22 March 2008

Job Vacancy at Hess Corporation, Lowongan Legal Counsel

Hess Corporation

Hess Corporation is a leading global independent energy company, engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, as well as in refining and in marketing refined petroleum products, natural gas, and electricity. Our vision is to maximize shareholder value by enhancing financial performance and providing long-term profitable growth. We are committed to meeting the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our employees, safeguarding the environment and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities in which we do business.

Currently we have a position open in our Jakarta office as

Legal Counsel


Roles & Responsibilities

To ensure the Regional Manager is fully and regularly appraised of issues, business support requirements in Indonesia and the service being provided.
To work closely with the resident lawyer in Jakarta.
To give pro-active, timely, 1st quartile and commercial legal advice to clients based in Indonesia, the SEA region, the UK and US.
Cross function and multi-disciplinary legal support and advice. This includes, reviewing, drafting and negotiating oil & gas and other commercial and legal agreements, advising the corporate function to ensure ongoing compliance with Hess policy and all applicable laws, supporting supply chain and operations and dealing with other day to day matters of a legal nature.
Building constructive and influential relationships with Hess’ operating companies.
Liaising with relevant external Indonesian government and regulatory authorities and co-venturers.
Liaising with external lawyers as may be required from time to time.
Working closely and as a team with other members of the legal function based in South East Asia, the UK and US.
Promoting the legal function throughout Hess, within country, the region and globally.
Protecting the reputation and promoting the interests of Hess in Indonesia and the region.
Communicating across functions and participating in the spread of knowledge and awareness of legal commitments and initiatives through the business.
Experience & Attributes

Indonesian qualified and practicing lawyer with the right to live and work in Indonesia.
5 to 7 years post-qualification experience gained preferably in the energy sector (in-house or private practice).
Fluent in spoken and written Bahasa Indonesia and English.
Preferably some international tertiary education or work experience.
Willingness to use initiative, to be pro-active and to identify and address commercial and legal issues facing multinational oil & gas companies in Indonesia.
Strong commercial orientation with experience of applying legal expertise to add value on a wide range of business and technical issues.
Willing to work hard with excellent communication skills as part of a dynamic customer focused group.
Willing to travel within Indonesia and further often at short notice.
Ability to provide satisfactory references.

Key Result Areas

To support the legal Regional Manager in the development of the SEA legal function.
Provide pro-active, timely, 1st quartile and commercial legal advice to the Indonesian client base.
To work closely with the lawyers in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.
Integrating the Jakarta legal function into the global legal group led by the EVP and General Counsel in New York, the General Counsel of World-Wide Exploration and Production in Houston and Associate General Counsel in London.
Living and promoting the Hess Values: Integrity, Performance, Social Responsibility, Independent Spirit, Value Creation and People.
Opportunities

Multi-disciplinary legal support in a rapidly developing business.
Exposure to US regulatory and compliance obligations.
Career development opportunities in-country, in-region and globally.
Travel locally, regionally and globally.
A focus on continuing education and development.
Expatriate postings.
Reporting to

Reporting directly to the Regional Manager, Office of General Counsel based in Kuala Lumpur.


Interested applicants may send their comprehensive CV (in English) with one recent photo (max. 100 KB) and quoting positions applied in the email subject; together with
details contact of the Referees to:

Recruitment-Indonesia@hess.com

expired: March 28, 2008

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