Software Developer (Web application Developer) (Ref: ICT- WAD)

Qualifications and Education Requirements

·         Minimum of Bachelors’ Degree in computer or engineering disciplines or equivalent           work experience

·         Minimum of 3 years post-NYSC experience

Preferred Skills

·         Ability to work with minimum supervision.

·         Proficiency in or have used any software programming languages such as Python,               JAVA, C#, Php etc.

·         Proficiency in web front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript,                       Bootstrap, AngularJS

·         Proficiency in service-oriented applications including XML Web service, REST                     Services, WebApi and WCF

·         Ability to build, debug, compile, execute and deploy software programs and                     applications

·         Proficiency in ORM frameworks and libraries such as SQLArchemy, PonyORM,                     PeeWee, nHibernate, Entity Framework, etc.

·         Proficiency in application models and frameworks such as MVC, IoC/dependency               injection, Unit of work

·         Familiar with popular version control tools such as GIT, SVN, Mercurial and hosted             repositories such as Github

·         Familiar with windows, web, mobile, console and service applications

·         Good communication skills (spoken and written)

·         Ability to translate customers’ requirements and analysis to technical design and               architecture

·         Good interpersonal skill and ability to manage relationships and stakeholders

Role and Responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities of Software developers shall include;

·         Write software codes to meet business and customers’ requirements

·         Develop programs, applications and software in line with stipulated design and                 architecture

·         Fix bugs and issues in existing software applications

·         Write and execute unit tests

·         Manage risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the                       software development and methodologies

Method of Application:
To apply, please send your Curriculum Vitae (prepared as a Microsoft Word document) with contact telephone numbers, e-mail address via email to us at hcd@chams.com
Applications and CVs should be sent not later than 25^th November, 2017.

Please note that all applications will be treated in strict confidence and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Software Architect (Ref: ICT-SA)

Qualifications and Education Requirements

·         Minimum of Bachelors’ Degree in computer or engineering disciplines or equivalent work experience

·         Minimum of three-years post-NYSC experience

Preferred Skills

·         Ability to define, document and communicate software design

·         Proficient in the use of software design patterns and practices and methodologies such as layered architecture, domain driven design, test-driven design and microservice architecture

·         Proficient in software modelling tools and technologies including UML, flowcharts, sequence diagrams

·         Proficient in using windows-based or web-based software design applications such as Microsoft Visio, Balsamiq, ERDPlus, etc.

·         Proficiency in producing drawings depicting system overview, high-level and low-level views of proposed solutions

·         Competent in or have used any software programming languages such as JAVA, Python, C#, C++, C, etc.

·         Familiar with windows, web, mobile, console and service applications

·         Good communication skills (spoken and written)

·         Ability to translate customers’ requirements and analysis to technical design and architecture

·         Good interpersonal skill and ability to manage relationships and stakeholders

Roles and responsibilities of Software Architect shall include;

·         Function as software architect in a software project team

·         Define and maintain software design processes and architecture

·         Break down proposed solutions into layers, modules, classes and functions

·         Maintain software design documents and artefacts

·         Create software design in line with design procedures and processes

·         Ensure the software and system architectures are in synchronization

·         Act as the emissary of the architecture

·         Ensure the right modelling is being done, to know that qualities like performance             are going to be met

·         Give input as needed to issues like tool and environment selection

·         Identify and interact with stakeholders to make sure their needs are being met

·         Ensure that the architecture is not only the right one for operations, but also for               deployment and sustainment

·         Manage risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the                       architecture and methodologies

Method of Application:
To apply, please send your Curriculum Vitae (prepared as a Microsoft Word document) with contact telephone numbers, e-mail address via email to us at hcd@chams.com
Applications and CVs should be sent not later than 25^th November, 2017.

Please note that all applications will be treated in strict confidence and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Internal Auditor and Risk Management (Ref: ICT IARM Job

Title: AUDITOR

Location: Lagos

Job description:

• Ensures compliance with established internal control

procedures by examining records/ reports/ operating practices/ documentation.

• Verifies assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation.

• Completes audit work papers by documenting audit tests and findings.

• Appraises adequacy of internal control systems

• Maintains internal control systems by updating audit programs; recommending new policies and procedures.

• Communicates audit findings by preparing a final report

• Complies with federal, state, and local legislation, adherence to legislation requirements

• Prepares audit/control report as at when due, analyzing/summarizing operating information and trends.

