Job Description:

Accountable for developing and owning the regional Local Content Strategy in Mauritania and Senegal in full alignment with bp’s vision to have a positive impact in countries where we operate.

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

Job Description

• Regularly communicate the overall progress of regional local content plan to customers while leading new initiatives to further drive the performance value in alignment with bp’s sustainability aims.
• Regularly engage with key executives in governments and Partners’ organizations to promote bp’s efforts to sustainably grow local economies, build local workforce capabilities and improve livelihood of near-by local communities.
• Remain abreast with governments’ local content initiatives / programs and identify strategic opportunities to demonstrate bp’s commitment towards supporting regional long-term socio-economic development
• Assess effectiveness of the regional local content strategy, and lead initiatives that maximize the impact and visibility of bp’s local content efforts.
• Develop a local content roadmap which translates the regional local content strategy into timebound actions. Identify, track and report on risks which might affect deliverables of the roadmap.
• Identify & secure strategic local content / in-country value opportunities.-Provide strategic direction to the team, ensure that all efforts / initiatives to drive local content agenda remain aligned with local governments’ priorities.
• Ensure that bp’s local content strategy gives equal focus to the three key pillars of local content: Workforce Development, Supply Chain & Social Investment
  
  

Essential Criteria & Qualifications

• Established business relationships with NOCs & Ministry in Mauritania & Senegal.-Fluent in English, speaking French is an advantage
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience from a recognized University.-Minimum 10 years of team leadership experience
• Experience in developing local content plans and/or strategies.
• Be knowledgeable of relevant local content laws / decrees in both Mauritania & Senegal and relevant government reporting requirements.
• Prior experience communicating to Executives, Senior Management & Government Stakeholders.
  
  

Desirable Criteria & Qualifications

• Held a similar position in a multi-national company.
• Have a thorough understanding of the Oil and Gas business in Mauritania & Senegal and confirmed ability to identify / unlock opportunities that drive local content and in-country value while maximizing economical value to bp
  
  

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.

These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits! We operate a hybrid model with 60% from the office and 40% from home with flexibility as agreed with line management.

Travel Requirement

Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable