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As a result of expansion, Emerging Market Telecommunication Services (trading as ETISALAT), Nigeira desires to fill the following vacancies in various functional areas of the business.

A: FINANCE DEPARTMENT

1. POSITION: Specialist, Financial Applications.

Reports to: Manager, Financial Systems

WORK BASE: Lagos.

CORE PURPOSE: Ensures that the company derives maximum value using the functionalities of oracle GL, AP, FA,

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

· Provides application support and application development support to Oracle Financial Suite.

· Ensures that Oracle Financial System administration functions and application securities controls are carried out effectively.

· Responsible for documentation of end user requirements, issues logs and assists with the technical support, maintenance and enhancement of the Oracle Financial Applications.

· Responsible for providing ongoing application issue resolution, assists with the maintenance and support of the reporting suite, handles change request and performs troubleshooting.

· Assists the account team with Oracle ERP Financial consolidations, reconciliations and period-end closing activities.

· Oversees oracle Financials training throughout the organization in coordination with corporate IT and Training.

· Liaises closely with the local Technical team to ensure users of Oracle Financial Applications network connectivity.

· Ensures that the approved user profiles and access control on Oracle Financials are maintained.

· Serves as first line support for Oracle Financials, Helpdesk Management, investigates application/function failure reported by key users and escalates if necessary to next level of incident control, keeps a detailed log and communicates to the users, status/progress of issues, time scales and expected solutions.

Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree/HND in Finance or computer science or related discipline.

· 4+ years functional experience implementing and supporting Oracle ERP with emphasis on the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Fixed Asset, Purchasing and System Administration Modules.

· Good experience supporting ADI;

· Good experience in managing support processes and resolving complex functional areas.

· Very familiar with Accounting Financial processes.

· Strong ability to juggle multiple tasks, successfully prioritize and deliver results in the face of competing business interest

· Possess ability to learn and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment

· Must possess minimum of two(2) project implementation/support experience

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B. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT

No 2. POSITION: Specialist, Geo-Marketing , 2 Positions (East & North)a Management and Monitoring

Reports to: Manager, Geo Marketing.

CORE PURPOSE: Assists in executing all-geo-marketing field work and research

KEY ROLES &RESPONSIBILITIES

· Conducts research on economic indicators and proffer preliminary recommendations on potentially viable coverage locations to the Manager, Geo-Marketing.

· Assists in executing all geo-marketing field-work, e,g, identification of prime customer locations, identification of customer spend patterns by location etc.

· Maintains accurate and up-to-date database of all geo-marketing intelligence as regard EMTS commercial activities.

· Acts as a primary source of information on geographic intelligence for all user departments, eg. Sales, Segment Marketing, Products and Services, Brands & Communication etc

· Liaises with relevant units/teams/functions in carrying out all relevant activities.

· Attends team/divisional/departmental meetings as required.

· Prepares/compile agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of the Manager, Geo-Marketing.

· Perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager, Geo-Marketing.

Requirements:

· First degree or its equivalent in a relevant discipline.

· Minimum of Four (4) years post NYSC relevant work experience.

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C. TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

No 3. POSITION: Head, Field Operations. Management and Monitoring

Reports to: Director, Operations.

WORK BASE: Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

CORE PURPOSE: To manage assigned teams in the operation and maintenance of all mechanical and electrical systems at all BTS/TXM sites and provide support to all satellite earth stations.

SUMMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

· Assists the Director, Operations in communicating the department’s strategic direction and objectives to all staff.

· Coordinates routine maintenance of all power, lighting, and cooling systems at EMTS BTS/TXM sites.

· Ensures the optimal performance of all cooling and power systems on installation in all regions.

· Participates in the selection/evaluation process of maintenance contractors to assist with major maintenance & repairs of power and cooling systems.

· Coordinates the monitoring of contractors/vendors to ensure proper maintenance of all power sources and equipment at BTS/TXM sites.

· Ensures the implementation/execution of all preventive and corrective maintenance activities in conjunction with contractors in line with approved policies and procedures.

· Coordinates the collection and collation of data on the duration of supply of local commercial power (e.g. PHCN), power outages, and power consumptions for the BTS/TXM sites area to estimate/budget power consumptions.

· Manages relationships with both local and international power system providers.

· Manages Vendor performance and ensure agreed SLAs are achieved.

· Conducts continuous search for alternative, cost effective sources of power, e.g. gas powered turbines, solar panels, etc.

· Ensures spare power capacity is available for relating to mechanical and electrical maintenance policies, standards, guidelines and operations and take actions as required.

· Implements the function’s work programs and plans in line with agreed procedures and guidelines.

· Plans and manages the human and material resources of the team/function to optimize performance, morale and enhance productivity.

· Manages inter-functional relations to ensure synergy across the various departmental functions.

· Monitors and controls the budgetary needs of the unit/function.

· Prepares/compiles agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of the Director, Operations.

· Perform any other duties as assigned by the Director, Engineering.

Requirements:

· First degree or its equivalent in Engineering –related discipline.

· Post-graduate/professional qualification in relevant field will be an added advantage.

· Possession of MBA desirable

· Eight (8) to twelve (12) years work experience with at least three(3) in a managerial role.

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No 4. POSITION: Manager, CS/VAS(VAS) Operations. Management and Monitoring

Reports to: Head, Core & VAS Operations.

WORK BASE: Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

CORE PURPOSE: To manage the operation and maintenance of Circuit Switching (CS) VAS Systems and provide high level support functions on CS VAS equipment.

SUMMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

· Assists the Head, Core & VAS Operations in communicating the unit’s direction and objectives to subordinate staff.

· Assists in continuously reviewing the unit’s activities, make recommendations for improvement and implement approved initiatives to ensure enhanced performance of the team.

· Established and manager Service Levels with key internal and external stakeholders.

· Leads the CV VAS Operations team to ensure the optimal performance, operational maintenance of EMTS’s circuit switching systems and VAS nodes.

· Liaises with vendors to commission, integrate and perform system acceptance testing (SAT) for VAS elements on EMTS’ network.

· Ensures adherence to proactive maintenance cycle on all VAS circuit switching systems.

· Troubleshoot circuit switching VAS network nodes such as Voicemail, USSD, IVR, ring back tone, etc as required to prevent, isolate and resolve network faults.

· Consistently refine operating processes, systems and platforms to facilitate continuous improvement and ensure network operations meet operational delivery requirements.

· Reviews recommendations of the internal audit function relating to CS/VAS system policies, standards, guidelines and operations and action as required.

· Manages inter-functional relations to ensure synergy across the various departmental functions.

· Provides leadership and guidelines to team members and manage subordinate’s performance towards the achievement of overall team objectives.

· Prepares/compiles agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of the Head, Core & VAS Operations.

· Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head, Core & VAS Operations

Requirements:

· First degree or its equivalent in Engineering –related discipline.

· Post-graduate/professional qualification in relevant field will be an added advantage.

· Possession of MBA desirable

· Five (5) to Seven (7) years work experience with at least three(3) in a Supervisory.

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No 5. POSITION: Senior Engineer, Packet Core/Operations. Management and Monitoring

Reports to: Manager, CS/Core Operations.

WORK BASE: Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

CORE PURPOSE: To assists implement effective framework for the operation and maintenance of all EMTS Packet Switching (PS) switches and provide support functions on PS equipment.

SUMMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

· Assists the Manager, Core Operations in achieving the unit’s objectives.

· Assists in identifying required resources to achieve the unit’s function’s strategy.

· Assists to coordinate routine maintenance of Packet Switches in line with standard policies and procedures.

· Assists in coordinating the analysis of SS7 signalling on the core network to troubleshoot PS Core network nodes.

· Ensures the running of approved data transcripts to expand traffic route and signalling route to prevent congestion.

· Assists to coordinate toll ticketing and dumping into optical/magnetic disk to facilitate monthly billing to post-paid subscribers.

· Collaborates with Manager, CS Core to reviews recommendations of the internal audit function relating to PS Operations policies, standards, guidelines and operations.

· Compiles agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of the Manager, Core Operations.

· Perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager, Core & VAS Operations

Requirements:

· First degree or its equivalent in Engineering –related discipline.

· Post-graduate/professional qualification in relevant field will be an added advantage.

· 4+ years relevant work experience

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· Have completed NYSC or possess exemption certificate.

· Be highly focused and success driven.

· Be strategic and analytical thinkers.

· Possess good leadership, interpersonal and people skills.

· Possess high level of integrity and self regulation.

· Possess excellent communication skills.

Qualified/interested candidates should forward updated / detailed curriculum vitae to applicable email address, provided below:

Finance Function: [email protected]

Commercial Function: [email protected]

Technical Function: [email protected]

ON OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON FRIDAY, 22ND JANUARY, 2010. SUBJECT OF MAIL SHOULD BE POSITION APPLYING FOR. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

THANK YOU.

RECRUITMENT TEAM

EMTS-ETISALAT NIGERIA