Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

National Oil Corporation of Kenya

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience 10 years
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Strategic and Top Management

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing strategic leadership and overall executive management of the Company to achieve its mandate, strategic objectives, and sustainable value creation for shareholders and other stakeholders.
• Leading the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and review of the Company's corporate strategy, business plans, investment portfolio, and growth initiatives in line with the Board's strategic direction and shareholder expectations
• Driving sustainable financial performance through revenue growth, profitability, prudent cost management, capital optimization, and efficient resource utilization, while ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and safeguarding the Company's assets.
• Providing leadership in capital allocation, investment appraisal, financial planning, and enterprise-wide financial risk management.
• Ensuring the highest standards of corporate governance, ethical leadership, enterprise risk management, internal controls, and compliance with all applicable legal, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
• Driving operational excellence, innovation, digital transformation, and continuous improvement across the Company's operations and value chain.
• Building and maintaining strategic relationships with shareholders, Government, regulators, customers, development partners, investors, and other key stakeholders to strengthen the Company's reputation, competitiveness, and market position.
• Serving as the principal spokesperson of the Company and promoting its corporate image and public profile.
• Providing leadership in organizational culture, talent management, succession planning, employee engagement, and change management to develop a high-performing and values-driven workforce.
• Championing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles and integrating sustainability into the Company's operations, investments, and decision-making processes.
• Advising the Board of Directors on strategic, financial, operational, regulatory, and governance matters and ensuring timely, accurate, and comprehensive reporting on the Company's performance and risk profile.
• Maintaining knowledge of the markets and industry of the Company so as to exploit changing opportunities for business and investment;
• Ensuring the annual budget, procurement plan, work plan and performance contract align withorganizational strategic objectives and priorities;
• Driving maximum utilization and productivity from all Corporation’s assets, ensuring a positive return on all investment and operating expenditure;
• Ensuring that all the Corporation’s policies, systems and operations adhere and conform to all applicable laws, regulations and corporate governance standards.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience;

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Energy Management, Marketing, Finance or a related field from a university recognised in Kenya;
• At least ten (10) years working experience in a relevant field;
• Must have served in a position of Senior Management for a period of at least five (5) years; and
• Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.

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