Ongoing Recruitment at IHS Towers

IHS Towers is the largest independent mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 2001, IHS provides services across the full tower value chain – colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services.

Today IHS Towers has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda. Following the recent acquisitions of MTN and Etisalat’s tower portfolios in Nigeria, IHS owns over 23,300 towers in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Specialist, Budget Control

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• To carry out budget control and business planning activities across Technical and Commercial Operations. 

Responsibilities

• Serve as Business Partner to the business by working with key stakeholders across the functions to understand business drivers; elicit both financial and operational performance expectations; and implement strategy. 
• Provide budget support to the business by analyzing variances, commitments, and efficiencies, as well as recommending potential savings opportunities. 
• Maintain a KPI Scorecard for Technical Department and analyze network performance and other relevant KPIs on an ongoing basis. 
• Create and maintain cost-head dashboards to monitor spend against key expense items and against responsibility centers and functions. 
• Resolve budget upload complaints/issues and secure the necessary budget approvals  
• Track accurate usage of cost codes across the business and coordinate periodic knowledge sharing session to bridge gaps. 
• Carry out performance analytics of raw data from primary and secondary sources to facilitate decision-making. 
• Provide forward-leaning, proactive early-warning systems to budget holders on performance to plan. 
• Provide technical and functional cost inputs to the Commercial Finance, Budgeting and Reporting functions within Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) for purposes of budget preparation and business modelling. 
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Specialist, Productivity & Budget Optimization. 

Functional Competencies: 

• Financial Modelling 
• Data Analysis & Reporting 
• Business Communication 
• Analytical Thinking 
• Problem Solving 
• Stakeholder Management 

Behavioral Competence: 

• Collaboration & Teamwork 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or any relevant numerate discipline. 
• 3+ years of relevant experience in a similar role. 

Additional Information:
Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
• Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

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2.) Senior Manager, Network Assurance

Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Permanent
Department: Operations

Job Purpose

• The Senior Manager, Network Assurance – PPM plays a pivotal role in managing all routine maintenance and O&M activities of the regional operations departments. This management position overseas the vendor technical interventions, SLA administration, O&M process compliance and contract delivery. In addition, the role provides strategic support to the Senior Manager, Network Assurance on all regulatory and customer SLA matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all Planned Preventive Maintenance end to end.
• Develop and continuously deliver vendor governance and SLA administration strategies.
• Minimize business exposure to regulatory issues that may occur due to O&M activities and prompt resolution of all regulatory escalations.
• Provide end to end customer support on post integration/RFI issues.
• Network tools and database management for vendors.
• Drive daily O&M process compliance.
• Identify gaps and implement all SLA penalties.
• Oversee the administration and requisition of spare parts for Inhouse Portfolio
• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors to facilitate smooth operations.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive performance.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Regional Director, Operations

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering or any related discipline.
• 5-8 years of related experience in telecoms Field Operation and stakeholder management.

Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
• Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

Job-Specific Competencies:
Functional:

• Strong technical field operations experience in a Telecoms company
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• SLA Fulfilment
• Strong Communication Skills
• Network Tools Administration/Management
• Data Analysis
• SLA Administration
• Problem-Solving

Behavioural:

• Leading & Influencing
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Decision Making.

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3.) Principal Specialist, Forex & Imports

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Finance

Job Description
Job Purpose:

• Manage and continuously improve on all foreign exchange (forex)-related aspects/ phases of the company’s end-to-end import trade process. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Source, negotiate, and enter into competitive trades for the purchase of foreign currency.
• Maintain company records of all currency purchases and ensure communication of relevant information to internal parties. 
• Provide inputs to the development of strategies to reduce the company’s risk exposure to changes in foreign currency. 
• Keep abreast of forex regulations and requirements, applying the knowledge effectively in delivery of tasks with limited supervision 
• Serve as business partner to the Supply Chain organization, providing subject matter expertise and ongoing support on the import trade process with special attention to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regulatory requirements. 
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to investigate and analyze challenges/ problems that may arise and build solutions across the import trade process, leveraging experience and subject matter knowledge. 
• Contribute towards strengthening compliance with and knowledge of CBN regulations and forex solutions across the business. 
• Proactively monitor foreign currency exchange rates and other exposures relevant to the company. 
• Build and maintain effective relationships with the company’s bankers to stay informed of solutions that add value to the IHS business. 
• Contribute towards enhancing IHS’s ability to manage risks effectively by demonstrating and applying understanding of the regulatory environment around currency controls in Nigeria and requirements of the CBN Foreign Exchange Manual within the organization. 
• Support and implement processes for hedging forex risks of the company as per Group Treasury guidance. 
• Explore opportunities for forex solutions with the company’s bankers and other approved channels. 
• Facilitate regular training for the Supply Chain team on import trade processes and ensure they are kept up to date on regulations and requirements.  
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Director, Treasury. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or other related discipline.
• +8-10 years of experience working in Treasury. 
• Relevant professional certifications will be an asset. 
• Must have strong understanding of the Nigerian banking industry, currency controls regulations, currency solutions (FX hedge instruments), and import trade process and requirements. 

Functional competencies:

• Analytical Thinking 
• Banking Regulations Knowledge 
• Business Communication 
• Stakeholder Management? 
• Treasury Management 
• Forex Market & Operations 
• Trade Services Administration 
• International Trade Regulations 
• Negotiation Skills 
• Reporting?.

Behavioral competencies:

• Collaboration & Teamwork? 
• Relationship Building.

Additional Information
Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
• Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

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