UNOC IS RECRUITING: HEAD CRUDE OIL MARKETING AND TRADING
The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Limited was established under the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act and the Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream storage) Act, both of 2013 and incorporated under the Companies’ Act, 2012. It is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. The overall mandate of UNOC is to handle the State’s commercial interests in the Oil and Gas industry and ensure that the resource is exploited in a sustainable manner.
The Crude Oil Marketing and Trading Business Unit was established to market Uganda’s crude oil entitlements and other available volumes, coordinate trading operations that include cargo scheduling, nominations, and strategic partnerships, and optimizing crude oil sales to maximize national revenue and improve PSA market pricing. First Oil production and lifting of the first cargo are both expected by July 2026.
In preparation, UNOC seeks to strengthen its capacity to manage the sale of the Government of Uganda’s crude oil entitlements—covering royalties, profit oil, and other allocations under the Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) as well as any additional crude oil acquired through international market transactions
In view of the above, UNOC now invites applicants with suitable skills and competencies from across the world, to express interest for the position of Head of Crude Oil Marketing and Trading position. The company welcomes both expatriates and non expatriates to express interest by submitting their Curriculum Vitae to recruitment.unoc@unoc.com not later than Friday 23rd January 2026 by 11:59pm EAT.
| DEPARTMENT | COMMERCIAL |
| JOB TITLE | HEAD OF CRUDE OIL MARKETING AND TRADING (1) |
| REPORTS TO | CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER |
| JOB PURPOSE | TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF UNOC’S CRUDE OIL MARKETING, SALES, PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT AND TRADING FUNCTIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF UGANDA’S CRUDE OIL ENTITLEMENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL MARKETS, EXECUTION OF RISK-MANAGED TRADING ACTIVITIES, AND OVERSIGHT OF LIFTING OPERATIONS TO ENSURE VALUE MAXIMIZATION FROM CRUDE SALES, ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL AND CORPORATE POLICIES, AND ROBUST EXECUTION OF COMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES IN THE DYNAMIC GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET. |