Multinational Company Jobs in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja

A notable Business Membership Organisation with affiliations in 50
countries and offices in Lagos,
Abuja and Port Harcourt, is currently
seeking to employ suitably qualified candidate to fill the positions of:

Job Title: Executive Director (Operations)
Locations: Lagos, Rivers States and Abuja
Position Summary

• The Executive Director (Operations) is responsible for the Internal Governance and Administration of the Institute.
• The job holder is expected to Oversee the legal, Risk and Assurance areas of the Institute.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all internal activities which includes
  development of strategies to improve members capacity, expand coverage,
  facilitate private sector participation in policy dialogue,
  collaboration, and strengthen partnerships in the private sector.
• Act as Chief Operating Officer and deputize for the Director General/CEO in his absence.
• Assist the DG/CEO in coordinating all standing committe of council as well as designing and implementation of strategies
• Ensure that all HoDs comply with deadlines of various assignments
• Responsible for general operational and administrative functions of the Secretariat.
• Developing and overseeing they system that ensure the institute
  complies with all applicable codes, in additions to its legal and
  statutory requirements
• Organising, preparing agendas for Exco, Council meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs)
• Produce regular status reports on institute’s activities,
  dealing with correspondence, collating information, and ensuring
  decisions made are communicated to the relevant stakeholders;
• Monitoring change in relevant legislation/regulatory environment and taking appropriate action.
• Arranging meeting of the Council, Exco, and Presidential
  Consultative Council (PCC). This responsibilities will involve the issue
  of proper notice of meetings, preparation of agenda, circulation of
  relevant papers and taking and producing minutes to record the business
  transacted at the meetings and the decisions taken.
• Ensure timely filling of annual returns at Corporate Affairs
  Commission (CAC); and inform CAC of any key change in structure or
  management, i.e the appointment/resignation of directors.
• Perform other assignment as would be designated by the DG/CEO

Education and Work Experience

• Ability to manage both Human/Material Resource of a Business Membership Organisation (BMO)
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration or any other relevant field.
• At lest 10 years of relevant professional experience in human
  resources and business management, and significant work experience in
  private sector.
• Strong organisation, management and staff supervisory skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Nigerian private and public sector
• Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse environment, and the capacity to grow income and expand financial base
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems/challenges inherent in BMOs
• Ability to independently plan and execute complex tasks while
  addressing daily management details and remaining organized and focused
  on long and short term deadlines and strategy
• Candidates should possess diplomacy, initiative and good
  judgement, meticulous attention to detail, good numerical organisational
  and time management skills and a genuine interest in business.
• Excellent computing, interpersonal, team working and written/verbal communication skills are also important;
• Experience with international business development programmes is highly desirable
• Willingness and ability to travel.

Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Management and leadership skills
• Decision making and problem solving ability
• Good judgement and the ability to apply rules fairly
• Respect for confidentiality

Job Title: Head of Research and Policy
Locations: Lagos, Rivers States and Abuja
Position Summary

• The Head of Research and Policy Advocacy is responsible for
  managing and directing policy and data driven analytical work focusing
  on major public policy issues. These include:
  • Budget Finance, Security, Inflation, Economy, Technology,
    Sustainability, Law Reform, Energy, and Power, Workplace disputes,
    People Development, Directors and Boards, Corporate Governance , Trade
    and Investment, Transport and Logistics, Tourism and Hospitality, Health
    and Social Security, Human Capital Development, Operations and
    Infrastructure, Education and Vocational Training, Government Policy and
    Legislation, Agriculture and Agro-Allied Industries, Business
    Development and Strategy.

Major Duties of the Job Holder

• Implement strategic direction as defined by the Board
• Developing and managing the policy and research agenda of the
  organisation. Oversee writing and editing of the annual reports to the
  Annual General Meeting.
• Ensure the publication and regular updates of the loD Nigeria Directors Handbook
• Liaise with all loD Nigeria Policy Committees
• Expert research, problem solving, and analytic skills, Including
  the ability to analyze and understand sodo-economic policy trends from
  the perspectives of multiple stakeholders.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, Including experience in
  developing both short issue briefs and memos and longer reports, as well
  as the ability to explain complicated policy concepts and quantitative
  results in a concise manner
• Excellent oral communication and presentation skills;
• Ability to lead and work in teams with a positive, professional, and solution-oriented attitude;
• Experience in managing complex projects and meeting deadlines;
• Advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills; and
• Experience with creating, organizing, analyzing and managing
  large data sets and using statistical software (e.g. SAS, Stata, SPSS
  (preferred).
• For multiple projects, provide guidance and oversight for the
  planning, design, development and implementation of quantitative or
  quality research projects on various topics;
• Direct project teams that are responsible for the project planning for internal and extramural policy analysis and research
• Coordinate and communicate responsibilities to team members, as appropriate;
• Evaluate policies and programmes, conduct literature reviews and develop options
• Manage professional development activities for Research and Policy staff
• Provide oversight to ensure the integrity of the databases and
  accuracy of statistical reports and data summaries, including graphic
  and tables that portray data, for use in policy analyses, research
  papers, briefings, and reports;
• Review and prepare analyses of proposed regulations, write issue
  briefs, and contribute to the preparation of IoD Nigeria submission to
  Government National Assembly and key regulatory agencies.
• Progressively senior experience with and demonstrated skills in managing projects, staff and organizational teams

Education and Work Experience

• Postgraduate Degree (preferred) or other graduate Degree in
  Social Sciences, Public Policy Research, Public Administration,
  Statistics; Economics or other related fields.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application to: toltimaventures@gmail.com

Application Deadline  3rd September, 2015.