Ogadriva Scout at Ogadriva.com

Ogadriva.com is an virtual carpark for smart mobile user to travel like a genius using their recharge card. Ogadriva helps passenger to remove the embarrassment and long queues passengers face at the bus stations for bus tickets booking across Nigeria, Ghana or Cameroon.With more bus operators joining our virtual carpark daily and covering over 132 routes – You could book bus tickets online and Offline, compare Bus price by using your sms, whatsapp, skype, Telegram and Facebook Messenger. Now passenger can pay for the city 2 city bus ticket using your MTN, Etisalat, Glo or Airtel recharge card

Job Title: Ogadriva Scout

Duty and Remuneration
Your duty will be to find independent Bus owner in your location, and get their contact details, you will be paid 200 Naira per verified contact carpark manager phone number and 500 Naira for Bus owner who signed up for FREE.
Requirements

• Candidate must know his or her location very well.


• Must have access to transportation.


• Must have access to internet

Locations: Ife, Ikot, Ilorin, Jalingo, Jimeta, Katsina, Karu, Kumariya, Maiduguri, Ogbomoso, Onitsha, Oron, Owo, Oyo, Potiskum, Suleja, Yola, Zaria, Wukari, Yenogoa, Lafia, Abeokuta, Uyo, Ago-iwoye, Mowe, Sagamu, Ota, Bauchi, Lafia, Jalingo, Lokoja.

Closing Date
30th January, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter and CV’s to: info@ogadriva.com

Ogadriva Scout at Ogadriva.com

Airtel Nigeria Recruiting Several Positions

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

Airtel Nigeria is recruiting to fill the job positions in Nigeria below:

Job Title: Manager, Direct & Indirect Tax
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

• The successful candidate will ensure prompt payment of correct PAYE, withholding taxes and value added tax to the relevant tax authorities and ensure correct PAYE tax returns are filed with tax authorities.

Duties and Responsibilities
Direct & Indirect Taxes Documentation & Reporting:

• Preparation of VAT report


• Review of PAYE and withholding taxes


• Timely payment of WHT, VAT and PAYE taxes


• Consolidation of PAYE YTD


• Compilation of employee tax forms for issuance of tax clearance certificates and tax deduction cards


• Reconciliation of all WHT, VAT and PAYE related accounts


• Ensure 30d ays closure TAT for all direct and indirect tax issues

External Partner Management Process:

• Review documentations for audit of all relevant tax authorities and coordination of audit exercises (36 states and FCT)


• Respond to tax audit queries and resolve the issues


• Attend tax reconciliation meeting with state internal revenue service and ensure prompt closure of outstanding audit

Relevant Skill and Experience

• Graduate Degree/Diploma: B.Sc./H.N.D Accounting and ACA


• 8 years of tax practice experience and appreciable knowledge of the Nigeria tax laws and regulations


• Achieving results & delighting the customers

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position

Job Title: Regional Technical Officer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

• The successful candidate will lead, direct, coordinate and control all network operations, maintenance and resources in the region to ensure all goals (optimal network availability, coverage, maintaining target network key performance indicators [KPIs] and quality standards) are met to deliver plus one network quality.


• He/She will also provide local network support for both the commercial teams in the region towards ensuring that network impacting issues are proactively resolved.

Duties and Responsibilities
Management of all Regional Network Operations & Maintenance Strategic Partners(SPs) to deliver optimal availability and QoS:

• Ensure overall proactive and continuous improvement of customer experience and perception in the region


• Responsible for the overall alignment of regional objectives with organizational objectives by ensuring effective communication of operational plan to all stakeholders as well as its execution and monitoring


• Ensure regional network performance across all KPIs


• Conduct weekly governance meetings and engagements


• Track progress, review all O&M tasks within the region and provide timely feedback to management to enhance effective decision-making


• Proactively communicate O&M status, issues & risks to management


• Accountable for overall regional compliance with policies, procedures and methodologies


• Conduct regular status/functional meetings with all stakeholders, ensuring follow through of all agreed actions


• Support periodic audit of all transmission, core and radio network and preventive maintenance schedule audit


• Ensure that special task/project required by HQ Technical is carried out in the region


• Ensure acceptance test procedure (ATP) is conducted for new nodes coming into the network


• Closely working with  MS Team to develop processes to prevent/reduce network failures


• Advising and ensuring implementation of preventive activities by MS Partners and Colo Partners in order to improve network performance


• Ensuring the adherence to applicable regulatory requirements


• Periodic review and analysis of worst cells and follows up with Zonal Technical Officers


• Drive continuous network improvement of own zone drawing up improvement plan and following up on related functions within network

Co-ordinate the annual regional operating plans OPEX (AOPs) for all the active and passive network systems in Airtel Nigeria:

• Co-ordinate annual regional operating plan compilation for Airtel Nigeria Networks


• Direct achievement of annual regional operating plan targets and all local and group operating expenditure saving initiatives to ensure optimization of all network investments


• Ensure key focus on recurring operating expenditure

Drive the end to end process documentation, implementation and compliance to processes, procedures and policies to ensure seamless operations across all SP [Process Management]:

• Institute service level agreement measurement methodology to ensure all SPs are accurately measured, rewarded and penalized accordingly


• Identify, document and implement pertinent processes   procedures and policies that will continually improve operational efficiency


• To ensure that all network facilities are maintained in adherence to global best practices

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure that all activities of operations and maintenance in the zone adhere to corresponding regulatory requirements in daily operations

Partner Management:

• Ensure all processes for effective management of partners


• Ensure that zonal SP requirements receive the necessary support from both the network local and central teams

Team Management:

• Co-ordinate the Regional Networks team to ensure alignment with the organizational goals

Relevant Skill and Experience

• Bachelor of Electrical /Electronic Engineering or Telecoms Engineering(Masters Degree in Engineering a plus)


• Sound knowledge of Mobile Network O&M


• 8 -12 years of varied experience in operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry


• 4 -6 years managerial/Supervisory experience in a GSM/mobile company

Other requirements (Behavioural etc.):

• Team Management


• Analytical and Presentation skills


• Strategic negotiation skills


• Entrepreneurial disposition in decision making and managing resources


• Logical decision making abilities


• Flexible and dedicated


• Ability to innovate and deliver value to business


• Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on service level agreements


• Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners


• Impeccable integrity and character


• Communication Skills


• Cost, process and automation Innovation
  

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position

Job Title: Zonal Technical Officer (South-South)
Location: Nigeria
Job Descriptions

• The successful candidate will coordinate, control, manage, support and track day to day network operations in the zone to ensure optimal network availability and coverage while maintaining target network KPI’s to deliver plus one network quality.


