Ongoing recruitment in a Leading Commercial Bank, 31st July 2017


Oscar Temple - Our client is one of the leading and respected retail and commercial bank in Nigeria. They offer a comprehensive range of services to corporate, commercial and individual customers in Nigeria We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: IT Business Support Officer Location: Nigeria Job Summary

  • Ensure availability / Uptime of Ancillary applications.
  • Ensure prompt resolution of issues.
  • Reduce application downtime to the barest minimum
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Ensure documentation of processes and procedures within the unit.
  • Proactively Ensure 0% downtime on all Ancillary applications within my purview in the Bank.
  • Review of Ancillary Applications for optimal performance.
  • Ensure prompt escalation of issues to the vendor(s).
  • Liaise with the responsible unit to ensure that the appropriate hardware resources are allocated to the application databases.
  • Ensure availability and optimal running of the databases by the unit responsible.
  • Ensure optimal security and performance of all databases by the unit responsible. Ensure that all databases /Applications are backed up by the unit responsible.
  • Effective Training & Skill Transfer to all team members (Ancillary Application Support)
  • Ensures prompt resolution of issues.
  • Provide jobs status report on a weekly basis to the Head, Ancillary Applications.
  • Analyze the processes/applications in use and initiate enhancement as the case may be.
Job Requirements
  • Good technology related university degree in Computer Science
  • Minimum of 4 years cognate IT and Software/Database Support experience in a large to medium size bank/financial institution or company providing related services.
  • Possess analytical and problem solving skills
  • Adequate knowledge of SQL scripting.
  • Working knowledge of client server architecture environment.
Key Competency Knowledge:
  • Oracle And SQL Server Databases
  • Data warehouse and Data Modelling
  • Large Data Extraction and Transformation
    Job Title: Social Media Specialist Location: Nigeria Job Summary
  • The goal is to gradually achieve superior customer engagement and intimacy by strategically exploiting all aspects of the social media marketing roadmap.
  • Social media specialists should have a solid understanding of how each social media channel works and how to optimize content so that it is engaging on those channels.
  • You are responsible for Creating and joining relevant conversations on behalf of the brand.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of social media campaigns.
  • Curate, create, and write social media posts that drive engagement.
  • Maintain and update social media content calendars.
  • Community management and engagement across all social channels.
  • Pitch social-first story and video ideas with viral potential.
Job Requirements
  • Proven 1- 2 years working experience in social media marketing or as a digital media specialist
  • Adequate knowledge of web development, CRO and SEO
  • Knowledge of online marketing and good understanding of major marketing channels
  • B.Sc (Second class Upper ) in Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, Public Relations, Computer Science or Related fields.
  • Excellent consulting, writing, editing (photo/video/text), presentation and communication skills
  • Demonstrable social networking experience and social analytics tools knowledge
    Job Title: Head IT For Business Location: Nigeria Job Summary
  • Primarily responsible for driving the Bank’s technology operations across the business as well as implementation of new IT systems, policies/Governance.
  • This includes developing of roadmap of IT innovations that the business will require IT to integrate, developing critical documentation required for IT on-boarding of new business defined capabilities in addition to innovations and ensuring such documentation is used to drive cost assignment to the businesses in line with business consumption modeling.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Oversee all technology operations (e.g. network security) and evaluate them according to established goals
  • Develop a roadmap of IT innovations that the business will require IT to integrate
  • Develop critical documentation required for IT on-boarding of new business defined capabilities in addition to innovations
  • Map the IT budget onto cost targets for IT departments and units and measuring compliance
  • Devise and establish IT policies and systems to support the implementation of strategies set by upper management
  • Analyze the business requirements of all functions and departments to determine their technology needs
  • Purchase efficient and cost effective technological equipment and software
  • Inspect the use of technological equipment and software to ensure functionality and efficiency
  • Identify the need for upgrades, configurations or new systems from the Business Units and report to upper management.
Job Requirements
  • BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field; MSc/MA will be a plus
  • 10 – 12 years banking experience out of which (5 – 6) years have been spent supporting major technology projects in large Banks/Organizations with proven experience as an IT director or similar roles.
  • Experience in creating and implementing IT policies and systems that will meet the business unit objectives.
  • Good knowledge of finance terms and modelling for cost management.
    Job Title: IT Project Manager Location: Nigeria Job Summary
  • Manage, oversee projects and ensuring full stakeholders participation and acceptance of project deliverables within agreed scope, budget and schedule.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Manage and oversee projects from initiation to closing
  • Ensures the timely completion of all project mile stones
  • Has overall responsibility for structuring a project, performing the detailed planning, development, and managing project execution and completion of moderate or large projects
  • Defines the phase deliverables, tracks milestones
  • Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management
  • Identifies and addresses technology gaps identified throughout the project life cycle
  • Conducts research into project-related issues and products
  • Reviews, monitors enhance and update the project work plan and road maps from start to finish line.
  • Ensures the direction, magnitude and financial expenditures of projects are in compliance with bank regulations, policies and budgetary benchmarks.
  • Work with end user groups ( employees) and integrators on reviewing and finalizing the requirements gathering process and compliance with change request process
  • Ensure full participation of all important stakeholders to guarantee a full acceptance of the project deliverables and outcomes.
  • Manages quality assurance, resolution of issues, status reviews and reporting, development of standards, change control, customer support, and compliance with all policies and procedures.
  • Supports, manages and oversees Proof-of-Concepts and the ensuing evaluation process for the vendor and solution selection process Works closely with Information Technology Department to ensure all necessary system architecture.
  • Other responsibilities as may be delegated by the Head of Project
Job Requirements
  • Minimum education level - B.Sc in Computer Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences or Equivalent.
  • Professional Qualifications required - PMP, Prince 2, IT Certifications and Equivalent will be an added advantage
  • A minimum of seven (7) years relevant experience with 3 years of experience in the Banking industry or related industries will be an added advantage.
  • Must be conversant with the use of Software development life cycle (SDLC), Microsoft project server online.
  • Knowledge and experience of regulatory policies and guidelines.
    Job Title: Developer/Core Programmer Location: Nigeria Job Summary
  • Creates, develops and modifies core computer programs by converting project requirements into codes.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Translating functional requirements into technical requirement and design in tandem with business requirements.
  • Arranges project requirements in programming sequence by analyzing requirements; preparing a work flow chart and diagram using knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, programming language, and logic.
  • Responsible for developing and analyzing application.
  • Confirms program operation by conducting tests; modifying program sequence and/or codes
  • Coding new systems working from applications designs and specifications and utilizing standard procedures and techniques
  • Integrates applications by designing database architecture and server scripting; studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers.
  • Reviews, analyses, and modifies programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installing to support the Bank’s business applications
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of IT DEVOPs.
Job Requirements
  • Minimum education level – Good technology related university degree preferably in Computer Science/Electrical Electronics/Mechanical Engineering or Numeric Science.
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in related role.
Key competency Requirements:
  • Windows Scripting e.g. VB Script, and Software development Tools e.g. C++, HTML, ASP and JavaScript
  • Systems Development Life Cycle and Programming Languages
  • Software Algorithm Design
  • Application/ Systems design and Interface design
  • Visual FoxPro & Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or other RDBS
  • Web Programming and Object-Oriented Design (OOD)Skills
  • Web technologies, languages, methodologies and design patterns.
  • Software Debugging, design, development fundamentals, documentation and testing
  How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application and CV's to: