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Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) is an
independent not-for-profit, self regulatory and self governing
organization founded on March 23, 2005 as a stakeholder-led
organization, charged with the responsibility of managing the
“ng” country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) name space in the
public interest of Nigeria and global internet community.
The Association seeks energetic and self motivated individuals
to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Head, Technical
Services
Location: Nigeria
Reporting to: The COO, the Head, Technical Services
Responsibilities
- Managing all information, communication and technology
functions/infrastructure for the association.
- Networks and networking equipment, business applications
and ancillary software, hardware, databases, web services and
other ICT systems in line with NIRA commitment to Registrars,
Registrants and technical partners.
- Coordinating network design, installation and maintenance.
- Leads and coordinates activities of Technical Services
department.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Developing and implementing technical services policies and
procedures.
- Providing expertise and support to the organization as
regards technology infrastructure, technology repairs and
technical support for registrars and registrants.
- Creating and executing procedures that will result in the
continual improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of
technical services operations.
- Training and mentoring the technical team.
- Directing, evaluating and overseeing the technical team in
terms of performance and responsibilities in achieving results
as it relates to technical services.
- Ensuring the association is aligned to global technology
standards, particularly ICANN policies and controls
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Systems,
Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or related
field.
- A Master’s degree in a related field will be desirable.
- Cisco Certified Network Administrator certification or
member of any other relevant ICT professional bodies is all
advantage.
- Must have at least 5 years of experience as a database
administrator and a system administrator.
- Experience with Unix Operating system is an advantage.
- Experience with PostgreSQL is an added advantage.
- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Able to work effectively within a team.
- At least 10 years’ experience within the ICT environment.
Job Title: Head, Business Development
Location: Nigeria
Reporting to: The COO, the Head, Business Development
Responsibilities
- Coordinating and managing all marketing related functions.
- Developing business plans in tandem with the Association’s
strategic plan and for new market penetration;
- Coordinating the business development team to pursue
increased revenue for the achievement of association’s
financial/business growth objectives;
- Ensuring adequate management and maintenance of customer
(Registrars) relationship;
- Liaising with prospective clients to secure business deals;
and
- Identifying, evaluating, exploring and recommending
business deals, options or investment for business growth.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Marketing or
related discipline.
- An MBA is desirable
- At least 8 years experience in a similar role within the
ICT industry of which 5 years at managerial level.
- Proven track record of successfully pitching for new
businesses.
- Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Membership of any relevant professional bodies.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to:
recruit@lohiconsulting.com and
hiring@lohiconsult.ng indicating the position
applied for as subject of email.
Application Deadline 10th March,
2015.