Our Company is an innovative leader in Nigeria’s fast growing broadband telecommunications space, providing reliable high speed broadband access and voice services to businesses, professionals and residential customers. Due to ongoing expansion into other regions of the country and the need to sustain the highest quality services to existing and potential customers, we seek applications from exceptional candidates to fill the following challenging positions.
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
JOB OBJECTIVES
The candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative and professional support to day-to-day operations of human resources department which include recruitment, training, personnel relations, administration and other task assigned.
KEY OUTPUT
• Assist with the day-to-day efficient operation of the human resources office
• Manage sensitive and confidential matters like personnel relations, employee relations, and organizational changes; protecting the security of information, data and files
• Provide general administrative support such as preparing correspondence, forms, arranging meeting/interviews, processing confidential reports and documents, filing employees information and updating , tracking deadlines and expiration of documents
• Assist in preparation and logistical planning for trainings and other activities
• Assist with the recruitment and selection process. www.nigerianbestforum.com
• Exercise individual judgment while dealing with potential or real troubles on own initiative and bringing them to manager’s attention
• Maintaining employee file records up-to-date by handling changes in employee status in timely manner
• Interact with and supply information to employees, department heads, and job applicants when necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate professionally and effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and work flow management skills
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to operate under immense pressure
• Should be committed to diversity and equality culture
• Excellent interpersonal skill
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A good first degree in personnel management or other related field in humanities with a minimum of Second Class honours degree (Upper division), from a reputable university. A minimum of 3 years administrative or human resources experience in a reputable organisation.
HEAD, RETAIL SALES (LOCATION – Lagos, Abuja & Port Harcourt)
JOB OBJECTIVE
The candidates will be responsible for coordinating and managing all activities associated with retail sales while ensuring that all sales targets and standards are met/exceeded.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Managing, Planning and organizational skills
• Ability to engage team and motivate for performance
• Ability to work under pressure within a team environment
• Strong work ethic, courteous demeanour and self motivation
• Excellent IT and presentation skills. www.nigerianbestforum.com
• Ability to manage time effectively and adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Excellent communication (verbal& written), negotiation and selling skills
• A good team player
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A first degree in Marketing, Social Sciences or Humanities with a minimum of Second Class degree (Upper division) from a reputable university, plus at least 5 years sales experience in an organization with a proven record of success.
SALES ENGINEERS (LOCATION – Lagos, Abuja & Port Harcourt)
JOB OBJECTIVES
The candidates will be part of the driving force of Swift’s business performance in the Enterprise (business to business) sector, and accountability for sales, market share, brand awareness and new product development.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Must have the drive and capability to meet and beat challenging targets
• Strong relationship and team building skills; experience in dealing with corporate and government representatives and other senior individuals and stakeholder groups
• Delivering results – absolute focus to deliver under pressure in a ever changing business environment
• Putting customers first – understand the needs, expectations and requirements of stakeholders
• Communicating for impact – effective communication with senior stakeholders inside and outside of the company
• Making a personal difference – strong influencing skills and responsive Technical / Professional Expertise
• Excellent communication skills including written and verbal communications
• Strong presentation skills required, including experience in presenting and influencing a junior and senior audience
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A first degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer science/ engineering, Information Technology with a minimum of 2nd class honors, upper division, from a reputable university. A minimum of 3 years experience selling E-business solutions in the banking, telecommunications, oil and gas sectors with a proven track record of success
ACCOUNT OFFICERS (LOCATION – Lagos, Abuja & Porthacourt)
JOB OBJECTIVES
The candidate will be responsible for managing fixed assets and accounts payables.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Must have good work ethics
• Comprehensive knowledge and proficient use of spreadsheet applications and finance related software
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures
• Good attention to detail with good analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good PC skills
• Ability to handle multiple activities successfully
• Have the motivation to drive the resolution of issues promptly
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A first degree in Accounting or Finance with a minimum of Second Class honours degree (Upper division), from a reputable university. A minimum of 3 years demonstrable experience in an organisation with proven record of success.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS (LOCATION – Abuja & Port Harcourt)
JOB OBJECTIVES
The candidates will be responsible for analyzing the historical financial data to estimate future costs and revenues create budgets and prepare internal reports which are used to make business planning decisions
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Demonstrate high level of leadership and managerial skills
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent communication (oral and written), negotiation and procurement skills
• Must possess integrity and be of impeccable character
• Experience in management accounting or financial management
• Excellent communication (oral and written), negotiation and selling skills
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A first degree in Accounting or Finance with a minimum of Second Class honours degree (Upper division), from a reputable university. A minimum of 5 years demonstrable experience in management accounting or financial management in an organisation with proven record of success. Membership of a professional body (ICAN, ACCA, CIS) is a must.
INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER (LOCATION – Lagos)
JOB OBJECTIVES
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, managing and performing various internal audits.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Demonstrate high level of leadership and managerial organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skill
• Excellent investigative and analytical skills
• Must possess impeccable character and integrity
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Excellent numerical skills
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A good first degree in Accounting or Finance with a minimum of 2nd class honors, upper division, from a reputable university. A minimum of 5 years demonstrable experience as an internal/external auditor in accounting and internal control in an organisation with a proven record of success. Membership of a professional body (ICAN, ACCA) is essential
BRAND MANAGERS (LOCATION – Lagos)
JOB OBJECTIVES
The candidate will be responsible for the development and execution of brand marketing strategies, plans and programmes to ensure achievement of set brand targets.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams in both leadership and member roles
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Analytical skills, not only for presenting data but also for summarizing the findings and proposing recommendations for future improvement
• Must possess strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Must have a style that promotes respect, credibility and trust throughout the organization
• Must be a business leader and a calculated risk taker
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Strategic thinker and creative marketer
• Results oriented and self-motivated
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A good first degree in Marketing, Business Administration or Social Sciences with a minimum of 2nd class honors, upper division, from a reputable university. A minimum of 5 years proven experience in brand development/brand management in a reputable organization preferably in FMCG, IT or Telecommunication
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE CEO (LOCATION – Lagos)
JOB OBJECTIVES
The candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality support and managing the smooth running of the CEO’s affair by organizing, scheduling and maintaining information in an efficient way.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Must possess strong work ethics, be a self-starter and intelligent problem solver
• Ability to work with Senior Management
• Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills (oral and written)
• Flexible and mature approach with ability to work with minimum supervision
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A first degree with a minimum of Second Class honours degree (Upper division), from a top Nigerian or foreign university, plus at least 3 years experience in a similar position in a reputable organization.
LINUX ADMINISTRATOR (LOCATION – Lagos)
JOB OBJECTIVES
• The candidate will be responsible for managing, monitoring and maintaining production applications and systems
• Administering Linux Server Environments (Red Hat, Centos)
• Resolving operating system, application software, hardware, and network problems on the linux platforms
• Software installation, maintenance, and upgrading
• Research and troubleshooting
• Routine server administration and maintenance
• Server documentation
• Ensure high level of server and network security
• Manipulate data and log files to provide extensive statistical reporting
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• 5+ years experience administrating and troubleshooting Linux Servers with the proven ability to maintain a high level of server and network availability security standards
• Experience with MySQL and Oracle databases including database optimization, data manipulation and data modeling
• Experience with best practices approaches to Infrastructure Management (ITIL, COBIT, etc…)
• Experience with highly available solutions / architectures
• Experience with service monitoring and management frameworks
• Experience with NAS and SAN storage solutions
• Experience with Virtualized infrastructures. www.nigerianbestforum.com
• Experience with disaster recovery setup, fail over and support
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
A first degree (Computer Science/Engineering preferred) with a minimum of Second Class honours degree (Upper division), from a top Nigerian or foreign university.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Qualified and interested candidates should forward their resumes prepared to MS Word format to hr@swiftng.com. Application closes on or before April 16, 2012. Only eligible candidates will be contacted. Please note that applications received after the stipulated period will not be processed.
