FMDQ OTC PLC Vacancy for an Academy Head
FMDQ OTC PLC (“FMDQ”) is an organisation with the strategic intent of
bringing about revolutionary changes and fostering the development of
the Nigerian over-the-counter (OTC) financial markets. It is a
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered OTC securities
exchange and self-regulatory organisation. The company brings together
Nigeria’s fixed income and currency operations under a single market
governance structure.
FMDQ promotes market development in the
Nigerian OTC financial markets, with a primary focus on the OTC markets –
fixed income (money, treasury bills, and bonds), currencies and
derivatives.
Job Title: Head, FMDQ Academy
KEY PURPOSE:
To drive sustainability by rallying financial market participants in
alignment with FMDQ's product innovation and market development agenda
through developing, planning and managing FMDQ Academy's strategic,
financial, technical and administrative functions to a high standard,
ensuring that these functions support the management of the Academy in
an efficient and effective manner. The role will be responsible for
driving the Academy's work in relation to curriculum development and
faculty engagement for a forward-looking approach to the development of
financial market stakeholders and the active engagement and involvement
of stakeholders.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic:
- Embody the vision, aims, and core values of the Academy and provide strategic advice to MD/CEO
- Provide overall leadership to ensure that stakeholder access to
learning resources is in alignment with FMDQ's educational imperatives
.
- Conduct Learning Needs Analysis by identifying core competencies of
stakeholders and subsequently leveraging competency mapping/gap analyses
to enhance training programme development
Operational
- Conduct periodic assessments of the training curriculum in alignment
with FMDQ's prevailing corporate objectives, thereby ensuring the
deployment of appropriate learning programmes that promote a
knowledge-sharing and quality-conscious culture among all market
participants
- Identify and cbtatnalternattve funding sources for the Academy
- Implement the Education Program endorsed by the Governing Council (GC) of the Academy
- Report periodically to the GC on progress recorded and challenges faced by the Academy
- Implement an effective Communication Plan to promote the strategic value and benefits of the Academy
- Maintain the security of all information assets entrusted to the
Academy, and comply with organisational and industry security policies
- Ensure the deployment of a strategy-aligned, robust, cost-effective
and integrated Learning Management System (LMS) for efficient and
end-to-end training administration
- Establish and maintain a training assessment system for training
providers to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of learning
outcomes; and implement enhancements as required
- Forge and maintain strong long-term relationships with external
partners for training design and delivery, as well as other stakeholder
groups
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences/Humanities, Human Resources, Education, Organisational Development or any related field
- Experience In stakeholder management and operation of financial,
personnel, facilities and administrative/organisational/ procedures
- Experience in business development and change management
- Experience In manpower development, curriculum planning and training
administration with proven ability to lead by example and foster
collaborative partnerships
- Post graduate degree and relevant professional certification will be an added advantage
- Minimum of eight (8) years in a learning and development role in a
corporate university or a field relevant to the duties of the posltlon
such as the fields of human resources, training, education, or
organisational development role
- Minimum of three (3) years' experience leading the training/development initiatives of an organisation
- Human resources senior management experience in the financial
services industry, learning and development (including training function
implementation) and consulting exposure. Familiarity with training
needs analysis, adult learning concepts, and knowledge of processes,
tools and techniques for delivering e-learning and classroom-based
learning solutions will be highly desirable
COMPETENCY AND SKILL REQUIREMENT
- Excellent Interpersonal skills, including leadership, Influencing, and relationship-building across functions
- Must be highly resourceful, personable, creative and very energetic, and should possess superior intelligence and passion
- Have strong IT appreciation and the ability to manage a
technology-driven learning program (e-learning rather than
classroom-based)
- Strong planning and project management skills and the ability to
apply these skills in effective working partnerships across stakeholder
groups
- Ability to perform and Interpret needs analyses, and translate the findings Into actionable next steps
- Excellent oral/written communication skills, including group facilitation and presentation skills
SUMMARY The right candidate for this job
position will have oversight responsibilitv for the implementation of
learning strategies, programmes and initiatives to promote FMDQ's
sustainability, current and future product and market development
agenda, and will ensure stakeholders acquire the requisite knowledge,
technical skills and competencies.
Relative to the organlsatlonal
goals and policies, as well as speclflc performance targets set by the
Governing Council, periodically the candidate will measure and report on
the success, progress and challenges of the Academy's services.
How to Apply
All applications must be submitted on or before Wednesday, July 15, 2015 and sent by email to
[email protected] with the job title stated in the subject line of the ernail, Each Application must include:
- A cover letter with applicant's contact Information
- Applicant's updated curriculum vitae
- Copies of relevant credentials and certificates
All applications will be treated in confidence. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted