Job Recruitment at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria headquartered in Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria. The telco ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers in terms of subscribers with a customer base of more than 39.8 million. The company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce and enterprise services.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: TX Project Manager

Location: Lagos

About the Job

• The ideal candidate will plan, direct and deploy all Identified Network Projects and Programs to ensure High Speed of Time to Market. 
• This role must guarantee synergy, effective and efficient resource utilization, cost optimization and Return on investments to deliver on Business goals and +1 Network experience. 

Responsibilities

• Speed of Execution of Roll outs & Installation and Commissioning of Microwave links (Ceragon, Aviat and Nokia OEM)  (Customer) 
• Logistics and Project Management
• Regulatory and Statutory Compliance
• Partner and Supply Chain Management 

Qualifications

• Any university degree in Engineering.
• Professional qualification in Project Management Techniques will be an advantage
• Prior experience on Transmission in a Telecoms environment. 
• 6-18 years’ experience in the Telecom sector
• Over 5 years in deployment of microwave links.
• Experience of managing multiple complex Network projects simultaneously
• Evidence of successful project delivery with wide geographical spread
• Experience in transmission link planning ,deployment and troubleshooting of transmission related issues.
• Strong Numeric skills
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Business Acumen
• Eye for details
• Environmental Knowledge
• Communication skills
• Project management 
• Process Quality

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Job Title: Regional Technical Director

Location: Lagos

Job Purpose

• To lead, direct, coordinate and control all Network Operations, Maintenance and Resources in the Region to ensure all goals (optimal network availability, coverage, maintaining target network KPI’s and quality standards) are met to deliver plus one network quality.
• Providing local network support for both the Commercial Teams in the Region towards ensuring that network impacting issues are proactively resolved.

Key Accountabilities

• Management of all Regional Network E2E and Strategic Partners (SPs) to deliver optimal availability and customer experience QoS.
• Co-ordinate the annual regional operating plans OPEX (AOPs) for all the active and passive network systems in Airtel Nigeria
• Drive the end-to-end process documentation, implementation and compliance to processes, procedures and policies to ensure seamless operations across all SP
• Regulatory Compliance
• Partner Management
• Team Management

Skills & Knowledge

• Bachelor of Electrical /Electronic Engineering or Telecoms Engineering (Masters Degree in Engineering a plus)
• Sound knowledge of Mobile Network O&M.
• Transmission and IP experience is highly desired (a must-to have).
• 8 - 12 years of varied quality experience in operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry
• 6-8 years senior managerial experience in a GSM/mobile company
• Team Management
• Analytical and Presentation skills
• Strategic negotiation skills
• Entrepreneurial disposition in decision making and managing resources
•  Logical decision making abilities
• Flexible and dedicated
• Ability to innovate and deliver value to business 
• Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on service level agreements
• Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners
• Impeccable integrity and character
• Communication Skills
• Cost, process and automation Innovation

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply