Personal Career Assistant: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Career Opportunity at The African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

The Office of the Special Envoy on Gender has the objective to implement, the Bank Group’s Gender Strategy. The strategy recognizes the need to reduce gender inequalities by ‘’strengthening women’s legal and property rights, promoting women’s economic empowerment, and enhancing knowledge management and capacity building on gender equality. These priority areas, defined and agreed in board consultations with African countries, form the pillars of the Bank’s Gender Strategy for 2014-2018. The Bank is committed to contributing to the realization of this vision through work on two tracks: (i) an external transformation into a developmental partner that effectively uses gender dimension to leverage more sustainable developmental interventions for the benefit of beneficiaries and other stakeholders in its regional member countries (RMCs), and (ii) an internal transformation into a supportive, gender-responsive institution that values its female and male staff equally, protects them from discrimination and all forms of harassment and violence, and ensure a safe and preferred work environment that attracts the best professionals.

Position: Advisor to the Special Envoy on Gender

Experienced Job Vacancies at Stanbic IBTC Bank

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC is a full service financial services group with a clear focus on three main business pillars - Corporate and Investment Banking, Personal and Business Banking and Wealth Management.

Stanbic IBTC Bank legally became part of Standard Bank Group 24th August 2007. The Standard Bank Group merged its Nigerian operations, Stanbic Bank Nigeria with that of IBTC Chartered Bank PLC. Stanbic IBTC Bank is a major financial service provider engaged in personal banking, business banking, credit cards, corporate banking, non-interest banking and wealth and investment banking in Nigeria.

Position: Facility Manager – The Wealth House

Main purpose of the job • To strategically plan and organise the day-to-day operations of a business, paying special attention to the premises on which the business is located. To oversee many different aspects of a company's operations from managing vendors and contractors to arranging for

Laboratory Manager at Graceland Biomedical Diagnostics

Laboratory Manager Job Description;

– To ensure all equipments and materials needed for diagnosis are all in stock

-To ensure the patient diagnostic tests are well carried out in optimal condition

-To ensure the laboratory technicians execute their duties diligently

-To report to the health management director and business director on how to improve working conditions.

– Use and maintain company resources in a cost-effective manner.

– Active participation in external publications and meetings.

– Active participation in company meetings where required.

Job Qualifications

HND, B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Medical laboratory science or any related discipline.

– Applicant must have an excellent knowledge of practical experience with medical laboratory diagnostics.

– Applicant must be customer-centric with the right attitude towards ensuring customer satisfaction.

– Applicant must have good oral, listening and written communication skills.

– Applicant must have strong analytical skills and good business sense.

Via Laboratory Manager at Graceland Biomedical Diagnostics»

Medical Care Administrator at Graceland Biomedical Diagnostics

-Ensure customer satisfaction and future business by regular contact with key lab personnel.

– Responsible for ensuring optimum operation of all products in customer laboratories by closely working with Equipment Support Specialists, service partners and other relevant personnel.

– Ensure all territory technical matters are logged into the Complaint Handling System and all complaints are closed out in agreed timeframes.

– Maintain individual operating expenses within the given budgets and company guidelines.

– Provide relevant reports to management director as required.

– Ensure all company provided “tools” are maintained in original working condition and kept secure at all times.

– Participate actively in optimizing customer ordering and usage patterns to achieve business objectives.

– Foster a good working relationship with service partners and Equipment Support Specialists.

– Assist Sales to ensure Service Contracts are issues and renewed.

– Active participation in external publications and meetings.

– Active participation in company meetings where required.

Job Qualification

-HND, B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Medical laboratory science or any related discipline.

– Applicant must have an excellent knowledge of practical experience with medical laboratory diagnostics.

– Applicant must be customer-centric with the right attitude towards ensuring customer satisfaction.

– Applicant must have good oral, listening and written communication skills.

Via Medical Care Administrator at Graceland Biomedical Diagnostics»

Beauty Therapist at Graceland Biomedical Diagnostics

•carry out skin analysis and give advice about skin and body care

•perform facial or body massage and aromatherapy treatment

•analyse body type and advise on exercise programmes and nutrition

•use a variety of treatments and electrical equipment to treat skin and body conditions

•remove facial and body hair by electrolysis or waxing

•provide advice and support to clients following cosmetic surgery

•recognise problems and refer clients to medical practitioners such as dermatologists, plastic surgeons, endocrinologists, podiatrists, chiropractors and physiotherapists

•apply make-up

•perform manicures, pedicures, nail extensions and eyelash and brow tinting

•perform reception duties (such as receiving bookings and arranging appointments)

•maintain client records

•Provide advice about and sell cosmetic products and related beauty equipment.

Personal Requirements:

•neat personal appearance at all times

•no allergies to beauty products

•pleasant and tactful when dealing with customers

•genuine interest in people

•good hand-eye coordination

•sensitive when dealing with clients for body and facial treatments.