• He/She will also be responsible for providing local network support for both the sales and marketing team in the zones to ensure that network impacting issues are proactively resolved.

Duties and Responsibilities
Day to day management of all Zonal Network Operations & Maintenance Strategic Partners(SPs) to deliver optimal availability and QoS:

• Support the Operational Interface for both internal and external stakeholders especially commercial teams to ensure customer issues are resolved within acceptable key performance indicators [KPIs]


• Track special events calendar with Zonal Business Managers and the Marketing function to ensure best in class service during special events within zone


• Track zone network performance (Various KPIs and Network Availability)


• Support periodic audit of all transmission, core and radio network and preventive maintenance schedule audit


• Ensure that special task/project required by HQ technical is carried out in the zone


• Closely work with  E// MS Team to develop processes to prevent/reduce network failures


• Track and ensure that Colo Partners deliver on servive level agreements [SLAs]


• Ensure SAQ activity is up to date (rental renewal and lease payments with zonal finance)


• Follow up with various internal functions; MS Partners, Colocation [Colo] Partners on all issues affecting radio network availability, quality and experience


• Ensure security and community issues do not cause delayed closure of sites


• Advise and ensure implementation of preventive activities by MS Partners and Colo Partners in order to improve network performance


• Ensure the adherence to applicable regulatory requirements


• Audit and support zonal spares management to ensure availability of both critical and non critical spares at the zonal warehouses


• Probes network experience by doing a weekly trending analysis of the volume as well the types of complaints received


• Ensure proactive and continuous improvement of customer experience and perception within zone


• Daily analysis of worst cells and follows up with MS partners on corrective and preventive measures


• Ensure power availability of all IBS sites that are not transferred to Tower Company


• Drive continuous network improvement of own zone drawing up improvement plan and following up on related functions within network.

Prepare and manage the annual Zonal operating plans OPEX (AOPs) for all the active and passive network systems in Airtel Nigeria [Financial]:

• Direct annual zonal operating plan compilation for Airtel Nigeria Networks


• Direct achievement of annual zonal operating plan targets and all local and group operating expenditure saving initiatives to ensure optimization of all network investments


• Ensure key focus on recurring operating expenditure

Drive the end to end process documentation, implementation and compliance to processes, procedures and policies to ensure seamless operations across all SP [Process Management]:

• Institute service level agreement measurement methodology to ensure all SPs are accurately measured, rewarded and penalized accordingly


• Identify, document and implement pertinent processes   procedures and policies that will continually improve operational efficiency


• To ensure that all network facilities are maintained in adherence to global best practices

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure that all activities of operations and maintenance in the zone adhere to corresponding regulatory requirements in daily operations

Partner Management:

• Ensure all processes for effective management of partners


• Ensure that zonal SP requirements receive the necessary support from both the network local and central teams

Relevant Skill and Experience

• Bachelor of Electrical /Electronic Engineering or Telecoms Engineering (Master’s Degree in Engineering a plus)


• Sound knowledge of Mobile Network O&M


• 5-10 years of varied experience in operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry


• 3-5 years managerial/Supervisory experience in a GSM/mobile company

Other Requirements (Behavioural etc.)

• Analytical and Presentation skills


• Strategic negotiation skills


• Entrepreneurial disposition in decision making and managing resources


• Logical decision making abilities


• Flexible and dedicated


• Ability to innovate and deliver value to business


• Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on service level agreements


• Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners


• Impeccable integrity and character


• Communication Skills


• Cost, process and automation Innovation

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position

Application Deadline  25th November, 2016

Airtel Nigeria Recruiting Several Positions

Airtel Nigeria (Regional Technical Officer)

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

Job Title: Regional Technical Officer

Description

• The successful candidate will lead, direct, coordinate and control all network operations, maintenance and resources in the region to ensure all goals (optimal network availability, coverage, maintaining target network key performance indicators [KPIs] and quality standards) are met to deliver plus one network quality.


• He/She will also provide local network support for both the commercial teams in the region towards ensuring that network impacting issues are proactively resolved.

Responsibilities
Management of all Regional Network Operations & Maintenance Strategic Partners(SPs) to deliver optimal availability and QoS:

• Ensure overall proactive and continuous improvement of customer experience and perception in the region


• Responsible for the overall alignment of regional objectives with organizational objectives by ensuring effective communication of operational plan to all stakeholders as well as its execution and monitoring


• Ensure regional network performance across all KPIs


• Conduct weekly governance meetings and engagements


• Track progress, review all O&M tasks within the region and provide timely feedback to management to enhance effective decision-making


• Proactively communicate O&M status, issues & risks to management


• Accountable for overall regional compliance with policies, procedures and methodologies


• Conduct regular status/functional meetings with all stakeholders, ensuring follow through of all agreed actions


• Support periodic audit of all transmission, core and radio network and preventive maintenance schedule audit


• Ensure that special task/project required by HQ Technical is carried out in the region


• Ensure acceptance test procedure (ATP) is conducted for new nodes coming into the network


• Closely working with  MS Team to develop processes to prevent/reduce network failures


• Advising and ensuring implementation of preventive activities by MS Partners and Colo Partners in order to improve network performance


• Ensuring the adherence to applicable regulatory requirements


• Periodic review and analysis of worst cells and follows up with Zonal Technical Officers


• Drive continuous network improvement of own zone drawing up improvement plan and following up on related functions within network

Co-ordinate the annual regional operating plans OPEX (AOPs) for all the active and passive network systems in Airtel Nigeria:

• Co-ordinate annual regional operating plan compilation for Airtel Nigeria Networks


• Direct achievement of annual regional operating plan targets and all local and group operating expenditure saving initiatives to ensure optimization of all network investments


• Ensure key focus on recurring operating expenditure


• Drive the end to end process documentation, implementation and compliance to processes, procedures and policies to ensure seamless operations across all SP [Process Management]:


• Institute service level agreement measurement methodology to ensure all SPs are accurately measured, rewarded and penalized accordingly


• Identify, document and implement pertinent processes   procedures and policies that will continually improve operational efficiency


• To ensure that all network facilities are maintained in adherence to global best practices

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure that all activities of operations and maintenance in the zone adhere to corresponding regulatory requirements in daily operations

Partner Management:

• Ensure all processes for effective management of partners


• Ensure that zonal SP requirements receive the necessary support from both the network local and central teams

Team Management:

• Co-ordinate the Regional Networks team to ensure alignment with the organizational goals

Skill and Experience

• Bachelor of Electrical /Electronic Engineering or Telecoms Engineering(Masters Degree in Engineering a plus)


• Sound knowledge of Mobile Network O&M


• 8 -12 years of varied experience in operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry


• 4 -6 years managerial/Supervisory experience in a GSM/mobile company


• Other requirements (Behavioural etc.):


• Team Management


• Analytical and Presentation skills


• Strategic negotiation skills


• Entrepreneurial disposition in decision making and managing resources


• Logical decision making abilities


• Flexible and dedicated


• Ability to innovate and deliver value to business


• Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on service level agreements


• Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners


• Impeccable integrity and character


• Communication Skills


• Cost, process and automation Innovation

Location: Nigeria

Closing Date
25th November, 2016.

APPLY HERE

Airtel Nigeria (Regional Technical Officer)

Airtel Nigeria (Zonal Technical Officer)

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

Job Title: Zonal Technical Officer (South-South)

Description

• The successful candidate will coordinate, control, manage, support and track day to day network operations in the zone to ensure optimal network availability and coverage while maintaining target network KPI’s to deliver plus one network quality.


• He/She will also be responsible for providing local network support for both the sales and marketing team in the zones to ensure that network impacting issues are proactively resolved.

Responsibilities
Day to day management of all Zonal Network Operations & Maintenance Strategic Partners(SPs) to deliver optimal availability and QoS:

• Support the Operational Interface for both internal and external stakeholders especially commercial teams to ensure customer issues are resolved within acceptable key performance indicators [KPIs]


• Track special events calendar with Zonal Business Managers and the Marketing function to ensure best in class service during special events within zone


• Track zone network performance (Various KPIs and Network Availability)


• Support periodic audit of all transmission, core and radio network and preventive maintenance schedule audit


• Ensure that special task/project required by HQ technical is carried out in the zone


• Closely work with  E// MS Team to develop processes to prevent/reduce network failures


• Track and ensure that Colo Partners deliver on servive level agreements [SLAs]


• Ensure SAQ activity is up to date (rental renewal and lease payments with zonal finance)


• Follow up with various internal functions; MS Partners, Colocation [Colo] Partners on all issues affecting radio network availability, quality and experience


• Ensure security and community issues do not cause delayed closure of sites


• Advise and ensure implementation of preventive activities by MS Partners and Colo Partners in order to improve network performance


• Ensure the adherence to applicable regulatory requirements


• Audit and support zonal spares management to ensure availability of both critical and non critical spares at the zonal warehouses


• Probes network experience by doing a weekly trending analysis of the volume as well the types of complaints received


• Ensure proactive and continuous improvement of customer experience and perception within zone


• Daily analysis of worst cells and follows up with MS partners on corrective and preventive measures


• Ensure power availability of all IBS sites that are not transferred to Tower Company


• Drive continuous network improvement of own zone drawing up improvement plan and following up on related functions within network.

Prepare and manage the annual Zonal operating plans OPEX (AOPs) for all the active and passive network systems in Airtel Nigeria [Financial]:

• Direct annual zonal operating plan compilation for Airtel Nigeria Networks


• Direct achievement of annual zonal operating plan targets and all local and group operating expenditure saving initiatives to ensure optimization of all network investments


• Ensure key focus on recurring operating expenditure


• Drive the end to end process documentation, implementation and compliance to processes, procedures and policies to ensure seamless operations across all SP [Process Management]:


• Institute service level agreement measurement methodology to ensure all SPs are accurately measured, rewarded and penalized accordingly


• Identify, document and implement pertinent processes   procedures and policies that will continually improve operational efficiency


• To ensure that all network facilities are maintained in adherence to global best practices

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure that all activities of operations and maintenance in the zone adhere to corresponding regulatory requirements in daily operations

Partner Management:

• Ensure all processes for effective management of partners


• Ensure that zonal SP requirements receive the necessary support from both the network local and central teams

Skill and Experience

• Bachelor of Electrical /Electronic Engineering or Telecoms Engineering (Master’s Degree in Engineering a plus)


• Sound knowledge of Mobile Network O&M


• 5-10 years of varied experience in operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry


• 3-5 years managerial/Supervisory experience in a GSM/mobile company


• Other Requirements (Behavioural etc.)


• Analytical and Presentation skills


• Strategic negotiation skills


• Entrepreneurial disposition in decision making and managing resources


• Logical decision making abilities


• Flexible and dedicated


• Ability to innovate and deliver value to business


• Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on service level agreements


• Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners


• Impeccable integrity and character


• Communication Skills


• Cost, process and automation Innovation

Location: Nigeria

Closing Date
25th November, 2016.

APPLY HERE

Airtel Nigeria (Zonal Technical Officer)

Vacancies at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.A truly innovative company,
Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

We are recruiting to fill the following vacant positions below:

1) Manager, Direct & Indirect Tax
Click here to apply

2) Regional Technical Officer
Click here to apply

3) Zonal Technical Officer (South-South)
Click here to apply

Vacancies at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Manager Direct & Indirect Tax)

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.
The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many “firsts” in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.

Job Title: Manager Direct & Indirect Tax

Description

• The successful candidate will ensure prompt payment of correct PAYE, withholding taxes and value added tax to the relevant tax authorities and ensure correct PAYE tax returns are filed with tax authorities. 

Responsibilities
Direct & Indirect Taxes Documentation & Reporting:

• Preparation of VAT report


• Review of PAYE and withholding taxes


• Timely payment of WHT, VAT and PAYE taxes


• Consolidation of PAYE YTD


• Compilation of employee tax forms for issuance of tax clearance certificates and tax deduction cards


• Reconciliation of all WHT, VAT and PAYE related accounts


• Ensure 30d ays closure TAT for all direct and indirect tax issues

External Partner Management Process:

• Review documentations for audit of all relevant tax authorities and coordination of audit exercises (36 states and FCT)


• Respond to tax audit queries and resolve the issues


• Attend tax reconciliation meeting with state internal revenue service and ensure prompt closure of outstanding audit                  

Skill and Experience 

• Graduate Degree/Diploma: B.Sc./H.N.D Accounting and ACA


• 8 years of tax practice experience and appreciable knowledge of the Nigeria tax laws and regulations


• Achieving results & delighting the customers

Location: Nigeria

Closing Date
25th November, 2016

APPLY HERE

Airtel Nigeria (Manager Direct & Indirect Tax)

Airtel Nigeria Recruiting Manager PS Architecture

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many “firsts” in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

Airtel Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Manager PS Architecture

Location: Nigeria

Job Description
Job Purpose:

• This function is expected to act as the representative for business, technical and functional requirements in the area of IP Packet backbone solutions to support both Mobile and Enterprise services.


•  The function will define the optimal topology of the IP core network to meet a premium service level agreements and industry architecture for next generation IP networks.


