Job Title: Senior Officer – Joint Ventures
Organisation: Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
REF: UNMC-2025-CI-02-22
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: Co-ordinate and oversee all Joint Venture (JV) aspects of UNMC’s operated and non-operated assets across the value chain
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and coordinate JV management processes within UNMC, ensuring adherence to the terms of the JOAs, PSAs and other JV Agreements as well as with UNMC procedures and ways of working.
- Manage, mentor and develop the Joint Venture Officer(s) and ensure suitable coverage and management of all JV activities.
- Ensure all reporting requirements under the JOAs, PSAs and other JV Agreements by Operator/Contractor are satisfied.
- Interface with UNMC’s Corporate Functions to coordinate UNMC’s engagement strategy with JV Partners across the value chain.
- Represent UNMC within the JV and Government Technical, Financial and Operational meetings to deliver UNMC’s commercial strategy.
- Provide guidance and strategy on JV decisions to support UNMC’s desired outcomes.
- Ensure all JV decisions and approvals are obtained in a timely manner and properly documented, including approval of expenditure, annual work programme & budgets.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in either Engineering, Geology, Mining, Economics, Finance, Geosciences or any relevant discipline.
- A Master’s Degree in either Economics, Mining, Finance, Business Administration or any relevant discipline will be an added advantage
- Must have at least six (6) years relevant working experience including leading teams, handling commercial negotiations, joint ventures and knowledge/experience in the regional and global mineral markets.
- Experience in commercial/business performance aspects in regulated industries is an added advantage.
- Should be commercially astute and possess sound negotiation and leadership skills.
- Have excellent communication and personnel management skills and a high level of discretion and personal integrity.
- Ability to work under pressure and to work as part of a team.
- 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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