Latest Jobs at HReade Limited

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HReade Limited is a human resource consulting firm which adopts a collaborative approach in ensuring our Clients build competitive advantages through their people thereby increasing value for stakeholders and customers. The most invaluable asset in an organization is its people. Our goal at HReade is to provide solutions and consultancy services on how organizations can fully utilize their human capital to ensure that their strategic goals and objectives are met. We are recruiting to fill the vacant positions below:     Job Title: General Manager - Retail Operations Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers Job Summary

• The job incumbent will be responsible for the day to day operations of all physical retail stores in line with the company’s retail operating standards and set objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Day to day oversight on all assigned retail operating stores;
• Visiting individual stores and investigating the performance and operations of each store;
• Maintaining best practice visual merchandising standards across all assigned locations;
• Ensuring that all the stores are working towards higher profitability;
• Assisting in the development, update and enforcement of retail operating standards and policies;
• Ensuring that all the stores are adhering to and functioning as per company policies;
• Providing troubleshooting solutions to stores in times of problems;
• Instituting best-in-class loss prevention strategies aimed at protecting company’s assets and managing costs;
• Creates business plan for the stores and communicates same;
• Creates end-to-end sales plan, display plans and advert plans customized for each category;
• Maintaining comprehensive awareness of industry trends and competitive landscape;
• Ensuring proper controls and minimal shrinkage to the company’s inventory;
• Working with the human resource function to identify and recruit operating staff;
• Training and mentoring staff.

Education Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Management, Business Administration or relevant field. mba will be added advantage.
• The ideal candidate should have had operational excellence and profit goals, oversight and responsibility for a minimum ten (10) superstore modern grocery retail operation or other multibillion naira fmcg operations and sales function

Technical Requirements:

• Technology savvy
• Proficient in the use of microsoft office suite

Knowledge Requirements:

• Project management
• Knowledge of financial impact on business

Skills Required:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Leading and supervising
• Working with people
• Presenting and communicating information
• Delivering results and meeting expectations
• Detail oriented
• Excellent business and finance acumen - cost and profit conscious.
• Good project management skills.

Other Requirements:

• Willing and able to travel within Nigeria.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of ten years’ management level experience in a retail/franchise operation for a multi-branch modern grocery retail chain or FMCG.

    Job Title: Graphic Artist Location: Lagos Job Summary

• Responsible for planning, analyzing, and creating visual solutions to graphics problems.
• Produces promotional displays, packaging, and marketing brochures for products and services.
• Designs distinctive logos for products and businesses, and develops signs and signage systems called environmental graphics for business.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conceptualizes and produces creative campaigns and a wide variety of graphic materials spanning from signage, billboards, ads, flyers, brochures, newsletters, direct mails and other collateral materials that are on time and within budget;
• Develops graphics and layouts for product illustrations and websites;
• Prepares and plans work to be accomplished by gathering and studying information and materials;
• Illustrates concept by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts;
• Obtains approval of concept by submitting rough layout to the corporate communications lead;
• Prepares final layout by marking and pasting up finished copy and art;
• Inspects proofs for accuracy, and adherence to appropriate production standards;
• Adheres to and maintains department’s graphic standards and processes;
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending design workshops;
• Reviews professional publications;
• Participates in professional associations;
• Exhibits knowledge in creative marketing, advertising and technology trends;
• Assists with development and management of individual creative project budgets and plans;
• Participates in design and/or production planning/brainstorming group sessions and meetings.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art or other related courses.

Technical Requirements:

• Proficient in the use of and up to date with industry leading software and technologies such as coreldraw, adobe, dreamweaver, photoshop, indesign, illustrator, inkscape

Knowledge Requirements:

• Graphics design and layout skills
• Aesthetic design concepts

Skills Required:

• Creating and innovating
• Applying expertise and technology
• Following instructions and procedures
• Presenting and communicating graphic information
• Working with people
• Strong visual sense
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
• Originality and flexibility
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Work Experience:

• Agency experience required
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a junior art director.

