The African Petroleum Producer’s
(APPA) is an international organization serving as a platform of corporation,
collaboration and exchange of experiences between African petroleum producing
countries. It aims at promoting common initiatives in terms of policies and
strategic management in al the sectors of the oil industry to enable Member
countries to maximize their profits in the exploitation of this non-renewable
resource.
Created in Lagos on January 27,
1987, APPA is more than twenty seven (27) years old today. The increasing role
of hydrocarbons as the principal source of energy, the growth in energy
consumption in Africa and the world as a whole as well as the need for the
development of the hydrocarbon sector in Member countries constitute topics of
common interest to be treated within the framework of a dynamic and active
cooperation. A new era is now open to APPA with new challenges in an
environment characterized by the globalization of the economy and the
increasing of the development of non-conventional energy resource.
Form eight (8) members at its
creation, APPA currently has eighteen (18) member countries with Nigeria as one
of the pioneer member, and the APPA Headquarters is situated in Brazzaville,
Congo.
POSITION: EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY AT THE APPA SECRETARIAT
FUNCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
·
The Executive Secretary is the principal
executive administrator of the Association and shall be responsible to the
Council of Ministers. He serves as the main link and coordinates activities
between Member countries. He will be managing a staff of over 23 persons
composed of high rank office staff and Engineers from different nationalities.
·
Concretize the implementation of APPA’s vision,
which is to be working most powerful organization of regional cooperation,
coordination and harmonization of its member countries efforts to promote
efficiency and sustainable development of their hydrocarbon resources.
QUALIFICATION:
The Executive Secretary must
have:
v University
degree or postgraduate, (Master or similar diplomas) in Economics, Law,
Financial or a Petroleum Engineering degree (Upstream or Downstream)
v At
least fifteen (15) years working experience including a minimum of ten (10)
years in top management position positions in the field of hydrocarbons,
v Leadership
skills
v International
stature with experience in the follow up or participation in the activities of
international institutions at the national or international levels,
v Excellent
knowledge of English and French ( the two technical working language of the
Association)
v Master
of IT –tools is required
v The
candidate should be 40 years minimum , at the date of submission of the
application.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
The application file to the post
should contain:
v A
motivation letter
v A
CV dated and signed by the author
v Certified
copies of degrees and work certificates
v Photocopies
of valid passport or identity card
v A
police record dating not more than 3 (3) three months old
The position is open to all
citizens from APPA Member countries. One application per country has to be
transmitted to APPA Secretariat by the Minister or plenipotentiary in charge of
hydrocarbons of the candidate’s country.
REMUNERATION PACKAGE:
The remuneration and advantage of
the post are compared to salaries of international organizations for similar
post and similar to positions and this is in line with the salaries scale and
allowances applicable at APPA.
The contract related to this
position is a three-year term mandate, renewable once satisfactory.
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
Application should be address to
the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, NNPC Towers, Central
Business District, Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja.
DEADLINE:
The closing date for submission
is 31st October, 2014.
Source; Thursday Guardian, 7thAugust, 2014
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