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MTN Nigeria – Our brand, as the leader in telecommunications in Nigeria and a member of a broad community throughout Africa and the Middle East, is instantly identifiable.
We are able to recruit the right skills thanks to our engaging brand, which we actively cultivate by constantly upgrading our job offerings beyond compensation and recognition.
MTN Nigeria Plc invites applications from interested and qualified applicants for the current job opening.
Deadline: Not Specified
Job Description:
We are looking for a high-caliber strategic thinker to serve as the Technical Adviser to the CEO, working at the intersection of strategy, execution, and high-impact communication. This role goes far beyond crafting boardroom presentations. You’ll be the CEO’s right-hand person, ensuring that all high-stakes projects requiring CEO visibility are effectively monitored, executed, and followed through to completion.
The job holder will work across multiple business functions, engage with senior stakeholders, and drive mission-critical initiatives that shape the Company’s future. If you can connect the dots, think strategically, manage executive priorities, and simplify complex information, this is your opportunity to operate at the highest levels of leadership.
Description:
- Act as the CEO’s strategic partner, ensuring key initiatives and high-stakes projects are progressing as planned.
- Track, monitor, and drive execution of critical projects requiring CEO oversight, ensuring accountability across teams.
- Prepare high-impact presentations for Board meetings, AGMs, investor pitches, and public engagements, translating complex business strategies into compelling visual narratives.
- Manage executive communication, craft reports, executive summaries, and briefs that keep the CEO and stakeholders aligned.
- Collaborate with finance, strategy, investor relations, and operations teams to ensure seamless execution of strategic priorities.
- Provide analysis and insights that help the CEO make informed decisions, using data to support key recommendations.
- Engage with C-suite executives, board members, investors, and external partners, ensuring that CEO directives are effectively communicated and implemented.
- Anticipate challenges, identify roadblocks, and proactively problem-solve to keep critical projects on track.
- Handle high-pressure situations, competing priorities, and tight deadlines with confidence and efficiency.
Education:
- Degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or any related discipline
- Relevant postgraduate qualification is an advantage
Experience:
- 9 – 17 years’ experience; with at least 5+ years of experience in a similar role in consulting, strategy, investment banking, or corporate executive support.
- Experience in Financial services, Consulting, Fintech, banking or Telecom is preferred.
- Strong business acumen, deep understanding of corporate strategy, financial services, and market dynamics.
- Advanced PowerPoint, Excel, and data visualization skills, you can turn raw data into compelling, executive-ready insights.
- Excellent stakeholder management, you can influence, collaborate, and drive alignment at the highest levels.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, you keep high-impact projects moving forward.
Engineer – Transmission Access Planning LSW
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Oyo| Nigeria.
Job Description:
- Design, direct and ensure Cost-effective solutions and innovative approach to network planning is maintained.
- Produce detailed microwave link engineering design using Pathloss planning tool.
- Plan and design Fiber infrastructure route and connectivity plan using google earth and AutoCAD planning tool.
- Produce detailed integration (L2, L3) and IPDCN plans for optical multiplexer and aggregation Nodes.
- Produce detailed synchronization plan for last mile links/sites.
- Produce detailed IP networking plan and LLD.
- Ensure IP plans are optimally assigned by continuously re-dimensioning IP Clusters and spheres in line with MTN PPP.
- Ensure optimal utilization and management of MTN Microwave Frequency channels and IP Compatible Nodes.
- Provide transmission engineering support and information timely and accurately.
- Ensure that accurate scope of work is issued to contractors to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.
- Ensure Links and Nodes meet international & MTNN performance standards from capacity utilization and performance point of view.
- Optimize and manage transmission capacity end to end across the access network.
- Topology network designs (architecture) and capacity dimensioning.
- Develop work Authorization that contains accurate and relevant information.
- Analyze and determine the type of equipment to be used for transmission purposes.
- Resolve transmission failure and problems attributable to planning.
- Ensure availability of updated information on the Live and Planned Transmission Networks.
- Ensure customer insight management & engagement (traditional & new business)
- Conduct LOS Survey and TSS for new and existing BTS site and Enterprise Client locations within assigned region of responsibility
- Ensure value is created through effective stakeholder management
- Continuously seek self-professional development to sharpen skills and capabilities in a versatile and evolving digital landscape.
- Foster active collaboration and relationships with employees across all levels and divisions in line with MTN’s VB and values.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- First degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Cisco Certification to Professional Level required with a bias in Security
- CCIE certification would be an added advantage
- Fluent in English
Experience:
- 3 – 7 years’ experience in an area of specialisation; with experience working with a team
- Experience working in a medium organization
- Experience with Transmission
- Experience in Electrical radio engineering, microwave radio transmission at high frequencies and fibre optic transmission networks
- Experience in connectivity, route planning, IP planning technologies, topology, logical networks.
