Latest Jobs in Nigeria

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• Territory Business Manager Job at Cisco Nigeria
• HR Executive Job at Olam Nigeria Limited
• IT System Administrator Job at Olam Nigeria Limited
• Assistant Regional Sales Manager Job at Olam Nigeria Limited
• Correspondent Job at Thomson Reuters
• Marketer Job at Spectrum Network Limited
• Rigger Job at Spectrum Network Limited
• Front Desk / Admin Executive Job at Media House
• Head - Internal Audit Services Job at Fast Growing Insurance Company
• Waiter Job at Safe Hands Home Care Services
• Cleaner Job at Safe Hands Home Care Services
• Head - Strategy Job at Fosad Consulting
• Operations and Logistics Manager Job at Uber Technologies
• Marketing Manager Job at Consat TV
• Showroom Executive Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group
• Workshop Manager Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group
• Marketing Manager Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group
• Senior Sales Executive / Sales Executive Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group
• Sales Manager Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group

Territory Business Manager Job at Cisco Nigeria Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:44 PM PDT Job Title: Territory Business Manager Company: CISCO Location: Nigeria Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Job Field: Administration Sales/Marketing . For years, Cisco’s vision has been to change the way the world works, lives, plays, and learns. Our vision is more relevant today than ever. We made the Internet what it is today. First, we focused on creating connectivity. Now, we’re entering the Internet of Everything transition—an era where we’ll help create unprecedented value by connecting the unconnected. . The Internet of Everything is a global industry phenomenon that is driving the biggest market transition for Cisco and our customers. This includes the intelligent connection of people, process, data, and things. It’s where everything is converged on the Internet, making networked connections more relevant and valuable than before. . To help us bring this vision to life, join us in our exciting journey . Cisco seeks an experienced Territory Business Manager with a proven track record of managing and engaging with various partners in the region. . Key Responsibilities: • Recruiting, Developing and Maintaining relationships with the channel Partners within the assigned territories • Developing, maintaining and communicating a pipeline of current and future business that underwrites targets • Enterprise Infrastructure selling skills to develop and support large deals with the partners • Relationship management • Strong communication skills coupled with superior negotiation skills • Working knowledge of architectural and franchise solutions • Demonstrates competence in using a variety of selling techniques • Channel and alliance partners’ relationship building and management • Team play capability • Works and leads the business strategies in collaboration with assigned partners and other business segments. • Driving the implementation of Cisco’s Strategy throughout the designated Territories through the partners • Driving Multi Channel engagements to win business • Managing a team of Partners, providing them direction, leadership and motivation • Ensuring Knowledge Management occurs within the industry group sharing best practice • Providing accurate and timely management information and revenue forecasts • Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction within the Territories • Initiating and executing demand generation and Marketing programmes • BS degree or equivalent with a minimum of 7 years successful experience managing a sales territory in a growing business environment including prospecting, replacing an incumbent competitor, and protecting the installed base. . Professional Experience: – Proven experience development of a strategy and multi-year opportunities plan, collaborative teamwork, and delivery of customer success by working through partners. – Extensive experience selling to CXO personnel with an understanding of customer procurement vehicles. – Must be aggressive self-starter with ability to build executive relationships, articulate Cisco’s solution architectures and business strategies, and create the demand and close deals. Enterprise infrastructure solutions knowledge strongly preferred. – Demonstrated knowledge of working with complex technical accounts including calls on key decision makers and all other technical and business influencers required. – The ability to negotiate solutions to issues with peers, partners and customers using a Win/Win philosophy required. – Must have keen ability to position “end-to end” solutions and articulate primary vendor strategies to senior customer executives. – Demonstrated knowledge of a process for running a sales territory, including forecasting, quota attainment, sales presentations, short- term, mid-term, and long- term opportunity management. Must have experience obtaining a quota of $10M+. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

HR Executive Job at Olam Nigeria Limited Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:36 PM PDT Job Title: HR Executive Company: Olam Nigeria Limited Location: Nigeria Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Job Field: Human Resources . Olam Nigeria Limited is a leading company in the Agriculture sector in Nigeria. Olam has been the leading exporter in the non-oil sector in Nigeria for the past several years. . Responsibilities: – Ability to counsel workforce and initiate disciplinary action – Ability to comply with local regulatory matters – Supervise time office and salary payments – Conduct GMP and H&S training for workforce – Manage contractors – Take care of miscellaneous administrative tasks. . Qualification: – Graduate with diploma in HOUR management. . Experience: – 5 years’ experience in managing IR/HR issues in a manufacturing set up. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