• Maintains professional/technical knowledge

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualification:

• BSc Accounting, Economic, Finance, Social Science degree, Master added advantage

• Membership of relevant professional body (ICAN,

ACCA)

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite

Experience / Competencies:

• Minimum of 5-8 years in the cognate industry

• Audit, Legal Compliance, Accounting Documentation

Skills, Accounting Reporting Results, Thoroughness, Presentation Skills, Financial Software, Corporate Finance, SFAS Rules, Objectivity

• SAP Knowledge

Method of Application:

To apply, please send your Curriculum Vitae (prepared as a Microsoft Word document) with contact telephone numbers, e-mail address via

email to us at hcd@chams.com

Applications and CVs should be sent not later than 25th November, 2017.

Please note that all applications will be treated in strict confidence and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Our problems will persist until we find enduring solutions to identity – CHAMS GMD

Chams Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading companies has evolved over the last 3 decades from computer and hardware maintenance to the provision of enterprise technology solutions in identity management and identity transaction systems for the public and private sectors.

Recently, it facilitated the identification process for the government of the state of Osun. The initiative called ‘Kaadi Omoluabi’ has received several accolades and commendations from the Osun citizenry and other stakeholders within and outside the state.

Mr. OLUFEMI WILLIAMS, the Group Managing Director of the firm, in an interview with The Nation reporter MOSES EMORINKEN sheds some light on the relevance and ubiquitous benefits and solutions of data capturing to the social, economic and political problems bedeviling the country.

What is the relevance of the Omoluabi Identity Card to the Osun citizenry?

As His Excellency, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the executive governor of the state of Osun mentioned at the launch of the initiative on Tuesday, the Identity Card Initiative is about knowing the people that he governs. There is no way the government can plan or manage the affairs of the state, especially with respect to what the people want without detailed understanding of biometric statistics.

It also helps the government measure the effectiveness of the services it delivers to the people.

It creates a platform for any member of the state to conveniently transact with the government and vice-versa.

For instance, if the government wants to build new schools or construct new roads, it can easily make objective and informed decisions about which part(s) of the state needs these infrastructural facilities depending on the population of the people, where economic transactions are preponderant, etc.

It allows government institutions to have interconnected database. It cuts out the duplicity in registering and capturing biometric data of its citizenry. This initiative provides a unique number that can be used for such purposes.

We did it for students and the impact was major. Immediately, the cost of managing, sponsoring and promoting affairs around the educational sector was optimized. Before then, there were haphazard approaches because of the paucity in statistics.

Now, with the touch of a button the educational details of a child for can be generated. This leads to measurable results over time.

How long did it take CHAMS to come up with this solution?

This is the forte and core competence area of CHAMS. We have participated in similar projects in the past. We have been on this project for four years. The reason was because the government had more pressing project at the time before very recently it decided to take up the Identity Card Initiative.

This novel innovation in identity capturing is not only opened to indigenes of the state but also to residents within the state.

What is the level of response of the people of the state to this initiative?

The responses have been very encouraging from members of private organisations and the civil society. They believe that the initiative is very timely and custom-made for the people and government of the state.

Does CHAMS have plans to diversify into other real sectors?

Our core focus lies in delivering intelligent business solutions. However, there are two major industries we intend to dominate in the next few months, they are – Agriculture and Health acre. For now, that is all we can reveal.

Is it possible to have a central database for the biometric data of Nigeria to avoid proliferation and duplicity?

This can be answered in two ways – technical and political. I have an authoritative response to the former but with little or no political explanations for the later.

Technically, one of the projects awarded for data capturing in 1976 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo would have solved it. However, the problems of awarding and re-awarding contracts have brought us to where we are today.

The only solution is what the Federal Government is trying to do – which is harmonization. There is a need to harmonize these databases together. The process will be challenging but not impossible to do. At the moment there exists huge repository of data at the Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC ), sim card registration centres, Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ), Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC ), states etc. There are solutions and technologies that can harmonize data effectively.

What exactly is CHAMS as an organisation doing differently?

Every business goes through series of transformations. For CHAMS, we have evolved overtime according to the overwhelming changes in the needs, expectations and taste of consumers. We started as a Computer Hardware and Maintenance Company, to Networking and then to Smart Card Technology. It was the Smart Card Technology that led to the formation of value card; which was the first successful payment card in Nigeria.

After a while, we moved into Identity Management because we realised that the problem(s) of this country will not disappear until we solve the processes of identity. Identity is like the Certificate of Ownership (C of O) for land. The (C of O) is an ordinary document, however, because we believe that the (C of O) represents a land somewhere, we can conveniently do a transaction with it. The same things can be done with the identity number to represent a person.

The next phase for us is to translate the business from just Identity Management into intelligent businesses that can be built on identity. We have the human capital to deliver. We have a bunch of experienced, versatile and energetic executives to drive the processes.

What should we expect from charms in the next 5 years?

We would have dominated two industries and be listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Chams Plc Strategises to Improve Return on Investment to Shareholders

Cham Plc, Nigeria’s leading identity management and Identity transaction systems provider has put in place strategies to enable it deliver huge returns on investment to it sh

Cham Plc, Nigeria’s leading identity management and Identity transaction systems provider has put in place strategies to enable it deliver huge returns on investment to it shareholders.