Analyst – Infrastructure
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Lagos| Nigeria
Job Description:
- Develop, document and oversee the life cycle and maintenance of IT infrastructure components, including servers, databases, backup, storage, and systems management components for MTNN in accordance with standard design specifications.
Description:
- Plan and monitor complex virtual clusters (VMware, Tanzu, Redhat OpenShift, Azure, Oracle Linux KVM) , physical server, database, storage, backup infrastructure to detect anomalies and prevent service disruptions to the greatest degree possible
- Identify ways to streamline IT Infrastructure architecture documentation and align them to best international practice.
- Coordinate, manage and conduct research studies around Private and Public Cloud infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure-as-Code, Hadoop Database, MongoDB, Exchange, Oracle Database, Backup, Microsoft business suites.
- Leverage ITIL technics to identify potential Infrastructure incidents and provide proactive and reactive solutions to mitigate disruption to services.
- Assist in maintaining Infrastructure software license compliance across servers (Physical/virtual), database, backup, storage, etc.
- Maintain an up-to-date inventory report for all IT Infrastructure assets (servers, storage database, backup etc.)
- Provide knowledge transfer to the IT Operations team by proactively bringing awareness of new IT Infrastructure changes, future roadmap initiatives and provide procedural documentation
- Analyze IT Infrastructure needs from business units and deliver solutions for an integrated global IT infrastructure environment
- Lead interactions with partners and service providers to foster strong relationships and troubleshoot major issues, determine adequate support levels, and evaluate new offerings
- Monitor vendors and build progress until delivery
- Uses expertise in overall infrastructure architecture to provide enhancements to existing products across server, backup, storage, database as well as direction for future capabilities
- Leads specific IT Infrastructure projects including the design, justification, and implementation of new technologies.
- Develop an understanding of Infrastructure requirements and ensure Project “delivery” and “Quality” Key Performance Indicators are met.
Education:
- First degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or IT related discipline
- Fluent in English
Experience:
3-7 years’ experience which includes
- Minimum of 3 years Hands-on experience in Cloud Computing, Cloud-native Platform/application deployment, Virtualization, Operating System, Storage and System Management products.
- Strong experience working in a complex Infrastructure environment
- Strong experience in infrastructure architecture, data centers, servers, Database, Backup, Storage, SAN Switch and networks
Specialist – Power System Operations East
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Delta| Nigeria
Job Description:
- Ensure spare power capacity is available for redundancy and future installations and provide 2nd level support to regional operations in assigned areas/ region.
- Maintain optimal performance of all cooling and power systems within the region. (Switch & BTS).
- Conduct routine maintenance of all power and cooling systems at MTNN installations and leased property within assigned area and ensure they are within MTN Specifications.
- Maintain prescribed computerized maintenance management system and prescribed management information system for ESS operations in the region.
- Produce monthly reports on ESS activities within the region.
- Ensure that power and cooling system parameters at MTNN installations and leased property within the region are within MTNN specifications.
- Rotation of Gensets in use to ensure a balanced/equal hour run on the Gensets.
- Complete all routine maintenance activities specified in the Engineering routine maintenance procedure and backed up by accompanying reports.
- Completion and submission of all weekly routine maintenance activities reports within specified timeline (i.e. Wed before COB) and saving on the servers E.g. Pending PO, Cooling Status, Mobile Gen, Weekly Activities, Weekly HQ & Simulation, Breakers Thermal report….
- Completion and submission of all monthly/Quarterly routine maintenance activities reports within timeline and saving on the servers. E.g. Carbon Reports, Monthly Diesel Utilization Report, Q1-Q4 Earth Integrity Report, Vendor Evaluation Q1-Q4,
- Support initiatives to improve PHCN Utilization at Switch centers, FC, VGCs, B2B and or offices.
- Monitor maintenance contracts for regional contractors.
- Ensure continuous improvement of processes and procedures to foster efficiency of ESS operations within the assigned region.
- Ensure Accurate Quarterly appraisal of all vendor performance, highlights areas of improvement and timelines for closure.
- Manage the safety and environmental responsibilities for your location(s).
- Complete performance reviews in accordance with the MTNN Quarterly Check-in Process as scheduled.
- Attendance at all quality sessions (audit meetings and awareness sessions).
- Ensure Zero NCs recorded during internal audits
- Close out all recorded NCs/Observations within maximum 4 weeks
- Represent NWG/MTN on all Power issues in the region in collaboration with other departments.
