Chief Operations Officer Job in a Reputable Company in Nigeria
A well-established Group of Companies with interests in Real Estate,
Shipping, Oil and Gas, Transport, Construction and Entertainment
requires the services of:
Job Title: Chief Operations Officer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
As a prerequisite, the successful candidate must believe in the core
values of excellence and be driven by mission and vision. Beyond that,
we are seeking a candidate that has proven experience in scaling a
multi-site organization and a demonstrated ability to both lead and
build the capabilities of a driven, bright, diverse team.
The successful candidate will most likely have had management experience
with a leading company. As noted, this is an organization driven by the
values of its people, so experience in managing a “values-driven”
organization will be highly prized. Additional requirements are:
- Results-proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line
orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good
decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and
judgment; high level of business acumen including successful P&L
management; the ability to balance the delivery of programs against the
realities of a budget; and problem solving, project management, and
creative resourcefulness
- Leadership and Organization-exceptional capacity for managing
and leading people; a team builder who has experience in scaling up
organizations; ability to connect staff both on an individual level and
in large groups; capacity to enforce accountability, develop and empower
top-notch leaders from the bottom up, lead from the top down, cultivate
entrepreneurship, and learn the strengths and weaknesses of the team so
as to put people in a position to succeed
- Action Oriented-enjoys working hard and looks for challenges;
able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is
available; not afraid to take charge of a situation; can overcome
resistance to leadership and take unpopular stands when necessary
- General Management-thorough understanding of finance, systems,
and HR; broad experience with the full range of business functions and
systems, including strategic development and planning, budgeting,
business analysis, finance, information systems, human resources, and
marketing
- Strategic Vision and Agility-ability to think strategically,
anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into the
organizational plan
- Capacity Building-ability to effectively build organization and
staff capacity, developing a top-notch workforce and the processes that
ensure the organization runs smoothly
Qualifications
Specific requirements include:
- Minimum B.Sc/M.Sc degree in any of the Social Sciences with at
least 10 years of experience and a track record in senior management
level.
- Past experience managing human resources function including personnel, compensation, and recruiting.
- Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
- Fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent public speaking skills.
- Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, flexible, and innovative approach to operational management.
- Passion, humility, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
- Membership of Chattered Institute of Administration or other professional bodies.
- Excellence in organizational management with the ability to
coach a senior-level staff to manage and develop high-performance teams
and develop and implement program strategies.
- Deep experience in program budgeting and fiscal management.
- Analytic and decisive decision maker with the ability to
prioritize and communicate to staff key objectives and tactics necessary
to achieve organizational goals.
- Ability to point to specific examples of having led organizational transformation projects and program development
Remuneration
The remuneration for this position is very attractive.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application letter and Curriculum Vitae to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline 16th February, 2016