Fresh Jobs at Food Concepts Plc

Job Purpose

• Ensure compliance to organization process, procedures and policies and other support for Chicken Republic Stores

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

• Ensures that internal control documentation are accurate and up-to date
• Ensure compliance to organization process, procedures and policies
• Verify and maintain internal control checks and records including assets tags to ensure safeguard of company
• Track cash advance for unnecessary delay in retirement
• Create and maintain error log closed register to ensure that all identified documentation errors are corrected and closed
• Review Imprest and relate with stores for any irregularities when necessary
• Conduct a periodic physical verification of stocks asset monthly
• Vouch and verify all payments vouchers for approvals completeness and accuracy
• Supervise the receipts of goods from suppliers and certify the GRN
• Review of administrative operations (Admin and Maintenance)
• Ensure that all necessary corrections are effected, vouchers properly authenticated
• Prepaid expense retirement review
• Call over of SCD- Finance and finance posting on SAP
• Due diligence and pricing review
• Ensure that all internal control registers are updated and closed daily
• Any other adhoc assignment as assigned by the HOD

Key Performance Indicators

• Time lag between internal control deficiency occurring and reporting
• Numbers of internal control improvement initiatives
• Number of internal control breaches
• Identify and respond proactively to business priorities and key controls
• Timely rendition of report weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis to track support provided to the business and impact of such support
• Prompt implementation and corrective action with employees and managers

Knowledge Requirements

• Financial accounting skills
• Strong knowledge of audit procedures

Job Specifications

• A good first degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Membership of the ICAN, CITN, ACCA, CIS or any other related professional qualification is an added advantage
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar role is required.

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Job Purpose

• To create visual concepts to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate customers.
• To develop the overall layout and production design for advertisements, campaigns, magazines, and corporate reports.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

• Study design briefs and determine requirements
• Schedule projects and define budget constraints
• Conceptualize visuals based on requirements
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
• Develop communications for the brand using required software(s)
• Use the appropriate colors, fonts and layouts for each graphic
• Work with copywriters and creative director to produce final design
• Test graphics across various media
• Amend designs after feedback
• Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand
• Collaborating with the team to launch projects.
• Create Exciting creatives for social media campaigns (still images, motion images, videos etc.)

Key Performance Indicators

• Response time
• Time to the first draft
• Alignment to requirement (%)
• Standard Compliance
• Social Engagement Numbers
• Knowledge Requirements
• Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations
• Knowledge of the business and Food industry

Job Specifications

• Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus
• A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics
• Proven graphic designing experience
• Experience using design software and technologies (such as Photoshop, Corel Draw, Premiere Pro, After Effect)

Decision Expectations

• Evaluate existing brand visuals and provides improvements to changing organisational priorities and market trends

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Job Objectives:

• Responsible for providing legal support to the company and supporting the company secretary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Authentication of documents
• Filing of Statutory Returns to the Corporate Affairs Commission
• Maintaining the Statutory Registers of the Company
• Arranging of meetings (Board, AGM, EGM, Committee Meetings); Issuing Notices & Agenda
• Assisting with the drafting and circulation of the minutes of meetings
• Managing relations and correspondence with external Legal Advisers
• Managing litigation portfolio of the Company
• Managing Trademarks Portfolio of the Company
• Managing Lease/Property Portfolio of the Company
• Conduct Searches at the Lands’ Registry; Preparation of Lease Agreements
• Preparation of Franchise Agreements
• Managing Stock Options and Employee Staff Trust
• Managing corporate communication
• Assisting the HR in the preparation of Employees’ Agreements
• Ensuring compliance with the Company’s Memart and other statutory and regulatory requirements
• Liaising with Regulatory Authorities
• Maintaining the Seal Register
• Legal Research

Key Performance Indicators:

• Outputs
• Frequency
• Verification of draft agreements
• ____ MTTR (Mean Time To Respond)
• Quality of meetings
• Quality of documentation
• Duly filed Statutory returns
• Up-to-date Statutory Registers
• Duly conducted searches
• Prompt correspondence with shareholders/stakeholders
• Up-to-date Trademark Registration Certificates