• To evaluate network design and define integrated planning/implementation criteria and guidelines with partners for capacity management and dimensioning of the IP core network.


• Also would evaluate delivery of IP projects to designed SLAs whilst exploring the most efficient ways to deliver any new functional requirements placed upon the 2G/3G/LTE Mobile Network which includes but not limited to voice, data and other services.

Key Accountabilities:

• PS/MPBN/MPLS Core Planning and Architecture designed to ensure uninterrupted voice and data service delivery


• Analyze business requirements and processes before converting ideas into a solution design; where required research into new technology and development in Telecommunication industry with regards to IP packet backbone and Data services.


• Liaise with partner teams, Airtel HQ and other departments to assure seamless IP packet backbone and data network architecture, implementation and deployment of key networks systems through the full delivery life cycle from initial design to full operational handover.


• Ensure projects are aligned with the Annual Operating Program (AOP)


• Ensure that all IP MPLS devices including PS core nodes are functioning (Enhanced packet Core /Mobile Packet Core) as per the business and network requirements.


• Provide a pathway towards extending relevant IP architectures towards the Access network ( Metro Ethernet, MPLS-TP etc )

Detailed and Effective Documentation:

• Ensure that the project related documentation reflects a fit-for-purpose design and compiles with the contractual vendor requirements.


• On concept of solutions proffered and prior to implementation, documentation in the form of SD,  HLD and LLD designs should be prepared to include technical functionality, platform design and platform integration with relevant network elements.

Capacity planning:

• Perform adequate dimensioning, of all IP nodes, interfaces MPC/EPC related Nodes – in accordance with network growth and projections.


• Continuously being the loop of the network traffic, licenses, trends and various parameters to ensure the Network elements are operating as expected. Where required, take corrective action with input from Operations and performance teams.


• Effective  understanding of Operational and Business support systems (OSS/BSS) for performance reporting, Key performance indicator (KPI) monitoring and tuning for effective end to end planning of data services.

Expand & Evolve Core Network :

• Understand the business requirements and impact on the IP backbone and data network infrastructure.


• Responsible for planning all expansion of nodes well in advance.


• Plan evolution of IP backbone and PS core network to best industry practices.

Employee Engagement:

• Provide consultation services to relevant business units including Liaison with Marketing and IT for better understanding of proposed services.


• Hold necessary Kick off meetings with stakeholders where/when required.


• Maintain high Team Harmony and Engagement at all times with both internal and external teams and stakeholders.

Vendor/Partner Management:

• Ensuring that the MS/MC partners deliver the projects to the high quality expected first time right.

New Initiatives:

• Explore new initiatives which meet business requirements by developing and delivering cost efficient delivery plans of proposed solutions.


• Technology assessments and POC trials (RFI/RFP/RFQ). Verification of solutions before roll-out.

Time management:

• Prioritize self-workload as required to meet the fluctuating demands of business and requirements from other stakeholders.

Desired Skills and Experience
Educational Qualifications  & Functional / Technical Skills:

• Bachelor/Masters of Telecommunication/Electronic Engineering degree/Computer Science


• Detailed working Telecommunications Knowledge


• Analytical and Presentation skills


• Detailed understanding of IP/MPLS and its role in the Telecommunications industry.


• A basic understanding of 3GPP /ITU-T and ETSI standards is required.

Relevant Experience:

• Minimum of 6-8years working experience in large   Mobile Network Operator with the MPC or EPC domains.


• Multivendor experience – HUAWEI, CISCO, JUNIPER, ERICSSON, ALCATEL LUCENT platforms and packet core architectures – Including Charging nodes in data networks.


• Good understanding of the commercial deployment of EPC/LTE, which could include design, test and/or deployment.  Understanding of the evolution of 3G networks moving towards 4G.


• Detailed understanding of IP technology and its interrelation with supported domains; a working knowledge of the domains to facilitate E2E service flow.


• Experience on Ericsson PS core will be added advantage


• Experience of deployment of key network systems through the delivery life cycle from initial design to full operational   handover


• Good project management knowledge


• Experience in measuring and analyzing network KPI ‘key performance indicators’

Other Requirements:

• Personal Integrity and good interpersonal relationship


• Personal tenacity to succeed


• Must have excellent organizational and communication skills.


• Highly organized and good at implementation


• Time management skills with commitment to project timelines.


• Self-motivational skills


• Good analytical and problem solving skills.


• Good practical skills in troubleshooting and fault resolution for supporting operations teams as an escalation point

Application Closing Date
Not Stated

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Airtel Nigeria Recruiting Manager PS Architecture

Airtel Nigeria Graduate Trainee Program 2015 / 2016

Airtel Nigeria is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. The company is ranked amongst the top 4 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

Job Position: Graduate Trainee Program 2015/2016

Location: Lagos

Job Description
Are you looking to join a pool of leaders for tomorrow? Do you want an opportunity to interact with senior leaders in one of the top 4 mobile service providers globally?

Then we want you!

• Airtel in Nigeria is looking for high-achieving graduates to join us in our Graduate Trainee Program.


• This 18-month long program will expose you to different aspects of the organization through functional and cross-functional stints.


• Graduate Trainees will be trained on business, leadership, technical understanding and personal effectiveness.


• You will also be given the opportunity to execute real jobs/assignments where you will be assigned to a personal coach and mentor who will guide and support you throughout the journey.

Educational Qualifications

• Graduate degree


• Minimum second class upper (2.1)

Relevant experience

• Must have completed NYSC


• Maximum of 1 year post NYSC work experience

Other Requirement:

• Not more than 25 years old as at July 2015

Benefits you will receive

• Exposure to learn and work in a global company with exciting and challenging projects


• Ability to work along very experienced professionals in a competitive environment.


• Cross operational training where you will meet and build a network with other trainees and talent in Africa.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How To Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should:
Click here to apply online

Airtel Nigeria Graduate Trainee Program 2015 / 2016

Airtel Nigeria (Manager, Budget Control & Analysis)

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development. A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

Job Title: Manager, Budget Control & Analysis

Description

• The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the support of the budget control process by ensuring no budget overspend without approval; accurate coding of OAF/CAF and adherence to FDOA.

