Media Manager: Portals at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development. The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many "firsts" in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Media Manager: Portal

Location: Lagos

Job Purpose

• Airtel Portal business has grown to $1m monthly business and needs to become a $2m monthly business.
• This role will ensure that already launched portal drives revenue and new portal are launched with the objective of generating incremental revenue, increased ARPU and customer retention.

Key Accountabilities
Deliver Airtel Portal, Data VAS and APps Revenue:

• Generating revenues through Portal, Apps and Data VAS
• Ensure uptake of Portal, Apps and Data VAS Business to Drive ARPU on existing customers
• Use the Portal, Apps and Data VAS Business to acquire new customers
• Content tie-ups and relevance to ensure revenue upside

Content Management on Airtel Portals, Apps and Data VAS and Partner Tie-Ups:

• Periodically improve the all Portal User Interface through working with Partners
• Portal tie-ups with content partners for Apps, Data VAS Portal Line Extension
• New Products on Airtel Portals
• Content programming
• Seasonal promotions
• Content Management
• Billing integration
• URL integration
• Access to 3rd Party portals

Portal, Data VAS and Apps Launch:

• Football Portal Launch
• Religious Portal launch
• Other content services
• Apps
• Data VAS

Product Management:

• Line Extension on Airtel Portals, Apps and Data VAS.
• Manage all Portals, Apps and Data VAS
• Manage partners and performance
• Manage KPIs
• Manage Content
• Manage Contracts
• Marcomms - BTL and ATL

Desired Skills and Experience
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• Post-graduate qualification would be an added advantage
• Sound understanding of charging and Billing systems

Relevant Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Telecommunications space, with a focus on product development.
• Of the 5 years, 3 years should be in the VAS industry
• Minimum of 2 years mid management experience
• Able to operate in a performance driven organization
• Affinity with and technical knowledge of the latest technologies and services used within the industry and affiliated industries.

Other requirements:

• Strong analytical skills able to draw conclusions from data, management information and trends
• Assertive with clarity of thought
• High levels of commitment
• IT Savvy and Innovative
• Strong technical aptitude
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Good interpersonal relationship skills
• Project/Product management skills
• Inductive reasoning and fluency of ideas
• Aggressive goal getter
• Willing to go the extra mile
• Customer centric approach

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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