Growth in Value Alliance Current Vacancies [6 Positions]

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners – Our client, in various sectors, is seeking application from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Agric and Financial Inclusion Analyst
Location: Lagos

Duties and Responsibilities
Strategy and Performance Monitoring Support:

• Conduct industry analysis, market analysis and feasibility studies to identify Agriculture and Financial Inclusion opportunities.
• Develop short and medium-term strategy and business plans for agriculture and Financial Inclusion
• Provide implementation support for Agriculture and FinancialInclusion initiatives and projects
• Track and report performance against strategy and business plans.

Business Analytics and Intelligence Support:

• Support management with incisive and up-to-date analysis for effective decision making including (competitor analysis, trends, key success factors etc.)
• Build and maintain Agriculture and Financial Inclusion database

Communications, Funding and Stakeholder Engagement Support:

• Design and implement the framework for stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Develop and implement fundraising strategy including plans, programs and communications.
• Identify fundraising opportunities, build relationships with donor agencies and develop grant applications.
• Build partnerships and alliances with other relevant players within the Agric and financial inclusion space.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s or higher-level Degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, Finance, as well as any other related field of expertise.

Experience:

• 6 – 10 years’ post NYSC experience in the Agribusiness Industry as a Financial Inclusion Analyst.Core Competencies:
• Good understanding of the Nigerian agriculture industry.
• Working knowledge of the Financial services industry.
• Well-developed research and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyse financial statement.
• Ability to recognize business opportunities with potential to drive profitable growth, customer acquisition, and customer experience.
• Working knowledge of Banking Operations

Behavioural Competencies:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Self-motived and able to work with limited supervision
• Ability to operate effectively within a matrix type organisation.
• Good project management skills

 

Job Title: Application Developer
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The application developer role is a technology-focused role intended to provide software development and analysis services to the group
• This role is best suited to candidates with proven experience building production, commercial-quality web-based solutions with technologies like JAVA, .NET and related technologies and also strong in-depth SQL-Server development experience
• Applicants must be comfortable with advanced SQL syntax, SQL Server development, SQL and Oracle Databases
• The candidate needs to be flexible and open to new ideas or change with the passion and drive to excel in their career
• He must be self-directed, organized, and extremely attentive to details. Must have an understanding of agile methodology, iterative development processes, SDLC and have strong OOD and OOA skills.

Responsibilities
The Application Developer will be expected to have aptitudes, skills, knowledge and experience on the following areas:

• Demonstrable analytical skills with regard to specifying and detailing business processes and requirements.
• 5+ years of relevant object-oriented application building experience in a professional environment
• Delivery experience with .NET framework, including C#, ADO.NET, LINQ and ASP.NET.
• 5+years delivery experience with Java.
• Extensive experience with SQL Server (2005/2008/2012).
• Extensive experience in the use of Oracle Database.
• Experience with SQL data business intelligence (OLAP, etc…) preferred
• Advanced knowledge and experience in HTML and DHTML, JavaScript, CSS
• Practical experience in Agile development methodologies
• Formulation, management and execution of data test strategies, plans and delivery commitments in concert with business and project management efforts.
• Mobile and web service development experience
• Experience with ticketing systems (e.g.; JIRA, Bugzilla) and managed workflows
• Strong familiarity with source control systems (e.g. Team Suite)

Problem Solving
The Application Developer will often be challenged with new problems to which they will need to rely on strong problem solving skills to resolve:

• The ability to accurately identify the cause of a system/application malfunction, interpret that to management and their colleagues, document and propose resolutions
• Fully understand structured methodologies (e.g. Agile) for using programming code to solve business problems
• Ensure all changes and implementations are well tested and managed in a controlled manner with full rollback plans
• Correctly identify when assistance is required and request it accordingly
• Collaborate with the wider team in matters where their support is required.
• People Management and Development
• The successful will also be required to possess the following:
• The ability to work well within a team and as part of a larger overall technology team
• They should display strong collaborative characteristics

Experience and Qualifications
Ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S, B.A) in Computer Science, Computer or Electronic Engineering or similar disciplines.
• 5 – 8 years delivery experience with Java or .NET technologies
• Extensive experience with Oracle database.

 

Job Title: Director, Technology and Business Development
Location: Lagos

Job Description

• A customer facing role focused on the company’s top line. It is strategic, visionary and entails defining the company’s enterprise technology strategy and direction.
• The role develops and manages business practices that reflect the enterprise technology landscape.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction across the entire technology function.
• Work with various business areas to drive innovation, strategic positioning and support business development activities with technical support in product concept development and customer relations.
• Share knowledge, expertise and experience by ensuring synergy across the entire Technology function.
• Recommend, develop, integrate, administer and evaluate policies, procedures, and standards needed to provide flexible and cost-effective IT services – products and solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Assess new and emerging technologies to determine applicability and act as advisor to the CEO on technology investments and initiatives.
• Provide technology direction for customers and the company
• Search out alliances and partnerships that help the company adopt and build new technology practices

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Excellent presentation, networking and written and verbal communication skills
• Leadershiprole and candidate would have transitioned from professional competence to leadership competence.
• Capacity Product/Business development
• Capacity to lead the company over time
• Technology or/Business Background

Educational Qualification

• First Degree in Physical or Numerate Science, Engineering or other related fields.

Experience:

• 8 – 10 years’ experience working as a Technology and Business Development Director.

 

Job Title: Head, Agric Channels and Liabilities
Location: Lagos

Duties and Responsibilities

• Development of clearly defined value propositions for Agricultural Liability segment.
• Develop strategies to achieve the fees and Commission (Non-Interest Income) objectives of the financial year as well as monthly expectations.
• Drive the top line revenue growth of the Agricultural segment through an understanding of market and customer trend analysis and develop targeted product offerings or marketing campaigns that improves customer engagement.
• Effectively identify market opportunities, develop relevant business value propositions and customer experience strategies to match these opportunities.
• Provide support and relevant information to sales and marketing teams to assist in the sales of products and services.
• Develop and execute key segment strategies including the development of segment marketing plans that ensures actualization of segment goals.
• Identify customer segment levers (segment profitability, acquisition and retention measurement and trends, market share, growth and cross sell) and drive each lever to achieve business objectives.
• Execute strategic market analysis that clearly defines growth opportunities within Agricultural Liabilities segment.
• Design go-to-market strategies for new product introductions.
• Build our channel strategy for the Agricultural segment, including Agents in Agricultural markets, alternate channels etc.
• Define appropriate service levels to be provided to customers in the Agricultural Liabilities segment from time to time.
• Build strategic partnerships with key partners to develop and grow Agribusiness Liabilities.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s or higher-level degree in Agriculture or any other related discipline.

Experience:

• 6 – 10 years’ post NYSC experience in the Agribusiness Industry as a Head/Manager.
• Experience interfacing with a wide variety of individuals including:
• Packing facility managers and supervisors
• Agriculture industry equipment experts
• Research and development scientists
• Regulatory experts
• Commercial and marketing leaders
• Business development leaders
• Operational and logistics personnel

Behavioural Competencies:

• Interpersonal relations
• Initiative
• Analytical ability
• Decision quality & Problem solving
• Innovativeness

Organisational Competencies:

• Attention to Detail
• Continuous Learning
• Drive for Results
• Time/Self-Management

 

Job Title: IT Programme Manager
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Contract

Job Descriptions

• We require the services of a Programme Manager who will coordinate and supervise resources across multiple projects, managing links between projects simultaneously and overall cost and risks of the programme.
• The ideal candidate must possess a good understanding of the interdependency between technology, operations and business needs.

Responsibilities and Functions

• Develop individual project plans complete with budgetary information and resource needs.
• Communicate project objectives with all team members.
• Responsible for project tracking, monitoring, control and success from sign-off to delivery in the production environment
• Proactively monitor projects’ progress daily and resolve issues that may arise and provide adequate corrective measures.
• Ensuring quality assurance by ensuring infrastructure planning is in line with corporate technical, specialist and legal standards.
• Managing effective allocation of resources and skills within the program’s individual projects.
• Managing the program’s budget by monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realized benefits as the programme progresses.
• Delivering the project in line with the customer’s and Company’s objectives.
• Manage communication to all stakeholders.
• Managing risks to the programmes successful outcome.
• Initiating management interventions whenever gaps in the programme are identified or issues arise.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or a suitable Post-Graduate PM Qualification in Computer Science/Business Studies with a Formal internationally recognised/certified Project Management qualification.

Experience:

• At least 5 – 7 years in Program/Delivery management in the Telecom Domain
• A solid project management background with extensive experience with a proven and successful in-depth experience of using standard program/project management methodologies (PMP, Prince2) and software engineering methodologies complying with international quality standards such as ISO or CMM.
• Good track record in delivering high quality projects in time
• Candidate must have experience of handling multi-supplier engagements with strong skills in contract/scope management.
• Candidate must have experience of managing project budgets and accountability for program P&L.
• A record of successful completion of a number of significant projects covering each part of the project life cycle.
• Thorough understanding of the life-cycle of multi-phase, multi-tier, multi-party project plans with mixed discipline project teams comprised of customer personnel, 3rd Party personnel and Company personnel.

Competencies:

• The ability to successfully structure and plan a project to deliver both customer and Company objectives pre-empting possible issue.
• Manage projects, performing tasks in a timely manner, cognisant of project deadlines and customer expectations.
• Build, agree and communicate multi-phase, multi-tier, multi-party project plans with mixed discipline project teams comprised of customer personnel, 3rd Party personnel and Company personnel.
• Maintain Project P&L responsibility, managing, controlling and monitoring project progress against time and budget, timely addressing project slippage and reporting any deviations in excess of tolerance to the customer and Company management.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of banking and business processes, and the ability to understand the business and objectives of the customer.
• Detailed knowledge of banking concepts, basic accounting procedures and banking operations

Skills & Abilities:

• Practitioner in the methods and techniques that have been designated as the current Company standards:
• Project Methodology – as an operational Project Methodology
• PRINCE II/PMBOK or equivalent – as a general Project Management methodology.
• Accomplished in the use of tools that have been designated as the current Company standards:
• Microsoft Project – as a Project Management Planning and Monitoring tool.
• Microsoft Excel- for Financial Reporting, Change Control and Miscellaneous Reporting.
• Microsoft Word – for General Communications and Reporting.
• Microsoft PowerPoint – for internal/external presentations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the customer organization.
• Self-driven and self-motivated, capable of performing without the need to be managed on a daily basis. Ability to meet deadlines. Achieves and exceeds standard objectives consistently.
• Excellent and mature communications skills – oral and written.
• Excellent standards of report writing.
• Ability to control meetings where opposing views are displayed and to resolve without conflict.
• Ability to mentor Company’s Consultants.
• Presents a professional image of the Company.
• Ability to pro-actively manage expectations, assessing and reacting quickly to customers’ needs and identifying risks early.
• Good inter-personal skills

 

Job Title: ERP Program Manager and Transformation Leader
Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The ERP Program Manager and Transformation Leader will provide leadership in support of an enterprise-scale ERP and related core business process initiatives.
• This is a highly dynamic and collaborative role that works closely with all departments and technology teams to consistently provide outstanding service levels, value-driven innovation and compliance-exceeding data security using industry best practices. She/he will also be in charge of planning, executing, and monitoring system build project work plans throughout the project life cycle to achieve the goal/project requirements.
• This is a challenging opportunity for an ERP Program Manager to work directly with the business to ensure deliverables that fall within the applicable scope, timeline, quality and budget.
• Our ideal candidate is someone who has successfully managed and led large enterprise cross-functional software or system implementations in the past, can take initiative and understands the needs of the business.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for creation, execution and monitoring of client and vendors’ plans. The role collaborates with the Portfolio Directors and their Team Leaders, contributing to the development of plans and strategies.
• Develops, plans, and implements the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Determines scope of the projects, sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities and monitors progress for the ERP system.
• Evaluates and recommends changes to current and future ERP system requirements to meet organizational needs while leading the implementation of new organizational processes aligned with ERP configuration.
• Work with IT and Business Executives to develop ERP strategies.
• Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis.
• Provides strategic, expert advice and consultation on the design and implementation of effective administrative and business processes, which include process analysis, redesign, re-engineering, and organizational effectiveness.
• Manage large volume of information on reporting units across various source ERP systems.
• Develop a governance structure built for centralized decision making for the projects, as needed, guide the prioritization, facilitate shared data standards and ensure that the client’s community members are engaged in the process.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Analyse and resolve issues that have the potential to jeopardize performance and/or ability to meet agreed upon deliverable.
• Identify and manage project risks/issues to closure and provide proper visibility to senior management.
• Set and continually manage project tracking deliverables with team members and other stakeholders, including consultant resources.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Strong project management background, proven success in delivering projects on time, on budget and in scope.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Knowledge of broad-based technology in multiple business applications and environments.
• Experience with complex, high-paced system deployments.
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Impeccable judgement on prioritization and making connections across an enterprise landscape.
• Reactive to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including middle management, internal customers, and other departments.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelors or higher-level degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or any other related discipline.

Experience:

• 10 years’ post NYSC progressive IT experience, with at least 5 years managing ERP Implementation Projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• Experience in Budget Management.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV in MS Word format and Cover Letters to: [email protected] and reference [email protected] with the job role as the subject of the email.

Application Deadline 2nd November, 2018.