Recruitment Notice - a Director General (DG) for WAGPA

 RECRUITMENT NOTICE

• CONTEXT AND RATIONALE

As part of the implementation of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Project (WAGP Project), the State Parties (Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo) established the West African Gas Pipeline Authority (WAGPA) by the WAGP Treaty signed in Dakar on 31 January 2003. WAGPA is a Public Establishment of an international nature with legal personality and financial autonomy.
It has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. In addition to regulatory powers, WAGPA performs the functions of representing states, assisting and coordinating the activities of the WAGP. It is headed by a Director General (DG) appointed by the Committee of Ministers (COM) on the recommendation of the Board of Governors (BOG) for a term of five (05) years renewable. The recruitment of the DG of WAGPA follows a procedure of calling for candidates, in the four State Parties, of persons qualified by training or experience to perform the said functions.

As the term in office of the current DG of WAGPA is due to expire, the BOG has selected the firm Afrique Conseil from Bénin to conduct the recruitment procedure for the new DG who is due to take up office on 1st February 2021. It is in this context that the present call for applications is launched by the Afrique Conseil firm simultaneously in the four countries whose nationals will participate in the recruitment process.

• MAIN DUTIES OF THE DG OF THE WAGPA

The DG of WAGPA exercises his/her functions under the dual authority of the BOG and the COM. He/She is the legal representative of WAGPA and the decisions he/she takes within the limits of the powers conferred on him/her by the Treaty and the WAGP Regulations are binding on the State Parties. In addition to the powers and functions of regulation, state representation, assistance and coordination provided for in Article 2(2) of the WAGP Treaty, the DG has the following main responsibilities :

• Prepare each year the annual budget of WAGPA for which he/she is the authorising officer after its adoption by the BOG ;
• Define and implement the strategies and operational systems, and ensure the development of adequate procedures for the proper functioning of WAGPA ;
• Identify, negotiate and consolidate key partnerships with regional authorities and development partners, and create and maintain dialogue with all organizations relevant to its field of activities, in order to make WAGPA visible, dynamic and sustainable in the pursuit of its objectives ;
• Identifying, piloting, managing and monitoring concrete actions undertaken in order to achieve WAGPA’s operational objectives ;
•  Prepare the meetings of the Board of Governors and the Committee of Ministers and implement the decisions of these two bodies ;
• Report on WAGPA’s activities to the Committee of Ministers ;
• Maintain and develop collaborative relations with the State Parties, in particular with the National Agencies and the Stakeholders’ Forum etc. ;
• Represent WAGPA in bilateral and multilateral cooperation institutions, particularly within the (Framework of Technical and Financial Partners) ;
• Supervise and control the management of material, financial and human resources of WAGPA ;
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of the departments. 
  
• PROFILE OF CANDIDATES 

Candidates for the position of DG of WAGPA must have :

• At least a Master’s of Engineering/Science degrees in disciplines related to Petroleum/Energy or in Management Science disciplines such as economics, business management, oil and gas management etc ;
•  At least 15 years of professional experience in one of the above-mentioned disciplines, including 5 years in an operational management function or in a management or representative position ;
• Good knowledge of the geopolitics and geostrategy governing the activities of the hydrocarbon sector and the world trade in oil and gas ;
• Leadership skills and proven management capacity and initiatives ;
• Good experience in negotiating with multinationals, international organizations and technical and financial partners ;
• Good communication skills and the ability to lead a multidisciplinary team and work with partners ;
• Good knowledge of computers, especially word processing tools (Power Point, Word, Excel, Windows) ;
• Perfect command of French or English and ability to communicate (speak and write) in the other language shall be an added advantage ;
• Experience in the management of oil and gas activities shall be an added advantage.  

•  GENERAL INFORMATION TO SUBMIT APPLICATION
•  Be a national of one of the State Parties : Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo ;
•  Be not older than 55 years of age as at 1st February 2021 ;
• The application must be in a sealed envelope with the following mention :
• on the front : APPLICATION FILE DG WAGPA ,
•  and on the back : the full address of the candidate.

► The sealed envelope should be put in a second closed envelope, sealed and sent by express mail to the following address :

• APPLICATION FORM :

• A motivated letter of application addressed to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of WAGPA ;
•  A signed updated detailed Curriculum Vitae, specifying the date of birth of the candidate, the certificates/degrees (year and place obtained), duration (months and/or years) of experience, indicating the names and addresses of three (03) reference persons, and certified sincere by the candidate ;
• A birth certificate or any other document in its place ;
• An extract of police report less than three months old at the application deadline ;
• A medical certificate less than three months old at the application deadline certifying that the candidate is physically fit and healthy for the position ;
• A certified copy of certificates titles, degrees, attestations and professional qualifications ;
• Any document attesting to the candidate’s professional experience ;
• Two Passport photos ;
• A copy of the certificate of nationality or any other document proving his nationality.

For further information, please visit the following websites :

• www.afriqueconseil.com

• www.wagpa.org

The present notice is published in the following State Parties’newspapers : LA NATION (Bénin), DAILY GRAPHIC (Ghana), THE GUARDIAN NIGERIA (Nigeria), TOGO PRESSE (Togo)

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