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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Jobs at The Women’s Health and Action Research Centre

Immediate Employment Opportunity at The Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) a Benin Based NGO requests applications from ambitious and resourceful persons with the highest standard of integrity, capacity for hard work and strong ability to build viable working relationship for the position of a driver
DRIVER
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION:
Must have ten (10) years working experience
Must have all particulars of driving experience
Must be above the age of 35 years
Must be a school leaving certificate holder
Must be a God fearing person.
TO APPLY
Interested and suitably qualified applicants should send their profile to the advertiser via recruitments.marioplus@gmail.com
The Women’s Health and Action Research Centre
Km II Benin – Lagos Expressway,
Igue-Iheya,
P.O. Box 10231,
Ugbowo,
Benin City,
Nigeria

Job Vacancies at Standard Chartered Bank

Standard charteredStandard Chartered Bank Nigeria – We attract talented individuals. Not only can they give you the benefit of their experience, they also reveal a closer, more personal look at the wide range of global opportunities we offer. At the core of the Group’speople strategy is our focus on employee engagement. Engagement is a key driver of productivity and performance, which creates the foundation of our performance culture. We encourage and focus on the behaviors that bring out the very best from every employee, assessing their performance not just on results but on how those results were achieved. To further embed these behaviours we have a remuneration programme in place, carefully designed to incentivise our employees to live our values every day. We are recruiting for the position of:
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
JOB DESCRIPTION
The role of the Personal Assistant  to Head HR is crucial to the smooth management of the office HHR.
The role holder will work closely with the Head, HR and the HR team by providing required support.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• General Office Management
• Arrange all internal and external meetings for the HR.
• Support the HR in the preparation of relevant Board / Regulatory papers
• Support the HR in responding to ex-employee reference requests, introductory letters and other relevant communications.
• Receive all mails, time stamp and distribute as appropriate.
• Follow up on action points agreed at meetings
• Collate and manage the leave plan and handover process
• Act as secretary for the unit’s meetings
• Ensure stationeries are available and stocked as at when required
• Any other assignment assigned by the HHR.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
• Minimum of a 2nd Class Degree in a relevant course
• 3-5 years experience in a medium sized organisation
• General high level of computer literacy
• Excellent use of Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel tools
• Good communications and interpersonal skills
• Ability to use own initiatives
• Attention to details
OTHERS
In compliance with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Act of 2004, all applicants should ensure that they have completed the mandatory NYSC programme.
A discharge certificate will be required as evidence of completion of the programme.
Where an exemption has been granted, a certificate of exemption will also be required.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.
SUBMIT YOUR PROFILE TO recruitments.assuredglobal@gmail.com
DUE DATE: 10 April, 2014

