Thursday, June 4, 2015

Jobs at Tigo Rwanda







About Tigo Rwanda
Tigo Rwanda is part of a global telecommunications company- Millicom with a presence in Africa and Latin America. Launched in 2009, we are the second largest telecommunications company in Rwanda, offering GSM, 2G, 3G and 4G as well as mobile financial services under the Tigo brand. In addition, we offer Wimax and VPN services. Our mobile financial services (MFS), launched in 2011 under the Tigo Cash brand, bringing banking to the unbanked. By October 2013, 36 per cent of our customers were active users of Tigo Cash, depositing or withdrawing money, paying utility bills and school fees via text message. Tigo Cash Rwanda has been recognized by the GSMA as one of the top five fastest-growing mobile financial services divisions in the world. We are seeking for competent persons to fill the below positions;

1.       Position: Brand & Trade Executive
        Job Purpose:
Will be responsible for brand building, liaising with agencies, production of in – house promotional materials and publications, preparing press releases, organizing promotional activities.
Is responsible for the trade marketing activities across the different channels and territories, in line with the overall Trade Marketing strategy. In having customer satisfaction as main priority, is the contact point/person between marketing department, product management and sales teams to ensure achievement of sales objectives
Key Responsibilities:
·         Preparation of brand plan-marketing, quarterly promotional strategy-input finalization and input implementation plan.
·         Brand sales analysis and follow up for strategy implementation
·         Accountability for Brand’s performance & working closely with sales team
·         Piloting the innovations and creating new indications and expanding markets
·         Manages the point of sales material (including budget, logistics, distribution, assortment...) by finding the most efficient solutions
·         Collaborates with product managers and marketing team to build sales promotions and product communication
·         Collaborates with sales teams to turn the “selling stories” into sales tools to effectively present the brands, the products and the marketing initiatives to their customers
·         Keep up to date with market trends and new developments utilizing information for business improvement
·         Formulating and implementing trade/marketing strategies
·         Execution of trade and promotional activities
·         Providing market analysis information pertaining to competitors, trends and activities
·         Collaborates with consumer research  resource to read and report results of activities and to provide recommendations and forecasts
·         Provides input for the Brand communications planning cycle
·         Contributes to the development and implementation of the Brand communications action plan
·         Responsible for planning and executing promotional goodies acquisitions
·         Responsible for managing development of brand communication at the POS
·         Responsible for managing the business relationship with Creative agencies

Role Requirements:
·         University degree, preferably in marketing, communication, or business administration
·         Experience in marketing with knowledge of print advertising
·         Minimum 3-5 years of trade marketing management experience is needed
·         Relevant experience in FMCG is an advantage
·         Former Experience/background in Sales is highly recommended
·         Energetic, organized and business-driven approach is highly recommended

If you are the right candidate and possess the required experience please follow the link below to apply:

2.       Position: Brand & Events Officer
        Job Purpose                                                 
Responsible for developing events where our (Tigo) brand is involved, to evaluate sponsorships requirements, and to realize smooth events activities.
Key Responsibilities:
·         To develop events and activities where Tigo brand is present, in order for our brand to be the protagonist of the event, and its presence to be the most important.
·         Research and evaluating events for corporate participation
·         In collaboration with the PR& CSR Coordinator select and ensure that all sponsorships proposals are adequate to our trademark, profitable and that they support to build our brand image.
·         Gather all necessary information and follow up with appropriate stakeholders (maximizing partnerships, sponsorships and more)
·         Realize activities to consolidate Tigo brand as leader in Rwanda telecommunication market.
·         Plan, Develop external and internal events activities as well as relationships with communication media.
·         Adhering to conference planning schedule, policies and guidelines
·         Establish event performance criteria and prepare a post-moterm analysis for each event
·         Prepare event –related communications documents (Presentations, monthly etc)
·         Schedules and coordinates public and  events, seminars, conferences and services for campus and/or community organizations
·         Contracting with caterers, A/V specialists and other vendors in a timely manner

