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Investment Analyst at Lidya Global
Posted on Fri 08th May, 2020 - )


Lidya is the future of finance for small businesses in fast-growing economies. Our goal is to help great business owners access financing and build a credit score through an easy and inspiring lending process. Lidya currently operates in Nigeria where over 100,000 businesses have signed up for its service and is backed by Omidyar Network, Accion, Newid Capital, Bamboo Capital and Alitheia Capital. The Company has raised close to $10m USD in venture capital and has teams across Lagos (Nigeria), Porto (Portugal) and New York (USA).

Lidya is founded by Tunde Kehinde, the co-Founder and former Managing Director of Jumia Nigeria, the largest eCommerce platform in Africa and Ercin Eksin, the former Chief Operating Officer of Jumia Africa responsible for operations in 6 of the largest economies in Africa. Jumia is publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Tunde and Ercin also co-founded Africa Courier Express, the largest direct-to-consumer delivery provider in Nigeria. Tunde and Ercin attended Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago- Booth, respectively for their MBAs.


We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Investment Analyst

Location: Lagos

Job Description

Lidya is expanding its activities. To support our development, we are looking for a strategic and experienced Investment Analyst to join our team
Your work will help to grow our loan book and inform smarter, faster credit decisioning and superior portfolio management
You will be a driving force in helping Lidya quickly scale to millions of loans with minimal losses and exceptional returns. This is a perfect opportunity to participate in an entrepreneurial adventure that will revolutionize business in Africa, Europe and beyond.
The Investment Analyst at Lidya The Investment Analyst position is responsible for acquiring & managing clients and the assessment of the creditworthiness of potential customers with the goal of growing Lidya’s loan portfolio.
Company Culture

Ambitious & Metrics Driven: You want to solve the $5 trillion USD small business credit gap across fast growing economies. You are committed to relentlessly finding the right customer, building trust and converting those relationships into sustainable, win-win partnerships. You understand that you will be judged on your numbers and building a high growth, profitable loan book.
Has no complacency and is high energy. You understand your role is critical to the company. You apply high energy every day to grow your customer base and revenue. You want to grow every day, month, quarter, year. You are persistent, clear and driven to get deals done – properly and quickly.
Resourceful, High Integrity, High Impact. You find a way. You do business with trust and transparency and dig into the details with the aim to help customers get the credit they need to grow their business.
Collaborative. You understand you need a team to succeed. You carry along internal stakeholders to ensure they are aligned to support and drive sales and conversion.
Key Duties and Responsibilities

Customer Acquisition: Present, promote and sell Lidya’s products using solid negotiations to existing and prospective clients across relevant sectors, including but not limited to companies in the e-commerce, consumer goods, healthcare and financial services industries.
Client Engagement: Manage existing client engagements, appraisal of customer loan applications, and approval or rejection of applications within agreed timelines and loan limits. Reach out to customer leads through cold calling and establish, develop and maintain positive new client relationships.
Loan Portfolio Growth: Achieve agreed upon commercial targets and outcomes on a monthly basis. Support the evaluation, authorization and approval of loans given to customers by authentication of KYC documentation presented for all credit applications and eligibility assessments as required by the Lidya and regulators.
Desired Qualifications and Skillset

1 to 4 years+ of experience (preferably commercial) working with an Investment Bank, Commercial Bank, Management Consulting Firm or in a Business Development Role (with experience in the financial services sector a plus).
Excellent selling, communication and negotiation skills with a working knowledge of the entire underwriting process from loan application to funds disbursement and collections.
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Management or a related Business discipline.
Highly motivated and target driven with a demonstrated experience with managing day to day aspects of client relationships and projects including considerable experience meeting commercial milestones (i.e. achieving revenue or profit targets).
Outstanding customer engagement skills and a passion for creating an extraordinary customer experience regardless of the final credit decision.
Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills with the ability to work in a goal oriented environment where you will be evaluated on your KPIs.
High attention to detail and strong analytical skills including the ability to properly identify the key credit risks, and reach a prompt and well thought out credit decision.
Our Offer

Competitive salary and workplace benefits.
Become part of a highly professional and dynamic team.
An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for country-changing ventures.
Application Closing Date
Ongoing.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
https://www.lidya.co/us/en/careers/NG-BUS-3?country=NG








Solution Architect at Ericsson Nigeria
Posted on Thu 07th May, 2020 - 

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.


