A Private Group of Companies Current Jobs in Nigeria: Recruitment for Consultant (Manager Level), Executive/ Technical Assistant, Project Coordinator

EXCITING JOB VACANCIES:

The following vacancies are available within a private group of companies located in Lagos.

POST TITLE:   Consultant (Manager Level)

The company is an educational consulting firm with national coverage and growing beyond Nigeria in 2012 now seeks a consultant at the Manager Level to join its team in Lagos.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Consultant will oversee research and consulting activities and is also expected to assist in the development of new business in Nigeria and beyond.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• A proven track record in tendering and delivering large- scale multi-donor funded projects in Education and Training,
• Ability to draft detailed proposals as part of the tendering process,
• Previous experience as well as a good understanding of the Nigeria education sector is required,
• Experience in curriculum and course development for training,
• Good stakeholder and syndication skills as well as the ability to engage with senior policy makers and stakeholders,
• Previous managerial experience including staff responsibility,
• Previous project management exposure (certification will be an advantage),
• Excellent academic qualifications (Minimum Masters Level – in education or business. An MBA will be an advantage),
• Excellent communication and in particular he/she must have good report writing skills Working knowledge of French would be desirable.

JOB ROLE:

• This role will ideally suit a self starter and dynamic professional who is happy to work as part of a small team.

POST TITLE:   Executive/ Technical Assistant

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• A competent professional preferably with a business background and educated to Masters Level is required to work with a driven senior executive (entrepreneur) with diverse interests in Education, Consulting and Not for Profit, etc),
• This person is expected to be highly versatile across business sectors and exposed to international best practice in the business arena,
• He or She will assist with the various aspects of the business affairs of the senior executive as well as manage aspects of the senior executive’s family office,
• Good working knowledge of project management Company secretarial exposure (Optional) Fantastic communication skills (Oral & Written),
• Competent user of MS Office including PowerPoint, Excel and MS Project,
• Working knowledge of French will be an advantage,
• Problem solver – Ability to analyse constructively and be a Problem Solver.

POST TITLE:   Project Coordinator

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• A project coordinator is required to manage and coordinate project activities of a newly established Not for Profit organisation,
• This person is expected to manage and coordinate intervention programmes of the organisation.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree educated,
• Previous experience with NGOs and/or Not for Profit organisations,
• A natural passion to work with the less privileged,
• Must be computer literate,
• Must have good communication and interpersonal skills,
• This role will ideally suit an individual with a few years experience that is willing to grow in this sector.

METHOD OF APPLICATION & APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Interested applicants should forward a cover letter indicating their job reference stating the following.

• Current job (if employed) and benefits,
• Reason of interest in the advertised positions,
• What he or she will bring into the organisation,
• Outline their individual strengths and weaknesses.

The cover letter and the recent CV should be forwarded via electronic mail to Emmanuel.o@xiomleam.com and the job reference indicated in the e-mail subject title.

Application closes on 14^th February, 2012.