Role Requirements:
·         University degree, preferable in business administration, marketing, advertising, communication
·         Minimum 2- 3 years’ experience
·         Strong interpersonal skills
·         Strong Organizational skills for managing multiple projects
·         Ability to work independently on projects and also collaborate as a strong team member
·         Experience with public relations, events, websites, social media, internal communications, sponsorships, social responsibility, business partnerships

If you are the right candidate and possess the required experience please follow the link below to apply:


3.       Position: Infrastructure Operations Manager
        Job Purpose:     
Will be responsible for coordinating activities of all the staff in charge of Operating and Maintaining office technological infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, Windows Network, email and intranet services, workstations, printers, video conferencing and internal telephony system. Ensure that services are available and performing according to quality standards and service level agreements.
Key Responsibilities:
·         Coordinate activities of technical personnel ensuring that users requests and problems and solved on a timely manner
·         Monitor systems performance and realize required actions to keep the services up and running as per SLA’s.
·         Control system capacity and utilization; submit periodic reports (statistics, trends, incidents).
·         Ensure that periodic backups of information and applications are performed, as per approved policies.
·         Define operational policies and processes.
·         Ensure that internal controls are in place and performed according to their definition.
·         Implement security configurations as per approved policies. 
·         Ensure that services received from external suppliers are in compliance with contractual conditions, internal controls and service level agreements.
·         Prepare specific reports in case of major incidents.
·         Ensure that assigned personnel have a proper development and training program.
·         CAPEX and OPEX forecasting and follow up for IT infrastructure
Role Requirements
·         Bachelors or Master’s degree in electronics and communication or related field (System Engineer, IT Engineer, Network systems engineer)
·         Minimum 3-5 years’ experience working in the IT and Telecom industry (Telcos preferably)
·         Knowledge and experience in internal control process and policies (COBIT, SOX)
·         Experience in connecting and applying complex technologies to business strategies
·         Ability to understand complex, technical subjects

If you are the right candidate and possess the required experience please follow the link below to apply:





4.       Position: Health, Safety & Environment Officer               

       Job Purpose:  
Responsible for ensuring that Tigo as an employer and the employees comply with safety legislation and that safety policies and practices are adopted and adhered to.
Key Responsibilities:
·         Manage, promote and proactively help implement and maintain HS&E programs in line with Group Security and HSE plan, policies, practices and procedures, to reduce risks in Tigo Rwanda and help eliminate activities leading to accidents, damages and injuries.
·         Advise managers, HS&E coordinators, employees and subcontractors in general about current and new safe work procedures, safety policies and applicable regulation and international standards.
·         Ensure compliance with all local and international legislation and regulations interfacing with regulatory and compliance departments.
·         Investigate the causes of accident/incidents and develop/implement procedures and methods to prevent similar occurrences in the future, including risk assessments and action plans. To ensure all significant accidents and or incidents are cost calculated and findings issued to the local management team and to the Group HSE Manager for review and comment.
·         Shall form a key advisory role within the operations ensuring the Security/HSE committee is formed and conducted per quarter or as defined by local legislation as a minimum. All meetings shall be recorded in minutes and issued to the Millicom Group HSE Manager for review and comment.
·         Assist and help evaluate work procedures and environments via workplace and activity risk assessment to identify potential hazards and ensure that adequate controls are in place according to internal programs, policies and procedures.
·         Responsible for the supervision and training of all designated local safety coordinators.
·         Ensure the suspension/interruption of activities in local operation facilities that pose threats to workers’ health and safety are implemented and managed by local management.
·         Ensure appropriate procedures and safety equipment are implemented and managed by local management, in accordance with local laws, regulations and relevant international standards.
·         Execute periodic inspections of facilities, equipment and machinery to identify potential hazards, recommend risk reduction measures and ensure the installation of HS&E features. Follow up on outstanding observations and actions.
·         Provide HS&E training programs and education to current employees as well as new employee orientations.
·         Conduct and coordinate review of HS&E Inspections and Audits with the Internal Audit team
·         Maintain records and prepare reports on the administration of HS&E matters and other assigned activities.
·         Completion of incident investigation, statistics, reports, and trend reporting.
·         Deliver informative, well-organized presentations and participate in periodic global, regional and local meetings.
·         Shall interface with all departments to ensure Fire Safety Management plans, Equipment, Fire Marshals are established and tested at regular intervals along with training for all colleagues.
·         Be part of and participate in the  Crisis Management Team and as such shall interface with the Country Security Manager, Business Continuity Manager, Office Managers and Departmental Managers.
Role Requirements:
·          Working knowledge of HS&E requirements in accordance with local laws and regulations as well as applicable international standards.
·         Ability to analyze and understand HS&E policies and procedures, and to develop planning and optimization of programs.
·         Highly developed leadership abilities with excellent relationship-building skills.
·         A team player with excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to detail and a strong work ethic.
·         Must have an ongoing record of professional development.
·         Experience in telecommunication engineering hazards (RF radiation, working at heights, laser safety, etc.) is a plus. 

