{"id":2260,"date":"2011-02-10T00:03:20","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T00:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2013-12-26T17:49:18","modified_gmt":"2013-12-26T17:49:18","slug":"national-petroleum-authority-research-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/national-petroleum-authority-research-officer.html","title":{"rendered":"National Petroleum Authority: Research Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Co-ordinate and oversee the research activities of the Authority to ensure effective implementation of Government Policies and Regulations in accordance with the requirements of the NPA Act, 2005 Act 691<\/p>\n<p><strong>The candidate shall:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collect, analyze and present reports, facts and statistics relevant to developing policies for effective utilization by NPA and Government<br \/>\nConduct Research into topics of interest in the petroleum downstream sector to provide basis for effective and efficient planning<br \/>\nEvaluate research findings and its implications for long-term plans, policies and programmes in the downstream sector<br \/>\nGather, compile, develop and analyze data for NPA and issue reports accordingly. Train field staff in techniques, methods and procedures for research survey<br \/>\nCollect data for analysis of pricing structure of refined products and demand forecast projection<br \/>\nParticipate in the process of preparation, review\/update of petroleum products standards and specifications and make recommendations<br \/>\nDevelop operating codes of practice for the petroleum supply chain operations<br \/>\nCollate and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the Authority in accordance with the requirements of the NPA Act 2005, Act 691<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The candidate must have;<\/p>\n<p>BSc.\/MSc. in Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science or any relevant qualification<br \/>\nMinimum of 5 years experience in a relevant industry<br \/>\nMulti tasking in a fast-paced environment, completing projects\/quotas within time and quality constraints<br \/>\nHighly organized individual with strong interpersonal skills as well as proven competence in Research and Development<br \/>\nReport writing and analytical skills<br \/>\nFocus on achieving results to required standards and developing skills and knowledge<br \/>\nComputer literacy (Microsoft word, Microsoft excel and Microsoft power point)<br \/>\nBasic management, negotiation and people management skills<br \/>\nPresentation and policy implementation skills<br \/>\nBudgeting and financial literacy skills<\/p>\n<p><strong>How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their applications with detailed curriculum vitae and copies of relevant certificates to:<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Executive<br \/>\nNational Petroleum Authority<br \/>\nHouse No. 11, 5th Circular Road<br \/>\nC.P.M.B, Cantonments<br \/>\nAccra<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offer valid till: 23 Feb, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description Co-ordinate and oversee the research activities of the Authority to ensure effective implementation of Government Policies and Regulations in accordance with the requirements of the NPA Act, 2005&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[106],"tags":[340],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-As","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}