- Facilitate and support Inter department collaboration/interface with other Network Group divisions within the region.
Education:
- B.Sc./HND Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical Engineering from a reputable institution
- Post graduate degree in Management an added advantage
Experience:
3 – 7 years of experience which includes:
- Experience in design, implementation and maintenance of power and cooling systems in telecommunications industry
Coordinator – Project Core and Backhaul
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Lagos| Nigeria.
Job Description:
- Coordinate the complete IP & Data Project Rollout Process, indicating the various activity variables, resources and the responsible parties.
- Monitor and track all IP & Data Network Projects
- Liaise with vendors on issues relating to IP & Data network equipment and implementation.
- Coordinate and liaise with Tx coordinators across the regions with respect to IP & Data projects in the regions.
- Ensure delivery of IP and IP security project are carried out in strict adhere to organization and departmental policies processes and procedures
- Maintain a sound working relationship between the project implementation team and all associated parties, within and outside MTN
- Develop Project Management best practice models for running projects in MTN Nigeria
- Review IP and IP security project plans and ensure cost is minimized
- Carry out project forecasting.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date project data (Orders, Vendors) and track responses, updating the Project Manager of the status of projects.
- Coordinate and drive OEM/vendors to deliver IP and IP security projects to meet network core capacity demands. Reduce congestion in the core and improve customers experience.
- Co-ordinate change request management and provide relevant information to all stakeholders
Education:
- First degree in Electronics/Communication Engineering.
- Project Management experience is required. (Cisco certification will be an added advantage)
- Fluent in English
Experience:
3-7 years of experience which includes;
- Experience working in a medium-sized organization
- Excellent knowledge of IP and Data communications network
- Good knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, Huawei and other data and IP products
Specialist – Power System Operations LSW
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Lagos| Nigeria
Job Description:
- To carry out preventive and breakdown maintenance on key power equipment in switching centers and technical locations. Which includes generator, transformer, UPS, rectifier, HVAC, and diesel management.
- Support implementation in project implementation.
- Support the power planning unit in providing the raw data needed for planning and monitoring.
Description:
- Ensure strict adherence to all policies, processes, and procedures of MTN for power planning systems and continuous improvement to foster efficiency.
- Ensure that all power executions are carried out in line with the standards and specifications of MTN and in accordance with all national and international best practices.
- Ensure all presentations and reports (daily, weekly, etc.) on the overall power systems of the network are available.
- Ensure an accurate database of power and cooling systems is available and updated as required.
- Develop, implement, and maintain an efficient management information system for the power planning unit.
- Carry out audit and ensure the correct application of cooling, DC, and AC power solutions for all standard and non-standard BTS/Tx site configurations that conform to specification.
- Seeking cost-effective energy solutions and developing plans for their approval and implementation.
- Making necessary plans and cost estimates for all power and cooling system projects
- Specify and dimension the power requirements for installations.
- Supervise and accept power installations carried out by vendors.
- Optimize power application and use.
- Preparing, developing, and seeking approvals for budgetary plans for all M&E projects (power and cooling) in MTNN.
- To monitor through site visits and data gathering from the ESS team to ensure adequate capacities are available.
- To work with the facility implementation team to ensure successful implementation of M&E projects and to verify all M&E designs and drawings from vendors and facility implementation consultants.
- Plan and assist in the implementation of power and cooling systems as specified in MTNN requirements.
- Develop the scope of work and specifications for all M&E (power and cooling) systems.
- Verify the scope of work and carry out acceptance of power, cooling, and M&E projects.
- Verify and confirm proof of concepts for trials on power and energy initiatives.
- To reduce power and cooling-related faults in the network due to poor or lack of proper planning in the technical and non-technical sites and facilities.
Education:
- BSC/HND in Electrical/Electronic and mechanical engineering from a reputable Institution.
- Professional membership and qualification from accredited engineering body is an added advantage.
- A Post Graduate qualification is an added advantage
Experience:
3–7 years of work experience, which must include:
- Good experience in M&E designs and installations
- Hands-on experience in the maintenance of HVAC, UPS, transformers, generators, and rectifiers
- Hands on, on cable management and termination.
- Ability to carry out an earth integrity test.
- Ability to carry out predictive fault prevention.
- Power and cooling system dimensioning
- Competent in Auto Card application or other technical design software.
- Data Center designs and knowledge of Tier Certification requirements
- Technical data gathering and analysis.
- Experience in Power System Strategy
- Opex procurement and contract processes
- Supervision of power and cooling systems in a telecommunications environment would be an added advantage.
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