Current Jobs in Lagos at an IT and Unified Communication Company

Telvida Systems Int’l Limited, a specialist IT and Unified Communication Company. At Telvida, we recognise that one of the biggest challenge in IP Telephony and Unified Communications is getting things to work – efficiently and effortlessly.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Graphics and UX/UI Designer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

  • We are looking for a user-experience (UX) designer able to understand our business requirements and any technical limitations, as well as be responsible for conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes.
  • The UX designer will also be expected to design the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing.

Responsibilities

  • Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences.
  • Facilitate the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products.
  • Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.
  • Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.
  • Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features.
  • Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.
  • Considering existing applications and evaluating their UX (user experience) effectiveness
  • Considering the human-computer interaction (HCI) element of a design
  • Running user testing of applications, software and websites
  • Communicating scenarios (hypothetical users), end-to-end experiences, interaction models, and screen designs to other people working on a product
  • Working with creative directors and visual designers to incorporate a visual or brand identity into the finished product
  • Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers
  • Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets
  • Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
  • Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
  • Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)

Key Skills for UX designers

  • Two years of UX design experience. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for complete digital environments.
  • Expertise in standard UX software such as Sketch, OmniGraffle, Axure, InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer, and the like is a must. Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus.
  • Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision.
  • Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.
  • A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns.
  • Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently.
  • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients.
  • A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design and design thinking.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team setting including synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete design implications.
  • Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model, to regularly deliver design solutions for approval.
  • Be passionate about resolving user pain points through great design.
  • Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
  • Be passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation. Research and showcase knowledge in the industry’s latest trends and technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Design, Development or Engineering required
  • Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role
  • Superior knowledge of all Adobe products, including InDesign and Illustrator
  • Excellent PC skills required
  • Advanced understanding of the C2C marketplace and the functions of auction and e-commerce websites
  • Experience preparing detailed competitive and consumer analyses
  • Ability to commit to 50+ hour work weeks
  • Knowledge of wireframe tools (e.g. Wireframe.cc and InVision)
  • Up-to-date knowledge of design software like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
  • Good time-management skills


Job Title: Executive Assistant

Location: Lagos 

Job Description

  • The successful candidate will work directly with the managing director to provide quality management support and assistance including responding to and relaying messages to the appropriate party
  • The person will have access to confidential information, requiring absolute discretion at all times.

Essential Duties& Responsibilities

  • Conserves MD’s time and promotes the corporate image by representing the Director internally and externally; providing liaison between the Director, key executives, and employees
  • Supports all aspects of the Managing Director’s work including appointments in addition to managing dates, producing agendas, minutes and all key paperwork for meetings.
  • Document minutes of all meetings as directed by the Managing Director. Undertake mailings and communication as directed by the Managing Director
  • To oversee coordination and collation of quarterly reports for Directors
  • Maintains executive’s appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel
  • Ensure necessary records are maintained that can readily provide current, accurate and accessible information
  • Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation and as a relationship builder.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum of HND/B.Sc in any discipline with a minimum of 1 year experience in similar role
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent computer skills. Ability to use Microsoft packages
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work flexible time shift
  • Strong and mature phone presence
  • Ability to work in a deadline sensitive environment
  • Ability to present information effectively to individuals as well as groups (customers, clients, co-workers)
  • Strong typing and data entry skills
  • Candidate must be proactive with a high level of initiative
  • Interpersonal skills including the ability to think and act strategically, provide sound judgment, and provide a positive and energetic attitude


Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

  • Be responsible for implementing communication services websites and internal web-based applications.
  • Have a passion for making great products where form equals function. You should be comfortable working in an open-ended environment where roles are flexible, everything is always changing, and communication is essential.
  • Be part of a small, nimble team of designers and developers who love solving hard problems.
  • Be responsible for delivering elegant and maintainable code.
  • Work closely with a cross-functional team of developers, designers, and dev-ops engineers to produce high quality web applications.
  • Participate in Scrum estimations, daily standups, and sprint retrospectives.

Requirements

  • Degree in an IT related field
  • 2+ years experience developing web applications
  • You know when the quick and dirty solution is appropriate and when its not
  • Ability to interface with business stakeholders and engineers
  • The candidate must love technology and love solving challenging problems
  • Entrepreneurial and get excited by seeing how your solutions grow the business
  • You are at your best when in a fast-paced, growing environment
  • You are constantly learning and playing around with new programming languages and open source technologies.
  • You love going from white board to prototype to production in a matter of days
  • You have worked with or willing to Learn any of these technologies:
  • PHP frameworks: Zend Framework, Symfony, CodeIgniter, Laravel
  • Computer science degree or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in PHP and one other object-oriented language
  • Basic JavaScript knowledge, specifically in web contexts
  • Experience with MySQL and general relational database concepts
  • Familiarity with common software design patterns
  • Passion about producing elegant, maintainable code
  • NoSQL: Solr / Lucene, Memcache, Couchbase, ElasticSearch, Cassandra
  • JavaScript Frameworks: Backbone.js, Angular, Ember, React, etc


Deadline: 28th February, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: careers@telvida.com


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