Current Job Vacancies in a Digital Payment Services Bank in Nigeria

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A digital payment services bank in Nigeria desires to recruit highly competent, talented, self-motivated and result oriented individual to fill the positions below:

 

 

Job Title: Managing Director

Ref. Code: MD
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• The position on offer requires a mature, highly qualified and enthusiastic professional with distinctive and entrenched working knowledge and interest in technology-driven, modern banking and financial system.

Responsibilities

• The incumbent shall be responsible for the performance of the company, which would generally be dictated by the Board’s overall strategy. The position will report to the Board of Directors through the Chairman

Key Role Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Leading the strategic direction of the bank, as directed by the Board of Directors.
• Managing and directing the financial institution towards its primary financial objectives.
• Responsible for the overall implementation and management of bank objectives, policies, regulatory requirements, regional / local bonding and addressing Bank strategic plans.
• Communicating the bank’s shared values, beliefs and mission to all staff. Projecting the bank to the communities we serve.
• Collaborating with other member Group subsidiaries in meeting shared objectives.
• Overseeing all operations and business activities in line with overall strategy and mission.
• Creating and driving strategies for Mobile Financial Services Products that deliver tangible results.
• Advising, Influencing and Engaging widely with staff and executives across the company and Group.
• Reviewing financial and non-financial reports to device solutions and improvements.

Qualification / Essential Experience

• Minimum of second class honour’s degree in either the Social Sciences, Management, Pure and Applied Sciences, or any other related field of study, from a reputable / recognized University
• An M.Sc., MBA or other relevant Post-Graduate Qualification, will be added advantage.
• Minimum of 25 years extensive experience in a well-structured Bank / Financial Institution, 12 years of which must have been in a Senior Management capacity. The Prospect must have risen to the position of an AGM, DGM or GM.
• Knowledge of all spheres of Banking, Finance, Marketing and Management. Proficiency in regional / rural Banking will be an added advantage.
• An all-round experience in Operations Management, Corporate & Strategic Planning, Marketing Economics, Contracting Corporate Affairs
• In-depth knowledge of Digital Money Services and Fintech are essential
• Strong Commercial Orientation
• Should have respectable contacts in the relevant Government Ministries / Departments and Regulatory Bodies.
• A wide knowledge of the Banking Industry
• An entrepreneurial mindset with outstanding organizational and leadership skills.

 

 

 

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Ref. Code: BDM
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Advising on the Company’s potential long and short term growth strategies.
• Continuously seeking market opportunities, conditions and associated business developments.
• Managing, directing and motivating the company’s sales and marketing teams to achieve set targets.

Specific responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Developing and driving the Company’s long and short term revenue growth strategies, profits and increasing Shareholder returns.
• Continuously seeking market opportunities, conditions and associated business developments.
• Providing strategic direction and partnering with the Sales Directors for the overall operations of various sales units to achieve the Organisation’s business plans.
• Leading commercial business performance management and decisions support.
• Empowering and motivating sales team to achieve set targets.
• Assisting in embedding a commercial, customer-focused approach to all business processes and activities.

Qualification & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Social Sciences or any other relevant field (however, equivalent qualification and relevant experience can override this).
• Relevant Post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to handle the pressure of working in a dynamic and result oriented environment.
• Strong Selling, Presentation and Negotiation skills.
• Experience in establishing and building strong collaborative business partnerships with Partners.
• Strong strategic orientation, leadership, interpersonal, critical-thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in working with cross functional teams and ability to carry them along in driving marketing initiative.

Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years significant hands-on marketing, sales and / or commercial experience, particularly in marketing and sales through various channels, and preferably from the FMCG industry, five (5) of which must have been spent in a senior management role.
• Experience in FMCG marketing (through Channels), sales or technical planning / operations
• People management experience, including proven ability to identify and develop talents

 

 

 

Job Title: Branding Manager

Ref. Code: BM
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Develop the strategy ATL, BTL & TTL campaigns to achieve Brand objectives in all Channels.
• Liaise with appointed Agency and ensure overall brand messages are indigenized for application in relevant markets.
• Champion market promotions and initiatives.
• Monitor and measure brand presence and overall marketing effectiveness.
• Identify key activities by the government, private and public sectors, tertiary institutions and other organizations. Leverage on such for Brand building and incremental revenue

Job Requirements
Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience in brand management.
• Good experience in sales promotion, merchandising, activations, channel management as well as ATL and BTL execution.

