Job Vacancies at Sky Capital and Financial Allied International Limited (SIFAX Group)

Lagos, Nigeria Posted 4 years ago Posted on Engineering / Technical, Legal / Law, Sales / Business Development, Software / Programming / Web development

Sky Capital and Financial Allied International Limited is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Company Secretary / Head, Legal
2.) Web Developer
3.) Backend Engineer
4.) Mobile App Developer
5.) Business Development Manager
6.) Business Development Officer.

Sky Capital and Financial Allied International Limited is the financial services arm of SIFAX Group. It was established as an investment firm to offer wealth creation opportunities through a unique blend of traditional investment management and alternative investment services. We enable businesses to thrive, and help our clients to maximize their returns whilst realizing their most important goals.

Sky Capital is poised to become a company uniquely equipped to achieve set out objectives and be reputable for quality research, investment expertise and value-added services with excellent customer centric approach to clients locally and internationally. Our hallmark is to strategically position ourselves to take advantage of growth opportunities within Africa and major international markets on behalf of our clients. Our team of professionals with expertise in investment management are instrumental to business growth and establishing cordial relationships with our clients whilst attracting and retaining quality clientele.

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1.) Company Secretary / Head, Legal

Location: Victoria Island - Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

The Company Secretary/Head Legal is responsible for providing expert legal advice and management of the company secretariat in line with best practices, monitor strict compliance with the corporate governance codes of the regulatory agencies as well as the relevant legislations and reporting requirements of the financial industry.
The Company Secretary/Head Legal will organize meetings of shareholders and the board and will equally provide advice to the board on matters of ethics, corporate governance, practices and culture whilst also communicating the board's decisions to relevant stakeholders timeously.

Job Functions
Company Secretarial Duties;

To ensure that all procedures regarding meetings are followed and that the requirements of the CAMA and the Articles of Association are complied with
Responsible for taking minutes of meetings of the board, its committees and general meetings and shall be present at these meetings
Responsible for executing instructions of the board and must see that other officers execute the instructions of the board
Responsible for ensuring that the company complies with the rules and requirements of regulatory bodies
To take custody of and maintain statutory registers of the company
To ensure that there is proper use and safe custody of the company seal
Responsible for notifying the regulatory authorities of appointments within the company and other announcements regarding the company
Responsible for managing all correspondence and communication with shareholders
Responsible for share registration matters affecting the company
Communicate board decisions to the management
Obtain board's approval on matters that are reserved for the directors before implementation
Advise the directors generally on matters of procedure and best practice
In conjunction with the chairman, to ensure board meetings are conducted properly
To handle other administrative functions that may be referred to him by the board
To actively supervise the legal officer in every regard towards optimising resources.

Legal Advisory Duties;

To notify the company of the various laws, rulings and regulations of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to ensure full compliance and to prevent liabilities
Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, applicable legislations, agreements and legal issues affecting the organisation with emphasis on liaison with the appropriate regulatory authorities
Responsible for providing legal advisory services on a broad spectrum of issues to the company
Drafting and vetting a wide range of legal documents on behalf of Sky Capital Limited
To ensure that all legal and regulatory compliance issues are addressed
Responsible for the overall management and supervision of activities of the company's legal department;
Negotiating a wide range of commercial transactions on behalf of the company;
Ensuring proper and necessary legal policy formulation and implementation for the company;
Supervising external Solicitors on litigations involving the company;
To actively supervise the legal officer with a view to optimising resources and producing results
Document management and monitoring all company contracts and SLAs also ensuring compliance with SLAs and contract terms
Ensuring accountability in all contracts and SLAs including reviews and negotiations
Ensuring assessments of the contracts and SLAs and mitigation of risk
Contracting visibility and awareness communication and commitment management
Prepare a legal and regulatory compliance checklist and check for 100% compliance
Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and taking appropriate action
Offer dispute resolution advice including matters of recovery claims and actions
Liaising with external lawyer representing the company in any form of dispute
Provide legal advice on the relevant laws and regulations as it concerns the business of the company and its affiliates
Handle and manage all litigation matters
Ensure legal documentation of transaction executed by the company and its affiliates
Performs such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the MD/ED.

Qualification and Experience Required

Must have an LL.B, B.L
LL.M will be an added advantage
Minimum of 5 years' experience in same role in a reputable financial firm
ICSAN certification will be an added advantage
Full understanding of the legal framework, contractual issues, governance issues, and labour laws across Africa will be an added advantage
Experience supporting company executives and preparing relevant documentation for the board.
Experience in financial industry and process of financial risk management
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and Outlook
He or She must be member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)

Core Competencies:

Good understanding of strategic marketing challenges and ability to develop appropriate plans
Knowledge in both theoretical and practical aspects of project management
Excellent leadership, negotiation, marketing, planning and organisational skills
Excellent relationship management and strategic networking skills at the highest level in the private and public sectors
Sound knowledge of global trends in the financial services and business development industry
Good international exposure to trainings, seminars and workshop
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Advanced financial management skills
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Efficient team management skills
Good organisational skills
Good attention to details with high level of accuracy
Strategic vision, result orientation, live the values of the company, team management, people development
Experience in commercial law/corporate practice with knowledge of contract law, disputes and litigation, compliance, corporate governance, intellectual property and data privacy
Sound knowledge of Nigerian legal system and other industry best practices
In€depth understanding of company internal operations and structure
Excellent administration skills and secretarial administration
Effective decision making, planning and organising, team work, communication, presentation skills, influencing & negotiation, big picture thinking, innovation, change management, and good use of initiative

Other Working Conditions

Must be willing to travel to anywhere for the purpose of business prospecting within and outside the country
Flexible working hours

Application Closing Date
28th September, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed Cover Letter stating why you are best fit for the role and attach their updated Resume / CV to: jobs@sifaxgroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

2.) Web Developer

Location: Lagos

Job Overview

You will be in charge of developing features, fixing bugs and monitoring of our web portal and our landing page.
You will be in charge of ensuring our websites stay stable and scalable.

Responsibilities and Duties

Report every issue found to your manager
Write clean and maintainable code
Follow best practices and industry standards when developing services
Follow the agile approach to developing software
Continue to learn and improve
Stay up to date with trends and software development

Qualifications

HND / B.Sc in related discipline
3+ years of Javascript experience
2+ years of experience working with Angular or React
Experience deploying applications using continuous deployment flows
Experience working with collaboration tools like GIT

Application Closing Date
28th September 2020.

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3.) Backend Engineer

Location: Lagos

Job Overview

You will be in charge of developing features, fixing bugs and monitoring of our Backend infrastructure. You will be in charge of ensuring our Backend infrastructure stays stable and scalable.

Responsibilities and Duties

Report every issue found to your manager
Write clean and maintainable code
Follow best practices and industry standards when developing services
Follow the agile approach to developing software
Continue to learn and improve
Stay up to date with trends and software development

Qualifications

HND / B.Sc in related discipline
3+ years of JavaScript experience
2+ years Node.js experience
Experience working with some or all of AWS SQS, S3, LAMBDA and SES
Experience working with MongoDB or some other NoSQL database
Experience deploying applications using continuous deployment flows
Experience working with collaboration tools like GIT.

Application Closing Date
28th September, 2020.

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4.) Mobile App Developer

Location: Lagos

Job Overview

You will be in charge of developing features, fixing bugs and monitoring of our Mobile Application.
You will be in charge of ensuring our app stays stable and scalable.

Responsibilities and Duties

Report every issue found to your manager
Write clean and maintainable code.
Follow best practices and industry standards when developing services
Follow the agile approach to developing software
Continue to learn and improve
Stay up to date with trends and software development

Qualifications

HND / B.Sc in related discipline
3+ years of Javascript experience.
2+ years of experience working with React Native.
Experience deploying applications using continuous deployment flows.
Experience working with collaboration tools like GIT.

Application Closing Date
28th September 2020.

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5.) Business Development Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Overview

The job entails increasing the sales of the organization to make it profitable, maintaining its brand value and identity among the prospective customers, and getting new business leads.

Job Function

Direct the company’s sales executives in achieving growth objectives, profitability, sales and customer experience
Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings
Planning and preparing presentations
Communicating new product developments to prospective clients
Overseeing the development of marketing literature
Writing reports
Providing management with feedback
To implement and support new financial products and services
Review and Co-ordinate Action Plans for marketing retail and credit products
Implement strategies for client solicitation and marketing customers in the targeted industry segments
Maintain good relationship with existing customers for prospective business opportunities and formulate strategies to develop new markets and establish relationships with new customers
Monitor loan accounts on a regular basis
Supervise appraisal/review of commercial/consumer customer facility applications.
Manage credit portfolios of assigned market tea
Regularly review customer segment marketing strategies/goals and make appropriate recommendations
Discuss credits requirements with clients and oversee the development of appropriate financing packages to meet customers’ needs.

Qualification, Skills and Experience Required

BSc / MSc degree in Marketing or related field
Minimum of 5 Years experience
Banking or other financial institution is relevant to the role
Core management knowledge
Team building and leadership skills
Demonstrable experience in marketing together with the potential and attitude to lead a team
Proven experience in identifying target clients and in creatively devising and leading across channels marketing campaigns that leads to sales
Numerically literate, comfortable working with numbers, making sense of metrics and processing figures with spreadsheets
Up to date with the market trends and practices in the Nigerian markets as applicable
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Collaboration Skills
Negotiation & Persuasion skills
Research & Strategy
Computer Skills
Business Intelligence.

Application Closing Date
28th September, 2020.

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6.) Business Development Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Overview

The job entails increasing the sales of the organization to make it profitable, maintaining its brand value and identity among the prospective customers, and getting new business leads.

Job Function

Direct the company’s sales executives in achieving growth objectives, profitability, sales and customer experience
Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings
Planning and preparing presentations
Communicating new product developments to prospective clients
Overseeing the development of marketing literature
Writing reports
Providing management with feedback
To implement and support new financial products and services
Review and Co-ordinate Action Plans for marketing retail and credit products
Implement strategies for client solicitation and marketing customers in the targeted industry segments
Maintain good relationship with existing customers for prospective business opportunities and formulate strategies to develop new markets and establish relationships with new customers
Monitor loan accounts on a regular basis
Supervise appraisal/review of commercial/consumer customer facility applications.
Manage credit portfolios of assigned market tea
Regularly review customer segment marketing strategies/goals and make appropriate recommendations
Discuss credits requirements with clients and oversee the development of appropriate financing packages to meet customers’ needs.

Qualification, Skills and Experience Required

BSc / MSc degree in Marketing or related field
Demonstrable experience in marketing together with the potential and attitude to lead a team
Proven experience in identifying target clients and in creatively devising and leading across channels marketing campaigns that leads to sales
Numerically literate, comfortable working with numbers, making sense of metrics and processing figures with spreadsheets
Up to date with the market trends and practices in the Nigerian markets as applicable
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Collaboration Skills
Negotiation & Persuasion skills
Research & Strategy
Computer Skills
Business Intelligence.

Application Closing Date
28th September, 2020.

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