Head of Business Partnership at Mastercard Foundation

Mastercard Foundation is a global foundation based across four hubs in Kigali, Rwanda, Nairobi, Kenya, Accra, Ghana and Toronto, Canada. Our programs promote financial inclusion and advance education and learning in Africa, primarily for young people, and in Canada for Indigenous youth. The Foundation was established in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when it became a public company. From inception, the Foundation was designed to be a separate entity and independent from Mastercard. Our policies, operations, and funding decisions are made by our President and Board of Directors.

The Foundation believes that youth employment is key to unlocking prosperity, both for youth and their societies. Enabling young women and men from disadvantaged communities to secure dignified and fulfilling work will ensure inclusive development and economic growth in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Business Partnership

Location: Nigeria

The Work at the Foundation

• We have entered a very exciting time at the Foundation as we scale up our operations across Africa to realize our Young Africa Works strategy. Our role at the Mastercard Foundation is to be a catalyst. Our Young Africa Works strategy focuses on working with others to spur systemic change so young people have the opportunity to find work that is dignified and fulfilling.


• We are ambitious and driven. Our values transcend and rise above everything else as our guide. We encourage you to bring your bold ideas, curiosity, and expertise to your work. We laugh at ourselves and with each other. We are a team. Our journey together makes our impact even more meaningful.


• The Foundation has opened offices in Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda, building a broader leadership presence in Africa to develop specific strategies that support youth employment.  Within a country, we work with governments, the private sector, educators and other funders to improve the quality of education and vocational training, prepare young people for the work force, expand access to financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses, and connect job seekers to dignified and fulfilling work.


• If you are a passionate transformational leader ready to influence real change and increase your impact, read on!

The Opportunity

• The Head of Business Partnership will partner with the business to identify, rationalize, and prioritize MCF investments in systems, technologies, and digital capabilities to ensure their alignment with business strategy and objectives. Through collaboration, functional expertise and influence, the Head of Business Partnership will build roadmaps for each business area and manage the portfolio of initiatives leading to the roadmap targeted end state. They will ensure visibility to the business into the delivery of technology and digital solutions and diligently follows up on benefits realization from investments in technology.

Ways You can Contribute

• Ensure linkage of the technology investments and efforts to business strategy and objectives.


• Advocate technology and digital services and related innovations for the business.


• Support the business in defining their needs in term of process improvements, organizational capabilities, systems, and technologies.


• Support business initiatives with technology components (applications, infrastructure, services) through development of business cases, high level solutions, and cost and time estimates of the technology components.


• In collaboration with the business, monitor and report on user adoption and value realization (as laid out in business case).


• Supervise a group of business partners, functional analysts, business process specialists by providing direction, input, and feedback.


• Work with staff to improve performance by providing necessary learning and developmental experiences.


• Work with Internal Communication Team and with external partners to improve our organization Digital IQ.


• Evaluate business requirements and drive the technical feasibility analysis, prioritization, and approval of new initiatives in alignment with overall Enterprise Architecture guidelines.


• Prepare basic functional designs, high-level options, proof-of-concepts, and scope solutions.


• Support the launch of approved and prioritized projects with Technology PMO and Operations teams.

Who You Are

• 15+ years of business work experience, including significant leadership responsibilities with proven ability to influence senior level management and key stakeholders.


• Experience in one of the following functional areas and sectors: finance, people and culture, international development, philanthropy, non-for-profit sector, government, industries with large operations in emerging markets or developing countries.


• Are results driven and motivated by a sense of performance excellence and a sense of urgency; possesses a proactive and ‘self-starter’ mentality.


• Are results driven and motivated by a sense of performance excellence and a sense of urgency; possesses a proactive and ‘self-starter’ mentality.


• Possesses a global mind-set and professional maturity and demonstrates sensitivity to working within different cultures.


• You have a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.


• Experience in areas such as agile transformation, change management, consulting, process re-engineering, organizational transformation, Six Sigma and Lean are appreciated.


• Demonstrated execution of effective management of a portfolio of technology and digital investments for a global enterprise.


• Experience in leveraging technology to enable business strategy and drive change.


• Experience in successfully leading major process and systems change initiatives.


• Strong customer focus and consistently seeks input and monitors quality, reliability, and timeliness of services.


• A drive for continuous improvement.


• French language and/or local language skills are an asset.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Note

• The Mastercard Foundation values the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the organization and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.


• Completion of satisfactory business references and background checks are essential conditions of employment.

Application Deadline: 20th August, 2021.

source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/head-of-business-partnership-at-mastercard-foundation/

Manager, Well Completion at a Leading Independent Oil Exploration and Production Company

A leading independent Oil Exploration and Production Company in Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of: Manager, Well Completion. Interested candidates should possess minimum of a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Degree in a core Engineering discipline with at least 8 years work experience.

source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/manager-well-completion-at-a-leading-independent-oil-exploration-and-production-company/

COVID-19 Consultant Physician / Firm at Nutrition International

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Nutrition International (NI) formerly Micronutrient Initiative, is a Canadian based International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the health and nutrition of mothers, children and adolescents. At Nutrition International, we make a difference, because nutrition is the difference.

Woven into the very fabric of our approach is the passion and drive of our global team of over 400 people, working in 13 offices across 11 countries with one common goal: transforming the lives of people who need it most through improved nutrition.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

 

 

Job Title: Consultant Physician / Firm – Emergency Home Based Clinical Care Services For Covid-19 Affected Staff and Families

Location: Abuja



Employment Type: Contract



Career category: Human Resources

Background

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), that was first recognized in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic has unprecedented effect on the health and socio-economic status of the world population.



• As of July 11th, 2021, 168,540 cases have been confirmed, 164,431 cases have recovered and 2,122 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Since the first case was reported on the 27th of February 2020, in Nigeria, the Federal Government has taken several measures such as travel and gathering restrictions, use of Personal protective Equipment (PPE), signing of Coronavirus Disease 2019_(COVID19) _Health_Protection_Regulations_2021 by the president of Federal Republic of Nigeria and introduction of the COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable population. The Government also developed numerous guidelines and policies including COVID-19 treatment protocol in Nigeria among other documents.



• At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, cases and admission in various COVID-19 Isolation Centres and accredited hospitals across Nigeria increased significantly. Designated COVID-19 treatment centers reported shortage of supplies such as oxygen and ventilators to save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19. With cases of new variants of the virus increasing around the world and in Africa, there is the possibility of the number of severe cases increasing beyond the capacity of the health system in the coming months.



• Nutrition International (NI) has taken bold steps to ensure her staff wellbeing, safety and security in the last one year. Work from home (WFH) has been implemented globally over the last one year. NI also approved COVID-19 emergency funding to avail basic preventive measures such as PPE for staff.



• Furthermore, NI has a plan to implement home-based care approach to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff in case hospitals become overcrowded due to overwhelming COVID-19 cases on the health system.

Rationale of Recruiting a Consultant Physician / Firm

• An increasing number of severe cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria could be beyond the capacity of COVID-19 treatment centers in the country. On the other hand, shortage of life saving medications and equipment could be a serious challenge for the country to save the lives of persons with severe cases of COVID-19.



• In line with its principle of ensuring adequate care of her staff, NI will provide support for staff affected by COVID-19, including assistance with emergency home-based care in case of health service failure.



• This will be through the hiring of a medical practitioner/firm to provide emergency home based care clinical services to affected NI staff and their immediate family members and prepositioning oxygen concentrator and other relevant commodities, as necessary.

The Purpose of Recruiting a Consultant Physician / Firm Include

• Provide prompt clinical services to severe cases of COVID-19 at home in the event of the health system getting overwhelmed.



• Arrange ambulance and critical care emergency service when moving staff or dependents to hospitals or other centers as required.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the Consultant Physician



Checklist for the consultant’s scope of Work & Activities:

• Administer oxygen to critical/severe cases at home as per the national guideline. Oxygen concentrator will be provided by NI.



• Provide follow up care as required



• Provide emergency medical evacuation services



• Arrange emergency medical evacuation in the event of a case of serious illness from COVID-19 or complications requiring urgent medical care in a facility.



• Provide lifesaving clinical services for critical and severe cases of COVID-19



• Consultant to develop a list of essential medicine/supplies in line with Nigeria’s COVID_19 Treatment protocol.