BBC Media Action Jobs

BBC Media Action uses media and communications to reduce poverty and promote human rights in developing countries. To achieve this, it partners with civil society, local media and governments to:
Produce creative programmes in multi-media formats which inform and engage audiences around key development issues.
Strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure.
BBC Media Action promotes development and human rights through three main thematic areas of health, governance and rights, and humanitarian and emergency preparedness
BBC Media Action in Nigeria
At present, BBC Media Action in Nigeria has several large multi-year project addressing governance and health issues using both drama and factual outputs.   We will be looking to develop new projects in 2013-14   We require a dynamic manager with a highly developed understanding of media and development together with solid management skills to ensure delivery of our projects.
SENIOR PROJECTS MANAGER
OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB
The Senior Projects Manager will be responsible for the overall management and delivery of the projects involving the delivery of a range of diverse media projects. The projects will utilise the power of media to tackle issues of health, governance and resilience and the Senior Projects Manager will ensure the agreed targets and objectives of country projects are met while ensuring the quality and cohesion of project outputs. This will include managing project managers as well having dotted line responsibility to radio and
 online teams who will be producing content for the projects.  This post will also ensure that the Research department is kept a— of project timelines in order that the research is delivered at the appropriate time within the projects.
The Senior Projects Manager will be responsible for overseeing financial management of projects and reporting on editorial and operational progress to the Country Director and liaising with the relevant teams in the London headquarters and donors. Upon request of the Country Director the Senior Projects Manager will represent Media Action in country to key stakeholders and will ensure effective relationships and partnerships with a wide range of partners including broadcasters, NGOs, international development agencies and others.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Country Director, to take responsibility for overseeing the planning and implementing country projects and activities.
To manage a diverse team of staff including project managers and to support team members to meet agreed objectives, develop their skills so that they are able to make an effective contribution to planned activities.
To ensure that the design and implementation of project activities adhere to work plan and log frame commitments and remain in line with BBC editorial standards and values and Media Action’s best practice. To negotiate and mediate if conflicting views/priorities arise within the project, working through these to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
To participate in the design and coordination of monitoring and evaluation and conduct regular feedback sessions, adjusting project delivery as necessary upon approval.
To set up robust systems to review project outputs and ensure quality.
To manage project budgets and ensure the delivery of the outputs is in accordance with that budget and in line with Media Action’s financial procedures and the funder’s operating guidelines.
To develop good working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including the BBC World Service and local broadcasters
To develop good working relationships with partner media, NGOs etc. and ensure these relationships are managed effectively.
To support business development activities. This will involve working with the Country Director and local staff to pursue appropriate funding opportunities in country, as well as working as part of a global team responding to international and sub-regional funding opportunities.
To work with the other BBC Media Action staff in country and in London to identify training priorities linked to the needs of staff, including greater development of in-house capacity, and ensure that training meets Media Action’s high standards.
To lead the reporting of progress, both internally to the BBC and externally to partners, the donor, and other interested parties.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Experience of senior project management, in a developing country context, preferably in Africa with demonstrated capacity to manage large-scale projects effectively.
A proven track-record in international development; experience in the use of media to achieve development goals is an advantage. Experience of working in one or more of the governance/health/resilience sector an advantage.
Experience of managing teams of local and international staff, preferably within a developing country context, at a level which demonstrates experience in developing  and leading on systems and processes.
Strong financial management skills, with proven experience managing large budgets, including accurate and timely reporting to donors.
Previous experience of all aspects of writing successful proposals, including project research and development, logframes, budgets, etc.
Awareness of the BBC’s editorial values and an instinct for how to apply  these to media development projects.
The potential to acquire strong media editorial leadership skills in order to make sensitive editorial judgements at a senior level.
Developed understanding of radio broadcast and programme making.
Ability to work on own initiative and organise time effectively within a range of often conflicting deadlines.
Capacity to juggle competing priorities and a busy programme of work while working to an agreed strategy.
The ability to forge strong working relations quickly and gain the trust of media house managers, editors, participating NGOs and senior staff in the region.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrable creative ability, with a proven track-record in project design development and implementation.
Experience of developing and leading staff from different backgrounds
Excellent written and spoken English
DESIRABLE:
a)   Knowledge of regional and international current affairs
b)   Experience of Nigeria, or at least awareness of its geopolitics, culture, religions etc.
c)   Proven experience of working in media projects is highly desirable.   Applicants with extremely sound ideas, but little media experience will be considered on evidence of creativity and potential.
KEY COMPETENCIES
1.  Managing relationships and team work: able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people. Works co-operatively with others to be part of a team, as opposed to working separately or competitively. Values individual’s differences and demonstrates a commitment to knowledge sharing and informal learning, for the benefit of the team.
2.  Strategic thinking: Able to identify a vision and create plans for implementation of that vision to meet the end goal. Evaluates situations, decisions, and issues in the short, medium and long-term
3.  Leadership: Ability to inspire others to realize an identified vision.
4.  Analytical Thinking: Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts, explore and evaluate them systematically. Able to identify causal relationships, and construct frameworks for problem solving and/or development.
5.  Change Management: Able to understand and anticipate the need for change and to build frameworks for planning and managing the continuous process of change.
6.  Planning and Organisation: Able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others; planning of activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements.
7.  Resilience: Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations. Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.
8.  Decision Making: Able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of the decision made.
Submit your profile to recruitments.assuredglobal@gmail.com
DUE DATE: 3 April, 2014

