Summary:

The Local Content Advisor is responsible for supporting the development and execution of local content strategies while managing contracting activities to ensure compliance with company requirements and local regulations. This role serves as a key interface between internal stakeholders, suppliers, contractors, and internal and external partners to support the maximization of local workforce and supplier participation, including workforce and supplier development initiatives. The role has a strong focus on contracts and contractor management for local content.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and execution of local content and contracting strategies aligned with business goals, regulatory requirements, and local participation targets.
• Ensure Local Content requirements integration in multiple high value contracts, from tender phase to contracts close-out, negotiate best outcomes for local content value, track Local Content activities in contracts.
• Monitor local content performance, contractors’ compliance through regular tracking and reporting.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Leading the development of local content portion for support packages for regulatory engagements and approvals.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between business units, procurement, legal teams, contractors, suppliers, and regulatory authorities.
• Mentoring and on-the-job training of local team members.

Qualifications:

• Experience in energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, or industrial sectors, with knowledge of contracts management and local content programs, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and a commitment to sustainable local economic development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Law, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in local content, contract management, supply chain, or related fields. Strong commercial understanding with experience aligning local development initiatives to Project objectives.
• Strong knowledge of Mozambican local content legislation, contracting processes, commercial agreements, and supplier management practices is considered an asset.
• Experience engaging with Contractors, Government authorities, NGOs, Local communities, Financial institutions, and other external Stakeholders.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Key Competencies:

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in business development, contracting, supplier engagement, and local content programs. They must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong organizational, project management, procurement/contracting and multitasking skills, with excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communicator and relationship builder with strong negotiation skills and a proactive results-driven mindset.