts on the projects in the sector and submit timely reports.
- Support the provision of necessary inputs and information into agreements and negotiations between Government and industry players and to the relevant authority for the collection of taxes and fees from petroleum activities.
- Support the generation of recommendations regarding oil and gas legislation as well as other related policies from an economic point of view.
- Support forecasting of Government take from the projects to ensure adherence to the regulatory framework and secure the optimal government take from the projects.
- Support the development of sectoral linkages between the oil and gas sector and other sectors of the economy to facilitate sustainable broad-based growth and development.
- Undertake any other assignments as may be directed from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- An Honors Degree in either Economics or Finance or Business Administration or Statistics or Commerce, or any other relevant degree from a recognized university
- Master’s Degree in either Economics or Finance or Business Administration or Statistics or Commerce, or any other related field.
- At least six (6) years relevant professional experience in a busy natural resource or public or private institution.
- Track record of commercial analysis and execution of commercially sound contracts.
- High level of integrity
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Report writing skills
- Financial Analysis Skills
- Data Interpretation Skills
- Age: 30-45 years
How to Apply:
Applicant should visit the UNMC website at www.unmc.co.ug or the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development website: www.memd.go.ug to view the detailed job description, select and apply for the job of choice and submit application through the online application system https://form.jotform.com/250122842226548
Only applications received online will be accepted. Applicants are required to attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents. (Note that the academic documents should be certified by the awarding local institutions while awards by foreign institutions should be certified by the foreign institution or a duly authorized Certification body of that country) All applicants must attach soft copies of relevant motivation letter, CV and academic transcripts in word and PDF formats only.
Applications without Certified academic documents will not be considered.
UNMC offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive and attractive benefits.
Deadline: Friday 19th April 2025 at 5:00pm
NB: Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
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