IT System Administrator Job at Olam Nigeria Limited Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:30 PM PDT Job Title: IT System Administrator Company: Olam Nigeria Limited Location: Nigeria Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Job Field: Administration ICT . Olam Nigeria Limited is a leading company in the Agriculture sector in Nigeria. Olam has been the leading exporter in the non-oil sector in Nigeria for the past several years. . Responsibilities: – Install new/rebuild existing servers systems and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards – Responsible for all aspects of the local data network and servers – Good working knowledge of Servers, Routers and Switches – Managing Internet connectivity to all users – Experience in managing AD, File, Radius and DNS Servers – Create, change, and delete user accounts per request. Repair and recover from hardware or software failures – Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities – Configure/add new services as necessary – Ensures that the logical and physical network is performing as required and works with internal and external service providers to repair and restore service as needed. . Qualification/Certifications: – University Degree in Computer Science or equivalent – Network and CISCO certifications a plus. . Experience: – 4-5 years’ experience in System Administrator role with managing 40+ computers. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Assistant Regional Sales Manager Job at Olam Nigeria Limited Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:23 PM PDT Job Title: Olam Nigeria Limited Company: Assistant Regional Sales Manager Location: Nigeria Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Job Field: Administration Sales/Marketing . Olam Nigeria Limited is a leading company in the Agriculture sector in Nigeria. Olam has been the leading exporter in the non-oil sector in Nigeria for the past several years. . We are presently seeking to fill the position of an Assistant Regional Sales Manager. . Responsibilities: – Co-ordinate the activities of the Sales Team in the Region – Sustain and Maintain product market share in the region – Monitor Competition and recommend relevant activities to sustain /improve product performance in the region – Create new market and product acceptability within the region – Generate relevant report on a regular basis – Create and Sustain personal relationship with the various channels of distribution within the region – To meet set target(s) at all times – Any other business that may be assigned from time to time. . Job Profile: – Relevant Degree/HND qualification in Marketing from reputable institution. Additional professional qualification will be an advantage – Cognate relevant experience in FMCG of 8 years minimum (post NYSC) whilst experience in the noodles industry will be a definite advantage – Trustworthiness, honesty, hardwork, creativeness, etc. are essential qualities – Computer literacy, a must. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Correspondent Job at Thomson Reuters Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:16 PM PDT Job Title: Correspondent Company: Thomson Reuters Job Type: Full Time Location: Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria Job Field: Media . Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision- makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must- have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. . Reuters is looking for an energetic and resourceful correspondent in Nigeria to be part of the team covering Africa’s No 1 oil producer and its largest economy, the epitome of the Africa Rising narrative. . Responsibilities: – The successful candidate will be expected to focus on Nigeria’s equities, banking , telcoms and retail markets, and regulatory environment, looking at the opportunities and challenges for investors, as well as political affairs. – There will be opportunities too to participate in all aspects of our coverage, from oil production to reporting on the bloody insurgency of the Islamist sect Boko Haram in the restless north or sectarian clashes in central Plateau state. – This position will report to the Nigeria Chief Correspondent. The position will be based in either Lagos or Abuja. – The candidate will be expected to provide high- quality cover on the expanding investment opportunities in Nigeria, report on the economy. – He/she will be expected to report and write insightful longer-format stories on individuals, companies and trends. – Despite considerable security, political and social challenges, Nigeria is a magnet for foreign investors, who seek a stake not only in its hydrocarbons riches but also in one of the fastest growing retail markets in the world. It is one of the so-called “MINT” countries – alongside Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey – seen as successors to the first wave of emerging markets dubbed the BRICs (Brazil, Russia and India and China). . Qualifications: – At least three years reporting experience : – Knowledge of financial markets and track record of covering cross-market stories essential – Proven track record of cultivating sources and breaking news – Willingness to travel and overcome technical difficulties. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Marketer Job at Spectrum Network Limited Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:08 PM PDT Job Title: Marketer Company: Spectrum Network Limited Job Type: Full Time Qualification: OND Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Sales/Marketing . Spectrum Network Limited is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) operator having licenses to operate in Nigeria in the area of INTERNET PROVISION, TELECOMS, INFRASTRUCTURE and SALES OF TELECOMS EQUIPMENT with un-parallel value added services in the telecom domain. . The company was established in November 2009 with the aim of providing internet solution and it is duly registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (RC: 817028) and Nigeria Communication Commission. It embarked on its operation with few numbers of employees including the technical team that have been a strong support for the progress of the company’s expansion. The head office is located on Mainland of the Lagos metropolis. . Requirements: – Experienced in telecom products and ISP (Internet Service Provider) – OND and HND in marketing or related fields. – Should have good communication skills and written ability. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Rigger Job at Spectrum Network Limited Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:06 PM PDT Job Title: Rigger Company: Spectrum Network Limited Job Type: Full Time Qualification: OND Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Engineering ICT . Spectrum Network Limited is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) operator having licenses to operate in Nigeria in the area of INTERNET PROVISION, TELECOMS, INFRASTRUCTURE and SALES OF TELECOMS EQUIPMENT with un-parallel value added services in the telecom domain. . The company was established in November 2009 with the aim of providing internet solution and it is duly registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (RC: 817028) and Nigeria Communication Commission. It embarked on its operation with few numbers of employees including the technical team that have been a strong support for the progress of the company’s expansion. The head office is located on Mainland of the Lagos metropolis. . Requirements: – With 2 years experience, – OND computer science or related fields. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Front Desk / Admin Executive Job at Media House Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:01 PM PDT Job Title: Front Desk/Admin Executive Company: Media House Job Type: Full Time Qualification: OND Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Administration . Vacancy currently exists for a Front Desk and Admin Executive in a Media House Located on the mainland axis of Lagos. . JOB SUMMARY: This position shall be responsible for the following: . – Providing information to business partners and the public about the organization, within the powers granted; – Managing incoming and outgoing calls from the front office; – Welcoming visitors from outside the organization and providing the necessary guidance; – Keeping track of contact data of persons and institutions that company employees have relationships with; – Typing documents, filing and keeping strict records; – Copying documents and sending faxes; – Receiving, recording and distributing mails within the organization; – Archiving files and working with register systems. . REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES FOR THE POSITION: – Very good knowledge of the English Language; – Good knowledge of Microsoft Office; – Dynamic, responsible, and analytical – Professional attitude and attention to detail; – Excellent communication skills, – Pleasant personality and good interpersonal skills – Basic conflict resolution skills, – Ability to as to handle difficult customers/visitors in the most professional manner. . RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: – 1-2 years experience working in a similar role. . QUALIFICATION: – At least an OND from a reputable institution. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Head - Internal Audit Services Job at Fast Growing Insurance Company Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:54 PM PDT Job Title: Head – Internal Audit Services Company: Fast Growing Insurance Company Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Administration Finance/Accounting/Audit . We are a business support services firm with a proven track record. With over 14 years providing critical business support to new and established businesses, the firm has deep, specialized support service skills. Our clientele are some of the top performing brands in Nigeria. Most of our clients have retained our services for over 14 years attesting to the depth in professional services which we continue to offer. . Our Client is a fast growing insurance company expanding their business and services across Nigeria and requires the services of highly experienced, strategy driven individual to head their internal audit department. . Job Description: Internal Control: – Developing Company policies and procedures, ensuring their implementation and monitoring compliance. – Reviewing and appraising the soundness, effectiveness, and proper application of accounting and financial controls, compliance procedures and controls and timeliness of documentation generation. – Assessing the adequacy and extent of programs designed to safeguard organization assets. – Compiling and issuing reports detailing conclusions and providing recommendations