Job Opportunities at Maurice Xandra Solutions

Our Client is a pioneering higher education initiative to identify and train the next generation of leaders in technology and management for Africa. The Institution will strive for excellence in technology and management and become a hub for best-in-class learning and research. It will focus on areas in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Management in its academic offerings at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Creative Design Specialist will work across all elements of the brand, communications and marketing efforts, including design of the student recruitment campaigns, executive presentations, employee engagement campaigns, and external communications.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:

 The role of the Creative Design Specialist will sit within the Institution’s Project Management Office and work closely with the  Communications Officer, Head of Academic Strategy and Delivery, and

 The Director of the Project Management Office to create high quality  communication and marketing materials for the Institution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conceive and design static and video assets for the online media
• Design and manage the production of marketing and promotion materials such as flyers, brochures, booklets, etc.
• Conceptualize and manage video recordings for brand promotion (testimonials, event coverage, documentaries etc.)
• Conceptualize and manage production of animated video materials, motion graphics, etc.
• Liaise with printers, photographers, videographers, advertising agencies and other vendors to obtain costs, prepare payments and receive finished work as required
• Manage and update existing brand collaterals and keep up-to-date record of work produced in the department (photos, videos, brochures, student handbook and profile book, pitch presentations, newsletters, etc.)
• Serve as quality controller for brand collaterals and branded items
• Manage all APCON-related activities
• Liaise with all internal and external parties on branding requirements for events and/or communication materials.
• Advise on website design and management
• Ensure brand guidelines and directives are adhered to in all executions.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Thorough understanding of graphics and design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge, etc.) and CorelDraw
• Familiarity with the use of video recording equipment and editing software
• Strong attention to detail to produce error-free and high-quality work as well as when assessing photographs, graphic design, videos etc.
• Exceptional oral, interpersonal, writing and presentation skills
• Strong professionalism regarding time, costs, and deadlines
• Strong work ethic, drive and energy with a result-oriented mindset
• Self-reliant and able to work in a start-up environment
• Positive attitude and demonstrated commitment to excellence
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to collaborate and maintain effective relationships with all the stakeholders
• Strong research and project management skills
• Must possess excellent organizational skills
• A strong team player with a professional attitude

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Creative Arts, Fine Arts or related field
• 4+ years of experience creating key design elements such as: visual identity, branding, marketing materials, presentations, infographics, email newsletter design and social media marketing content
• Agency experience will be an advantage

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Our Client is a pioneering higher education initiative to identify and train the next generation of leaders in technology and management for Africa. The Institution will strive for excellence in technology and management and become a hub for best-in-class learning and research. It will focus on areas in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Management in its academic offerings at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.

Job Summary:
Our Client, in the Education Industry is looking for a Fundraising and Donor Relations Officer that will support all fundraising activities and will report to the Chief Commercial Officer of the Institution.

Responsibilities:

• Support all fundraising initiatives and manage strategic partnerships and donor relations, including assisting with all phases of planning and execution of fundraising strategies.
• Develop and drive fundraising and donor engagement activities including campaigns, seminars, and other awareness programs.
• Liaise and maintain strong follow through with prospective donors to crystallize pledges to the initiative.
• Provide administrative support as required including preparing grant proposals, concept notes, donor response letters, quarterly newsletters, and maintaining accurate records.
• Manage relationships with existing donors, and assist in establishing new links with like-minded organizations and individuals willing to lend support to the initiative.
• Monitor donor funds and submit accurate periodic reports against key donor metrics.
• Assist in developing quarterly milestones to meet fundraising targets.
• Manage the production and deployment of all fundraising collateral for various channels to ensure smooth and efficient communication with key stakeholders
• Work with fund administration teams to manage donor requests.
• Monitor all donor budgets and effectively manage variances.
• Support with any other tasks as may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in fundraising, donor relations or similar role
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex administrative processes
• Experience with managing diverse stakeholders including C-suite executives
• Strong oral, interpersonal, writing and presentation skills
• Strong work ethic, problem-solving, drive, energy with a result-oriented mindset
• Able to work in a start-up environment
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Compensation: Competitive salary package

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Reports to:  Chief Operations Manager

Our Client is an art trading technology company aimed at democratising the art economy by using a strategic blend of digital technology and online engagement to build and all-inclusive creative economy. They are on a mission to introduce art as a currency and make it more accessible to invest, trade and collect African Art.