If you are the right candidate and possess the required experience please follow the link below to apply:

                
5.       Position: Senior Core Product Specialist
Job Purpose
The incumbent will be responsible for driving growth in terms of penetration and revenue for all core Tigo Cash products.
Key Responsibilities:
•         Set monthly targets for each core product line based on Tigo Cash budget
•         Responsible to agreed product lines including:
o         Value proposition for customer
o         Business Plan
o         Building relevant partnerships
o         Quarterly and yearly planning for:
▪          Projects
▪          Marketing activities
▪          Partnerships
o      Track and analyses product usage
•         Reporting and tracking of product KPIs
Role Requirements:
·         1+ years’ experience in a similar role demonstrating good performance
·         Bachelor Degree in information systems, computer engineering or a related field preferred. 
·         Proficiency experienced with Excel and Power point is a must.
·         Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
·         Strong understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
·         Proactive, organized and customer oriented person.
·         Knowledge on telecom business is a distinctive advantage.
·         Experience in several budgeting, planning and forecasting tools.  P&L, GM, Ebitda, etc.

If you are the right candidate and possess the required experience please follow the link below to apply:



6.       Position: Billing Operations Officer 
        Job Purpose:                                                
The Billing Operations Officer will be responsible taking care of matters related to the Billing Systems Operation.
Key Responsibilities
·         Troubleshoot escalated issues related to the billing platforms and track for resolution, monitor, resolution progress and feedback to requesting party in a timely fashion & produce report accordingly.
·         Investigate and resolve billing exceptions on daily basis
·         Timely and accurate track of billing system health
·         Monitor incidents raised to Billing operations & system failures and ensure they are assigned relevant severity levels and timely investigated and closed as per SLA & Produce reports in that regards
·         Record customer issues arising in billing operations and ensure they are remediated in a timely manner.
·         Document billing processes and standard operational procedures and ensure any change to the approved processes is documented and formally approved.
·         Prepare, maintain and distribute billing, transaction or customer care reports as required
·         Provide daily support and training to external and internal personnel as required for billing operations
·         Investigate and resolve production related issues related to the billing operation
·         Produce billing platforms KPI reports.
·         Perform Pre, billing  and Post-billing activities
·         Execute billing operation task (scratch cards activation, billing adjustment, sim cards provisioning...)
Role Requirements:
·         Bachelor Degree  in computer science or related fields
·         1 or 2  years in Telecom Billing Operation Services
·         Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
If you are the right candidate and possess the required experience please follow the link below to apply:

7.       Position: IT Process Coordinator       
        Job Purpose:              
Will be responsible for taking care of matters related to the IT Processes in the Billing Section.
Key Responsibilities:
·         Ensure control execution of prepaid, post-paid, interconnect, roaming, DWH and IT Security on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and follow up on exceptions occurred and its resolution progress.
·         Record customer issues arising in service delivery processes and ensure they are remediated in a timely manner.
·         Document service delivery and standard operational procedures and ensure any change to the approved processes is documented and formally approved.
·         Produce weekly service delivery KPI reports and compliance reports on SOX and Internal Controls.
·         Initiate petty cash advance, retirement and expense requests for CSD in expense management System
·         Monitor and report on progress of the implementation of the service delivery Succession planning
·         Any other adhoc tasks related to service delivery requested by the Head of Service Delivery

Role Requirements:
·         Bachelor Degree in Information Technology or related fields
·         1 or 2  years in Service Delivery 
·         Good communication skills
·         Manage good professional relationships. 