•must Have a minimum of SSCE and a good command of English.

Via Beauty Therapist at Graceland Biomedical Diagnostics»

Sales Rep/Sales Manager at Voda Paints Limited

listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale;

maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails;

cold calling to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business;

responding to incoming email and phone enquiries;

acting as a contact between a company and its existing and potential markets;

negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales;

gathering market and customer information;

representing their company at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations;

negotiating on price, costs, delivery and specifications with buyers and managers;

challenging any objections with a view to getting the customer to buy;

advising on forthcoming product developments and discussing special promotions;

creating detailed proposal documents, often as part of a formal bidding process which is largely dictated by the prospective customer;

liaising with suppliers to check the progress of existing orders;

checking the quantities of goods on display and in stock;

recording sales and order information and sending copies to the sales office, or entering figures into a computer system;

reviewing your own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets;

gaining a clear understanding of customers’ businesses and requirements;

making accurate, rapid cost calculations and providing customers with quotations;

feeding future buying trends back to employers;

attending team meeting and sharing best practice with colleagues.

Via Sales Rep/Sales Manager at Voda Paints Limited»

Secretary/Receptionist at Bisnik Business Development

REQUIREMENTS

Must be Computer literate with at least 4 packages

Typing speed of at least 100 words per minute

At least 3 years working experience

Excellent communication skills

Highly professional/confidential

Must have worked in a law firm

Via Secretary/Receptionist at Bisnik Business Development»

Procurement Officer at LadDurian Ltd

Reports to Contracts & Procurement Manager.

Primary Responsibility:

Reviews planned orders, creates requisitions for purchased items and manages the approval process

Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase orders, with appropriate supporting documents, to Supplier and tracks acknowledgement of order by Supplier

Prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports, and provides visibility of other potential interruptions to internal customers

Enquires and tracks with designated Supplier and confirmation of System Lead Time, Delivery Date and Cost

Reviews, updates and maintains Open Purchase Orders until closed.

Running of the supply chain for efficient operations of the Company

Assist the Contracts & Procurement Manager in contracts administration and procurement of services and goods for rig, drilling and completion.Imports and exports support.Follow up on operational requirements

Reports Supplier non-conformances and prepares return documentation to Supplier

Via Procurement Officer at LadDurian Ltd»

Project Accountant at LadDurian Ltd

Primary Responsibilities

The Project Accountant is responsible for overall financial management and coordination for a major project involving significant CAPEX, contract administration and financial control. The areas of responsibilities include accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, management accountancy, general accountancy and cost accountancy.

Relationships:

Reports to the Chief Financial Officer CFO

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

Prepares project economic evaluation and advises operations management and the CFO on outcome.

Provides financial decision support to the Management Group.

Designs and implements project systems, policies and practices to facilitate project control.

Prepares accounts including project variance analysis versus project plan.

Reviews supply chain and supplier contracts to optimize cost and quality.

Ensures the safeguarding of company assets (particularly inventory) through adequate internal control.

Provides input to the preparation of tender documents and general bid support.

Responsible for day to day activities of accounting according to policies & procedures.

• Responsible for recommending and implementing system improvements including accounting process design.

Via Project Accountant at LadDurian Ltd»

Accountant at Diamond Enterprise African Network

The Enterprise African Network is a key instrument in the AU’s strategy to boost growth and jobs. Bringing together close to 600 business support organisations from more than 50 countries, we help small companies seize the unparalleled business opportunities in the AU Single Market.

Our member organisations include chambers of commerce and industry, technology centres, research institutes and development agencies. Most of them have been supporting local businesses for a long time. They know their clients’ strengths and needs – and they know Africa.

As members of the Enterprise Africa Network they are linked up through powerful databases, sharing their knowledge and sourcing technologies and business partners across all Network countries. But they are also closely linked with the African Commission, which enables them to keep abreast of AU policies and to feed small companies’ views on them back to Brussels.

Responsibilities:

Ensure the fixed asset register is appropriately kept.

Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.

Design suitable source documents for capturing relevant accounting information.

Oversee the General Ledger.

Prepare Monthly and Quarterly financial statements accompanied with the relevant financial ratios and detailed analysis that will aid managerial decision making.

Prepare statutory financial statements.

Filing of Tax returns.

Budget coordination, preparation, analysis and investigation.

Project appraisal.

Raising funds.

Investing Surplus funds.

Ensure that all transactions comply with appropriate VAT regulations and submitting the VAT return on behalf of the company.

Oversee the Management Information System.

Other duties as may be assigned by the Senior Financial Accountant and Executive Management.

Qualifications and Requirements:

B.Sc. in Accounting.

ICAN/ACCA certification is compulsory.

Accounting and management skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Must be computer literate as well as proficient in the use of accounting software and Microsoft applications.

Via Accountant at Diamond Enterprise African Network»