• Provide prompt medical response and administer lifesaving medications such as IV fluids, antibiotics, antipyretics and corticosteroids in line with Nigeria’s COVID-19 treatment protocol. The consultant physician is responsible for procuring and administering the lifesaving medications.

Key Deliverables and Timeline:



Deliverables:

• Weekly update report including treatment outcomes of patients to the Country Director



• Report on each case managed within 3 days of providing care.



• Simplified home-based care protocol including use of oxygen concentrator in line with relevant COVID-19 guidelines.

Timeframe: August 2021

Qualifications of the Consultant

• The consultant physician should have a Fellowship in internal medicine (subspecialty – Infectious disease) from West Africa College of Physician (FWACP) or National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (FNPMC) and a Medical Degree (MBBS) (MD) from a recognized University.



• He/she should be a certified clinician with current annual practicing medical license and have not less than 5 years’ experience of providing clinical services in Nigeria with background training and experience in the management of COVID -19.

Reporting and Working Hours:

• The consultant physician shall report to the Country Director weekly. He shall work on call basis as needed based on the availability of patients.

Duration of Consultancy Service and Contract Period:

• The consultant will be engaged on need basis.

Selection / Remuneration

• The Consultant Physician or Firm will be recruited through a competitive bidding process.



• The consultant or firm shall submit a technical proposal (based on the above objectives and scope of work) and financial proposal (based on cost of consultation / patient and cost of medicines and supplies for COVID-19 treatment) to NI.

 

 

How to Apply



Interested and qualified candidates should send complete Proposals to: bidsNigeria@Nutritionintl.org using the Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

Application Deadline:18th August, 2021.

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source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/covid-19-consultant-physician-firm-at-nutrition-international/

Medical Marketer at Brightfield Medical Diagnostics

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Brightfield Medical Diagnostics is a leading diagnostic laboratory that offersspecialist pathology servicesto corporate and individual clients. We offer an extensive range of pathology services, from general laboratory tests to advanced molecular and cytogenetic investigations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Marketer

Location: Surulere, Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The candidate must be an Independent self-motivated individual and have excellent communication skills. In this role, you will have extensive contact with referral sources, and potentially making appointments on behalf of patients at the center.


• Generating significant results in a very short period of time will be an important part of the measure of success of the individual taking on this important position.


• Develops new relationships with referring physicians, hospitals, corporate organizations, schools, restaurants to promote diagnostic services.


• Maintaining relationships with previous clients.


• Develops annual marketing plans accompanied by a budget, which details strategies, timelines, and goals


• Promotes the image and services of Brightfield Medical Diagnostics through marketing functions


• Researches and identifies trends, and establishes service direction accordingly

Qualifications, Desired Skills, and Experience

• OND / HND or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Marketing.


• 1 – 3 years work experience


• Medical marketing experience is preferred but not an absolute requirement.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as effective interpersonal skills.


• Strong organization, prioritization, and project management skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks.


• Adept in MS Office environments; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Outlook, etc.


• Demonstrated attention to detail.


• Ability to act independently, yet work as a part of a team.

Special Working Conditions

• This position requires a local commute around the Lagos mainland and potentially the Lagos Island.

Application Closing Date

23rd August, 2021.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to 

[email protected] and copy 

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using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Successful candidates must be willing to resume immediately.

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source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/medical-marketer-at-brightfield-medical-diagnostics-3/

Business Development Manager at Poverty Reduction and Rural Women Empowerment Initiative (PRRWEI)

Poverty Reduction and Rural Women Empowerment Initiative (PRRWEI) is recruiting to fill the position of: Business Development Manager. The position is located in Lagos State. Salary: N150,000 to N180,000 monthly. Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields with 2 – 4 years experience.

source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/business-development-manager-at-poverty-reduction-and-rural-women-empowerment-initiative-prrwei/

Electrical Technician at a Leading Independent Oil Exploration and Production Company

A leading independent Oil Exploration and Production company in Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of: Electrical Technician. Interested candidates should possess a minimum of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) or HND (minimum of Second class upper division.) in Electrical Engineering with at least 10 years work experience.

source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/electrical-technician-at-a-leading-independent-oil-exploration-and-production-company/

Bursar at The Federal University Gashua

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The Federal University Gashua is one of the 12 new Universities established 6 years ago, by the Federal Government to bridge the gap of University education in all States of the Federation, which hitherto had no Federal Universities. The University, which took off in 2014 started off with a remedial studies programmes and later with academic programmes in Arts, Science and Agriculture which had 21 programmes in all. The Centre for Irrigation and Desertification Studies (CIDS) also commenced operation from inception.

