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• Business Development/Bid Management Manager - London

SoftSkan Limited - Our mission is to be a trusted partner and a reference point for companies dealing with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) related issues, especially in the areas of data/information management; business intelligence; architecture; and consulting services.

Job Description

Continued and increasing demand for our services has created an exciting career opportunities for a Bid Manager to join our organisation.

• - Lead and coordinate the preparation and organisation of bids, proposals and general business development submissions.
• - Undertake client / competitor analysis and identify critical success factors and development of the bid strategy / winning themes / action plan with the company Director and the wider bid team.
• - Implement the corporate bid process to ensure that commercial, legal and resource requirements are met.
• - Work to develop quality and engaging bid / tender documents.
• - Monitor tender activity and report to monthly Business Development Board.
• - Non-technical authoring.
• - Monitor sales pipeline and support sales teams with conversion of leads
• - Pursue new business opportunities and work with the technical team to proactively develop and nurture existing client relationships.
• - Contribute to business planning workshops.
• - Develop a business development strategy to identify key clients / routes to market.
• - Sourcing of quality marketing materials to support strategic business development activity.
• - Trade event coordination / attendance Proactively market regional 'wins'.
• - Working to prepare winning bids and taking ownership of the end to end bid process. To 'own' the business development support function and ensure that it is responsive to business requirements and opportunities.
• - To develop and maintain an excellent understanding of business capabilities, key personnel and business development activity; becoming a key source of information.
• - Being an integral member of the bid team and take input from a variety of stakeholders.
• - Work with core teams to deliver win themes and bid strategy.
• - Preparing and reviewing the commercial aspects of the bid, ensuring all services are included in the final price to the customer.
• - Risk tracking and management throughout the bid process.
• - Contributing to the written proposal - both in terms of content and presentation e.g. preparation of a management summary.
• - Ensure timely delivery of compliant and commercially sound bids.
• - Understanding and resolution of complex technical, strategic and business issues.

Requirements

• - Proven Bid Management experience.
• - Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• - Proven capability to deliver winning, product and/or complex services opportunities.
• - Ability to work on your own with minimal supervision
• - Experience in the IT solutions and services arena.
• - Bid campaign management from opportunity identification through to project delivery.
• - Experience in driving win strategies, commercial discussions and solution delivery.
• - Proven ability to manage complex, multi-work stream opportunities.
• - Solid understanding and management of internal governance procedures.
• - Qualified or studying towards degree level in an appropriate subject
• - Experience of some or all of the following IT packages: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign
• - Excellent organisational skills
• - Ability to adopt a flexible approach and work in high pressured environments
• - Excellent communication and interpersonal
• - A team player with a 'can do' attitude and the ability to influence people at all levels of the business
• - Based within a commutable distance to Southampton and/or Bournemouth - the role offers work from home services as long as employee delivers to agreed deadlines and specifications.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to
careers@softskan.com

Note

Each applicant MUST state their salary expectations when applying - applications with listed salary expectations will be prioritized over those who do not specify their salary expectations. Do not apply if you don’t believe you qualify for this role.

• Saleforce Developer - Nigeria

SoftSkan Limited - Our mission is to be a trusted partner and a reference point for companies dealing with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) related issues, especially in the areas of data/information management; business intelligence; architecture; and consulting services.

Job Description

• Work on projects and provide remote support for clients

Requirements

• Sr. Software Engineer / Developer
• Qualifications: Any Graduate
• Desired Skills and Competencies:
• Candidate Must have working experience as Salesforce developer providing customization, development, enhancement and support for Saleforcedotcom CRM Applications.
• Must have at least 3-5 Years of SFDC development experience
• In-depth understanding of the capabilities and constraints of the SFDC CRM application.
• Should have hands on development experience with Apex, Visual Force pages design, Triggers etc.
• Should have thorough understanding of configuration options.
• Excellent communication skills - to relate with customers and clients.
• 401/501 certifications will definitely be great plus(es)

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to
careers@softskan.com

Note

Each applicant MUST state their salary expectations when applying - applications with listed salary expectations will be prioritized over those who do not specify their salary expectations. Do not apply if you don’t believe you qualify for this role.

Technology

• Technology Consultant - London

SoftSkan Limited - Our mission is to be a trusted partner and a reference point for companies dealing with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) related issues, especially in the areas of data/information management; business intelligence; architecture; and consulting services.

Job Description

• The person will be involved in the software development and implementation teams within a multi skilled delivery stream. They will work together to ensure the delivery of secure and efficient data systems and processes to project timescales. This will involve working closely with the project managers, business analysts, developers, testers, commercial colleagues and third parties involved in the delivery.
• Responsible for the databases development and data integration development processes within a project delivery. Ensuring that development codes conform to best practice as well as fulfilling the stated business need.
• Expected to provide technical documentation on work done
• Responsible for the roll-out of database changes in accordance with ITIL release & change management procedures.
• Responsible for the performance of the data objects produced within the project and delivery of a secure, high performance solution.
• Evaluate clients’ live software and systems to identify loopholesand areas of improvement. Also identify potential business opportunities at existing client sites and recommend them to the sales and marketing team.
• Work with the sales and marketing team to prepare technical bids, software demos and all other sales materials.
• Computer science Graduates with a good understanding of databases are welcome to apply even if they have no experience in the under listed areas. However, such graduates must demonstrate their ability and willingness to learn fast.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Experience

Database Development Experience


- 2 to 3years experience in SQL database development
- 2 to 3years experience in software deployment and support
- 1years experience in SSIS and SSRS
- Experience in working in teams
- Experience of SQL Server 2005/2008/2012
- Experience of data warehouse design and build
- ETL Packages implementation skills
- Good understanding of SQL Server disaster recovery and high availability techniques.
- Experience of SQL Server troubleshooting & performance tuning techniques.
- Exposure to VB, MS Access, Visual Studio 2013, C# /VB.NET, WCF, ASP.NET, XML, HTML


NHS Experience

- Exposure to the NHS Acute and Community data sets
- Experience in building NHS Trust performance reports
- Experience in deploying ad-hoc data loading and extraction solutions.


