[Job Vacancy] Ongoing recruitment at 9mobile Nigeria

By Godwin Emmanuel - September 19, 2022 | Categories: Jobs Tags: Job Vacancies

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9mobile is a Nigerian private limited liability company. EMTS acquired a Unified Access Service License from the Nigerian Communications Commission in 2007. The License enables EMTS provide Fixed Telephony (wired or wireless), Digital Mobile Services, International Gateway Services and National/Regional Long Distance Services in addition to spectrum assignments in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands.

We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: Specialist, IT / Technical Procurement

Job: IRC4702
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

To perform the daily procurement activities in an efficient way to guarantee getting goods/services at the best terms and right time at competitive prices while ensuring adherence to procurement policies and processes. Generate reports, TCO, financial modelling and other reports as may be required.

Principal Functions
Reporting:

Conduct TCO (Total cost of Ownership for related transactions
Analyze supply and demand market trends
Coordinate technical procurement weekly and monthly reporting
Analyze and review evaluation reports, competitive offer summary sheet
Track and keep data base of historical prices, calculate and vet indexation/ escalation clauses in technical contract to ensure correctness
Prepare daily, weekly or any other reports requested by the category manager or CFO.
Review purchase requests (PR) for completeness through the category manager
Project Management capabilities, project manage all technical PRs:
Ensure Purchase Orders are issued to vendors on time
Follow up with the vendors for timely delivery
Consistent follow up with end user for timely complaint resolution.
Review and prepare the RFX document
Float RFX (RFP RFQ and RFI)
Review and receive RFX offers from the vendors

Relationship Management:

Engage with the stakeholders to form a bid committee (where applicable)
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on bid management /negotiation
Communicate the clarifications requests between the end user and the vendor

Approvals:

Obtain CXOs approvals, Director approvals. Head of Department
Review specifications in the ERP, obtain Category Manager and Director Procurement approval before tender is floated
Get the procurement director signature on the summary sheet
Follow up with budget and the end user to make sure that the PR is finally approved
Where RFX is equal to or more than NGN100 million, get the CEO approval on the bid evaluation report after getting the approval of procurement director
Initiate the PO and get the initial of category manager and approval of Procurement director

Governance & Compliance:

Check if the short list bidders are registered in supplier database. For unregistered bidders, obtain Director Procurement approval before vendors are pre-registered
Ensure that purchases or request are in compliance with the procurement policy and process

Document Management:

Participate in bids evaluation process
Negotiation-Negotiate best terms and value for all transactions.
Prepare the bids evaluation report and get the signature of the bid committee
Prepare the quotations summary sheet and send it to end user department for evaluation (if amount of purchases below N100M)
Answer the preaudit questions (if any)
Review contracts and ensure terms are based on EMTS policy
Review and renegotiate assigned existing contracts and price books with a view to obtaining value for money for EMTS
Initiate and develop price books for recurring transactions
Carry out market surveys to obtain price intelligence on network/it products and services
Support the Category Manager and Contract Management Team in resolving suppliers, complaints on commercial and contractual disputes.
Work with Legal, User departments/Committee and other relevant stakeholders to prepare and execute contracts assigned from time to time

Educational Requirements

First Degree (BA, BSc) in Business, Engineering, Finance or a related field from a recognised university
A strong financial background will be an added advantage -A preferably a chartered accountant
Three (3) to five(5) work experience preferably in a procurement environment.

Knowledge:

Telecoms industry knowledge
Supply chain management
Supplier relationship management
Contract management

Skills:

Ability to conduct TCO and ROI on different business scenarios
Ability to conduct financial modelling
Must be versatile in Power Point Presentation
Ability to conduct business trends /analysis
Strong financial skills
Very strong analytic skills
Stakeholder Relationship Management
Personal Effectiveness
Very strong in the use of MS Office especially excel
Behavior
Customer Focus
Passion for Excellence
Integrity
Empowering people
Growing people
Teamwork.

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Specialist, Process Assurance

Job ID: IRC4706
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Summary

Responsible for the organization’s products and project assurance.
To ensure that the activation, billing for all products and services are validated, and the controls are accurately reviewed.

Principal Functions
Tactical:

Development of revenue assurance best practices for the company.
Creation, implementation, and monitoring of single-source and reconciliation KPIs on the Integrated Revenue Assurance & Fraud Management System (Subex).
Perform pre- and post-implementation reviews of all products, projects and services; follow through to resolution and communicate to appropriate parties.
Monitoring of system owners to ensure proper set up of system in accurately order to minimize leakages.

