Head Admin

Advans Nigeria, originally established as La Fayette Microfinance Bank Limited in June 2012, was founded with the mission to provide comprehensive financial services to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria. Our commitment to supporting MSMEs is at the heart of our operations, ensuring financial inclusion and empowerment for small businesses. In January 2013, Advans Nigeria proudly opened its first branch office in Ibadan, marking the beginning of our journey in delivering exceptional microfinance banking services. By May 2013, we expanded with a second branch, followed by three additional branches in 2014 to cater to the growing needs of our clients. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head Admin

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

New site selection and refurbishment: To contribute to the search for branch premises To ask for and to negotiate cost estimates for works and modifications To monitor works and necessary modifications in offices To manage relations with suppliers To be responsible for administrative procedures for offices (electricity, water, telephone, etc.) Planning activities: To write the logistics section procedures (purchase of goods and services, inventory, standard steps of selection of new site and standard steps of refurbishment process), and related documents (forms, templates) To work closely with the Financial Department to prepare budgets related to fitting expenses, supplies, materials, and the Operations Department for planning of needs To realise periodic budgeting exercises with all departments of the company and provide related figures under relevant formats Management and production activities: To negotiate procurements and to follow up on contracts with suppliers as per procedures To organise branches’ installation: timely supply of equipment, furniture, material, stationery, security services, and ensure respect of standards (e.g. fire protection, strong room quality, anti-burglary measures) To ensure maintenance of all fixed assets (including vehicles) and premises To ensure storage and permanent inventory of all consumable goods, as well as timely and controlled delivery To propose when relevant updates of logistic procedures to the management, and implement them when approved, by dissemination within the company, including possible training or refreshment sessions to staff. Control activities: To check the equipment’s efficiency, and ensure the relevant maintenance services in relation with suppliers or contractors. To monitor the staff under his responsibility (monitoring of expenditures, quality of realised work To monitor and control the works in progress, to ensure respect of deadlines To ensure periodic inventory of fixed assets and consumable goods To establish standards of costs for comparison purposes.