Coffey International Development Vacancies

CoffeyCoffey International Development is managing a five year project in Nigeria to facilitate improvements in the performance and inclusiveness of the wholesale and retail sector The Growth and Employment in States (GEMS) programme, a joint initiative of DFID, the World Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria is targeted at four states of Nigeria: Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Cross River, but as with other components, work in the wholesale and retail component will expand beyond these states where impact can be maximised. In the case of this component, work will be required in the trading centres of Aba and Onitsha (in Abia and Anambra states, respectively).
The GEMS4 project seeks to improve income and employment opportunities within Nigeria’s wholesale and retail sector, particularly for the poorest and most vulnerable. While Nigeria’s wholesale and retail sector is growing quickly, inefficiencies within the distribution chain have resulted in lower prices for producers, lower wages for employers, lower profits for businesses and a higher cost of living for consumers.
Like the wider GEMS programme that it comprises, GEMS 4 will use a Making Markets Work for the Poor (or M4P) approach to diagnose the problems and inefficiencies within the sector and design interventions that facilitate systemic change. The project will work to build local capacities and change market incentives so that the sector better meets the long-term needs of the poor, including women across Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Cross river states.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The wholesale and retail sector is a key component and driver of Nigerian GDP growth, currently growing at a rate of 11.5% per annum. This can be attributed to high population growth, urbanisation and increased incomes. The sector is dominated by food and beverages, which account for 65% of the country’s overall consumption basket. The retail sector consists of the three major forms of distribution: traditional, informal systems; small formal systems; and large formal systems.
Women play a significant role in various stages of distribution chains so there are large implications in terms of gender-focused empowerment and poverty reduction to change in these sectors. The project purpose is to support systemic change in markets on which the poor rely to produce pro-poor outcomes and opportunities such as:
Enhanced incomes for the poor, especially women
Jobs creation;
Improved access to markets;
More options and choices; and
Reduced risks.
GEMS4 is mandated by DFID to facilitate, not implement, change. The programme facilitates change with and through local structures, firms, and individuals. Effort will be made not to displace existing organizations.
GEMS4 is therefore just a catalytic agent. Like all catalysts, it merely speeds up the process while leaving the intended beneficiaries (local market actors) to run the show. It is about Nigerians taking charge of their own development. For this Nigerian ownership to occur, the programme aims to create a vision that can motivate and direct the programme’s Nigerian partners to reach goals that are mutually agreed upon.
GEMS4 would contribute to removing constraints to efficient market operations and linking market actors to work together and serve each other on a sustainable basis. The programme will address poor market functioning along the wholesale and retail components in the markets, with the objective of improving access and returns to the livelihood assets of the poor.
GEMS4 will not however directly support the poor; rather programme activities will work with business associations, service providers and other intermediaries who already serve functions along market chains in which the rural poor have a stake. By facilitating fundamental changes in the functioning of markets and the rules of the game governing access by the poor, systemic change will be encouraged.
GEMS4 will also address cross-cutting issues that are of major concern to DFID such as: gender, conflict and the environment that are. Therefore all our activities will attempt to ensure that these issues are adequately identified where they exist in the economic or social sector being targeted. To ensure this, all service providers and facilitators will be required to address these issues as and when appropriate and relevant.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SPE…T (KMCS)
SCOPE OF WORK
The Knowledge Management and Communications Spe…t (KMCS) is responsible for streamlining the creation and dissemination of knowledge related to GEMS4’s activities, case studies and results.
The KMCS will work in close collaboration with all intervention managers, business development coordinators and the monitoring and evaluation team to support the generation of project materials, collect information related to:
Events attended by GEMS4 and where the project has played an influential role;
Progress against intervention workplans;
Photographs, videos and press materials; and
Case studies, success stories and website content updates.
The KMCS will maintain and update the programme’s knowledge management strategy, the communication strategy, including the media strategy. In particular, the Knowledge Management and Communications Spe…t will work to achieve the following:
Knowledge Management coordination:
Encouraging and stimulating the documentation of activities across all project interventions and initiatives in close collaboration with project staff and short-term consultants;
Ensuring project reports meet quality standards and adapting them for public and client dissemination;
Overseeing the implementation of learning products and services for project staff; 
Employing changing management strategy to continuously enhance the GEMS4′s culture of learning;
Producing and disseminate regular project highlight updates from all interventions to project staff and consultants to increase awareness of project activities and increase cross-intervention collaboration;
Producing regular outreach updates for stakeholders, and
Generating knowledge materials.
Project communications management:
Developing media relations to increase the industry exposure of GEMS4 and catalyse partners, particularly business membership organisations, private sector actors and government agencies;
Developing (and maintaining) the communication strategy and guideline to support the GEMS4 team in its engagement with external partners;
Supporting individual intervention managers to develop clear communication materials for their interventions and for the project overall;
Producing regular case studies and success stories based on project activities that will be disseminated and shared on the project website, mailing lists and social media pages;
Producing and disseminating regular project highlight updates to external clients, partners and industry actors;
Developing information and editorial content for GEMS4’s website; and
Providing training to GEMS4’s team on implementing the programme communication strategy.
External engagement:
Building and maintaining effective relationships with current and potential partners;
Regularly following up on partner initiatives that directly derive from or impact project activities to collect case studies and success stories;
Gauging the overall progress of projects and media partners, intervening where improvement is required to promote sustainability and replication;
Supporting intervention managers with the development of linkages between key partners; and
Preparing and agreeing press releases for the external media and project partners.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will be a born team-player, who is able to work well in multi-cultural environments, building effective working relations with clients, partners and colleagues, and who places a premium on “getting things done”.
You will meet the following criteria:
Higher education (preferably a master’s degree) in Communications, Public Relations, Knowledge Management, International Development or related discipline;
Substantial professional experience working with a knowledge-based professional environment such as consulting or research;
Familiarity with an office environment and understanding of the Nigerian way of doing business;
Outstanding written and spoken English skills;
Experience of interacting with a variety of internal and external stakeholders (essential);
Experience of working with donor-funded programmes, NGOs or civil society organisations in Nigeria (desirable);
High degree of motivation, initiative, independence, reliability, adaptability, and professional maturity;
Highly developed conceptual, analytical, and innovative problem solving ability;
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to mentor colleagues.
In addition, the KMCS will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
Lead the effort to systematically document implementation of all project components and track results;
Foster a culture of learning and demonstrates in-depth proficiency in organizational learning;
Create and promote the right conditions for knowledge to be created and used;
Work in a team, showing leadership in ensuring the team stays organized and focused, and actively seeking and considering diverse ideas and approaches;
Identify the needed resources to accomplish results involving multiple stakeholders and finds solutions to obstacles affecting key deliverables; and
Independently identify and assess opportunities to incorporate KM into a broader range of business processes which bring advantage to the project and/or its clients.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the position will be closed as soon as a suitable candidate has been identified. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