Chairman board of Directors of the company, Very Rev. Ayo Richards who revealed this at the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Company in Lagos noted that Chams as a technology based organization was concentrating more on innovative products and services that will surpass the expectations of customers.

He said the company is collaborating with world class organizations to deliver products that will bring speed, convenience and security to transactions across a broad spectrum of the economy.

According to Richards, even though the Company recorded a loss after tax of N1.9 billion in 2016, this loss was heavily impacted by the huge impairment charges of N2 billion made on some of the company’s investments as directed by the International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS on investment.

“These were investments made in our subsidiaries to position our group for a seamless execution of the concession on the National Identity Card Project which regrettably, became subject of mediation and arbitration.

“On the part of the board and Management, the impairment was a bold step in cleaning the company’s books of all overhang of the

unfortunate development in the National Identity Card Project on our performance”, Richards said.

For many companies operating in Nigeria, 2016 was particularly challenging full of many global and local macro- economic headwinds.

Most businesses and sectors of the Nigeria economy witnessed her worst economic performance in over 20 years recording four consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth rate and thereby sliding into recession. Inflation rose to a double digit of 18.45 per cent as at December 2016, foreign exchange liquidity challenge was heightened resulting into an exchange rate crisis in the country. Monetary Policy Rate, MPR was increased to 14 per cent to attract foreign portfolio investors to the country which further increased the cost of borrowing in the economy to rate in excess of 25 per cent.

Amidst the economic challenges Chams Managing Director, Femi Williams said the company was able to initiate and close major projects with its clients, adding that the company remains on the cutting edge of delivering innovative solutions and technologies to their clients.

Williams said Chams was particularly visible in the agriculture space in the course of the year under review.

“Chams was engaged by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Bank of Agriculture(BOA) to deploy Bank Verification Number, BVN, enrolment machines nationwide under the federal government Anchor Borrowers project. All farmers both rural and urban that will benefit from the program are expected to be identified through their BVNs.

“In view of our successful projects with the states and schools, we were also approached by the management of Afe Babalola, Ado Ekiti to develop the school’s management portal as well as the production of Smart ID cards.  We developed a biometric device aimed at resolving the identity management issues of the institution particularly at it relates to attendance, head count among others”, he said.

The company also partnered Anambra state through IGR Hub development project.

The purpose of the project was to improve on the internally generated revenue of the state and to promote probity, transparency and accountability in government.

DAILY ASSET gathered that  Chams through the membership solution product offering assisted the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of

Nigeria (CIPMN) with the development of a membership portal containing

several modules covering registration of members, payment of professional dues. The company also partnered Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria(ICAN), British Council, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) and SASCON during the year.

The managing director said to move back into profitability, the company will be involved in playing key and visible role in certain sectors that have ample opportunities and the key economic thrust of current administration.

He said Chams would continue to reinvent productivity and business processes by ensuring the development of cost and time saving technologies. “We will continue to improve on our existing array of technologies and solutions aimed at helping our client achieve increasingly complex and challenging outcomes more quickly than ever.

“We are deploying more of our solutions in the agriculture space, financial industry with focus on small and micro- finance sectors.

These efforts in the small and micro finance sectors are geared towards improving the level of financial inclusion in Nigeria”, Williams said.

According to him his management recognizes the power of building an intelligent and well diversified team to drive business outcomes and success, “this is why we strive to make our workplace the greatest place to work where everyone can contribute their quota towards achieving organizational goals and objectives,” he noted.

The managing director said he was convinced of a superior performance in 2017 even as the economy rebounds out of recession before the end of the year.

Shareholders of the company were also optimistic of the future of the company and expressed their confidence in the management whom they eulogized for safely stirring the ship of the company out of   turbulence.

The shareholders also supported the appointment of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo and Wim Tapij Gielen as non- executive directors and Mrs Mayowa Olaniyan and Mrs Funke Alomooluwa as executive directors. These  appointments, the shareholders said would strengthen the market position of the company locally and internationally.

Chams Plc established over 30 years ago, has evolved from computer and hardware maintenance to the provision of enterprise technology solutions in identity management and identity transaction systems for the public and private sectors.

The company is the first home-grown company to be listed in the Guinness Book of Records for setting up the mega ChamsCity Digital Mall. It is also the first computer technology company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Chams Plc specialties  span Identity Management, Biometric Solution Platforms; Business Process Outsourcing Services; Electronic and Card Payment Systems; Mobile Payments; ATMsales, deployment and support; POS deployment and support.

