Location: Ajah, Lagos
Department: Client Service Unit
Reports to: Operations Manager
Manages: Venture development support
Contract Type: Six months to Full time permanent contract
Probation period: Six months during which notice period is one month on either side
Function
- Ensuring organisational effectiveness by providing growth support to business incubation and acceleration functions
Main Tasks
- Main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, and venture development support.
- To succeed in this role you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users.
Business Analyst Responsibilities
- Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
- Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
- Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize startup operational systems.
- Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings towards startup growth.
- Performing requirements analysis, documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
- Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
- Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
- Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
- Providing leadership, training, coaching, and guidance support to startups and businesses in the NCIC.
- Allocating resources and maintaining cost efficiency.
- Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
- Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.
- Updating, implementing and maintaining procedures.
- Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
- Serving as a liaison between ventures and NCIC incubation team (including Mentors, facilitators and coaches).
- Managing competing resources and priorities.
- Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.
Business Analyst Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business or any field or an MBA (added advantange).
- A minimum of 3 years experience in business analysis or a related field in startup management.
- Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills towards innovation entrepreneurs needs.
- The ability to manage innovation driven entrepreneurs to determine acceptable solutions.
- Advanced technical skills.
- Excellent documentation skills and experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- A track record of following through on tasks.
- Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
- Experience leading and developing top performing teams in startup related programs.
- A history of leading and supporting successful startup development projects.
Remuneration Package
NGN 1.8 million p/a
How to apply
Applicants should forward their Applications and inquiries to: info@nigeriacic.org
Deadline: 11th March 2019
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