Interested persons should submit their profile to the HR via recruitments.marioplus@gmail.com

Customer Care Personnel (Graduate Trainee)

A consulting organization with its base at U.K has just transferred its service within Lagos business cycle on the Island and is urgently recruiting for the above position in order to meet up with customer demands. The requirement for the offer are as follows
Responsibilities :
  • Answering customers’ questions about products/services
  • Connecting customers to the company
  • Ensuring general customer satisfaction
  • Providing insight into customers’ opinions/decision about company products/services
Qualifications and Requirements :
  • Minimum of OND in a relevant discipline from a reputable higher institution
  • Computer literacy and Prior experience in similar field are added advantages.
  • Entry level applicants can also apply
  • Male {2} and Female {5}
  • Age : 22 to 25 years


Interested candidates should submit their profile to recruitments.rayheal@gmail.com

Offer closes 2 weeks from the day of posting.

ICT Software Engineer

Assured Global Resources is recruiting for the above position 
Responsibilities:
  • Reviewing Current System Presenting Ideas for System improvement
  • Working closely with analyst,designers and staff
  • Producing detailed
  • Specifications and program codes
  • Preparation of training manuals for users
  • Maintaining the system once they are up and running
Qualifications/Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics.
  • Minimum 5 years development experience
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to translate user requirements into technical solutions, resolve escalated development/troubleshooting issues, and get the final delivery done according to time constraints.
  • Ability to quickly master new technologies.
  • Ability to work independently

Interested candidates should submit their profile to the HR via recruitments.assuredglobal@gmail.com