    Job Title: Accountant Location: Lagos Job Summary

• Responsible for overseeing and directing general accounting operations within the firm including the preparation and review of periodic accounting reports, budgets, verification of accounts, bookkeeping, managing staff payroll, financial reporting and computing and remitting statutory deductions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintains work relationships with banks and statutory agencies, tax authorities, external auditors, vendors, clients and financial stakeholders;
• Prepares monthly bank reconciliation statements, petty cash analysis and prepares cheques for payments;
• Compiles and remits vat, paye ,wht and other statutory deductions to the appropriate government bodies;
• Checks and verifies documents such as requisition, invoices and purchase orders and contacts vendors to correct errors;
• Prepares and tracks accounting records, financial statements and other financial records and ensures compliance to financial reporting standards;
• Manages financial expenditures within the firm and ensures that all administrative costs, staff expenses and operational costs stay within the allocated budget;
• Ensures funds are available for expenditure;
• Compiles information and prepares spreadsheets to assist external auditors in internal and external statement preparations;
• Routes payment documents for approval by the managing partner;
• Posts an updates accounting transactions using sage;
• Prepares monthly payroll according to lirs guidelines, processing of salaries and preparation of payslips;
• Prepares and manages the firm’s yearly budgets;
• Prepares and mails invoices to vendors;
• Prepares accounts receivable and payable;
• Follows up with clients on accounts receivable;
• Checks documents for accuracy of name, amount, and date;
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, and annual returns of income and expenditure;
• Manages and monitors inflow and outflow of cash;
• Acts as the custodian of cheque books and other related documents;
• Ensures that the books of accounts are kept in accordance with the firm’s policies and accounting standards;
• Liaises with auditors and ensures prompt reply to audit queries;
• Processes expense reports for employee expenses;
• Prepares monthly inventory reports for inventory management;
• Develops accounting policies for the firm.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• ICAN or ACCA or CFA (mandatory)

Work Experience:

• 3 - 5 years’ work experience as an accountant

Technical Requirements:

• Proficiency in the use of accounting software package

Skills Required:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Analyzing
• Applying expertise and technology
• Ability to work well with a team
• Presenting and communicating information
• Writing and reporting
• Adhering to principles and values
• Relating and networking
• Planning and organizing
• Following instructions and procedures

    Job Title: Legal and Executive Assistant Location: Lagos Job Summary

• Responsible for facilitation of real estate transactions, and handling of all real estate related legal issues including transfers of titles and deeds, preparation and review of documents, negotiation of terms and conditions, and the transference of titles.
• Handles all real estate related legal issues, construction, mortgage concerns, and zoning. Provides administrative and legal support services to the Director.
• Manages correspondence with clients and vendors on behalf of the Director.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining business relationships with current clients and actively seeks to identify and secure business opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities Legal duties:

• Liaises and follows up with officials at the lands registry;
• Conducts searches at the lands registry to verify title and prepares search reports thereafter;
• Protects the company’s legal title against risk of loss;
• Ensures the company is in compliance with laws and regulations guiding property law and real estate in Nigeria;
• Coordinates and facilitates correspondence between the company and other legal practitioners on retainer or as required for development transactions;
• Drafts and reviews legal documents, property agreements and other legal notifications.
• Provides professional and ongoing client support;
• Supports all aspects of the real estate sales, marketing, analysis, due diligence, credit presentation and legal documentation;
• Liaises with loan officers, attorneys and agencies to complete purchase;
• Provides legal advice on property negotiations and the validity thereof;
• Prepares necessary paper work (contracts, leases, deeds, closing statements etc.);
• All other duties assigned as deemed necessary by the director.