 

 

 

Job Title: Advertising Manager

Ref. Code: AM
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Understand, develop and communicate the company’s Brand and Advertising Strategy, as well as the Annual Supporting Operating Plan.
• Supervise advertising, promotional and creative campaigns to promote the company’s brand, Products and Services.
• Develop strong partnerships with relevant Parties: internally with Marketing and Sales, and externally with Production Houses and Advertising Agencies.
• Present, on regular basis, the integrated marketing communications plans, strategies, tactics and progress reports to the Board and Management, as well as insights into activities of competition.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication, Marketing, Business Administration, Social Sciences or any other related field. An MBA will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, organisational and writing skills
• Strong Presentation, Negotiation and Computer skills.
• Sound knowledge of marketing and promotional channels in local markets.
• Experience in working with cross functional teams and ability to carry them along in driving marketing communications initiatives.
• Hands-on experience in managing the total Advertising / PR functions for a major FMCG, Consumer Durable, Financial Institution, Telecom or Parastatal body.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies (NIPR, NUJ, AAAN, APCON, etc).
• Above 40 years of age with minimum of 15 years of cognate relevant experience, at least 5 of which must be at senior management position in top Advertising / PR Agencies, FMCG, Telecommunications, Banking etc.

 

 

 

Job Title: Public Relations Manager

Ref. Code: PRM
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• The candidate will be instrumental in proactively building, nurturing and enhancing the reputation of the company / brand at a local, continental and global level.
• The role demands cultivating a robust relationship with internal as well as external stakeholders, at all the 3 levels mentioned above, and leveraging significant category / media opportunities to show case the company / brand in order to build and reinforce its stature.
• The candidate will provide strategic leadership as well as operational guidance to an internal team of well- seasoned PR professionals / consultants as well as reputed PR agencies engaged by the company.
• The objective will be to provide ongoing PR support for the various company / brand initiatives and offerings on a holistic basis, in print / electronic and social media, so as to dominate the media space, endear the brand to its various public, build custom for it products and services and provide a ring of protection across the various geographies that it operates in.
• Conceive, develop, publish and maintain internal publications and House journals to project the company favourably across various target public
• Writing, editing, proof-reading and improving product and corporate communications materials to ensure brand consistency and appeal
• Maintaining currency in the mainstream and online media and generating new ideas to capture the fancy of diverse audience.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• A Post-Graduate Degree in Public Relations / Mass Communications / Social Sciences or any related field. An MBA will be an added advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Public Relations and Social Media PR and working knowledge of other communication disciplines like Advertising, Promotions, Events and Sponsorship
• Must have a demonstrable track record of deploying various PR strategies to deliver superior results in addressing problems and opportunities that confront a business.
• Must have a proven record of one’s ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people within the organization as well as with external public.
• Excellent Leadership, Communication and Organisational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Vast knowledge of media dynamics with very strong media contact
• Proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook and Google packages
• Above 40 years of age with minimum of 15 years cognate relevant experience at 5 years of which must be at management level in a blue chip company preferably in FMCG
• Telecommunications, Banking, the Media, Public Service, etc.

 

 

 

Job Title: Commercial / Management Director

Ref. Code: CMD
Location: Nigeria

Job Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Engineering or any other related field. An MBA or other relevant post graduate qualifications will be an added advantage.
• Excellent Leadership, Communication and Organisational skills.
• Strong Presentation and Negotiation skills.
• Experience in establishing and building strong collaborative business partnerships with Partners.
• Strong strategic orientation, leadership, interpersonal, critical-thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Sound knowledge of marketing and promotional channels in local and international markets
• Experience in working with cross functional teams and ability to carry them along in driving marketing initiative
• People management experience including proven ability to identify and develop talents
• Above 45 years of age with minimum of 20 years of cognate relevant experience, at least 10 years of which must be senior management position in a blue chip company preferably in FMCG, Telecommunication, Banking etc.

 

 

Remuneration
Very attractive and competitive remuneration packages and challenging prospects await the successful candidate.

 

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume with a scanned passport size photograph, and Reference Code to: [email protected] using the "Job title" as subject of the email.

Note: All application will be treated in confidence and only short-listed candidates will be contacted

 

Application Deadline  20th January, 2021.

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