Functional Competencies/Requirements:

• Experienced in Legal functions
• Familiar with the Food Industry Trends
• Process Management, Knowledge and Application
• Problem Solving & Analysis

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

• Strong Analytical skills
• Planning, Scheduling, Controlling & Coordinating
• Strong Oral and written Communication skills
• Strong Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively
• Strong Interpersonal Skills

Educational Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum of university degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years working experience

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Logical Mind
• Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
• Highly organized and significant ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure

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Job Objectives:

• Assurance of quality systems across the company’s businesses, establishing controls, verifying input materials, their suppliers and processes that meet world – class benchmarks

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out analytical tests in conformity with the approved work instruction.
• Collate and process analytical data, and submit adequate report timely to the superior.
• Whenever required, will cater for regulatory activities with the government agencies.
• Always ensure strict adherence to all set operation standards.
• Ensure conformity of all raw materials and packaging materials to specifications before usage in the central kitchen and dispatch to stores.
• Ensure all fresh consignments supplied to warehouse are sampled for quality integrity conformity.
• Whenever required, should carry out spot checks on processes and materials before clearance for use.
• Develop a measurable standard for materials and processes assigned to him/her.
• Calibration of all working tools as stipulated in the work instruction.
• Ensure standardization of all chemicals, media and reagents as stipulated in the work instruction.
• Maintain a good and traceable documentation for all analytical, development and production processes.
• Report any non – conformity beyond his competence to the Superior without assumption.
• Maintain confidentiality of all technical information or documentation at his disposal
• Perform any other task that may be assigned from time to time

Quality Compliances

• Responsible for product labeling compliance and for keeping product specifications current.
• Plan, promote, and organize training activities related to food quality and food safety.
• Investigate customer concerns or complaints about food quality.
• Take necessary steps to control potentially unsafe or poor quality products.

Key Measurement/Result Areas (covering all perspectives of the FC Balanced Scorecard):

• No. of Customer complaints relating to quality of raw and finished products
• No. of regulatory defaults relating to quality of environmental compliances, raw and finished products
• % of production conformance to preset quality standards
• Skills and Requirements:
• Functional Competencies/Requirements:
• Familiar with the Food Industry Trends
• Problem Solving & Analysis
• Inventory Management
• Performance Management
• Strong understanding of the several country’s specific business related laws, regulations and policies

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

• Planning, Scheduling, Controlling & Coordinating
• Strong Oral and written Communication skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively
• Strong Interpersonal Skills

Educational Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum of university degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year working experience in the food Industry

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Logical Mind
• Creative Imagination
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure

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Job Objectives:

• Responsible for managing HR Operations in the designated Division
• To oversee all human resources operations within assigned business divisions and ensure they are aligned with Food Concepts’ overall business goals 
• Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas 
• Strategic Planning & Implementation 
• Consult with line management and provide Human Resource guidance  
• Implement the behavioral matrix that aligns the objectives and priorities of the company with that of the assigned division. 
• Human Resource Management Services  
• Analyze trends and metrics with the HR department 
• Consult with line management of assigned division and provide daily HR guidance 
• Plan the requirement and availability of human resources for the assigned division/business over time and ahead 
• Provide candidates for all vacancies that exist in the assigned division and ensure only credible employees are recruited any given time 
• Make available for all staff all work tools or conditions that contributes to or enhances the delivery of excellent performances from employees 
• Establish a network of relationships with the employees and ensure that this improves efficiency across the businesses 
• Ensure the compliance of employees to the business rules and the company policies and the statutes listed in the staff handbook 
• Resolve complex employee relations issues and address grievances 
• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention 
• Ensure the jobs provided for assigned business divisions are adequately manned and not unnecessarily absented 
• Must ensure that absenteeism in assigned business division is not too high beyond the accepted limit. 
• Provide HR policy guidance 
• Monitor and report on workforce and succession planning 
• Identify aspects of the assigned business operation/division that requires adequate skills improvements through trainings; Internal and External 
• Provide the needed training programs required for the business to enhance the productivity of staff 
• Liaise with Training Unit to facilitate the needed trainings for the division 
• Provide feedbacks through nominated employees on all trainings scheduled for improved efficiency of the Training Unit 
• Suggest new HR strategies to management 