Operational:

To validate New Product for “go live or no go” in terms of billing accuracy, Conformity to business rules, etc.
Validation of all products (e.g., Voice, SMS, Data, etc.) and MASP Invoices.
To ascertain the accuracy and completeness of the figures generated by our Big Data system.
To validate Vendors’ log per service code against 9Mobile log for proper revenue share computation.
To identify instances of breach of conditions by MASP Vendors and apply sanctions accordingly.
To validate BVN logs for revenue share purposes.
To validate and ensure that the appropriate reward is offered to qualified subscribers. This will enable the identification of duplicate and unauthorized rewards.
To establish proper documented processes and control for RAFM areas of coverage and point of revenue related risks.
To ensure all network configuration changes are brought under RAFM governance to mitigate revenue loss.
To ensure proper documentation and maintenance of end-to-end revenue impacting systems and processes in narratives and flowcharts.
To ensure proper project management of revenue assurance related projects.
Perform any other activity assigned by the RA Manager, Products and Process Assurance.

Educational Requirements
Knowledge:

Proven working experience as a data analyst or business data analyst.
Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques.
Strong knowledge of and experience with:
Data visualization packages (Tableau, Power BI, Business Objects, etc.).
Databases (SQL, Oracle, etc.).
Big Data analytics (Hadoop, Hives).
Microsoft Vision, Microsoft PowerPoint).
Revenue Assurance
Project Management
Industry Knowledge

Skills:

Analytical and Problem solving.
Technical know-how.

Behaviour:

Passion for Excellence
Integrity
Empowering people
Growing people
Teamwork
Customer Focus

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Manager, Media Planning & Management

Job ID: IRC4701
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Ensure the efficient operations of EMTS’s media management system including the evaluation, selection, engagement and monitoring of media agencies.

Principal Functions
Tactical:

Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Operational:

Assist in the development of relevant media strategies, proposals and plans.
Ensure efficient execution of EMTS’s media plan and ascertain that the desired media messages reach the target audiences.
Provide input into negotiations/contracts with vendors/media agencies as required and monitor their activities to ensure adherence to service level agreements.
Monitor media campaign effectiveness via post campaign research to measure achievement of defined targets and compliance to approved corporate guidelines.
Explore new media opportunities and possibilities for utilization of unconventional media.
Develop effective strategies to manage cases of negative media coverage.
Develop and maintain relationships with key journalists, publications and programmes to support media and public relations activities within EMTS.
Implement the unit’s work programs and plans in line with agreed upon procedures and guidelines.
Assist in planning and managing the human and material resources of the unit to optimise performance, morale and enhance productivity.
Provide leadership and guidance to team members and manage subordinates’ performance towards the achievement of overall team objectives.
Prepare/compile agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of the Head, Media Planning & Management.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head, Media Planning & Management.

Requirements

First Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
Postgraduate/professional qualification in a related field will be an added advantage.
Minimum of Six (6) years of relevant work experience, with at least three (3) years in a supervisory role.

Internal Relationship:

Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, Legal, Government Relations and other commercial departments.

External Relationship:

Media houses, advertising agencies.

Knowledge:

Industry knowledge
Media management

Skills

Communication
Presentation/Facilitation
Innovation
Results Orientation
People Management
Stakeholder Relationship Management
Personal Effectiveness

Behaviour:

Customer Focus
Passion for Excellence
Integrity
Empowering people
Growing people
Teamwork.

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Senior Engineer, Solution Architect (Transport Network)

Job: IRC4708
Location: Abuja

Job Summary

Plan and design fixed access and transport networks infrastructure to support the delivery of enterprise solutions and technologies such as IP/MPLS, PDH/SDH/DWDM, FTTx, xDSL, Wi-Fi & Cloud.