Responsibilities
OAF/CAF expense analysis and processing:

• Ensure that all OAF/CAF are processed within TAT defined. Any rejection must be stated with clear reasons and follow up must be ensured with the respective users for closure


• Budget Control and Validation:


• Engage with all stakeholders for quarterly budgets submissions and respective approvals from HQ


• Adhere to AOP/ F&F and ensure that there is no overspend without approval


• Drive capex utilization with NW to ensure all PRs are converted to POs

Cost Control:

• Ensure AOP/revised AOP is strictly adhered to, flash & forecast reviewed and submitted promptly


• Ensure the month end business review presentation submitted as per due date 


• Compliance to FDOA:


• Ensure that OAFs are approved in line with FDOA and any violation of FDOA is escalated for prompt resolution

Delivery of BPA Reports:

• Weekly update of CAF/OAF trackers


• Weekly updates on capex utilization spend


• OAF/CAF conversion to PO 


• OPEX Tracker


• Other HQ reporting as may be required 

Skill and Experience

• A University Degree/HND in Accounting.


• Relevant 3- 5 years of varied experience in Finance preferable in a FMCG/Consumable/Telecoms environment 


• Professional examination stage 1 (ICAN/ACCA)


• Use of microsoft office Excel & Word


• Use of oracle for accounting would be an added advantage 


• Ability to work under considerable pressure and stiff timelines


• Customer centricity; drive to achieve results and delight the customer


• Ability to manage expectations of multiple stakeholders/users


• Good with people – calm mien, good at building relationships


• Well spoken


• Appearance – formal/customer facing always

Location: Nigeria

Closing Date
4th November, 2016.

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Airtel Nigeria (Manager, Budget Control & Analysis)

Career Opportunity at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development. The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many “firsts” in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.

Job Title: Manager Budget Control & Analysis
Location: Nigeria

Job description
The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the support of the budget control process by ensuring no budget overspend without approval; accurate coding of OAF/CAF and adherence to FDOA.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• OAF/CAF expense analysis and processing –


• Ensure that all OAF/CAF are processed within TAT defined. Any rejection must be stated with clear reasons and follow up must be ensured with the respective users for closure

Budget Control and Validation –

• Engage with all stakeholders for quarterly budgets submissions and respective approvals from HQ


• Adhere to AOP/ F&F and ensure that there is no overspend without approval


• Drive capex utilization with NW to ensure all PRs are converted to POs

Cost Control – 

• Ensure AOP/revised AOP is strictly adhered to, flash & forecast reviewed and submitted promptly


• Ensure the month end business review presentation submitted as per due date

Compliance to FDOA –
Ensure that OAFs are approved in line with FDOA and any violation of FDOA is escalated for prompt resolution

Delivery of BPA Reports –

• Weekly update of CAF/OAF trackers


• Weekly updates on capex utilization spend


• OAF/CAF conversion to PO


• OPEX Tracker


• Other HQ reporting as may be required

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A University Degree/HND in Accounting


• Relevant 3- 5 years of varied experience in Finance preferable in a FMCG/Consumable/Telecoms environment


• Professional examination stage 1 (ICAN/ACCA)


• Use of microsoft office Excel & Word


• Use of oracle for accounting would be an added advantage


• Ability to work under considerable pressure and stiff timelines


• Customer centricity; drive to achieve results and delight the customer


• Ability to manage expectations of multiple stakeholders/users


• Good with people – calm mien, good at building relationships


• Well spoken


• Appearance – formal/customer facing always

 

 

 

Application Deadline
4th November,2016

 

 

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should click below to apply

Career Opportunity at Airtel Nigeria

Career Opportunity at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Manager, Financial Reporting & Compliance
Location: Nigeria

Job Purpose
To establish, implement and maintain the Financial Reporting processes and procedures to an acceptable standard in conformity with all applicable accounting policies including Company and Group policy, IAS, IFRS, Nigerian Accounting Standards.

Duties and Responsibilities
Standardized and compliant accounting standard:

• Ensures accurate revenue reporting while building in validation mechanics to report correctly


• Drive OPEX productivity


• Ensure accuracy of Fixed Asset Register


• Ensure accuracy of General Ledger Accounting


• Ensure sanity checks and delivery of monthly Financial Report


• Ensure accuracy and timely submission of group reporting requests

Financial Governance by developing and implementing control policies and procedures:

• Develop and implement financial control policies and procedures


• Identify and provide short to medium term tactical direction in ensuring financial processes are implemented


• Develop a review mechanism to ensure and measure compliance

Effective Debtors and Creditors Management:

• Identify and formulate Strategies to help drive Collections and Bad Debts performance as well as creditors’ management


• Business partners relationship management

Accurate and prompt year-end financial closure and auditing:

• Ensure timely completion and coordination of Quarterly Audits with no qualification or material adjustments


• Review, preparation and Corporate Governance compliance on Annual Audited Financial Statements


• Liaison with External Auditors and ensuring a clean audit opinion always

Improved Team Engagement Score:

• Regular communication and feedback mechanism to foster work balance


• Leading by example

Formulation and effective implementation of the Directorate’s STRAP:

• Coordinate the delivery of the directorates 5+5 accurately, in time and in line with budget

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A University degree in Finance/Economics or related field


• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite, Sound Financial Accounting knowledge


• Professional accounting qualification (CFA, ACCA, ACA )


• Minimum of 10 years of industry track record mostly gained in International, blue chip environments


• Telecom experience is desirable


• Minimum of 5 years senior level experience of overseeing finance function at National level


• Strong ethics, hands on approach, cultural awareness, business acumen and good communication skills

 

 

Application Deadline
2oth October,2016

 

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should click below to apply online

Career Opportunity at Airtel Nigeria

Career Opportunity at Airtel Nigeria [3 positions]

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

We are recruiting to fill the following vacant positions below:

Job Title: Key Account Manager – North Region
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• To acquire and retain more post-paid customers and generate revenue for the business.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the implementation, acquisition & retention strategy for prospective and existing accounts in sector of assignment:
  
  • Responsible for the implementation, acquisition & retention strategy for prospective and existing accounts in the zone
  
  
  • Visit a minimum of 5 Corporate Organizations per day, 25 visits per week, 100 visits per month, therefore for 6 months = 600 visits
  
  
  • Create opportunities to run presentations of our Corporate products to sector of assignment
  
  


• Responsible for evolving account development plan and relationship management process for accounts in sector of assignment guided by the signed service level agreement:
  
  • Drive the sale and activation of the above products across the sector.
  
