Job Title: Manager Board Affairs & Advisory Services
Organisation: Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) was established under the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act and the Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream storage) Act, both of 2013 and incorporated under the Companies’ Act, 2012. It is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. The overall function of UNOC is to handle the State’s commercial interests in the Oil and Gas industry and ensure that the resource is exploited in a sustainable manner.
Job Summary: TO SUPPORT THE COMPANY SECRETARY IN ENSURING THAT THE COMPANY COMPLIES WITH ALL REGULATORY AND BEST CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the Company Secretary in the management of all Board and Shareholder matters and secretarial services.
- Assist in overseeing the smooth operation of Board and Annual general meetings.
- Support the Company Secretary in providing advisory services to UNOC and all its subsidiaries on all corporate governance and other relevant matters.
- Support the Company Secretary to ensure timely preparation and distribution of Board and Committee meeting packs to directors and committee members.
- Support the Company Secretary, ensuring timely production and distribution of Board and Committee minutes, matters arising, and ensuring that all matters arising therefrom are implemented.
- Support the Company Secretary in ensuring that the company and its subsidiaries adhere to good corporate governance requirements.
- Support the Company Secretary in ensuring proper custody of the Company’s legal documents.
- Assist the Company Secretary in responding to inquiries from the Board with respect to matters relating to governance and company secretarial work.
- Support the Company Secretary in the implementation of the Corporate Governance Code.
- Assist the Company Secretary to provide reports on a regular basis and as requested to keep the Board and Management informed of the operations and progress on compliance with good corporate governance principles.
- Support the Company Secretary in ensuring compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements as contained in the Companies Act.
- Assist the Company Secretary in ensuring the Company is compliant with existing Board directives, policies and procedures.
- Assist with the maintenance of statutory records and registers.
- Assist with preparation of Annual reports and statutory returns applicable within the function.
- Assist the Company Secretary in monitoring and mitigating governance risks as set out in the Company’s risk management framework.
- Supervise, mentor, develop and appraise staff in your section in line with company policies.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A relevant master’s degree.
- An honours bachelor’s degree in law (LLB).
- Possession of a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
- Must be a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators.
- Must be an enrolled advocate with a valid practising license.
- Must have at least 8 (eight) years’ relevant experience in a busy corporate entity of high repute of which four (4) must be at a supervisory level.
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with Board matters and in providing advisory services in a large corporate entity.
- Skills and Competencies
- Must be able to multi-task.
- Must be able to understand the organization and context of the organization.
- Must have excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Must have an eye for detail, ensuring accuracy of all Board and Shareholder records.
- Must have excellent communication skills.
- Must have excellent writing skills.
- Must have a mature demeanour with the ability to make sound judgement.
Please note that successful candidates MUST be willing and ready to work in any UNOC’s office location.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should submit their applications through the UNOC online recruitment system accessible through this link
Deadline: 9th January 2026
Note:
- Only applications routed through the stated link shall be considered.
- Any form of canvassing shall lead to automatic disqualification.
- UNOC is an equal opportunity employer.
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Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 96