The Vision of the University is, “to be a leading Centre of Excellence distinguished by its innovative and competitive approach to teaching, learning, research and service to humanity”, therefore, it intends to he ranked among the best Universities world-wide.

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Universities Act (No. 11) of 1993 as amended by the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act of 2012, the Governing Council of Federal University, Gashua is inviting interested Candidates with requisite qualifications and experience to apply for the the position below:

 

 

Job Title: Bursar

Location: Gashua, Yobe

Overview

• The Bursar is a Principal Officer and is the Chief Financial Officer of the University, responsible to the Vice – Chancellor for day-to-day financial administration and the control of the financial affairs of the University



• He/She should provide the University Management with appropriate advice and support for all the institution’s financial transactions including investments

The Responsibilities



The Candidate for the post should have the capacity of performing the following responsibilities efficiently and effectively:

• As the Bursar, play a critical role in the attainment of the objectives of the University and the implementation of its Vision and Mission;



• Prudence in the face of inadequacy and the ability to advice the Vice-Chancellor on wise strategies for generating revenue,



• Demonstrable integrity, transparency and abiding by the Rule of Law,



• Dynamic in the running of Bursary through the appropriate deployment of ICT, elimination of unnecessary bottlenecks and timely accomplishment of assigned duties; and



• Candidate must be in good health and not exceed the gazette retirement age before the end of the five-year tenure.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Candidate for the post must possess at least a Second-Class (Honours) Lower Degree in Accounting from a recognized University be a member of relevant professional bodies eg.ICAN ANAN, ACCA, CPA, ICMA, ACA, CNA, and be proficient in IT and be current in deploying it at the level required for efficientjob performance



• The applicant must be a Deputy Bursar in a recognized University for at least five (5) years.



• Candidate must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years post-qualification experience in a University or twenty (20) years in other institutions of higher learning.

Age:

• Candidate must not be older than sixty (60) years at the date of assumption of duty on appointment.



• He should also be of sound health

Tenure and Conditions of Service

• The appointment is for a single term of five (5) years only, Salary and other conditions of service including privileges and entitlements shall be as approved for Bursars of Federal Universities by the Federal Government of Nigeria and as may be modified from time to time by competent authorities.

 

 

How to Apply



Interested and qualified applicants are required to submit 25 copies of their typed applications with photocopies of certificates claimed and Curriculum Vitae containing such personal details in the order listed below:

• Full Name (surname first):



• Date of Birth:



• Gender:



• State of Origin / LGA:



• Nationality:



• Permanent Home Address:



• E-Mail Address and Phone number(s):



• Marital Status:



• Number of Children (with names And ages):



• Institutions attended (with dates):



• Academic qualifications obtained (with dates):



• Professional Qualifications / Membership of Professional Bodies (with dates):



• Present Employment, Status, Salary Level & Employer:



• Extra-Curricular Activities:



• Any Other Relevant Information.



• Names And Addresses of Three Referees (one of whom must be a Professional or authority in University Administration, and one other must be from the applicant’s current place of work):

All applications and the accompanying Curriculum Vitae should be forwarded in a sealed envelope marked “Application for the post of Bursar” to:



The Vice-Chancellor,



Federal University, Gashua,



Yobe State.

Note

• Each application must be accompanied by not more than 500 words of vision statement of the Candidate in the twenty first century



• Applicants should also request each of their referees to send his/her report, under confidential cover, direct to the Vice-Chancellor, marked “Referee’s Report for the post of Bursar”.



• Late submissions will not be processed.



• Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview.



• This post will be vacant with effect from 1st October, 2021.

Application Deadline: 17th September, 2021.

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source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/bursar-at-the-federal-university-gashua/