  If you are the right candidate and possess the required experience please follow the link below to apply: http://careers.peopleclick.eu.com/careerscp/client_millicom/external/gateway.do?functionName=viewFromLink&jobPostId=5206&localeCode=en-us

HOW TO APPLY
Please follow the links on each job for you to be able to apply
Include a copy of your Application letter and an updated curriculum vitae
Deadline for Submission: Friday 12th June 2015 before 5:00pm.
 
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

SAVE and EARN with Tigo Sugira



What is Tigo Sugira?
It is Rwanda’s very FIRST Mobile saving account which allows you to deposit and withdraw without any charge, while earning 7% interest per year on any amount of money saved.

How can you open your Tigo Sugira account?
Tigo sugira is easy to open on your TigoCash account, dial *200*11# and what you only need is your national ID or Passport. It is safe, secure and absolutely no charges. 

What can you do with your Tigo Sugira Account?
·        Deposit as little as 1Rwf
·        No worries about Minimum balance
·        Check your balance at ANY Time
·        Withdraw your money at your convenience
What are the benefits of Tigo Sugira?
·        EARN the most competitive interest rate of 7% p.a. on all your deposits
›         Interest is calculated based on your daily account balances
›         Paid every quarter
›         The more you save, the more you EARN in interest
·    

How to open a Tigo Sugira Account?
Step 1: Dial *200*11# and choose Tigo Sugira
Step 2:  choose Register for Tigo Sugira
Step 3: Enter your national ID or passeport
Step 4: Enter your Tigo cash PIN
Step 5: SMS confirmation for your Tigo Sugira account
How to deposit money on Tigo Sugira?
Step 1: Dial *200*11# and choose Tigo Sugira
Step 2:  choose Send to Tigo Sugira
Step 3: Enter amount
Step 4: Enter your Tigo cash PIN
Step 5: SMS confirmation of your deposit on Tigo Sugira
How to withdraw money on Tigo Sugira?
Step 1: Dial *200*11# and choose Tigo Sugira
Step 2:  choose withdraw from Tigo Sugira
Step 3: Enter amount
Step 4: Enter your Tigo cash PIN
Step 5: SMS confirmation that you’re withdraw from Tigo Sugira
How to check your balance?
Step 1: Dial *200*11# and choose Tigo Sugira
Step 2:  choose Balance enquiry Tigo
Step 3: Enter amount
Step 4: Enter your Tigo cash PIN
Step 5: SMS confirmation of your balance on Tigo Sugira
Dial *200*11# and open Tigo Sugira account. Deposit today and WATCH your money GROW

Monday, May 4, 2015

Position: Software Architect


JOB PURPOSE
The Software Architect has complete ownership of the relationship between Factory and their dedicated portfolio of customers in the local operation.  Will be directly accountable individually for the entire life cycle of the multiple solutions under his/her responsibility, guaranteeing accuracy, quality and time line accomplishment.  His goal is to gain a complete understanding of his clients' needs and effectively communicate them to the software factories.

THE WAY WE WORK
You are open-minded, passionate and the way you work energizes others. You are committed to the timely delivery of a job well done. You behave with integrity and transparency.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
  • The Software Architect will be required to deliver End-to-End Solutions for the local operation organization in consultation with the Regional Architects.  Will work closely with marketing (Consumer), Sales (Go to Market), Customer Operation (Include Billing Operation) and others business areas, creating winning proposals and successfully delivering within budget.

  • The Software Architect will be responsible for planning, design and implementation of CSD solutions  and others IT platforms meeting standards and protocols for data exchange, communications, software and interconnection for information systems in consultation with the regional architects and CSD Manager.

