A permanent role is now open at Tullow Oil. The role of Senior Carbon Offset Advisor is open for employment.
Job Purpose:
The Senior Project Advisor (Carbon Offsets) to support the Carbon Offset Project Manager, in-country, to deliver on Tullow’s carbon offset plans in Ghana.
The role is focused on delivery of the current project alongside the Ghana Forestry Commission (FC) to reach a Final Investment Decision and manage the long-term project implementation.
This would be the first public / private partnership for a voluntary carbon market project in Ghana and provides the opportunity to shape the partnership model. This role is based Offshore in Ghana.
Responsibilities:
- Working with the Project Manager other key stakeholders, support the development of a robust activity plan to reach Final Investment Decision (FID)
- Engage with FC, and other relevant stakeholders, to coordinate and, alongside project manager, review and provide feedback on work outputs in accordance with the FID activity plan
- Regularly review project status with FC, understand issues as they arise and engage with project manager and wider Tullow team to resolve issues and mitigate identified risks
- Manage third party due diligence process between FC and Tullow ethics and compliance team
Requirements For The Permanent Role At Tullow Oil
Skills
- Exposure to the challenges of working with local, regional and national governments
- Ability to build effective, long-term relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including governments, local communities, civil society groups, non-government organisations.
- Knowledge of social and environmental impact assessments and reporting frameworks
- Commercial mindset, with willingness to develop commercial skillset to manage the long-term project contract
- A desire to learn about the carbon markets sector and wider sustainability
- Deep expertise in voluntary carbon project methodologies
- Management and interpersonal skills to interact with and coordinate the activities of contractors and within own multi-discipline project team
- Excellent verbal, written and listening skills
- General knowledge on contractor management.
Experience
- A suitable degree in environmental science, natural sciences, sustainability, engineering or in a related discipline with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in the natural resources sector or a similar field
- Minimum 10 years industry experience in a supervisory operations discipline role in the oil and gas industry
- Proven Project management experience and ability to work with governments to deliver to timelines
- Significant experience managing delivery partners, external consultants and government partners
