October 25, 2013
Are you up for it? Call for New Recruits [DETAILS]
GENERAL MANAGER
We are focused on finding the best experienced hands to manage the Administration of an innovative media company – supervising Operations, Finance & People. Are you ready for a challenge? If you are then the spot for General Manager is yours, email your CV to [email protected]
Duties and Functions
- Manage the integrated planning, negotiation and analysis for all online and offline media vehicles and driving cross collaboration among all external partners
- Determine effective media usage and media mix through the utilization of media research, performance metrics and standard industry measurement tools
- Provide guidance on planning parameters and budget allocations
- Review all media plans prior to presentation to senior management, assuring they are financially sound and meet the intended marketing objectives
- Work closely with Line Heads to ensure key learnings are reflected in target market engagement
- Build and manage media practices that complement the PR, marketing and advertising strategies of the company
- Remain up-to-date on Client/Competition/Agency/Industry business through trade publications, newspaper articles, textbooks, literature
- Manage a team of junior to mid-level staff
- Work with Human Resource Unit to schedule and implement training programmes for staff member and monitor Learning and Development curve for each member of staff
Skills / Requirements
- Proven leadership skills, a strategic mindset, a passion for innovation and agile responsiveness
- A Bachelors degree in business, advertising, marketing or mass communications
- A minimum of seven years media/agency/client experience
- Superior knowledge of media theory, principles and media terminology, including traditional and social media references
- Decisive & effective problem-solving ability
- Sound analytical skills; both qualitative & quantitative
- Detail orientation, strong organizational skills
- Proven communication and presentation skills: advanced ability to present & sell recommendations and to adjust presentations accordingly based on feedback
- Strong interpersonal skills that encourage team cooperation, promote enthusiasm & foster strategic thinking
- Understanding of creative development and the importance of creativity in marketing communications
- Proven experience in dealing directly with senior personnel
- Ability to train and manage a team of mid to junior level personnel
- Perform all other duties as assigned
- Skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, social media analytics tools etc
FINANCE ASSOCIATE
Are you ready for a challenge? Are you an accountant or finance professional who is fastidious about keeping records, understand the latest technologies and solutions and can create order and simplicity from potential chaos, you’re our man for Finance Associate. Email your CV to [email protected]
Duties and Functions
- Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of compliance and statutory returns.
- The preparation of monthly management reports for Management.
- Identify and enact cost efficiencies and process improvement opportunities throughout the company.
- Oversee and monitor payment of accounts and payroll
- Oversee the preparation of annual invoicing.
- Oversee the debt collection process, including liaison with clients and stakeholders.
- Prepare Annual Budgets and cash flow forecasts.
- Monitoring accounting records and internal controls.
- Oversee and ensure accuracy of bank reconciliations
- Coding of financial transactions to appropriate accounts.
- Ensure monthly reconciliations are performed for general ledger accounts.
- Preparation of monthly expenditure reports for Management.
- Preparation of financial accounts as at year end for external audit including preparation of draft accounts.
- Oversees the management of external contracts.
- Prepare monthly analysis of cost of services rendered and operational expenses against prior month and budget, providing explanations and business solutions to help mitigate the risks.
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Skills/ Requirements:
- Minimum of bachelors degree in Accounting
- Trained as bookkeeper, accountant, banker or related relevant fields;
- Sound work experience with book-keeping, accounting, financial management, financial control and applied statistics;
- Very good communication skills including internet, email and bank related financial software;
- Accurate, reliable, well-organised, self-motivated. Service minded and problem-solving oriented. Strong interpersonal negotiation and inter-personal communication skills, and a fair team player.
HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATE
Are you ready for a challenge? Are you passionate – and experienced – about the processes and systems that attract the best talent, rewards them, and grows them into superstars? You may be the candidate for our HR Associate, email your CV to [email protected]
Duties and Functions
- Providing confidential ad hoc advice and assistance to all employees
- Assisting with preparations for disciplinary and grievance hearings and management as necessary
- Administration, co-ordination and support of recruitment exercises
- Managing and maintaining contracts, personnel files and other employee information
- Coordinating an induction programme for new employees
- Coordinating and administering company training and development programmesand liaising with external training bodies as required. This includes providing supportin relation to Health and Safety training records for employees
- Administration and co-ordination of internal training programmes
- Developing and managing company employee-related programmes, such as work
- experience and internships
- Providing administrative support as required, including in respect of company benefits and eligibility to work records and audits
- Fulfilment of additional duties as required
Skills and Requirements
- At least one year experience of working in a generalist HR environment, to includeadministration of recruitment and training at all levels
- Experience of supporting managers across a variety of departments at different levelsin all aspects of HR and training
- Experience of volunteer recruitment, retention and development is desirable
- Qualified to degree level in a relevant subject
- Understanding and practical knowledge of employment law and employer bestpractice
- CIPD desirable
- Organised and methodical approach to administration and record keeping
- Excellent IT Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
- Team working & personal impact
- Attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal skills and relationship management
- Communication & influencing
IT ASSOCIATE
Are you ready for a challenge? Are you in the front of the latest solutions in Technology, understand how to apply them in a high-pressure environment and can implement in record time, then you are our candidate for Tech Associate,. Email your CV to [email protected]
Duties and Functions
- Maintain advanced technology system as needed; manage updates and repairs, etc.
- Provide system administration; determine requirements and asses programs and equipment (including Antivirus), update and repair as needed
- Handle all data recovery; ensure that servers and documents are secure and backed-up at all times. Security and discretion is high priority
- Maintain printers, internet network hardware, and desktop / workstation hardware as necessary
- Oversee and perform all system upgrades and product installations. Research and implement troubleshooting solutions and improvements in efficiency, solve complex technological issues as needed
- Assist with basic office / administrative tasks relevant to IT / technology; order supplies and maintain / document inventory, prepare reports, etc.
- Assist with additional electronics / technology in the office as needed
- Liaise directly with staff members to ensure everything is running smoothly at all times
- Installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and applications.
- Monitoring and maintaining the company’s computer systems and networks.
- Replacing parts as required or liaising with a third party for replacement of components that requires special skill
- Providing support, including procedural documentation and relevant reports where needed
- Supporting the roll-out of new applications;
- Setting up new users’ accounts and profiles and dealing with password issues;
- Testing and evaluating new technology adopted by the company
Skills/Requirements
- A first degree in computer science or any related courses.
- 1-3 years relevant experience.
- Desired skills: website design/administration, graphics design with Corel Draw/Photo Shop, Social media navigation, Networking and General IT support skills.
Associate Producer; Programming and Strategy
We are looking for a talented producer who gets the art of turning footage into productions that match a director’s vision and make everyone glued to their TV screens. If you’re that hard working and up for the challenge, we want you. Email your CV to [email protected]
Job Description
- Identify and select stories for films and programmes in a way which demonstrates strong journalistic skills and editorial judgement.
- To creatively define the mood and personality of a programme, carefully crafting stories that will resonate with a wider audience.
- Provides strategic direction on marketing and publicity strategies for major programmes.
- Visually drive the films, both in terms of style and structure, encouraging innovation and creative audience engagement
- Lead and motivate Assistant Producers and Researchers, ensuring they have clear and realistic objectives, consistent with company Values. Give clear briefings, monitor performance, give constructive feedback, lead by example.
- Documentation and record keeping for all programmes and personnel.
- Work closely with presenters where appropriate, ensuring they are properly briefed, and involving them in the editorial process, including scripting shows.
- Working closely with the Executive Producer to ensure every aspect of production is carefully planned so that filming and editing schedules ensure maximum productivity and programmes come in on budget.
- Fulfilment of additional duties as required
Skills and Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degrees in Mass Communication or any other relevant coursein the creative industry.
- Wide ranging knowledge of television production processes and a track record of creative programming, including film making, and experience of helping to shape other peoples’ films in editing. Experience of working on popular and primetime shows is essential.
- Substantial experience of self-shooting desirable, making 30 minute programmes and working with a range of DV cameras. A technical and editorial understanding of lighting and sound issues would be useful.
- Effective negotiating and management skills; experience of leading and motivating teams, and encouraging and developing production staff.
- Evidence of interpersonal and communication skills strong enough to establish credibility with colleagues and top flight presenters and to foster strong working relationships with a wide range of people in the industry.
- Proven qualities of adaptability and flexibility in coping with rapidly changing circumstances and ability to prioritize and exercise excellent editorial judgement as circumstances change.
- Ability to generate creative ideas and to think strategically about new programme ideas and an innovative approach to programme making. Awareness of popular factual output across all channels.
- Experience of reconciling artistic aspiration with production budget; planning and revising production budgets and schedules and delivering programmes on time and to budget.
- Able to direct to a high standard and fast turnaround.
- Excellent scripting and narrative skills
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