They have just concluded their second funding round and are at an exciting junction of getting ready to launch their Company to the world.

Job Summary:

We are recruiting an experienced, meticulous, and confident Operations Manager to join our Client, to support on all the day-to-day operations, ensuring they’re building a highly effective organisation through their people and processes.

We are looking for someone who can effectively project, manage, great at finding solutions, improvise as needed and knows how to effectively estimate and manage time spent on a variety of tasks. If you’re a natural coordinator with a sense of “big picture” objectives and an eye for detail, there’s never been a better time to put your skills to use.

Responsibilities:

The role is responsible for the seamless execution of operational strategies and ensuring that you effectively deliver key projects to support the Company's launch. He/She will be working directly with the COO supporting on all operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities Includes:

• Monitor day-to-day operations, while tracking and reporting on performance and recommending actionable improvements as necessary
• Effectively manage scheduling and project manage key milestones for the Company's launch
• Coordinate delivery of KPI’s across the different project groups
• Support in creating a workplace where people love to come to work everyday
• Manage vendors and collaborate with key partner to effectively deliver on their goals
• Create procedures and protocols needed for effective operations
• Communication and coordination with staff (including executive operations team) and vendors
• Collaborate with HR to onboard new employees on operational protocols to ensure all staff members adhere to standard operating procedures
• Lead adhoc projects as required.

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management skills and the ability to effectively prioritise and multi-task effectively
• A methodical approach to planning workloads with problem-solving skills
• Ability to build trust relationships and effectively manage a wide range of stakeholders
• Leadership skills to influence changes across the organisation and ability to provide direction
• Good data analysis, planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and complete tasks to tight deadlines
• Self-sufficiency: the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent data management skills

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years relevant work experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office software

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Reports to:  Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Our Client is an art trading technology company aimed at democratising the art economy by using a strategic blend of digital technology and online engagement to build and all-inclusive creative economy. They are on a mission to introduce art as a currency and make it more accessible to invest, trade and collect African Art.

They have just concluded their second funding round and are at an exciting junction of getting ready to launch their Company to the world.

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Community Manager to help manage our Client's social media presence by supporting communications on various social platforms. A community manager will create engaging online and offline conversations, and activities that meet the Company's brand guidelines and overall communication style.

This individual will monitor social media channels to build a community of followers, handle support questions, and increase engagement.

Responsibilities: Community Manager role is responsible for developing and growing a vibrant online community for the Company. He/she will be the Company's brand ambassador, engaging with potential customers and building relationships with existing ones. He/she will develop the right strategic campaign to engage and inspire our customers across all social platforms. Collaborating closely with our social media partners in gauging interest in the Company and effectively using social listening tools to monitor feedback and engagement to help shape key business decisions.

A community manager ensures that customers across our social media eco system are being nurtured and engaged with in line with our marketing guidelines. This individual is a “people person” and enjoys engaging with customers as well as providing excellent customer service to the online community.

Key Responsibilities includes;

• Developing and implementing Social Media campaigns for various social media platforms to align with marketing strategies
• Create engaging content through various mediums to inform and influence
• Plan engaging activities and topics to be discussed across the Company's online communities (Telegram, clubhouse, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook).
• Effectively moderate activities and ensure communication on the platforms meets the required the brand’s communication style.
• Organize and manage community events to boost brand awareness
• Implement social media strategies to increase engagement & followers
• Responding to customer inquiries & comments on social platforms in a timely and professional manner
• Build relationships with the online community
• Stay up to date with the latest industry and digital trends – providing insights to feed into marketing and partnership strategy
• Monitor and provide feedback on engagement/conversation via social media channels to leadership
• Monitor, track and report on social media activities, engagement, feedback, and online reviews
• Create an effective M&E framework and deliver key reporting
• Liaise with Development and Sales departments to implement initiatives
• Build relationships with customers, industry professionals and journalists