  
  • Grow the usage of Corporate products in the sector allocated to you
  
  
  • Create exceptional opportunities to sell special products like E1’s, Blackberry’s and data cards in the sector
  
  


• Responsible for analysis of competitor’s activities as well as relevant market development and proposing pre-emptive counter measures:
  
  • Monitor the activities of competition and develop or recommend counter measures to win competition
  
  


• Responsible for the day to day management of all Airtel relationships in the sector:
  
  • Develop good relationship management processes with both existing accounts and prospective customers
  
  
  • Encourage and develop opportunities to have Airtel presence in all CORPORATES, POST-PAID RETAIL & SME COMPANIES within sector
  
  


• Responsible for the weekly and monthly reports on post paid subscribers activities, bill delivery and collection in the sector of assignment:
  
  • Report timely, of all initiatives, potential prospects, queries, challenges, call plan and new sales made in your sector Every Friday 4.30pm
  
  
  • Maintain and manage database of all Corporate customers in your sector
  
  


• Establish and maintain excellent relationship management with existing Post-paid subscribers within the sector:
  
  • Encourage and develop opportunities to have Airtel presence in all CORPORATES, POST-PAID RETAIL & SME COMPANIES in your sector
  
  
  • Encourage ALL existing customer to pay their bills timely to avoid barring, increase debt portfolio and churn within sector
  
  
  • Create symbiotic relationships in events sponsorship with Corporate Accounts all in a view to drive sale of our corporate products and revenue growth
  
  


• Revenue Growth


• Postpaid Gross Adds/Activations


• Activations within SLA


• Query Resolution within SLA

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A University Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related course


• 3-5 years preferably in FMCG, Consumables & Telecoms


• Achieving Results, & Delighting the Customer


• Team Player; Independent, Confident, and Objective


• Attention to detail/ excellent oral and written communication skills


• Good presentation skills


• Ready to achieve beyond set target


• Committed to common goals and values of the organization

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online  

 

 

Job Title: Manager Process Audit
Location: Nigeria

Job Purpose

• To support compliance to the defined, policies, processes and procedures rolled out, provide opinion on process/policy alignment with best practices and make recommendations for improvement.


• The role holder will lead the effective roll-out and governance of policy and processes for assigned functions, enable, monitor and support closure of audit observations.

Duties and Responsibilities
Process/Policy Compliance:

• Process and Policy design and reengineering, designing SOPs and check sheets, monitors and reports process KPIs performance


• Create interface & co-ordination to ensure compliance to policies, process and procedures for the OPCO.


• Constantly engage with assigned functions at Group and OpCo’s to align the processes and closure of all open issues


• Develop regulatory / governance matrix and test compliance, identify gaps and work to close these.


• Drafting of Internal audit quarterly update to the business

Improvement projects:

• Identifies and drive projects for assigned functions both – Business and Customer Impacting and revenue/cost impacting and Mentoring Project Teams, using lean and six sigma tools


• Computation of quarterly internal assurance score


• Project support for automation of IA reporting functionality

Ensure best in class processes are in place and adhered to:

• Ensures that processes and procedures in place are designed and work as per the standards, and can efficiently support functional/business objectives.


• Ensure that functional processes add value to the business.


• Ensure that relevant metrics are in place to measure performance and can efficiently guide management on the decision making process.


• Work with business functions to identify process gaps arising from weak or inadequate business process documentation

Effective Interface with Internal Assurance group team:

• Effective engagement with the IA group team to define the audit and gap areas.


• Engaging within the OPCO to ensure the learning’s of the audit findings from other OpCo’s are implemented as best practice, ensuring the reduction in the learning cycle.


• Effective implementation of the learning tracker action items for the OPCO


• Ensuring all the audit observations of the OpCo’s are effectively closed.


• Ensuring process gaps are identified and shared with Process owner & Function  head for implementation.


• Ensuring technology gaps are identified and shared with IT for implementation


• Interface with IA and assigned functions for audits and closures
  
  • Logistics / Administrative Support/ Supervision of Admin staff
  
  

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree


• ICAN or ACCA required


• CISA an added advantage


• 3 – 5 years of experience  in Audit firm


• Industry experience an added advantage


• Process Audit experience


• Exposure to technology, process reengineering and handling decentralized operations is desirable


• Effective Project management & Co-ordination


• Commercial and Financial Management


• Interpersonal Skills


• Problem solving


• Service Focus


• Persuasion & negotiation Skills


• Relationship Management

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online  

 

 

Job Title: Commercial Projects Manager CX and S&D
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• This role within IT directorate will be responsible for aligning business strategic plans with the enterprise architecture in order to provide advisory services and solutions for various projects.


• Blend of business and technical proficiency is a must to ensure that programs and projects are delivered at the highest level and in line with business expectation.


• Individual should be equipped enough to create blue prints of solutions, implementation road map, enterprise solutions planning and design, and deployment of best practice skillset (Platform, Technology and People) to attain any program or project successes.

Duties and Responsibilities
1.)  Solutions and Products Delivery:

• Manage and Deliver New products, VAS, Data and Mobile Commerce projects, following strict project management guidelines.


• Provide overall project leadership and direct project teams in the delivery of high quality products within committed timeframes.


• Champion new data, applications, content portals and messaging product concepts, as well as existing key products and services across the organization


• Provide in-depth technical analysis of proposed business solutions while also playing an advisory role to business and IT leadership


• Advise business leadership on how IT can transform the business plane.


• Strong leadership skills. Superior strategic planning and successful tactical implementation skills


• Scan technology horizon and track emerging standards and trends


• Adopt future proof technology

2.) Business Partnership:

• Work with business and IT leadership to define success criteria for New Products, VAS, Data and Mobile Commerce program


• Translate internal customer insights and concepts into functional requirements to achieve business objective


• Provides input to business leaders on how technology can be leveraged to business advantage


• Provides leadership in developing technology strategies that tie directly to current and future business strategies


• Recommend systems and business best practices and drive adoption to ensure architectural consistency


• Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure business solutions are aligned with business goals, priorities and budget


• Collaborate with business stakeholders to derive a unified architecture and solution strategy for a variety of content management, VAS systems and mobile commerce applications


• Identify, understand, negotiate, prioritize and document business requirements with various business units


• Continuously engage with Business & Technology departments to understand the issues, requirements and engage with the Partners for proper resolution and delivery of services as per agreed time and SLAs


• Ensure integration of various solutions with IT & Network Echo Systems to ensure the proper management of Customer Lifecycle for specific product

3.)  IT Enterprise planning, design and architecture:

• Responsible for the enterprise architecture and ensuring that the standard framework is applicable at all times


• Take ownership of solution and service offerings that promises increase in revenue and clear business benefits


• Develop and execute a solution strategy and business plan that supports product growth


• Design and develop new systems that would support products and services for multiple market segments, across the entire spectrum of customers

4.) Program/Project Management:

• Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs


• Leading strategic, tactical and transformation projects


• Budget control and contract management

5.)  People Management:

• Effective management of relationships with current and future IT vendors and third party service providers


• Provides directional leadership to the team to create and maintain roadmaps and technology transformation plans, which describe the changes required to go from current to future architectures


• Oversees product or technology evaluations and proof of concept studies and publishes results


• Able to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships throughout the organization, including business leaders and technology leaders


• Comfortable and adept at communicating with the business and technology at all levels in the organization. Has a high degree of facility in making technology concepts understandable to non-technologists

6.)  Effective and Efficient management of IT budget, with focus on cost saving and waste elimination

Relevant Skill and Experience

• Bachelors in Computer Science / Engineering/Applied Sciences


• IT certifications / PMP (desirable)


• Masters in Business Administration would be preferred additional qualification dependent on experience


• 8 years IT experience/8 years related experience in designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions


• 5 – 10 years project management experience


• 6-8 years OSS/BSS experience


• Understanding of IT systems and Applications like Billing, CRM, ERP, Sales Systems etc.


