VACANCIES AT SWIFT NETWORKS LTD

EMPLOYER: SWIFT NETWORKS LTD
ABOUT THE EMPLOYER
Swift Networks is an innovative leader in Nigeria’s fast growing broadband telecommunications space, providing reliable high speed broadband access and voice services to businesses, professionals and residential customers. Due to ongoing expansion and the need to sustain the highest quality services to existing and potential customers, we seek applications from exceptional candidates to fill the following challenging positions.
 
1. Job Title: Sales Engineer
The candidate will be part of the driving force of Swift’s business performance in the Enterprise (business to business) sector, and accountability for sales, market share, brand awareness and new product development.

REQUIREMENTS
• Must have the drive and capability to meet and beat challenging targets;
• Strong relationship and team building skills; experience in dealing with corporate and government representatives and other senior individuals and stakeholder groups;
• Delivering results – absolute focus to deliver under pressure in a ever changing business environment;
• Putting customers first – understand the needs, expectations and requirements of stakeholders;
• Communicating for impact – effective communication with senior stakeholders inside and outside of the company;
• Making a personal difference – strong influencing skills and responsive Technical / Professional Expertise;
• Excellent communication skills including written and verbal communications;
• Strong presentation skills required, including experience in presenting and influencing a junior and senior audience.
• A first degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer science/ engineering, Information Technology with a minimum of 2nd class honors, upper division, from a reputable university.
• A minimum of 3 years experience selling E-business solutions in the banking, telecommunications, oil and gas sectors with a proven track record of success

2. Job Title: Field Sales (Contract)
The candidate will be responsible for selling the organization's services to established customers or by developing new prospects within assigned territory to achieve or exceed sales targets.

REQUIREMENTS
• Should have good interpersonal skills for interacting with customers and as well as convincing abilities;
• Ability to communicate effectively in English;
• Winning attitude, Goal-oriented & Enthusiasm.
• Availability on weekends especially Saturday;
• Good knowledge of Lagos environment;
• Retail/Consumer sales experience is an added advantage.
• A first degree with a minimum of Second Class honors degree (Upper division), from a top Nigerian or foreign university
• Plus at least 3 years experience in a similar position in a reputable organization

3. Job Title: Personal Assistant to the CEO
 The candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality support and managing the smooth running of the CEO's affair by organizing, scheduling and maintaining information in an efficient way.

REQUIREMENTS
• Must possess strong work ethics, be a self-starter and intelligent problem solver;
• Ability to work with Senior Management;
• Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills (oral and written);
• Flexible and mature approach with ability to work with minimum supervision
• A first degree with a minimum of Second Class honors degree (Upper division), from a top Nigerian or foreign university
• Plus at least 3 years experience in a similar position in a reputable organization.

4. Job Title: Applications Developer
 The candidate will be responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of system hardware and software related infrastructure.

REQUIREMENTS
• Knowledge of Windows OS and LINUX/UNIX operating systems;
• Working knowledge of SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 and strong SQL skills;
• Exposure to development languages/environments including .NET (C#, VB), JAVA, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript XML et;
• Experience in the following software: C/C++ and Crystal Reports;
• Firm grasp of how the web works, networking, and software products;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Ability to manage time effectively and adapt quickly to changing priorities;
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision;
• Excellent communication (verbal& written) skills;
• A good team player.
 • A first degree in Computer Sciences, Electrical/Electronic Engineering with a minimum of 2nd class honors (Upper division), from a reputable university
• A minimum of three (3) years experience in administering and supporting telecom Microsoft CRM/ERP and Web applications in mobile companies with a proven record of success.

HOW TO APPLY
Qualified and interested candidates should forward their resume prepared in Microsoft Word format to hr@swiftng.com using the job title as the subject of the email. This should be emailed latest 1st August 2011. Only eligible candidates will be contacted. Please note that applications received after the stipulated period will not be processed