Principal Functions

Participate in the enterprise sales cycle to gather customer business needs and define technical requirements.
Responsible for analyzing, designing and developing commercially viable end-to-end transport (IP & TX) solutions for the customers based on their specifications and business needs.
Responsible for all planning, design and optimization activities for fixed access and Transport networks to ensure optimum quality and network performance of the enterprise network infrastructure.
Design and direct E2E integration of cost effective and efficient transmission topology systems to support the provisioning of enterprise network services.
Prepare High level and detailed E2E transport (IP & TX) plan & connection diagram using MS Visio & MS Excel.
Fixed Access & backhaul Transmission dimensioning of capacity requirement for enterprise services.
Prepare scope of work, RFQs, RFPs, budgets etc. for building the enterprise networks infrastructure to provide Wi-Fi, FTTX & Cloud based solutions for corporate organizations.
Work with cross functional teams on seamless design and implementation of project scope
Plan and raise technical work orders for service integration
Coordinate and drive Technical Site Surveys
Provide technical support for enterprise customers

Educational Requirements

First Degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering
Three(3) to Five (5) years relevant post NYSC work experience in a mobile telecommunications transport environment with technical expertise in planning, designing, integrating and optimizing integrated transport networks and nodes such as MW, PDH/SDH, DWDM and IP-MPLS on both core and access networks.

Knowledge:

Transport(IP & TX) Network Planning and Design
Sound knowledge of Mobile & Enterprise Networks
In-depth knowledge of Last mile connectivity, interfaces, IP / Data communications and various transmission technologies.
Lastmile network Design & planning
Bandwidth and capacity planning & management
Cisco/Huawei/Juniper Certification

Skills:

Logical decision-making abilities
Ability to manage multiple projects within the established scope, budget and timeline.
Presentation skills
Problem Solving
Ability to Innovate

Behavior:

Passion for Excellence
Integrity
Interpersonal skills
Teamwork
Customer Focus

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Specialist – Projects & Process Assurance

Job: IRC4705
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Responsible for the organization’s products and project assurance.
To ensure that the activation, billing for all products and services are validated, and the controls are accurately reviewed.

Principal Functions
Tactical:

Development of revenue assurance best practices for the company.
Creation, implementation, and monitoring of single-source and reconciliation KPIs on the Integrated Revenue Assurance & Fraud Management System (Subex).
Perform pre- and post-implementation reviews of all products, projects and services; follow through to resolution and communicate to appropriate parties.
Monitoring of system owners to ensure proper set up of system in accurately order to minimize leakages.

Operational:

To validate New Product for “go live or no go” in terms of billing accuracy, Conformity to business rules, etc.
Validation of all products (e.g., Voice, SMS, Data, etc.) and MASP Invoices.
To ascertain the accuracy and completeness of the figures generated by our Big Data system.
To validate Vendors’ log per service code against 9Mobile log for proper revenue share computation.
To identify instances of breach of conditions by MASP Vendors and apply sanctions accordingly.
To validate BVN logs for revenue share purposes.
To validate and ensure that the appropriate reward is offered to qualified subscribers. This will enable the identification of duplicate and unauthorized rewards.
To establish proper documented processes and control for RAFM areas of coverage and point of revenue related risks.
To ensure all network configuration changes are brought under RAFM governance to mitigate revenue loss.
To ensure proper documentation and maintenance of end-to-end revenue impacting systems and processes in narratives and flowcharts.
To ensure proper project management of revenue assurance related projects.
Perform any other activity assigned by the RA Manager, Products and Process Assurance.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s / HND Degree in Computer Science, Accounting, or any Science / Engineering discipline
Good knowledge of relational database management systems.
Excellent understanding of GSM network architecture.
Minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience.

Knowledge:

Proven working experience as a data analyst or business data analyst.
Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques.
Strong knowledge of and experience with:
Data visualization packages (Tableau, Power BI, Business Objects, etc.).
Databases (SQL, Oracle, etc.).
Big Data analytics (Hadoop, Hives).
Programming (Python, R, XML, JavaScript, model tuning, machine learning, or ETL frameworks).
Revenue Assurance
Project Management
Industry Knowledge.

Skills:

Analytical and Problem solving.
Technical know-how.
Behaviour
Passion for Excellence
Integrity
Empowering people
Growing people
Teamwork
Customer Focus.

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Specialist, Data & VAS

Job ID: IRC4704
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Deliver analyses, models, and analytics which enable the business achieve a sustainable balance of commercial costs and revenue for data, mobile financial services (MFS), and value added services (VAS).

