E&P Contracts Researcher, CIS & Africa at IHS Markit

The Impact: The primary responsibility for the role is the entry, update, maintenance and research of high-quality E&P Contracts data in the company's E&P database for given countries in CIS and Africa regions.  The E&P Contract Researcher must be able to analyze complex Contract information and to enter said data into the company’s database in a timely and accurate manner according to standards and business rules.

What’s in it for you:

• Training in multiple data environments, technologies, and products
• Part of a high performing, friendly, dynamic team who are passionate about their work
• Collaboration with wider International regional teams providing extensive network opportunities
• Opportunity to develop in-depth, specialist knowledge and expertise in all aspects of E&P Contracts and associated data
• Supportive work life balance

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the current and historic entry, update and maintenance of the E&P contracts data for a given country/region. Includes sourcing, research, organizing, analyzing, and entry of incoming information, running of computer validation processes, troubleshooting and correction of errors
• Research and accumulate E&P contract data for certain CIS and Africa countries, liaising with CIS and Africa regional teams and perform analysis on the data to ensure quality and accuracy before they are entered into the database
• Vital contributor to the team to achieve the highest quality of information for our clients via our E&P Data and Upstream Intelligence products
• Perform focused Contract data quality improvement projects supplementary to current activity
• Support country and regional experts in resolving customer queries/requests relating to contract data
• Actively contribute to quality control of the teams’ various products ensuring consistency between E&P Contract data and Upstream Intelligence maps and report

What We’re Looking For:

• University degree in Geoscience or related field
• Petroleum industry experience would be beneficial
• Excellent IT skills, ArcGIS, MS Excel and MS Power BI tools an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent QC skills and a very high attention to detail
• Enthusiastic, pro-active, ability to set priorities and meet rigid deadlines
• Ability to work under direct supervision, as part of a team as well as autonomously
• Interest in research, new technologies and data acquisition tools