Entry Level Jobs in Nigeria at Value Minds Group, May 2014

Value minds group is a fast growing concept development & capacity building group of firms that provide research services, business decision support services and e-learning services to a wide spectrum of clients.


The firm is primarily involved in:
-          Concept Structuring & Business Model Development
-          Strategic Planning & business model strategy advisory
-          Research & Due-Diligence requirements gathering to inform business decisions
-          Design, development & provision of face-to-face and technology enabled learning for professionals & corporate organizations.

We seek entry-level professionals, who can thrive in an agile and fast paced environment. The right candidate will be a self leader, creative, analytical, a passionate problem solver with a flair for technology.


Job Title: Entry Level Professionals
Roles & Responsibilities
-          Engage and communicate with clients to elicit challenges, needs, requirements and desired outcomes
-          Develop comprehensive solution requirements and design documents
-          Develop technical writing, research reports, business cases, business plans & presentations, financial and technical proposals
-          Conduct risk assessment, identification and profiling on potential projects
-          Contribute to strategic direction and growth strategies of the Firm
-          Any other duties as assigned by management
-          Use strong analytical reasoning to understand end user’s requirement, Organize & develop  chaotic/random  ideas from discussions & research into structured scenarios, concepts, initiatives & proposals
-          Conduct comprehensive industry, market, and solution research and create resulting visual models
-          Pro-actively communicate and collaborate with colleagues and clients to critically evaluate information and requirements gathered, define concepts, draw informed conclusions and design solutions


Relevant Skills
-          Good Questioning Skills: Able to optimally use different questioning techniques to dissect a context and optimally collect requirements.
-          Excellent Presentation Skills
-          Data research & Collection Skills
-          Good understanding of web & mobile technologies
-          Brainstorming Skills
-          Mind-mapping Skills
-          Sound business/proposal writing skills.
-          Sound Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel & Power point


Relevant Traits:
-          Ability to manage several task streams in parallel
-          Analytical Thinking: Able to break a scenario into smaller parts and linearly think through the scenario and make informed if-then judgments
-          Analytical thinking:
-          Framework thinking: Ability to identify cause & effect patterns in a context and articulate such patterns into a documented framework to aid faster and more consistent decision making.
-          Self Leader and  finisher.
-          Optimistic and visionary mindset
-          Must be willing to ask questions and validate assumptions
-          Must be able and willing to work independently and in groups
-          Must be a fast learner, good listener, detail oriented
-          Strategic Thinking: Naturally disposed to thinking several steps ahead, extracting & planning for the implication of current decisions in the future, Able to play out several mental scenarios and make informed decisions based on cause & effect relationship
-          Ability to organize chaotic ideas into a coherent stream of thoughts
-          Lateral Thinking Skills


Minimum Qualifications
-          A university degree. A Major in Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, economics is preferred.
-          Minimum of 2nd class lower
-          Needs to be available for immediate employment
-          An IT background is an added advantage


Method of Application
Qualified candidates should send their CVand application letter (containing a description of any relevant experience had) to [email protected] Please reference the job role you are applying for in the subject of your email

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: 30th May 2014