IS Business Partner - Drilling & Wells

ACTIVITIES Participate in the definition and formulation of IS strategy and medium to long term IS plans of the client entity. Assist the client entity in the construction of their IS resource requirements forecast and IS budget and incorporate such into the IST budget for the affiliate Provide business analysis services to client entities, aimed at identifying and implementing IST solutions Lead significant business/user related projects within IST, carrying out the initial analysis & documentation of requirements, and the co-ordination of the solution development, deployment, and integration Coordinate the activities of all IST entities, to ensure, on behalf of their client business entities, the effective operational maintenance and support of existing IST systems and services they use Ensure that IST activities are performed with minimum disruption to the business entity processes and activities Assist the requesting entity in searching for and acquiring new software, while making sure that this software can be integrated in the COMPANY IS environment. Supervise the development of new software or software interfaces, follow-up the maintenance of existing applications for the client entity. Identify and define the interface between existing and/or new systems inside and outside the Client entity IS, ensuring the coherence of new components of the IS with the existing ones. Place at the disposal of the requesting entity, an information system consistent with the objectives of the E&P professional disciplines and the Group Information System. In conjunction with the client division, defend and ensure the application of IST policies as may be particularly relevant to the client entity Liaise with HQ IS Correspondents, ensuring that the Group’s IS strategies, plans and other relevant information are appropriately communicated to prepare for future IS evolutions in client entities. Assist and support the business with documents and archive management activities. Provide support to business with management of entity shared drive (access control, folder organization …) Contribute to the digitization of IT solutions for the Business entities CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT In the rapidly changing user and operations environment of COMPANY, understand complex business processes and proffer valuable IS solutions to IST business clients. Complete understanding of COMPANY and the Company Group IS policies and procedures and the capacity to apply such policies in a challenging and difficult operations and user environment. Constant meetings with business entities to ascertain operational needs and ensure such needs are met in an efficient manner. A mandatory sense of commitment and dedication to duty, diplomacy and sound analytical skills. H3SE Familiarize self with COMPANY emergency procedures and report to the Manager any incident, unsafe act or operation. Carry out assigned duties safely according to COMPANY HSE procedures in such a manner to minimize / eliminate unsafe exposure to self or fellow workers. ACCOUNTABILITIES Provision of business analysis and consultancy services to client business entities, in accordance with any SLAs and/or KPIs Coordination of significant business related IS projects. Promotion of the respect of company standards & procedures by the user entities. Definition and respect of business IS budget, and appropriate performance reporting for consolidation into the IT Report Requirements REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE A B.Sc. degree in an IS/IT related subject. An M.Sc. also in a related discipline will be an added advantage A minimum of 7 years' broad IS/IT experience (ideally in both development and support roles) OR 7 years’ experience in Business with a flair for IS/IT Extensive knowledge and thorough understanding of the oil and gas business, operations, activities and processes Extensive knowledge of current and developing IS/IT industry solutions, and a thorough understanding of how these solutions could be used to meet the needs of client business entities