Senior Legal Advisor Jobs at Tullow Oil in Kenya

Job Title: Senior Legal Advisor – Kenya

Employer: Tullow Oil

Duty Station:  Nairobi, Kenya

Application Deadline: 27th Sept 2013

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal support on all aspects relating to Tullow’s business and operations in Kenya, including legal support on potential early production and pipeline projects including upstream commercial arrangements (PSCs, JOAs, petroleum law)
• Review and draft Kenyan law contracts.
• Be the Legal point of contact for the Government, joint venture partners, third party contractors and other legal-related stakeholders in Kenya.
• Manage, supervise and mentor more junior legal staff

Requirements

• University graduate and professionally qualified lawyer in Kenya, or in a European, North American or other recognised common law jurisdiction.
• A minimum of 10 years post qualification experience working as part of a goal-focused team in a commercial environment to challenging deadlines either with a leading private practice firm or in-house legal department.
• Knowledge of contract and corporate law, energy/mining/power/infrastructure projects, commercial law.
• Finance experience and knowledge will be an advantage
• Sound commercial agreement drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience of dealing with Government authorities with an existing profile and network with relevant Ministerial circles.
• Experience of providing legal advice on contractual and legislative/regulatory matters.
• Knowledge and experience in the oil & gas, mining, energy, power and/or infrastructure sectors.

How to Apply:

Applications should be sent to:

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P.O Box 6416,
Nairobi, GPO 00100

E-mail:  recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only shortlisted candidates will be contracted