Job Openings at Michael Stevens Consulting

Job Summary

• Combines marketing and social media management skills to architect and enhance company social media presences,
• Interacting with customers, promoting brand-focused interactive and engaging content, and expanding opportunities for revenue.
• Create innovative social media campaigns.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates marketing and social media campaigns and strategies, including budget planning, content ideation, and implementation schedules
• Ensures brand consistency in marketing and social media messages by working with various company department members, including advertising, product development, and brand management
• Provides training and guidance to social media and marketing team members on social media implementation best practices and strategies
• Collects customer data and analyses interactions and visits, plus uses this information to create comprehensive reports and improve future marketing strategies and campaigns
• Reports progress to senior marketing management
• Grows and expands company social media presence into new social media platforms, plus increases presence on existing platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram
• Researches and monitors activity of company competitors
• Creates and distributes engaging written or graphic content in the form of e-newsletters, web page and blog content, or social media messages
• Any other assignment as given by the Head of Department and / or the Registrar/Chief Executive

Person Specification
Qualification/Education:

• Minimum of Graduate degree in relevant discipline.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 1 -3 years' cognate experience.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Marketing Experience
• Content Creation
• Copywriting
• Graphic Design, Web Design and Strategy
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Technology Skills
• Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Self-Motivated, Creative Problem-Solving Skills
• Experience with Major Social Media Platforms
• Good customer service skill

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Technical:

• Preparing documents, briefing papers, reports, speeches, addresses and presentations for the president
• Scheduling meetings and appointments, preparing weekly itineraries, maintaining organised diaries, preparing my principal ahead of such appointments with relevant briefs, reports and addresses and where necessary assigning schedules to other officeholders
• Arranging for traveling and duty tours by the Vice President
• Devising and maintaining office systems and processes, including data management, filing, etc;
• Attending to all incoming and outgoing correspondences/mails
• Screening and handling telephone calls, enquiries, requests for visitations as appropriate
• Taking minutes and proceedings of important meetings where required.
• Carrying out specific projects and research as they relate to the responsibilities of the officer holders
• Producing documents, briefing papers, reports, speeches, addresses and presentations;
• Carrying out background research and presenting findings on important engagements of the Vice President/Chairman of Council;
• Devising and maintaining office systems and processes, including data management, filing, etc;
• Organising meetings and ensuring my Principal is well-prepared for meetings;
• Maintaining organised diaries and scheduling appointments;
• Screening and handling telephone calls, enquiries, requests for visitations as appropriate;
• Scheduling meetings and preparing weekly itineraries;
• Provides administrative support to the office of the Vice President

Other duties:

• Perform any other duty as assigned by management.

Person Specification
Qualification / Education:

• Minimum of relevant Master's degree and Professional Certifications.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 - 10 years' cognate experience in a similar position and industry.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Software experience with various office computer packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience with SharePoint would be highly desirable
• Experience as an Executive Assistant
• Experience gained in a membership organisation highly desirable
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritise work
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to carry out research in order to deliver qualitative presentations on various subjects as required
• Multi-tasking skills to be able to deliver multiple jobs in good time
• Critical reasoning and strategic thinking capabilities
• Excellent organization skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Time management skills to meet deadlines and deliver on assignments
• Scheduling skills
• Administration experience
• Coordination skills
• Good analytical skills
• High level of discretion
• Excellent Business writing skills
• High level of Emotional Intelligence
• Being courteous.

Tools and Technology:

• Microsoft Office suite
• Printer, scanner, photocopier.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Research and Development:

• Direct and oversee extensive research on issues pertaining to taxation, finance and the economy.
• Direct and facilitate regular publication of technical materials for dissemination, both nationally and internationally
• Determine the technical needs of the institute and supervise the regular review of technical materials in order to make them available to members
• Provide members of council and management staff with continuous research and technical input in their various specialization areas
• Develop programs and procedures for effective collaboration with the relevant faculties
• Develop technical papers, suggestions and contributions on behalf of the Institute into draft legislations, National and State budgets with particular reference to tax policies and other matters of interest to tax practice.
• Monitoring and prompt response to all tax issues raised by government and non-governmental bodies
• Supervise the review of all technical contents of FIRS and SIRS releases and make recommendations to council, where necessary.
• Supervise the technical content design and development of the Institute's activities
• Ensure prompt response to research and technical requests from the regional body of insitute
• Oversee the smooth running of the physical library including its set up, security of books, journals and materials
• Lead the research and development for the establishment and sustenance of the institute's e-library project.