CHAMS PLC STREGNTHENS HER LEADERSHIP WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS

With the focus on improving its operations and service to humanity with good returns to stakeholders, the leader in identity solutions provider and management in Nigeria has added four persons to its Board of Directors. This will strengthen Chams PLC’s global objective and expand its ability to take innovation to scale and increase our impact around the world.”

The personalities are:

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo – Non-Executive Director (Picture)

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo is a Pastor, an Accountant, a Thinker, a Social Reformer and a Writer. He obtained a B.Sc combined honours degree in Economics and Accounting in 1982 from the University of Hull, England, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in July 1986 and attended a Business Management Course at the Harvard Business School, Boston in 2011.

Pastor Ituah is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria, member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, member American Society of Industrial Security and member, American Institute of Management.

He sits on the board of several corporate, charitable organizations and NGOS as Chairman and Director, they include, FAMAD Nig. Plc., FINATRUST MFB, The Clinix Diagnostic Center, NSIA Insurance, Standard Bearers School, the Courage Education Foundation, Edensfield Health Initiative, ELPIS Mental Health Initiative, Heritage Homes, and others. He is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the TIMELESS Media Group, Chairman Trinity Media and Films, Celebr8 Music Festival and producer Courage Center TV series. He has written and published several articles, papers and books.

Pastor Ituah has sat on various government panels’ (State and Federal), and has been an adviser/consultant to government at different levels. He is on the Council of the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association. He is the Pastor-in-Charge, Trinity House.

Mr. Wim Tappij Gielen – Non-Executive Director (Picture)

Wim started his career in developing of card related solutions for the banking, retail and health care industry in 1969 and with the growth of the card industry, ID related projects became a key element of his day to day business. He is one of the pioneers in the card industry in the Netherland.

Joining DeLarue in 1981, he later became MD with the responsibilities of managing their card production facilities in The Netherlands and Germany, the personalisation bureaus in The Netherlands and Belgium and the development of security features for the ID division.  With the expertise in various national ID projects, he contributed to many of the global Government ID projects DeLaRue was involved in.

Wim later joined Datacard in 1989 as Regional Vice President Europe Middle-East, India and Africa. In addition to this, he also led the development of secure ID and Passport personalisation solutions.

Under his leadership, Datacard has established a major position in secure ID and Passport solutions. In 2005 he became the Senior Vice President Global Sales and service, and in 2009 he took on the Global responsibility for Government Business Development as Senior Vice President, a position he held until his retirement from Entrust Datacard in 2015.

Currently, Wim acts as an independent consultant and board member of international organisations in the secure ID industry.

Mrs. Funke Alomooluwa – Executive Director (Picture)

Prior to her appointment, Funke AlomoOluwa is the current Managing Director of ChamsAccess Limited, a subsidiary of Chams PLC.

A seasoned business executive spanning over 19 years in both the Financial and ICT sectors, with a proven track record of successfully guiding major expansion efforts, turnarounds, strategic partnerships and transactions at both public and private Sectors.

Funke was the Deputy Project Manager and Chief Installation Officer of the bank verification number (BVN) project initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Banker’s Committee to implement the customer identification and verification project of banks in Nigeria- the largest KYC project in Africa. Her change implementation strategies have helped ChamsAccess and the Group towards market leadership and growth.  An alumnus of IESE Business School, Barcelona Spain and Lagos Business School Executive MBA programme. A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Funke holds a degree in Computer Science and Economics (combined honors) from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She is a member of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) and an associate member of Women in Business (WIMBIZ).

Mrs. Mayowa Olaniyan – Executive Director (Picture)

Mayowa Olaniyan is an astute business executive with strong managerial skills. Until her appointment, Mayowa holds the office of the Chief Strategist and Financial Officer for the Chams Group. A resilient administrator with extensive hands-on experience in business development and management, business leadership having to work with the Board of directors, regulatory authorities and other key stakeholders to ensure achievement of company objectives.

Over the years, she has established record of successes by significantly growing business value and maximizing profits through internal control and efficiency. Mayowa led the implementation of one of Chams PLC’s most successful public private partnership project, deriving costs optimization for the partnering state government and in turn achieving increased earnings for the company.

A chartered accountant of repute, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), global body for professional Accountants. She holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, UK, and a post graduate degree from Oxford Brooks University, UK.  She is an alumni of the prestigious NANYANG Technology University, Singapore and Pan Atlantic University (Lagos Business School).

Mayowa Olaniyan serves on the board of several organizations within the Chams group and other organizations.

NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS VISITS CHAMS

Recently, delegates from the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) paid Chams PLC a courtesy visit. While the delegates were received by Mrs. Olatope Ayinde, Product Manager Membership.

Major point of discourse was on how the Chams Membership Solutions can better serve the association, making it achieve its objectives while engaging its members in a more seamless way.

Chams Membership Solutions offers unique member engagement portal and solutions for various associations with its use range of features.

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