TAVIA TECHNOLOGIES

Tavia Technologies is an experienced technology company offering Web, Wireless & Business Intelligence services.

POST: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE.

THE ROLE
-The successful candidate must devote his attention to business development.
-He must be able to create and develop business opportunities within existing and new clients’ space.
-He must be a go-getter and display enthusiasm for sales and networking.
-He is to plan and carry out direct marketing and sales activities, so as to maintain and develop sales of Tavia Technology Solutions and products in accordance with agreed business plans.

RESPONSIBILITIES
-Ensure his/her industries achieve or exceed required targets
-Ensure industry coverage to touch all opportunities on a scheduled basis
-Independently develop processes to obtain leads through possible sourcing opportunities, and work closely with Tavia’s partners to leverage prospects/clients
-Identify prospects where Tavia’s solutions and products can be sold
-Target and obtain appointments with companies with given industry groups
-Contact potential clients to assess their individual needs and demonstrate how Tavia’s solutions and products can meet or exceed these needs
-Present Tavia’s solutions from beginning to end including working with presales to demonstrate software solutions
-Develop and submit comprehensive proposals based on individually or team assessed needs of potential clients
-Maintain accurate up-to-date sales pipeline and forecasts

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
-A good university degree
-Must have 2 – 4 years relevant working experience
-Understanding of the IT solutions and Software development market
-Demonstrated experience selling of IT solutions
-Strong sales skills, including internal reporting
-Demonstrated experience developing processes to obtain leads through comparison and evaluation of possible

SOURCING OPPORTUNITIES
-Proven ability to achieve goals and sales target
-Close working relationships with all operational areas within Tavia

DESIRABLE SKILLS
-Good verbal and written communication skills
-Exceptional organizational skills
-Talent for effectively interacting with individuals at all levels of the organization
-Ability to work within a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
-Self motivated to work independently, with team support, to close business
-Demonstrated commitment to completing tasks and objectives
-Possess a good sense of humor as well as good judgment in displaying it
-A true professional possessing the highest ethical and moral standards
-Ability to maintain a positive attitude at all times
-A team player, and one who is open to feedback and on-going self development
-Effectively work with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


PROJECT MANAGER

THE ROLE
-The successful candidate should be able to accept responsibility for the successful planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure of IT projects.
-He or She must also be responsible for managing day-to-day issues of projects and attend meetings required for successful execution of projects.
-In addition, he/she must also be able to ensure minimal risk exposure on projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES
-Managing and leading the project team.
-Managing co-ordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work.
-Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary.
-Providing status reports to the client.
-Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs.
-Identifying user training needs and devising and managing user training programmes.
-Risk & Issue Management.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
-Clear understanding of agile, waterfall methodologies.
-MS Project, Visio, MS Office Suite.
-Must have relevant project management experience in an ICT organization.
-Must possess the ability to manage contract/outsourced staff, partnerships and relationships.
-Must have strong time management skills and possess the ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
-Must possess the ability to work and contribute effectively to a team.
-Must have excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills.
-Must be innovative, responsive and result-oriented

DESIRABLE SKILLS
-University degree in science or engineering discipline
-The successful candidate must have at least 2 – 3 relevant post NYSC working experience and must be able to work without supervision
-He/she may possess any of the following project management certifications: Prince 2 or PMP. A post graduate degree e.g. a Masters Degree in Project Management will be of added advantage.


PHP SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

THE ROLE
The successful candidate should be able to ensure smooth the everyday running of client applications/products. He or She must also ensure SLAs are met and that quality targets are reached in accordance with agreed client contract.

RESPONSIBILITIES
-In terms of remote support, the candidate must have the capacity to visualize and solve user’s desktop problems
-Troubleshooting difficult or unusual situations, and suggesting workflow improvements to management
-Ability to defuse excited and sometimes irate users or customers is also a valuable trait.
-Must have helpdesk support experience as will move on to more advanced technical roles, such as system or network administrator, application developer, or database administrator.
-The successful candidate must have at least 2 – 3 relevant working experience.

REQUIREMENTS:
-University degree in computer/Information science or relate field.
-The successful candidate must be able to work without supervision and possess vast knowledge of MVC, UNIX or Linux, Oracle, ColdFusion, MYSQL, Java Script and Solaris.
-Present working experience with PHP is a must.


VAS OFFICER.

THE ROLE
The successful candidate must be an innovative solutions provider. He must be a go-getter and display enthusiasm for sales and networking. He is to develop and maintain innovative products to cater to the Value Added Services market.

RESPONSIBILITIES
-Ensure VAS segment achieves or exceeds required targets
-Develop and maintain VAS and messaging product portfolio
-Independently develop processes to obtain leads through possible sourcing opportunities
-Identify prospects where Tavia’s VAS solutions and products can be sold
-Coordinate implementation of products between network and Tavia
-Have an updated knowledge on competitor initiatives in the VAS area and of best of practice relevant international benchmarks
-Perform VAS sales initiatives
-Develop and submit comprehensive proposals to market VAS initiatives
-Maintain accurate up-to-date VAS sales pipeline and forecasts

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
-A good university degree
-Strong sales skills and an understanding of VAS offerings
-Ability to obtain leads through comparison and evaluation of possible sourcing opportunities
-Proven ability to achieve goals
-Close working relationships with all operational areas within Tavia

DESIRABLE SKILLS
-Innovative solution provider
-Outgoing and quick to learn
-Must have a 1 – 2 years relevant working experience.
-Good verbal and written communication skills
-Exceptional organizational skills
-Talent for effectively interacting with individuals at all levels of the organization
-Ability to work within a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
-Self motivated to work independently, with team support, to close business
-Demonstrated commitment to completing tasks and objectives
-Possess a good sense of humor as well as good judgment in displaying it
-Ability to maintain a positive attitude at all times
-A team player, and one who is open to feedback and on-going self development
-Effectively work with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


TO APPLY
Suitably qualified candidates should send resume submissions to [email protected]