You can be a part of our team committed to ensuring that the company's objectives are achieved. You can also share the company values of excellence and highest ethical standards.
Meet the Main One Team! Do you think you have the innovative skills to be part of the great change that is about to happen to African telecommunications? Then you would like to join the Main One Team!
The team consists of a blend of indigenous and international individuals with a high standard of professionalism and undivided commitment to actualizing the Main One goals. We hire skilled and experienced professionals characterized with innovative, enterpreneurial, goal/result oriented abilities as well as strong inter-personal skills. We also provide the opportunity for individuals who want to develop their professional career on a viable platform via our training systems.
When and how to apply We post new job openings on our website where you can submit your CV. Our selection process is open and fair. Applicants are selected based on a demonstration of exceptional skills and competencies.
Main One is currently seeking to recruit competent and experienced candidates at a senior /executive Level as well as Junior level, for the following positions based in our offices in Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.
The SME shall be responsible for driving the acquisition of Main One’s customers, its revenue goals and the general direction and management of all sales and marketing activities, including market competitiveness, product definition/pricing and distribution/diversity strategies.
Specifically, the SME shall be responsible for managing the overall sales process and setting appropriate metrics for sales funnel management.
Requirements
At least 10 years experience in comparable industries, with 6 of those years in a senior management role.
Established contacts and relationships with potential customers, outstanding consultative selling abilities and excellent interpersonal skills with executive level customers, proven slues track record in a new product environment are critical.
GNOC & CABLE STATION MANAGER Location: Nigeria
Department: Technical
Reporting to: Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Job Description: To be responsible for the efficient running of the Global Network Operations Centre and cable station in Lagos Nigeria with end to end responsibility for the operations and maintenance of the MAIN ONE CABLE SYSTEM (‘MAIN ONE’) Network and interconnecting transmission facilities. Oversee 24X7 operations in all terminal locations and ensure network quality objectives are achieved through effective planning, controls and pro-active management. Ensure skills development of operational staff to fulfill operational requirements and drive process improvement and automation initiatives to improve service delivery and reporting to customers.
Requirements
At least a Bachelors degree in Information Technology/Electronics Engineering or a related degree.
Minimum of 10 years work experience, 5 years in Network Operations and Support Maintenance with at least two years managing NOC operations, preferably for a large ISP, ASP, web hosting facility, data centre or telecommunications operator.
Understanding of WAN technologies and SDH networks, Internet Technologies and TCP/IP-based routing protocols, Network Management Systems, Networking Certifications,
Ability to work well under pressure and manage technical complexity
Detail oriented, good follow through, able to meet deadlines
SALES MANAGER Location: Nigeria & Ghana
Department: Sales & Marketing
Reporting to: Sales & Marketing Executive
Job description To be responsible for sale of wholesale capacity to targeted accounts within specific sectors – Oil & Gas, Telecoms, ICT, Educational Sector etc and manage relationships with specific accounts to drive increased network utilization; develop strategies and plans for aggressively achieving high value sales in timely fashion and negotiate detailed technical requirements and performance expectations with customers, Interface with customers at C-Level and down into lower levels of organizations to drive sales and see to effective deployment and growth of the Main One network.
Requirements A University degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration or equivalent with at least 7 years of experience selling complex enterprise technology or telecommunications products or services in a Business to Business sales model. Experience in telecommunications capacity sales and proffering telecom based solutions, a plus. Excellent written and communications skills and must be able to present and demonstrate value in complex technical solutions to customers. Must also be able to identify customer needs and work with the Main One technical team to proffer solutions. FINANCIAL ANALYST Location: Nigeria
Department: Finance
Reporting to: Manager, Financial Planning
Job description
To be responsible for various analyses and financial modeling for planning and management decision-making.
To assist in the development of departmental, country and consolidated group budgets; and the analysis of actual results vs. forecasts
To assist in developing business cases and plans for new business initiatives, partnerships, joint ventures and other business opportunities for management approval and incorporation into Group plans.
Requirements
A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, with up to 5 years of experience as a financial analyst; Telecoms or other service industry is preferred. Strong analytical skills. Able to consolidate financial data from various sources into a single plan. Systems proficiency in Excel including macros, special functions. Ability to drive scenario analysis and present results to management.
HR MANAGER Location: Nigeria
Department: Corporate Services and Development
Reporting to: Head, Corporate Services & Development
Job description Drive comprehensive Human Resources practices, policies and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that encourages and recognizes initiative, productivity, compliance, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. To also manage the day-to-day operations of the Human Resource office, administer the human resources policies, procedures and programs and carry out and/or oversee responsibilities in the following areas:
Implementation of the Company’s strategy as it relates to human capital management, work force development and related goals.
Policy formulation, Development and Implementation
Performance Management, Training and Development
Organizational Development
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
Employee Relations.
Reward & recognition, including Compensation and Benefits Administration
Recruitment, selection and employment
Talent Management and Retention
Requirements: Minimum 5 years generalist and/or specialist experience in developing and implementing Human Resources strategies to achieve diverse organizational goals. Must have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. Good team player.
WEB APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER Location: Nigeria
Department: Technical
Reporting to: IT/IS Manager
Job description Develop state of the art web applications and demo platforms for delivery to Main One customers. Seek out latest applications and advocate for deployment of new applications and technologies to drive growth of traffic on Main One network.
Requirements: Bachelors of Science in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with a sound knowledge of modern web development and application platforms including open source development components. Must have experience deploying web technologies based on ASP environments, IP networks, cloud computing, Agile development technologies etc. Must be willing and eager to seek out new approaches, collaborate and work with larger product team to drive the Internet evolution in Africa. Must be driven by the need to try new things as well as the desire to be the best Code ‘Ninja’ and build a reputation for excellent applications development.
SENIOR TRANSMISSION ENGINEER Location: Nigeria
Department: Technical
Reporting to: Head, Network Planning & Implementation
Job description Provide 3rd level technical support and lead 2nd level support on the Main One Network. Point of escalation for network problems across submarine DWDM, SDH and IP/MPLS based networks. Well schooled in principles of network design and experience designing and implementing large scale next generation networks. Lead planning for the engineering and deployment of new network services leveraging Giagabits of capacity on Main One’s network and interconnecting with Tier 1 networks around the world.
Requirements: Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, Masters of Science preferred, Trainings and Certification on various networking technologies including DWDM, IP, MPLS, SDH. Ability to confer with technology providers to design complex networks in line with business requirements. Able to design resiliency into networks and ensure security via implementation of various firewalls. Must be able to lead network planning and architecture design and defend plans to management and business partners. Must also be able to analyze infrastructure requirements for long term growth of the business
SENIOR & JUNIOR IP ENGINEERS Location: Nigeria
Department: Technical
Reporting to: Senior IP Engineer & Head Network Planning & Implementation
Job description Design and implement IP based services on Main One network. Configure network switches to meet requirements. Implement firewalls and security mechanisms. Tune network for performance and growth.
Requirements: Bachelors of Science in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Varying degrees of experience required from 2 – 15 years. Proven capacity in designing and implementing complex, high performance networks with multiple locations and applications, preferably service provider networks. Hands on experience configuring Cisco and Juniper routers. Preferably CCNA and CCIE certifications. Good knowledge of networking technologies - TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, VPNs, Firewalls, proxy etc.