Sales:

• Makes sales presentations as necessary.
• Ensures client satisfaction by liaising with clients & customer service manager to resolve issues and ensures satisfaction.
• Comes up with creative and innovative ideas and marketing strategies on how to sell property;
• Generates leads through sales techniques including networking, emails, cold calls, newsletters;
• Promotes sale of properties through advertisements, open houses and listing services;
• Identifies, evaluates and pursues potential key sales prospects;
• Books and conducts property viewings and valuations and negotiating on offers;
• Acts as an intermediary in negotiations between all parties to ensure successful sales;
• Achieves set sales targets and quotas within the designated time frame;
• Prepares and facilitates sales presentations to prospective and existing clients;
• Establishes and maintains relationships with existing and potential clients;
• Develops innovative client retention strategies and client relationship management techniques;
• Researches and analyses current sales and marketing trends and adjusts sales strategy to adapt to the changing market and competitive conditions;
• Schedules meetings with potential clients;
• Identify cooperatives within well established companies and make sale of property to them.

Executive assistant duties:

• Acts as director’s first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organization;
• Prepares correspondence and other letter writing on behalf of the director;
• Responds to clients queries and inquiries about property, prices and availability of same;
• Prepares weekly and monthly sales reports that illustrates sales volumes, potential sales and areas of client base expansion;
• Assists with compiling correspondences, business presentations, proof reading, editing of correspondences and reports;
• Responsible for organizing the director’s diary, filing system and all other relevant administrative duties;
• Facilitates meetings with clients and partners, schedules debriefing meetings and taking minutes and prepares summary of same;
• Receives enquiries and provides information required;
• Liaises positively and professionally with colleagues and visitors;
• Coordinates the design and publication of advert materials and ensures the right message is passed across to the target market;
• Sends marketing and brand promotional emails to key clients;
• Attends relevant industry events and conferences for networking opportunities.

Education Requirements

• LLB from a reputable Institution
• BL (must be legally qualified to practice as a barrister and solicitor in Nigeria.)

Work Experience:

• 4-6 years post call to bar work experience in contracts drafting and property law.

Technical Requirements:

• Technology savvy
• Use of online, social and digital media tools as a means of networking, negotiation and marketing
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office and relevant software applications such as electronic law reports for research.

Knowledge Requirements:

• In-depth knowledge of property law
• Must be conversant and up to date with all the relevant statutes governing and applicable to land/property transactions in Nigeria such as the land use act, land instruments registration laws, registration of titles acts, rent control and recovery of premises acts, tenancy law of Lagos state, land use charge laws of lagos state(or as the case may be).
• Broad and in-depth knowledge of the Nigerian legal system ï‚· ability to write clear and concise legal opinions

Skills Required:

• Working with people
• Relating and networking
• Persuading and influencing
• Presenting and communicating information
• Writing and reporting
• Creating and innovating
• Learning and researching
• Analyzing
• Planning and organizing
• Adhering to principles and values
• Applying expertise and technology
• Following instructions and procedures

    Job Title: Site Engineer Location: Lagos Job Summary

• Responsible for coordinating the project activities, man power and other resources on project site. Acts as the lead driver of work activities and work output on project site.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensures work activities are carried out to the highest quality of workmanship on project site of primary assignment;
• Maintains a supervisory role and leadership over assistant project supervisors, other colleagues, foreman and artisans on project site of primary assignment;
• Efficiently and effectively involved in project planning meeting with all necessary projects stakeholders at stipulated meeting times or as necessary;
• Works proactively with project team members in order to achieve work results within stipulated time, budget and defined quality parameters;
• Jointly forecasts and resolves up-coming issues on job sites with the relevant project stakeholders in order to save and maximize on cost and time;
• Manages available cash/man power resources to keep construction site very clean at all times;
• Enforces health and safety measures in order to avert potential risks during construction work;
• Takes the issue of health and safety seriously and takes precautionary measures to avert risks during construction;
• Plans and implements work activity sequence in a rational, professional, coherent and cost efficient manner while maximizing the available resources

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a reputable and accredited university

Knowledge Requirements:

• Experience in construction management
• Project management experience is an added advantage
• Project management qualification is an added advantage inclusive of working knowledge

Skills Required:

• Analytical skills
• Presenting and communicating information
• Planning and organizing
• Applying expertise and technology
• Working with people
• Deciding and initiating action

Work Experience:

• 3-5 years onsite work experience

    How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply

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