  • The software Architect will define time, costs and quality constraints and then guide software factories and/or supplier to ensure integrity of the solution within these constraints. The software architect will be accountable for consistency and delivery of the entire solution.

  •  Will be responsible for complying with SOA architecture standards, continuously identifying areas of improvement in our Solutions Framework and taking initiatives to new approaches to optimize our existing processes.
  •  Will be responsible for ensuring that all development practices are in compliance with his employer's best practices policies and procedures in the respective operation.

  • The software Architect will be responsible for the tracking and maintaining all records and metric, he reports the project's progress to the CSD Manager.

  •  Will be responsible for identify the appropriate software architecture based on the requirements and design elements contained in a system specification.

  • The software Architect will be responsible for recording software architecture specific to the local operation in a software architecture document using use cases and the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
 QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelors and Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (System Engineer, IS Engineer, Information Systems Engineer, IT Engineer, Network Systems Engineer)
  • Postgraduate and/or courses in Software Architecture will be an advantage
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in the IT and Telco  industry
  • Understanding of project management principles.
  • At least 3 years of UML experience
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in  Software development using software factory methodology and SOA Architecture (Telco preferably)
  • Experience in Business Processes for Telco (eTOM Model preferably)
  • Strong technical understanding of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)
  • Expert Level in UML.
  • Strong knowledge and solid experience in Business Processes for Telco’s (eTOM Model preferably)
  • Expert Level  experience in Billing and VAS  System processes and applications (For Telco’s preferably)
  • Knowledge in developing and maintaining ITIL policies and procedures
  • Excellent Communication skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES
  • Management and leadership
  • Exceptional service and results orientation.
  • Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to work under pressure and time constraints
  • Excellent self-organization and self-direction in performance of tasks, including time management skills
  • Ability to set and manage priorities
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of all technological advances is crucial
To apply, please follow the link below:
Deadline for Submission: 11/5/2015

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Position: Reward Manager


JOB PURPOSE Responsible for the formulation of reward recognition and benefits strategies aligned to Tigo business needs and develop and manage related policy and procedures and systems.

THE WAY WE WORK
You are open-minded, passionate and the way you work energizes others. You are committed to the timely delivery of a job well done. You behave with integrity and transparency. You lead by example and promote the “bottom-up” approach to work that has made Tigo a leader in every market in which we operate.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Leader:
  • Implement and Lead a reliable payroll and personal administration system
  • Support his\her team in the daily tasks
  • Supply the periodic states of reporting to the group or at request of other directions
  • Anchor complient and efficient administrative processes on the HR processes
  • Responsible for having a competitive package on remunerations in place to compete on the labor market
  • Responsible for the direction on the compensation policy (both salary &allowances
  • Assist and follow the other colleagues of the HR in the preparation of the annual budgets
  • Work in close relation with Payroll Officer, to give the update of all the changes of data bound to the employees for the required deadlines
  • Implement and maintain compliant processes on pay role, employee administration.
  • Lead and develop those employees working on the HR administration and payroll.
  • Cooperate with the managers within the HR Department , find together the way forward on quality HR and connected processes
  • Contribute towards the overall development and management of the HR function in Tigo Rwanda, working collaboratively with HR colleagues.
  • Work in partnership with managers within the business contributing towards the achievement of business objectives. Gain a deep understanding of current and future business drivers and ensure changes arising from the business process re-engineering activities are reflected in the Reward structure and strategy.
  • Carry out annual reward related equality audits ensuring fairness and consistency in the operation of reward recognition and benefits strategies and related policy procedures and systems

Manager:
  • Execute the pay of the co-workers according to the policy
  • Control and steer the internal control process in your responsible area
  • Prepare contracts of employment
  • Prepare and make sign the letters of change, transfer and promotions
  • Make the periodic follow-up of the financial data with the financial department
  • Follow-up of the processes on pay and administration of the staff (included free-lancers and commissionaires)