• Good understanding of Network / IP protocols


• Should have worked in multi-vendor networks and have good knowledge of different standards.


• Telecom experience of BSS, CCT, IN’s, SMSC’s, GPRS, CCN, 3G and Rating solutions


• Achieving Results, & Delighting the Customer

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online  

 

Application Closing Date
14th October, 2016.

Career Opportunity at Airtel Nigeria [3 positions]

Airtel Nigeria Recruitment (Project Manager)

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.
The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many “firsts” in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six geopolitical zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus. 

Job Title: Commercial Projects Manager CX and S&D

Description

• This role within IT directorate will be responsible for aligning business strategic plans with the enterprise architecture in order to provide advisory services and solutions for various projects.


• Blend of business and technical proficiency is a must to ensure that programs and projects are delivered at the highest level and in line with business expectation.


• Individual should be equipped enough to create blueprints of solutions, implementation roadmap, enterprise solutions planning and design, and deployment of best practice skillset (Platform, Technology and People) to attain any program or project successes.

Duties and Responsibilities
Solutions and Products Delivery  –

• Manage and Deliver New products, VAS, Data and Mobile Commerce projects, following strict project management guidelines.


• Provide overall project leadership and direct project teams in the delivery of high quality products within committed time frames.


• Champion new data, applications, content portals and messaging product concepts, as well as existing key products and services across the organization


• Provide in-depth technical analysis of proposed business solutions while also playing an advisory role to business and IT leadership


• Advise business leadership on how IT can transform the business plane.


• Strong leadership skills. Superior strategic planning and successful tactical implementation skills


• Scan technology horizon and track emerging standards and trends


• Adopt future proof technology 

Business Partnership  –

• Work with business and IT leadership to define success criteria for New Products, VAS, Data and Mobile Commerce program


• Translate internal customer insights and concepts into functional requirements to achieve business objective


• Provides input to business leaders on how technology can be leveraged to business advantage


• Provides leadership in developing technology strategies that tie directly to current and future business strategies


• Recommend systems and business best practices and drive adoption to ensure architectural consistency


• Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure business solutions are aligned with business goals, priorities and budget


• Collaborate with business stakeholders to derive a unified architecture and solution strategy for a variety of content management, VAS systems and mobile commerce applications


• Identify, understand, negotiate, prioritize and document business requirements with various business units


• Continuously engage with Business & Technology departments to understand the issues, requirements and engage with the Partners for proper resolution and delivery of services as per agreed time and SLAs


• Ensure integration of various solutions with IT & Network Echo Systems to ensure the proper management of Customer Lifecycle for specific product 

IT Enterprise planning, design and architecture  –

• Responsible for the enterprise architecture and ensuring that the standard framework is applicable at all times


• Take ownership of solution and service offerings that promises increase in revenue and clear business benefits 


• Develop and execute a solution strategy and business plan that supports product growth


• Design and develop new systems that would support products and services for multiple market segments, across the entire spectrum of customers

Program/Project Management

• Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs


• Leading strategic, tactical and transformation projects


• Budget control and contract management

People Management –

• Effective management of relationships with current and future IT vendors and third party service providers


• Provides directional leadership to the team to create and maintain roadmaps and technology transformation plans, which describe the changes required to go from current to future architectures


• Oversees product or technology evaluations and proof of concept studies and publishes results


• Able to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships throughout the organization, including business leaders and technology leaders


• Comfortable and adept at communicating with the business and technology at all levels in the organization. Has a high degree of facility in making technology concepts understandable to non-technologists


• Effective and Efficient management of IT budget, with focus on cost saving and waste elimination

Skill and Experience 

• Bachelors in Computer Science / Engineering/Applied Sciences


• IT certifications / PMP (desirable)


• Masters in Business Administration would be preferred additional qualification dependent on experience


• 8 years IT experience/8 years related experience in designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions


• 5 – 10 years project management experience


• 6-8 years OSS/BSS experience


• Understanding of IT systems and Applications like Billing, CRM, ERP, Sales Systems etc.


• Good understanding of Network / IP protocols


• Should have worked in multi-vendor networks and have good knowledge of different standards.


• Telecom experience of BSS, CCT, IN’s, SMSC’s, GPRS, CCN, 3G and Rating solutions


• Achieving Results, & Delighting the Customer

Location: Nigeria

Closing Date
14th October 2016

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Airtel Nigeria Recruitment (Project Manager)

Job Recruitment at Airtel Nigeria [3 positions]

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

We are recruiting to fill the following vacant positions below:

 

Job Title: Manager Channel Accounting
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring accuracy in the accounting and reporting of the channel partner and shop balances, the revenues from the sale of inventory items and the inventory position and also responsible for establishing controls to ensure the safe guarding of company assets as it relates to inventory and channel partners [CP].

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring accuracy and completeness in the month end reporting; review of provisions, accruals and journals with regards to CPs/inventory and efficiency/timeliness in the presentation of reports.


• Channel partner receivable management;


• Ensuring no increment in debt by proper verification of credit limit assessment for CP


• Adequate communication to stakeholders and CP on overdue/outstanding balances


• Maintenance of CP profile on order management system (i.e. update with approved credit limit, creation of new CP, proper classification of CP etc.)


• Ensuring BGs are called in before expiration and timely transfer of debts to Legal.


• Monitoring credit schemes introduced by stakeholders.

Monitoring of inventory position;

• This include establishing controls to safe guard Company assets,


• Communication of guideline and procedures for treatment of stock (e.g. write-off, deactivation of RCV, approval of credit notes etc.)


• Ensuring monthly stock count are conducted at all locations and the subsequent reconciliation of variances


• Communication with internal and external stakeholders on issues relating to inventory


• Management of inventory profile on system – update change in prices, new products, stock adjustments etc.

Reconciliation of ERP and the sales order process system:

• CP and shop balances


• Accuracy in the posting of Inventory Sales made on Sales Order Process System interfaced to ERP


• Review of CP incentives/ discounts computed by Commercial and ensuring accuracy in posting.