General Skills/Experience

- 1 year experience in Business Analysis and Consultancy
- Experience in data migration, data cleaning and validation
- Experience in preparing technical bids and assessing potential clients.
- Strong communication and relationship skills - proven senior level client services and team leader
- Knowledge of data modeling and architectural design
- Good presentation and interpersonal skills


Other Skills and Experience

- Degree in information systems or any other related course
- Any Microsoft SQL Server Certification
- Certified in a project management methodology (preferably Prince2)
- Knowledge of SQL Server replication and load testing


How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to
careers@softskan.com

Note

Each applicant MUST state their salary expectations when applying - applications with listed salary expectations will be prioritized over those who do not specify their salary expectations. Do not apply if you don’t believe you qualify for this role.

• Senior Information Technology Consultant - London

SoftSkan Limited - Our mission is to be a trusted partner and a reference point for companies dealing with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) related issues, especially in the areas of data/information management; business intelligence; architecture; and consulting services.

Job Description

• The person will lead the software development and implementation teams within a multi skilled delivery stream. They will work together to ensure the delivery of secure and efficient data systems and processes to project timescales. This will involve working closely with the project managers, business analysts, developers, testers, commercial colleagues and third parties involved in the delivery.
• Responsible for the design of all the databases, and data integration processes within a project delivery. Ensuring that those designs meet architectural approval, conform to best practice as well as fulfilling the stated business need.
• Expected to provide alltechnical documentation and estimates for all projects
• Responsible for the roll-out of database changes in accordance with ITIL release & change management procedures.
• Responsible for the performance of the data objects produced within the project and delivery of a secure, high performance solution
• Evaluate clients’ live software and systems to identify loopholes and areas of improvement. Also identify potential business opportunities at existing client sites and recommend them to the sales and marketing team.
• Develop and manage a Support Organisation for all software clients
• Work with the sales and marketing team to prepare technical bids, software demos and all other sales materials.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Experience

Database Development Experience

- 8 years experience in SQL database development
- 8 years experience in software deployment and support
- 5 years experience in SSIS and SSRS
- 3 years experience in senior management roles.
- Experience of SQL Server 2005/2008/2012
- Experience of data warehouse design and build
- Excellent skills in implementing ETL Packages
- Good understanding of SQL Server disaster recovery and high availability techniques.
- Experience of SQL Server troubleshooting & performance tuning techniques.
- Exposure to Visual Studio 2013, C# /VB.NET, WCF, ASP.NET, XML, HTML


NHS Experience

- Exposure to the NHS Acute and Community data sets
- Experience in building NHS Trust performance reports
- Experience in deploying ad-hoc data loading and extraction solutions.


General Skills/Experience

- 5 years experience in Project Management, Business Analysis and Consultancy
- Experience in data migration, data cleaning and validation
- Experience in preparing technical bids and assessing potential clients.
- Strong communication and relationship skills - proven senior level client services and team leader
- Knowledge of data modeling and architectural design
- Good presentation and interpersonal skills


SAP Experience

- 3 years experience in SAP Netweaver Administration 7.0 + EHP6 and SAP BI
- 3 years experience in configuring and managing SAP Solution Manager7.1
- Functional expertise in more than one SAP area of specialism
- Experience of at least 3 full life cycles as a Netweaver Adminstrator team lead


Desirable

- Certified in at least one SAP technical and any other SAP modules
- Degree in information systems or any other related course
- Any Microsoft SQL Server Certification)
- Certified in a project management methodology (preferably Prince2)
- Knowledge of SQL Server replication and load testing)


How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to
careers@softskan.com

Note

Each applicant MUST state their salary expectations when applying - applications with listed salary expectations will be prioritized over those who do not specify their salary expectations. Do not apply if you don’t believe you qualify for this role.

Design & User Experience

• PHP Developer - Nigeria

SoftSkan Limited - Our mission is to be a trusted partner and a reference point for companies dealing with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) related issues, especially in the areas of data/information management; business intelligence; architecture; and consulting services.

Job Description

• We are looking for a PHP developer who is dedicated to his craft, writes code that is proud of and can hit the ground running.
• We need you to write fast PHP codes to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the code-base of our products in meaningful ways.
• You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching. You will be required to work as part of a global team.

Responsibilities

• Write “clean”, well designed code
• Produce detailed specifications
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow industry best practices
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary Requirements
• Proven software development experience in PHP
• Demonstrable knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX etc
• Good knowledge of relational databases and SQL, version control tools and of developing
• Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas
• Understanding of open source projects like Joomla, Drupal, Wikis, osCommerce, etc web services
• Experience in common third-party APIs (Google, Facebook, Ebay etc)
• BSc/MSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to
careers@softskan.com

Note

Each applicant MUST state their salary expectations when applying - applications with listed salary expectations will be prioritized over those who do not specify their salary expectations. Do not apply if you don’t believe you qualify for this role.