Job Openings at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Objectives

• The Manager of Strategic Planning will develop and direct the strategic and long-range goals of the organization including proposals to enter new markets and to expand existing market presence.

Responsible for The Strategic Planning Manager is responsible for the following employees:

• Business Analyst
• Market Research Analyst
• Data Analyst

Main Duties

• Understand and keep abreast of the company’s business, products, services, competitors, industry, and target markets.
• Collecting and analysing actionable information about competitors and the marketplace to form a business strategy.
• Collaborates with executives and managers to develop long-range, strategic goals.
• Identifies and reviews pricing and market trends; analyses and applies this information in development of strategies for individual market segments.
• Monitors business climate, trends in technology and development, and government activity in areas of the company’s current and anticipated product lines.
• Leads trials concerning new business initiatives, based on results, makes, recommends, and implements adjustments and modifications.
• Collaborates with MD, GM, product managers and line managers to produce business and product plans that are profitable; evaluates these plans on a periodic basis.
• Serves as negotiator with third parties for potential collaboration or product acquisitions.
• Utilize data analytics to help your company make better decisions about where to invest its resources.

Social competencies / personal aspects:

• Readiness to offer high level of commitment
• Self-assuring
• Positive attitude
• Ability to promote contact, teamwork and to motivate
• Leadership qualities, high level of persistence
• High level of quality awareness
• Ability to think analytically
• Customer- and profit-oriented thinking and actions.

Training / professional experience / practical experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, or industry-related field required; MBA highly preferred.
• At least 7-10 years of experience in the industry or acting as a consultant on major strategic planning projects required.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for Corporate clients.
• Design, implement and support IT, Security and Network Solutions for corporate clients.

Personal Responsibilities

• Report to the Head of Department.
• Responsible for all assigned equipment to his team.
• Should maintain a high level of personal responsibility in order to be an example to his colleagues.
• Abide and apply the rules and regulations of the department and the company as a whole.
• Responsible for achieving any assignment given by his Manager
• Keeping up to date with departmental and company notification via Emails, Notice board and other mediums
• Keeps himself up-to-date with the technologies required by companies.
• High ability and readiness for any urgent intervention at client sites to meet SLAs.

Qualifications & Skills

• B.Sc or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Communication Engineering or Telecom.
• CCNA is a must.
• Sophos/Cyberoam certification is a must.
• Interpersonal relationship.
• Maintain a good communication and interaction with customers and colleagues.
• Team leadership (or team player).
• Communications skills, both verbal and written.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in deploying ICT infrastructures is mandatory.
• Hands on experience in Networks and Servers.

Technical Skills:

• Good knowledge in Routing and Switching.
• Good knowledge VLAN, Trunks and VPN networks.
• Very Good Knowledge in Mikrotik, Cyberoam, Sophos and Other UTMs and Firewalls.
• Good Knowledge in Servers OS: Windows and Linux
• Good knowledge in Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange.
• Very Good knowledge in IP Subnets.
• Knowledge in Virtualization.
• Ability to design topologies and provide consultancy for corporate customers.
• Ability to assess and troubleshoot networks, systems and IT Security.

Salary
Attractive