OQ
Senior Specialist ICV
- Permanent
- Sohar, Oman
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 21/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
06/09/2025
Location
Sohar, Oman
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
21/10/2025
Job description
The Sr. / Specialist ICV provides effective In-Country Value (ICV) support at RPI, under the Head of ICV – procurement scope. The role is responsible for increasing local sourcing of goods/services, developing the local workforce, and enhancing the business environment to support local businesses and foreign direct investments in relation to RPI projects. This includes implementing and executing ICV initiatives, planning, reporting, and monitoring activities, while ensuring compliance with ICV requirements and supporting long-term commercial advantages for OQ-RPI.
Required skills
in country value
procurement
tender law
tender procedures
Omani MOG ICV program
supply chain management
data analysis
ERP systems
SAP
business administration
ICV policies
resource utilization
performance evaluation
vendor compliance monitoring
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Key responsibilities
- Assist in setting up the projects’ ICV Pre-Award Contracting Strategy.
- Review the project’s performance according to ICV requirements.
- Assist in designing and implementing the VDP, SME and workforce initiatives.
- Review the progress of the different programs during execution phase.
- Collect supply/demand and expenditure data to identify opportunities.
- Organize and participate in engagement sessions with industry suppliers on ICV opportunities.
- Assist in identifying ICV opportunities for local manufacturing, local services, and SMEs.
- Assist vendors with tender criterion to meet ICV requirements.
- Ensure compliance with ICV contract awarding requirements.
- Validate the Contractors’ reported ICV data.
- Report vendor’s ICV Non-Compliance.
- Organize and keep the ICV related documents and records.
- Design projects’ ICV Pre-Award Contracting Strategy.
- Ensure project compliance with ICV contract awarding requirements.
- Report & monitor projects according to ICV requirements.
- Handle project ICV Non-Compliance.
- Define objectives, processes, SOW, and selection criteria for VDP, SME, and workforce initiatives.
- Report and monitor different programs during execution phase.
- Evaluate business opportunities within the organization and offer them to local corporate and potential partners.
- Work closely with external stakeholders to identify demands that create ICV opportunities.
- Establish engagement sessions with suppliers focused on SME development.
- Develop, implement, and improve ICV policies, procedures, and processes.
- Design an ICV performance monitoring system to ensure optimum resource utilization.
- Prepare & review ICV Balance Scorecard with procurement leadership.
- Liaise with the Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) and other government bodies on ICV policies and processes.
- Promote knowledge sharing and continuous development within the team.
- Contribute to departmental policies, systems, and processes.
- Identify and recommend process improvements ensuring compliance with guidelines and standards.
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Production Operations Management, Analytics, Data Science or equivalent.
- Specialist: 5-8 years of experience, Sr. Specialist: 8+ years of experience.
- Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic (written, read, spoken).
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and ERP systems (SAP preferable).
- Working knowledge of tender law and procedures.
- Working knowledge of Omani MOG In-Country Value Program, company policies, and related laws.
- Experience in Business Administration.
- Strong IT and analytical skills.
- Experience in identifying and evaluating business opportunities.
- Experience in developing ICV policies, procedures, and processes.
- Deep understanding of procurement practices.
