Location:

Kuwait

 

Education:

Holding a PhD degree in Geoscience or Petroleum Engineering.

 

Languages Required:

Fluent in English, both in writing and verbally, as well as at least one other language.

 

Minimum Requirement:

• Working knowledge and understanding of applied upstream and downstream disciplines and petroleum economics
• Proven track record in collaborator/partnership negotiations
• Understands skill sets & capabilities of potential collaborators and credible in dialogue/negotiations to assess interest and contract for needed services
• Problem solver and results oriented. Key contributor to the successful technical development of multiple oil and gas fields
• Identify key areas for collaboration on short and long term
• Energy and enthusiasm, with a focus on results and the ability to work effectively on his own as well as with different multi- national organizations
• Excellent communication skills and proven track record networking across business units and coach and develop less experienced staff

 

Job Scope:

• Advises on the creation of key collaborator relationships to support KIPRC’s successful start-up
• Advises on the establishment of collaboration business model and governance framework
• Work with Lead, Program Design to understand KIPRC’s initial collaborator needs
• Advises on the creation of short-list of potential collaborators
• Advises on negotiations and implementation of collaborator agreements
• Advises on the establishment  of long-term service agreements
• Advises on the coordination of Collaborator Agreements
• Advises on the conduction of on-going dialogue with potential future collaborators/partners
• Advises on the Identification and co-optation Advisory Council Members, working with Lead, Program Design

 

Experience:

• 20+ years demonstrable international experience with large E&P companies and ideally research institutes
• Middle East experience is considered a benefit