Principal Functions
Operational:

Analyze all elements of prepaid voice, data, MFS and VAS expenditure against revenue and report on deviations from budget.
Perform checks on current pricing models and ensure all revenue and cost assumptions in relation to prepaid voice, data, MFS and VAS are based on current realities, e.g., revenue estimates must be based on current pricing structure.
Conduct price modelling of prepaid voice, data, MFS and VAS offers as well as devices to determine appropriate margins.
Develop business cases to support viability of prepaid voice, VAS and MFS propositions.
Analyze monthly gross margins by value bands and report occurrences of value erosion for relevant interventions to be applied to prevent massive revenue loss.
Carry out monthly analyses of MASPs revenue contribution and margins to ensure healthy VAS revenue and escalate any observed anomaly.
Provide analytics and proposition intelligence to support the launch of special offers and determine appropriate discounts without diluting revenue and margins.
Work with relevant stakeholders to secure timely management approvals for prepaid voice, data, MFS and VAS offers
Follow through with IT on testing, implementation, and post-launch analyses of data, MFS and VAS offers.
Collaborate with Regulatory team to secure appropriate regulator (NCC) approval for products and services prior to launch.
Liaise with stakeholder teams such as Product Development, Data, Devices, Digital Media, and MFS to drive successful launch of offers and promotions.
Prepare appropriate periodic KPI reports (e.g., revenue, ASPU, etc.) on products and services for the attention of the Manager, Pricing.
Provide support to Manager, Pricing on ad-hoc analytics.
Collate and prepare appropriate daily, weekly and monthly activity and performance reports for the attention of the Manager, Pricing.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager, Pricing.

Requirements

First Degree or its equivalent in a relevant discipline.
Minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience.
Industry knowledge.

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Senior Engineer, IP Core Transmission

Job: IRC4707
Location: Abuja
Employment Status: Permanent

Job Summary

Plan and design node, sites & links within the national IP/MPLS Edge & Core Networks and ensure ongoing development aligns with the organization’s business plan.

Principal Functions

Produce network convergence hierarchy, topology, architecture and infrastructure redundancy plan for VPN service integration, regional service provider edge aggregation and IP Core Transport via the multi-service backbone.
Interface with Transmission specialists and Topology for planning of optic (DWDM) backbone connectivity, capacity planning and allocation for efficient transport of all internal and external data traffic.
Plan, design and optimize routing & transport technologies for provider EDGE aggregation and core transport network integration and verify requests, justify needs and classify all requested networks and services for MPLS VPN integration.
Plan, deploy and evolve Quality of Service techniques at the network Edge and in the MPLS core network.
Plan all backbone integration events, issue work orders and control project processes for capacity expansion, node integration and/or new service introduction.
Conduct weekly& monthly network performance monitoring, trend analyses, capacity planning and expansion in line with network growth trends and increase in traffic.
Develop and evolve IP addressing, naming and numbering formats of all network nodes and elements in the IP/MPLS backbone.
Produce and evolve designs for integration and extension of IP/MPLS edge functionality to the campus LAN Core at all IP Backbone locations.
Plan schedule and conduct site visits and surveys for accurate and effective network design, dimensioning and integration planning.
Assist in network capacity planning, network disaster recovery planning, Network synchronization planning, contact management, project management, SLA (Service-level agreements specifications)
Provide transport dimensioning input towards core strategies.
Provide input towards architectural and topology plans of the entire core network.
Help monitor technology evolution and match vendor strategy.
Evaluate cost benefit of media technologies.
Perform other duties as instructed by the Manager, IP Planning & Enterprise Solution.

Educational Requirements

First Degree or its equivalent in Electrical Engineering
Minimum of 4 years relevant work experience
Cisco Certification in Routing & Switching required (CCNP).

Knowledge:

Telecommunications& Mobile Network Standards & Specifications
IP Network design& Planning.

Skills:

Problem Solving
Communication
Behavior
Passion forExcellence
Integrity
Empowering people
Growing people
Teamwork
Customer Focus.

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Specialist, Account Payables

Job: IRC4703
Location: Lagos
Employment Status: Permanent
Department: Finance

Job Summary

Supervise and ensure companywide expenditure/payment cycle as well as ensure full compliance with finance policies and processes.

Principal Functions

Ensure correct and accurate postings on ERP to ensure the company’s financial information is of agreed quality and integrity
Monitor and ensure periodic and prompt reconciliation of supplier sub ledgers
Liaise with other departments within EMTS to ensure all financial obligations are processed as at when due
Ensure timely analysis of various OPEX accounts to ascertain the correctness of transactions in line with budget and trends
Review and approve journal vouchers and other financial transactions before imputing on ERP system
Review relevant general ledger accounts (income statement and balance sheet) for completeness.
Review the age analysis of balance sheet accounts.
Ensure the amortisation of prepayment accounts are correctly carried out and that supporting documents are appropriately vouched.
Review general ledger/sub ledger accounts.
Review monthly transaction and book approved relevant positions into the accounts.
Review and approve all accruals booked into ERP based on input from the various department and vendors statements.
Ensure complete reversal of monthly accruals based on agreed process.
Ensure all expenditure are correctly recorded and paid as at when due.
Ensure correct application of tax rates (VAT & WHT) applied on and deducted from processed invoices.
Ensure proper implementation of account payable processes and policy
Ensure accuracy and completeness of supplier ledger account
Provide necessary support to the external stakeholders on financial and tax audit
Collate the business divisions input into the company accrual/commitment schedule.
Understand and ensure compliance with Foreign Exchange regulations.
Ensure adequate tracking of expenditure /payment requests and respond properly to supplier request.
Provide support to business managers and other staff members on expenditure issues
Ensure compliance with month end, quarter end and year end close procedure and provide year end schedules s requested.
Ensure compliance with SAS, IAS, IFRS and GAAP requirements.
Carry out other duties as instructed by Manager, Account Payables

Educational Requirements

First Degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized university.
Membership of Professional association (CIMA, CFA, ACCA, ICAN, etc.)
Three (3) to Five(5) years work experience

Knowledge:

Financial Accounting/ Reporting
Receivables Management

Skills:

Communication
Personal Effectiveness
Problem Solving

Behaviour:

Passion for Excellence
Integrity
Empowering people
Growing people
Teamwork
Customer Focus

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Specialist, IT and Technical Audit

Job: IRC4711
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Conduct IT and Telecom audit reviews of EMTS Business/Operation Support Systems and IT & Telecom Infrastructure to evaluate confidentiality, integrity, availability, efficiency, effectiveness and compliance with applicable standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements and to appraise adequacy and soundness of related controls.

Principal Functions

Performs, individually or as part of a team, IT and Technical audits of the Company in accordance with the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit as set forth by the IIA, and department standards.
Plans and executes technology audit projects (both IT and Telecom) designed to provide assessment of internal control processes and operational performance, in accordance with department and professional standards.
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the business and applies knowledge in operating support systems.
Prepares and reviews audit work papers and reports the result of reviews of assigned activities and recommended management action.
Possesses knowledge of the current technology environment and industry trends to identify potential issues and risks.
Prepares detailed plans for performing individual audits including the identification of key risks and controls, determination of audit objectives, and development of an appropriate audit program.
Prepares, under minimal supervision audit reports designed to provide operating and senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors with an objective assessment of systems, processes and operations, and management’s planned corrective actions.
Participates in reviews of internal controls and security of systems under development as well as major IT and telecom projects and initiatives.
Assists in the development and execution of a comprehensive audit plan based upon risk assessment, management’s goals and objectives, and the requirements of the Board’s Audit & Risk Committee. Identifies potential audit areas, assists with assessing the degree of inherent risk, and estimating the time and skills required to complete audit projects.
Assists in the implementation of special projects or studies, including risk assessments, fraud investigations, audit department policy updates, due diligence acquisition reviews, etc.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Networking, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
Minimum of four (4) years post NYSC experience in Operational IT & Technical audit in an environment that provides exposure to sophisticated technology audit techniques, network security, technology infrastructure, software development, project management, or a related field for which Internal Audit has a need.
Qualified as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP).
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and other certification specific to the information technology industry would be added advantage.

Knowledge:

Understanding of concepts related to technology audit, including security and control risks such as logical and physical access security, change management, information security, business recovery practices and network technology.
Strong analytical ability, including network and network systems design, capacity planning, operations methodology, error detection/resolution techniques, quality assurance techniques, and implementation and management methodologies.
Knowledge of Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology, Accepted Auditing Standards, Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

Skills:

Demonstrates critical thinking and analytical skills
Demonstrates organizational and leadership skills, including the ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
Demonstrates ability to work independently while contributing to the success of the team
Exceptional oral and written communication skills suitable for all levels of management.
Ability to negotiate and inspire effective, timely, proactive or corrective action by management

Behaviour: