Recruitment at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria headquartered in Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria. The telco ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers in terms of subscribers with a customer base of more than 39.8 million. The company’s product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce and enterprise services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Capacity Planning Engineer

Job Identification: 587
Location: Nigeria
Job Schedule: Full time

Purpose of the Job

• The purpose of the role is to ensure that the network capacity across all the technologies (2G, 3G, 4G and 5G) is designed to support current and forecasted traffic.
• Also, maintaining an accurate database of radio access resources at all times and managing network capacity using innovative and automated processes to guarantee consistency and data reliability.

Responsibilities
Design & Monitor UTRAN Interfaces:

• Design the UTRAN interfaces based on traffic forecast
• Monitor the traffic trend and ensure to keep system within the target utilization threshold
• Recommend cost effective solutions

Capacity Planning:

• Follow up with core network and transport planning to ensure end-to-end capacity planning is maintained
• Ensure that utilization of all the technology layers is efficiently managed.
• Understand the HW and SW capabilities of the telecom equipment.
• Carry out capacity plan for special events and sudden traffic increase.

Technology evolution:

• Ensure balanced traffic loading between different technologies
• Plan and design future-proof solutions.
• Apply insights from geo-location platform, Facebook and other sources to proactively forecast and plan network capacity.
• Maintain the HW and SW roadmaps tracker and ensure that capacity enhancement features are sourced and deployed at the right time.

Educational Qualifications 

• University Degree in Electronic / Electrical, Computer or Telecommunication Engineering
• Proven professional training in Telecommunications sector

Relevant Experience:

• 5 years of experience in 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G Radio Engineering
• Experience in automation is an added advantage
• Excellent in using excel and other Microsoft applications
• Hands-on experience operating performance management tools and dimensioning tools.

Application Closing Date
18th September, 2025; 23:59

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Marketing Executive – West Region

Job Identification: 584
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
Effectively manage distribution of KYC terminals in assigned zone while also ensuring improvements in count of active terminals and productivity:

• Accountable for KYC kits which are company assets and ensuring these assets are optimized via improvement in % of active kits and daily productivity.
• Monitor and improve the KYC process in the zone with the aim of reducing Repair TAT.
• Manage and maintain the KYC kits in collaboration with the ASMs, ensuring minimal downtime, due to spares unavailability or software defects.
• Optimizing all the key performance indices, including kit productivity, activity and compliance.

Implementation of Trade Strategy:

• Delivering the trade Marketing Strategy by determining merchandising requirements in the region and ensuring availability through each channel-trade, shops, CPs, street corner, shops etc.to achieve picture of success
• Monthly Zonal Trade Marketing Execution Report to enable learning and replication of best practice across business areas.

Providing Brand Visibility:

• Responsible for trade visibility measurement and tracking across the zone.
• Drive visibility during sponsorships and events in the zones to ensure TOMA and ITR for both brand and products to drive decrement.
• Work with the Regional Marketing Manager to create and drive visibility through promotional activations in the zones.

Activations and Trade Compliance:

• Work with sales team to achieve coverage marketing and BTS site activations.
• Ensure showrooms are compliant to the shop guidelines at each point.

Effectively manage customers in assigned zone with view to reducing churn:

• Work with the product development team to design products and services suited to the immediate local environment

Reporting and Analysis:

• Responsible for preparing reports and analysis as required by the region or respective zones.
• Collate and turn raw data to insights and actions for execution on field to drive business growth.

Project management:

• Coordinate and manage projects within the zones
• Ensure project goals are delivered on time in full and accurately. Where there are deviations, escalate same to RMM or/and ZBM for resolution

Qualifications
Educational Qualifications:

• 1st Degree in Engineering, social or pure science.
• A second degree in business management or marketing will be an added advantage

Relevant Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in marketing activations and channel branding from agency or FMCG industry.
• Excellent command of English language.
• Excellent organizational, communication skills, and attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point.
• Technical Marketing skills

Application Closing Date
17th September, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Business Manager – All Locations

Job Identification: 586
Location: Nigeria
Job Schedule: Full time

About the Role

• The role is to plan, monitor and ensure achievement of customer and revenue market share objectives set for state operations, by supervising/ influencing multiple teams to deliver operational excellence in network operations, customer service, channel management and market expansion.

Responsibilities
Increase Revenue-Earning Customers’ Net Additions – Prepaid & Postpaid:

• Identify and formulate state sales strategies to help drive gross additions
• Supervise health of acquisitions and compliance on activations
• Oversee activating connections as per the stipulated turnaround times

Increase Revenue from the State:

• Meet the revenue targets for Prepaid and Postpaid in the State
• Focus on revenue growth through Data and Smartphone growth
• Focus on revenue growth by driving high value customers through MNP & Postpaid & Smartphone customers

Expand Distribution Width and Depth:

• Identify and formulate state sales strategies to help drive distribution across showrooms and Dealer Service Agents
• Ensure expansions to align to dimensioned number of Active Easy Charge Outlets
• Establish SIM Selling Outlets and other categories of retail outlets as a % of Easy Charge Outlets

Network Coverage & Quality:

• Network Optimization
• New Sites ROI and deployment
• Follow through with ZTOs in delivering cell availability, quality of calls and reduction of outages at sites within state

Deliver Showroom Experience:

• Identify and formulate Customer Service Delivery Strategies to help improve customer satisfaction scores
• Ensure provision of standard Infrastructure at state showrooms
• Ensure showroom employees are up skilled in industry training and certifications for the role

Achieve Employee Engagement Scores in line with the Engagement Target for the State Business Area:

• Continuously motivate the front-line employees through leadership by examples
• Implement all action plans that will address hygiene issues etc. from engagement survey

Requirements
Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management or related Social Sciences
• Master’s in Business Administration would be preferred additional qualification

Relevant Experience:

• 10+ years of varied experience in Sales & Marketing with at least 2 years at middle management level handling independent businesses
• Relevant experience in Telecom industry is desirable

Other Requirements:

• Result Orientation
• Great problem-solving skills
• Good communications skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Customer centricity
• Sound understanding of sales systems and process
• Creative self-starter

Application Closing Date
18th September, 2025; 23:59

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Financial Controller

Job Identification: 589
Location: Nigeria
Job Schedule: Full time

Job Description

• The Financial Controller is responsible for safeguarding the financial health of Smartcash PSB by ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting.
• The role oversees budgeting, accounting, audit, taxation, and financial systems, while maintaining a strong internal control environment.
• The incumbent will play a critical role in supporting strategic business decision-making, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks (CBN, IFRS, Companies Act, Banking Regulation Act), and driving operational excellence in finance.

Responsibilities
Financial Governance & Reporting:

• Develop, implement, and maintain financial and accounting policies, procedures, and controls aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Review and finalize statutory financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow, and Notes to Accounts).
• Release accounting guidelines/clarifications in response to evolving IFRS standards, CBN directives, and group reporting needs.
• Act as custodian of the Chart of Accounts and Financial Delegation of Authority (FDoA).

Regulatory Compliance & Audit:

• Ensure strict compliance with internal control frameworks, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with statutory, tax, and internal auditors to ensure successful and timely closure of audits.
• Guarantee timely filing of all statutory obligations, including VAT, WHT, CIT, PAYE, and other direct/indirect tax submissions.
• Drive cross-functional compliance with Central Bank of Nigeria and other regulators’ directives.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

• Support the CFO in preparing annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial models.
• Conduct variance analysis, profitability assessments, sensitivity testing, and scenario planning.
• Provide management with insightful financial reports and recommendations for strategic decision-making.
• Analyze trial balances, aging reports, impairment reviews, and working capital positions.

Accounting Operations & Systems:

• Oversee the bookkeeping function across accounts payable, receivable, fixed assets, payroll, and reconciliations.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial data within the general ledger.
• Implement best-in-class accounting systems (Flexcube/Oracle) and ensure alignment with group IT/Finance architecture.
• Safeguard company financial information, ensuring robust data security and business continuity processes.

Team Leadership & Development:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Finance & Accounts team to achieve professional excellence.
• Build cross-functional collaboration to ensure effective delivery of finance-related services.
• Promote a culture of accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement within the Finance function.

Requirements
Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Banking & Finance, or related discipline.
• ACA/CPA/CFA will be an advantage.

Relevant Experience:

• 13–18 years of progressive experience in finance roles within banking, payments, or financial services.
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller or senior FINCON role in a CBN-regulated bank (mandatory).
• Strong track record in financial reporting, compliance, audit management, and team leadership.

Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of IFRS, CBN guidelines, and Nigerian tax regulations.
• Expertise in Flexcube Banking / Oracle Accounting systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Other requirements:

• High integrity, ethics, and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence, coach, and develop finance teams.
• Resilient under pressure with a structured, detail-oriented approach.
• Business acumen with a focus on delivering measurable results.

Application Closing Date
18th September, 2025; 23:59

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online