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Job Summary

Job Title:
Head of Crude Oil Marketing and Trading
Employer:
Uganda National Oil Company Limited
Location:
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Engineering Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Friday, 23 January 2026

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The Uganda National Oil Company Limited UNOC was established under the Petroleum Exploration Development and Production Act and the Petroleum Refining Conversion Transmission and Midstream Storage Act of 2013 and incorporated under the Companies Act of 2012. UNOC is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. UNOC’s mandate is to manage the State’s commercial interests in the oil and gas sector and ensure the country’s petroleum resources are exploited in a sustainable and value maximising manner. To support first oil production and lifting expected by July 2026 UNOC established the Crude Oil Marketing and Trading Business Unit. The unit is responsible for marketing Uganda’s crude oil entitlements coordinating trading operations and optimizing crude sales to maximise national revenue and improve Production Sharing Agreement market pricing.

Full-time

Deadline: 

23 Jan 2026

Head of Crude Oil Marketing and Trading Job at Uganda National Oil Company Limited

Uganda National Oil Company Limited

Job Description

The Head of Crude Oil Marketing and Trading will provide strategic and operational leadership for UNOC’s crude oil marketing sales price risk management and trading functions. The role is responsible for the optimal placement of Uganda’s crude oil entitlements development of commercial markets execution of risk managed trading activities and oversight of lifting operations in alignment with national and corporate policies.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Oil Marketing and Business Development

  • Develop and execute global marketing and sales strategies for Uganda’s crude oil entitlements aligned with national production and refining capacity
  • Prepare proposals for term sales and marketing arrangements where appropriate
  • Identify develop and manage customer relationships across Africa Asia and Europe
  • Maintain strong customer engagement through effective communication KYC compliance and understanding customer business drivers
  • Support bilateral and government to government trade initiatives
  • Lead customer presentations roadshows and act as custodian of key commercial relationships

Sales and Trading Strategy Execution

  • Oversee term and spot crude oil sales including pricing strategy contract negotiation and performance monitoring
  • Manage authorised trading activities to exploit arbitrage opportunities and optimise crude placement
  • Recommend and execute crude sales and trading transactions while managing payment performance compliance and contractual risks
  • Develop pricing strategies contract structures and performance monitoring frameworks in collaboration with risk and finance teams
  • Coordinate with operations logistics finance and risk teams to ensure efficient cargo delivery
  • Contribute to the design implementation and optimisation of energy trading and risk management systems and digital decision support tools
  • Apply market intelligence and analytics to guide trading and operational decisions
  • Manage relationships with financial derivative providers for price risk management
  • Ensure prudent hedging and price risk mitigation in collaboration with finance and treasury

Lifting Operations Oversight

  • Oversee lifting operations and ensure crude oil entitlements are executed in accordance with contracts and schedules
  • Coordinate with terminal operators joint venture partners and customers to ensure timely lifting
  • Manage post lifting claims including demurrage quantity and quality issues in collaboration with relevant stakeholders

Risk Management and Governance

  • Design and implement financial risk management strategies using authorised derivatives such as futures options and swaps
  • Ensure compliance with credit counterparty and financial risk controls
  • Ensure adherence to internal policies international regulations sanctions and anti bribery requirements

Market Intelligence Research and Analysis

  • Lead development of market intelligence on crude pricing macroeconomic trends and regulatory developments
  • Monitor competitor activity refinery demand shipping trends and carbon regulations
  • Produce internal market research reports and forward looking analysis for UNOC stakeholders

Product Development and Innovation

  • Lead development of new crude oil products and commercial offerings
  • Work with data and analytics teams to develop decision support and analytical tools

Stakeholder and External Relations

  • Coordinate with upstream midstream and refining entities to align production and marketing activities
  • Represent UNOC in government engagements international forums and industry conferences
  • Maintain effective working relationships with terminal operators offtake coordinators and joint venture partners

Leadership and Team Development

  • Build and lead a high performing commercial team with expertise in trading analytics and contract management
  • Drive performance management training and succession planning with a focus on developing Ugandan talent
  • Promote a culture of ethics compliance transparency and accountability

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

In view of the above, UNOC now invites applicants with suitable skills and competencies from across the world, to express interest for this position.

The company welcomes both expatriates and non-expatriates to express interest by submitting their Application letters,

Curriculum Vitae and Academic Documents to recruitment.unoc@unoc.com

not later than Friday 23rd January 2026 by 11:59pmEAT. Applicants are strongly advised to ATTACH documents not exceeding 20 mbs.

For more details visit https://www.unoc.co.ug/career-opportunities/

NOTE: UNOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any monies at any stage of the recruitment process.

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