Administrative Functions  

• Keep the records; documents and files relating to all staff 
• Ensure all due correspondences, memos, reports and certificates are tracked in each employees files 
• Provide periodic up to date report on key Human Resources metrics and activities as it relates to the business division 
• Performs any other related task as may be assigned from time to time 

Key Performance Indicators 

• Labour Turnover Rate (Target Vs Actual) 
• % of Staff Cost to Revenue 
• % of Staff Cost to Operating Cost 
• HR ROI 
• Time to complete task/project  

Knowledge Requirements 

• Knowledge of all HR Management Service  
• Knowledge of HR practices and employee management 
• Knowledge of Employee Relations and Emotional Intelligence 
• Demonstrate ability to act as a consultant on human resources management and organizational changes. 
• Demonstrates excellent people management skills 
• Demonstrates knowledge of Process Management, Knowledge and Application 
• Analytical and goal oriented 
• Demonstrable experience with HR metrics 
• Knowledge of labor legislation and HR policies  
•  Knowledge of processes in the Food/QSR Industry 

Job Specifications 

• A good first degree in social/management/physical sciences 
• Possession of a Post graduate degree in Human Resources/Business Administration or related field is an added advantage 
• Membership of CIPM, HRCI, CIPD or any other related professional qualification is required. 
• Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in a similar role   
• Decision Expectations 
• Provides recommendations/ advice to the management on employee related matters 
• Provides customer-focused HR Services 

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Job Purpose

• To ensure the development and implementation of risk policies and procedures in the organization

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

Strategic Implementation

• Manages the implementation and administration of Risk Policies, Procedures and Initiatives.
• Ensure consistent monitoring, implementation and compliance to global practice and legislation laws
• Develop and implement techniques for compiling, preparing and presenting Risk data.
• Develop and implement Risk metrics that enables informed decision

Risk Assessment & Monitoring

• Consult with relevant units to determine, quantify, and mitigate risks involved in establishing and maintaining various customer and industry relationships
• Establish and quantify the organisation's 'risk appetite', i.e., the level of risk the organization is prepared to accept
• Perform tracking and reporting on risk strategy implementations and validating post implementation within the organization
• Proactively seek and recommend enhancements to internal processes
• Prepare and update organization risk register on weekly and monthly basis
• Report risk in an appropriate way for different audiences, for example, to the board of directors so they understand the most significant risks, to business heads to ensure they are aware of risks relevant to their parts of the business and to individuals to understand their accountability for individual risks
• Investigate and report all alleged cases of fraud, waste, abuse and inefficiencies and make recommendations on appropriate preventive or remedial actions
• Build risk awareness amongst staff by providing support and training within the company
• Visit all Food Concepts outlets nationwide to document identified risks, provide appropriate mitigating control and communicate same to the respective risk owners for effective monitoring.
• Communicate from time to time National and Global risk update to Management and Board of Directors
• Facilitate risk sensitization workshop on yearly basis for all FC employees.
• Prepare on timely basis the Board ERM report.

Reporting and Supervision

• Plan, assigns and supervises Risk staff
• Implement Risk Initiatives and operations
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, review and report on the work of Risk staff
• Ensure periodic Risk reports/metrics to Head, Risk and Compliance Department

Key Performance Indicators

• Quality of risk control assessments
• Quality of business improvement opportunities provided

Knowledge Requirements

• Knowledge of legislations, its changes and developments as they affect the Food Industry,
• Knowledge of Fundamentals of Accounting
• Knowledge of Risk & Compliance standards or processes
• Knowledge of legal standards and in-house policies
• Knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping
• Knowledge of the QSR/Food Industry practices Good interpersonal, communications and flexibility

Job Specifications

• A good first degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, or any other related areas
• Possession of a Post Finance, Accounting, or related field is an added advantage
• Membership of the ICAN, ACCA, Masters  in Risk Management, or any other related professional qualification is an added advantage
• Minimum of 5-6 years work experience in an administrative capacity in a similar industry / environment