Professional Standards:

• Oversee all matters related to standards of professional practice. These extend across entry requirements, ethics, code of conduct and technical standards for members of the Institute.
• Work with relevant committees to develop and implement policies that will ensure both new and existing professionals attain and maintain highest professional standards & behaviours.
• Design programs and guidelines to minimise reputational risk to the institute and maintaining the public confidence in members and students. Recognising where the Laws of the Institute require review to mitigate risk and taking steps to update them.
• Provide the team in the development and updating of products and information (web based and other) for use by internal and external stakeholders, specific to key initiatives and areas of the institute's activities.
• Ensure the relevance of standards for entry to the institute at different membership grades; and the accreditation of courses and other programs.
• Oversee the development and successful delivery of a programme of standards for members practice, including specific technical and professional guidance/requirements, through overseeing the support given to the Institute's relevant Committees and departments.

Leadership:

• Provide leadership and coaching for team members.

Other Duties:

• Perform any other duty as assigned by management.

Person Specification
Qualification / Education:

• Minimum of first degree in Accounting, Economics or with a professional certificate.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years' cognate experience with atleast 5 years in a management or supervisory position.
• Previous experience and good industry knowledge in professional institute, education or financial sector
• Experience as an administrator in a professional education, examination or student environment.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Knowledge of current developments in Tax and fiscal policy
• Background in research and development in a professional establishment
• Advanced computer skills on MS Office, relevant software and databases
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to direct and supervise
• Must be analytical in carrying out jobs and critical in thinking
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Effective planning and organization skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of the workings and policies of the institute
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong coaching, conflict resolution, relationship and team building skills
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles
• Business focus - Basic understanding of business structures and systems
• Performance Management
• Understanding of Tax laws and regulation.

Tools and Technology:

• Microsoft Office suite
• Electronic mail software Microsoft Outlook
• Internet and search engines
• Research tools.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Research and Development:

• Technical support, Annual general meetings
• Support senior research team in special research projects
• Participates in Training and workshop on National Budget and taxpayers' enlightenment and education and other related programme
• Provides Technical support, Annual tax conferences and Annual academic conferences on taxation
• Serves as assistant secretary to committees and faculties such as Extractive industry taxation faculty and International taxation faculty
• Articles and write ups on emerging and trending issues on  taxation, economic and finance globally and locally
• Other duties as may be assigned by the Assistant Director e.g review of documents, raising of memo, printing of documents, follow up with major stakeholders like sending of emails, phone calls and writing of official letters.
• Direct and indirect involvement in any emergency situation or activities of the Institute
• Any other assignment as given by the Head of Department and / or the Registrar / Chief Executive

Person Specification
Qualification / Education:

• Minimum of first degree in Accounting, Taxation, Economics or other relevant discipline
• Membership of other relevant chartered professional body.
• Research and development certificates / certifications will be an advantage

Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 -7 years' cognate experience in a similar position and industry
• Previous experience and good industry knowledge in professional institute, education or financial sector

Skills & Knowledge:

• Experience on research development and analytical skills
• Research analyst
• Ability to take minutes  and prepare for annual general meetings.
• Ability to incorporate and analyze various reports such as financial report, auditor's report, honorary treasurer's report and administrative report
• Ability to write comprehensive and detailed report and programme communique
• Ability to write official letters such as invitation letter, facilitators letter, sponsorship letter and appreciation letter
• Ability to follow up on major stakeholders
• Ability to collate conference papers, articles and put together conference proceedings
• Ability to prepare and organizing conferences
• Ability to prepare agenda of meetings as well as minutes of the meetings
• Ability to action the outcome / decision of the meetings
• Ability to prepare report to council
• Research ability, ability to do qualitative and quantitative research
• Ability to write within the shortest and possible time
• Business writing skills

Tools and Technology:

• Microsoft Office suite
• Electronic mail software - Microsoft Outlook