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a community manager or similar role
• Excellent organisational skills are required to monitor and facilitate communication across multiple platforms
• Agility to quickly understand business operations and processes
• Ability to identify and track relevant community KPIs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to create engaging content
• Excellent interpersonal and presentations skills
• Hands on experience with social media management
• Solid knowledge of social media platform and social media management tools
• Ability to interpret website traffic
• Knowledge of online marketing
• Attention to detail, critical-thinker, and problem-solver
• BSc degree in Marketing or relevant field
• Solid computer skills including knowledge of relevant software programs and analytical tools.

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Our Client is a mobile infrastructure provider that develops the Vivada range of small cell solutions (2G/3G/4G), and a range of connectivity platforms. These enable operators to deploy advanced wireless services, and to achieve flexible interconnection.

Job Summary:

Our Client is looking for the Account Manager for it’s Nigerian operation. The job description is as follows

The Account Managers job is to prospect, propose and acquire the customers for all the telephony products and services the Company is offering in the Nigerian market.

The basic Job includes and not limited to

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the lead point of contact for all customer sales and account management matters
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships
• Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits
• Develop trusted advisor relationships with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives
• Clearly communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
• Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to meet sales quotas
• Forecast and track key account metrics (e.g. quarterly sales results and annual forecasts)
• Prepare reports on account status
• Collaborate with sales/project team to identify and grow opportunities within territory
• Assist with challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed
• Collecting and analyzing data to learn more about consumer behavior.
• Maintaining updated knowledge of company products and services.
• Resolving complaints and preventing additional issues by improving processes.
• Identifying industry trends.

Requirements

• Proven work experience as an Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Sales Account Manager, Junior Account Manager or relevant role
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level
• Solid experience with CRM software (e.g. Salesforce, Zoho CRM or HubSpot) and MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
• Experience delivering client-focused solutions to customer needs
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

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Our Client is a pioneering higher education initiative to identify and train the next generation of leaders in technology and management for Africa. The Institution will strive for excellence in technology and management and become a hub for best-in-class learning and research. It will focus on areas in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Management in its academic offerings at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.

Job Summary:

Our Client is offering a unique opportunity to build an institution characterized by excellence. One that will significantly impact higher education in Nigeria and Africa. This role has immense potential to evolve, as the University grows.

We are looking for a proven leader with experience developing and directing strategic planning and project management operations to meet institutional goals. The Managing Director will work closely with the the Institution's Governing Board to provide overall strategic governance for the Institution by establishing standards, processes, and tools to effectively deliver the Institution's vision.

He/She will be mostly responsible for the overall leadership including commercial leadership, and sustainable development of the Institution and it's academic programs.

Responsibilities:

Business Development

• Own and execute strategy to build a world-class STEM university
• Drive growth of university operations and campus development

Fundraising

• Develop and execute a structured fundraising strategy and capital campaign to meet the Institution's short-term and long-term vision
• Coordinate and support fundraising activities by the Academy's Governing Board

Manage donor relationships

• Develop milestones to meet fundraising targets Strategic Partnerships
• Establish an all-encompassing ecosystem of local and global relationships with leading employers and corporate partners
• Coordinate with Academic Director to create partnerships that enable degree accreditation, online learning, student recruitment etc.

Public and Government Relations

• Build and maintain the Institution's reputation in the public sphere to be consistent with its vision of being a preeminent business school
• Manage relationships with State and Federal governments, e.g., for access to land, program accreditation, State registration etc.

Talent Management

• Build up the team of the Academy's leadership and support staff, and ensure world class talent management for all it's personnel
• Lead and manage the program team – providing the vision, day-to-day coordination, resource management, and supervision required to accomplish program objectives

Preferred Candidate:

• 10+ years’ experience in consulting/strategy, brand marketing, business development, higher education operations, or other relevant roles
• Based in Lagos/ willing to relocate to Lagos
• Experience in building or scaling businesses
• Track record driving fundraising or investment raising for major projects, especially in emerging economies
• Compensation: Competitive salary package