We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solution Architect

Req ID: 373343
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Categories: Network Operation and Integration

Details

At Ericsson, you can be a game changer! Because working here isn’t just a deal. It’s a big deal. This means that you get to leverage our 140+ years of experience and the expertise of more than 95,000 diverse colleagues worldwide.
As part of our team, you will help solve some of society's most complicated challenges, enabling you to be ‘the person that did that.’ We’ve never had a greater opportunity to inspire change; setting the bar for technology to be inclusive and accessible; empowering an intelligent, sustainable, and connected world.
Our Exciting Opportunity:

We are now looking for a Solution Architect in the Telephony Evolution domain, who will be responsible for driving end-to-end, commercially viable, technical solutions for the customers.
In this role, you will also be accountable for providing profitable business for Ericsson by translating customer needs, and technology opportunities into detailed technical offering, solutions and proposals.
You Will:

Engage with the customer’s Core planning, engineering and operation teams to understand customer requirements, problems and pain points within the communication services domain
Scope, define and design solution offerings that address the customer’s needs
Driving end-to-end technical solutions and handles the role of End-to -End Solution Architect for Communication Services projects.
Handles the role of the Customer Solution Responsible (CSR) within the Core3 of different opportunities
Full understanding of the IMS core architecture and its integration with the surrounding network elements.
Analyze customer technology, define business requirements and participate in risk analysis
Work with core team on list of potential activities and solutions
Develop technical presentations and proposals, and perform customer presentations
Provide feedback to R&D
Participate in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing
Stay abreast of on new technology/technical areas and share information about solution to enable customer competence build.
Requirements
To be successful in the role you are

Education: Bachelor's Degree of Communication Engineering,
Minimum 10 years of proven experience in IMS and Core projects and engagements
Domain experience: area of expertise – IMS
Experience as end to end solution architect with proven record of IMS/VoLTE/FMC projects
Proven experience of driving engagements in the Pre-Sales phase
Excellent Presentation Skills and Communication Skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply 
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
https://jobs.ericsson.com/main/jobs/373343?lang=en-us&previousLocale=en-US







Region System Economics Analyst at the Coca-Cola Company
Posted on Thu 07th May, 2020 - 

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands.

At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.


We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Region System Economics Analyst

Job ID: R-41509
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Key Duties/Responsibilities
Responsible for monitoring Actuals and Planning for Region:

Regional P/Ls
Scenario and Sensitivity Planning and Analysis
Brand Contribution Reporting
Closing and Rolling Estimate submissions
Strategic and Annual Business Plan submissions
DSI Monitoring and Analysis
Responsible for providing pro-active Bottler Reconciliations and Settlements:

Incidence and Sugar Productivity Calculations and Analysis
Deductions from Revenue and Bottler Supports
Unit Case and CSE reconciliation and submission
Other reconciliations
Responsible for developing System Economics and Financial insights:

TCCC and Bottler multiple years Financials
Value Chain Analysis- Existing SKUs and New Product Development
SET Project AND Milestones
Responsible for managing and ensuring adherence to Company’s Financial Policies including the Code of Business including:

CAPPRs Performance Tracking
Revenue Recognition Calculations
GPIE Calculations
Balance Sheet review
Report to the Region Finance Manager any activities which appear to be non-compliant
Others
Qualifications

4+ years of experience in a multinational environment with financial analysis.
This position requires working in diverse environments and with multicultural teams.
Application Closing Date
26th May, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
https://coke.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/coca-cola-careers/job/Nigeria---Lagos/Region-System-Economics-Analyst_R-41509-1


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