Swift Networks Nigeria 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.
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
• 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
• 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
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
• 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
• Must have good work ethics
• Comprehensive knowledge and proficient use of spreadsheet
applications and finance related software
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and
procedures
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
• 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
• 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
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
• 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
• 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
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Experience with service monitoring and management
frameworks
• Experience with NAS and SAN storage solutions
• Experience with Virtualized infrastructures.
• Experience with disaster recovery setup, fail over and support
• 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
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.
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 in preparation and logistical planning for
trainings and other activities
• Assist with the recruitment and selection process.
• 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
• 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
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to operate under immense pressure
• Should be committed to diversity and equality culture
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• 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
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
• Strong work ethic,
courteous demeanour and self motivation
• Excellent IT and presentation skills.
• 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
• Managing, Planning and organizational skills
• Ability to engage team and motivate for performance
• Ability to work under pressure within a team environment
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.
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.