• Review of Monthly collation and reconciliation of RCV Serials to inventory position, to be communicated to Revenue Accounting and Revenue Assurance.

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A recognized university degree


• Professional Accounting qualification; ACCA/ACA


• 6-7 years preferably in FMCG, Consumables & Telecomms

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online  

 

 

Job Title: Capacity Planning Manager
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• The primary responsibility of the successful candidate will be to ensure that the UTRAN networks are designed and built to support forecasted traffic.

Duties and Responsibilities
Design & Monitor UTRAN Interfaces:

• Design the UTRAN interfaces based on traffic forecast


• Monitor the traffic gross and ensure to keep system in good utilization


• Recommend cost effective solutions

Capacity Planning:

• Follow up with core network and transport Engineering to ensure end to end capacity planning


• Ensure the utilization of LTE and 3G layer in efficient way


• Understanding the HW and SW capabilities of the telecom equipment


• Capacity plan for special events and sudden traffic increase

Technology:

• Ensure balancing of traffic between different technologies


• Ensure the selected UTRAN solution is capacity future prove


• Minimize the HR utilization

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A recognized university Degree in Computer or Telecommunication Engineering


• 5 years of experience in GSM Radio Engineering


• Proven professional training in Telecom


• Excellent in using excel


• Good knowledge in performance management tools and dimensioning tools


• Ability  to work extra hours during rush periods


• Stron interpersonal relationship skills


• Information confidentiality

Application Closing Date
3rd October, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online  

 

Job Title: Senior Manager SME Segment
Location: Nigeria

Job Purpose
To plan and develop strategies that drive the sales and revenue growth of GSM and Non GSM products and services across the regions for the SME segment.

The successful candidate will have full responsibility for:

• The sales and marketing initiatives for the SME Business within the Enterprise function


• Ownership of the sales (New Business), development of acquisition initiatives, pricing and  business case development, segment growth through usage and retention intervention


• Segment revenue & profitability and market and customer insights

Duties and Responsibilities
1.) Effective development of SME sales strategy:

• Design and drive the implementation of acquisition & retention strategies for prospective and existing SME accounts across the zone


• Liaise with the Regional enterprise sales teams in driving sales initiatives targeted at enhancing profitability


• Work with marketing teams to develop appropriate sales collaterals for enterprise products

2.) Managing 3rd party sales/ alternate partners:

• Develop the frame work for the recruitment and management of alternate sales partners and channels


• Provide SOP procedure to guide region and channel managers in the management of third party sales partners


• Develop a mechanism for managing recruitment of sales agents, ensuring constant availability of field sales resources


• Develop training and capability development programs for 3rd party sales partners and agents

3.) Product Management, Proposition Development, Revenue and Margin Management:

• Lead all tariffs and pricing approvals


• Work with Airtel stakeholder community to develop competitively priced value proposition and packages which generates agreed margins for products and services


• Ensure high level of customer and network experience for the segment


• End-to-end management of existing SME products (GSM and Non GSM) and value propositions to meet targets for profitability and revenues, as agreed with the GM Commercial

4.)  Business Analysis, Data analysis, Usage and Retention Analysis and Intervention:

• Manage each in-life products and services on a profit and loss account basis, using financial performance data to make individual product investment and withdrawal decisions, proposing and implementing changes required to optimize performance through:
  
  • Customer incentives plans
  
  
  • Sales incentives plans
  
  
  • Upgrade
  
  
  • Cross Sells
  
  
  • Analyze the daily, weekly and monthly reports, region wise and at pan OPCO level to understand the trend of customer demands and acceptability inclination
  
  

5.) Market and Customer Insight:

• Leverage market research to get insights into consumer behavior and preferences and drive future programs and promotions

6.) Performance Management:

• Provide strategic support to enhance the delivery on regional SME sales targets.


• Develop procedures for setting and communicating sales targets and monitoring performance.


• Deploy relevant metrics to routinely monitor progress against targets and recommend appropriate remedial actions to ensure targets are met or exceeded.


• Develop and manage a sales pay plan which provides incentives and rewards to meet/exceed sales targets.


• Provide sales performance data to support management decision making


• Perform regular review of the Sales Incentive Plan – Measurement Criteria, Monthly/Quarterly targets etc. to ensure alignment with business focus and strategy

7.) Cross Functional Engagement and Support:

• Act as the Single Point of Contact for all SME Segment related engagement across stakeholder departments in head office


• Work to ensure that all the departments/verticals are fully aligned to deliver on meeting customer requirements

8.) Trade and sales team information dissemination and training:

• Carry out regular SME sales training needs analysis


• Coordinate content development and delivery of skill enhancement programs to enhance professionalism of the SME sales team


• Effective interpretation and cascade of all new product and value propositions to the regional SME sales team

9.) Effective SME sales processes:

• Establish and continuously review SME sales management process to support the sale of enterprise products and services. Such processes include:
  
  • Bid Management
  
  
  • Contract Management
  
  

10.) Effective Competitor Analysis and Intelligence:

• Effectively liaise with Marketing in analyzing competitor’s activities as well as relevant market development and proposing pre-emptive counter measures

11.) Team Management:

• Provide clarity of purpose to team members


• Ensure effective prioritization of product development activities and alignment of such to the overall SBU and company wide objective


• Coach, mentor and guide team members, ensuring high motivation and engagement


• Put in place training and development plan for members of the team

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A first degree or its equivalent in Computer science, Business Administration, Sales and Marketing or Business related discipline


• Product Management, Business Analysis and Planning, Product Development, Strategic Sales Management, Channel management, Key account management, Presentation, Business Case Development


• Ability to use market research gap analysis to develop profitable products and services


• Ability to manage product life cycle


• Knowledge of the Nigerian enterprise solutions market


• Ability to exercise “thought leadership” throughout Airtel and customer organizations


• Ability to lead and manage a virtual Sales and product management team, motivating others to achieve targets


• Analytical thinker who can plan/execute action to exploit business opportunities


• Ability to present compelling business cases for investment in in-life products and services development


• Utmost professional integrity

Experience:

• 8+ years of varied experience in Sales & Marketing with at least 4 years at middle management level handling independent businesses


• An in-depth knowledge of enterprise systems is highly desirable


• Relevant experience in Telecom industry is desirable

Skills:

• Innovative


• High drive for results


• Analytical & strategic


• Team Player, Confident and Objective


• Attention to detail


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Good presentation skills


• Ready to achieve beyond set target

Application Closing Date
3rd October, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online  

Job Recruitment at Airtel Nigeria [3 positions]