Reward Management:
  • Analyze positions - competences  and System of Grading
  • Supply the KPI’s and key-figures to those relevant in the operation
  • Is pro-active in preparing information on reward packages at competitors and labor market
  • Is pro-active developing and innovate (new) reward- ideas to optimize retainment for talented employees.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • University degree, commercial computing + Human resources management
  • 3 years of managerial experience in Human Resources
  • 3 years of experience in IT/HR related work
  • Ability to integrate high performance teams
  • Analytical / conceptual thinking
  • Knowledge of industry and market
  • Productivity with quality
  • People Management
  • Stress tolerance
  • Strategic Responsibility
  • Problem Solving
  • Decision making
  • Communication
  • Innovation
  • Lead by example
To Apply please follow the link below:

Deadline for Submission: 30/4/2015








 

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Position : Head of Revenue Assurance



 
JOB PURPOSE
Monitor revenues, transactions and margins along the Revenue Life Cycle to minimize any intentional or unintentional leakages in a proactive manner. 
THE WAY WE WORK
You are open-minded, passionate and the way you work energizes others. You are committed to the timely delivery of a job well done. You behave with integrity and transparency.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Set Strategy – Set the operations revenue assurance Strategy in line with the overall operation strategy and global revenue assurance strategy.  The strategy should cover people, processes and tools  

  • Improve level of Revenue Assurance - Develop a road map to improve revenue assurance maturity across all business units & ensure all revenue streams are covered.  Ensure a local revenue assurance policy exists in line with the global revenue assurance policy.

  • Risk Analysis - Analyze risks on revenue, cash and margins across the revenue life cycle and develop measures to mitigate identified risks  and ensure highest levels of leakage avoidance in line with industry best practices

  • Revenue Stream Assurance – Ensure End to End monitoring of revenues, transactions and margins along the revenue life cycle through the implementation of revenue assurance monitoring practices and tools, including but not limited to network, billing, product assurance, collection, sim box detection etc .  Ensure management is aware of the risks associated with all revenue streams, and follow-up on monitoring of risks and mitigating actions. Work closely with revenue recognition teams to ensure accurate information is provided for accounting purposes.

  • Value Addition- Ensure the Revenue Assurance function is constantly adding value by preventing leakages and recovering revenues and margins.

  • Prevent Fraud along the Revenue life cycle such as Sim Boxes and International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF)  – Ensure processes controls and alarms are in place to prevent and detect fraud along the revenue life cycle including but not limited to Sim boxes, IRSF, Spam SMS, PBX Hacking etc

  • Network and Billing Assurance – Improve network and billing assurance across all revenue streams including the ongoing monitoring of usage generation, processing , rating & billing of rated and free/packaged products for all revenue streams including but not limited to voice, data and Financial Services

  • Product Assurance –Ensure a robust product assurance process is in place to ensure quality products including accurate billing, rating and accounting.

  • Automation – Ensure automation plans are implemented across the revenue assurance function including the automation of key reconciliations, revenue assurance controls and alarms

  • Standardization – Ensure key reconciliations and revenue assurance processes are standardized as per global guidelines.  .  Ensure all standard alarms defined by the group including but not limited to IRSF, MFS, data etc. are implemented and monitored.

  • Key Reconciliations (Eg IN vs GL, MFS – platform vs Bank, Postpaid/Hybrid Receivables vs GL etc)  – Drive automation of reconciliations and monitor  reconciliations on a monthly basis to ensure all differences are fully reviewed and explained

  • Training – Ensure the revenue assurance team has adequate training to improve revenue assurance skills

  • Dashboard Alarms & KPI Monitoring - Monitor all revenue streams to proactively identify leakages through dashboards, KPIs and alarms.   

  • Ad Hoc Support - Trouble shoot and provide assistance to other teams to solve leakage related issues.
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • Technical/IT-Computer science/Finance Degree
  • Over 5 years’ experience  out of which 2 years in the telecommunications industry
  • At least 3 years previous revenue assurance, audit or risk management experience
  • Good Knowledge of the Telecommunications Industry and the Network
  • Knowledge of Database and Query Tools
  • Integrity
  • Technical Expertise
  • Audit Skills
  • Numerical and Analytical Skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Ability to influence others
To Apply, Please follow the link below
Deadline for submission: 17/4/2015