for improvements. – Directing and appraising the activities of audit and compliance personnel. . Internal Audit: – Developing an annual audit plan using input from the Company and stakeholders to identify priorities and resource requirements for the year. Annual audit plan to cover all activities of the institution and its subsidiary companies. – Meeting with Directors, the CEO and Managers to discuss needs and propose audits plans. – Ensuring plan is developed to meet the Audit Committee’s expectations. – Scheduling and assigning audits to members of staff, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources. – Overseeing and providing quality control for the department’s audits, to ensure departmental mandate and business goals are met and that professional standards are maintained at all times. – Ensuring completion of audit assignments to provide independent, objective assurance to the Audit Committee. – Developing new methodologies to improve the audit process, making it “easier” for the Organisation to request audits and implement recommendations. . Compliance: – Significantly contributing to the establishment, delivery and maintenance of an efficient and effective compliance framework and related policies, practices and processes consistent with regulations and relevant professional standards. – Contributing to the achievement of the organization’s objectives, goals and priorities, through the application of specialist compliance related knowledge, expertise and experience. – Liaising and consult with internal and external parties to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of corporate compliance and risk management services. – Keeping abreast of changes in Accounting and Audit procedures to ensure the organisation is in compliance. . Education: – Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, or any related field of study – Professional Qualification in ACA, ACCA – Post Graduate Degree an advantage . Experience: – Experience in an Internal Control, Audit position in any area of the Financial Services sector – Approximately 8 -10 years’ experience in Internal Control, Internal Audit role – Demonstrated experience in developing and executing internal audit programs including fieldwork, reporting, review through to sign-off and completion. – High attention to detail. – Demonstrated customer focus with an emphasis on building relationships with all levels of staff and management, managing conflict effectively, understanding and meeting needs, negotiating positive outcomes and providing a value added service. – Proven effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including the ability to develop critical and complex reports and documentation and the provision of specialist advice on issues of a complex nature. – Ability to manage and motivate self, work collaboratively in a team environment and across an organisation, contribute to a culture of teamwork and take a shared responsibility for achieving results. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Waiter Job at Safe Hands Home Care Services Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:45 PM PDT Job Title: Waiter Company: Safe Hands Home Care Services Job Type: Full Time Qualification: Secondary School (SSCE) Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Hospitality . Safe Hands Home Care services is an wholly indigenous Domestic Staffing Agency. Our services are therefore targeted at corporate and individual establishment respectively. . Safe Hands Home Care Services is an indigenous Domestic Staffing Agency. Our services are therefore targeted at corporate and individual respectively, with the aim of minimizing domestic management stress on nursing mothers/families/busy business individuals and organizations, providing excellent care service backed up with state of the art technology at affordable cost. . A client searching to fill a position(s) for your home/organization? We welcome the opportunity to offer our services specially designed for you. . Job Description: – The Candidate will be Entry Level staff and will report to Heads of their Units. – Assists in supervising opening and closing of food service operation. – Assists in the supervision, scheduling of staff and gives input with evaluating, and disciplining of all Food – Court staff. Maintains effective communication with managers, fellow supervisors, subordinates and all other coworkers. – Assists in the supervision of organization and sanitation of hall, kitchen, storage areas, and loading dock – Ensures proper portioning of foods, attractive plate presentation and service of required diets for meals, nourishment and snacks – Satisfies guests and staff with services. . Skill/Qualifications: – Passion for service. – The minimum required qualification for this position is SSCE. – A minimum of 3 years experience in a relevant role. – Accuracy at record keeping. – Ability to make decisions under pressure. – Ability to communicate in Enlish language. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Cleaner Job at Safe Hands Home Care Services Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:24 PM PDT Job Title: Cleaner Company: Safe Hands Home Care services Job Type: Full Time Qualification: Secondary School (SSCE) Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Hospitality . Safe Hands Home Care services is an wholly indigenous Domestic Staffing Agency. Our services are therefore targeted at corporate and individual establishment respectively. . Safe Hands Home Care Services is an indigenous Domestic Staffing Agency. Our services are therefore targeted at corporate and individual respectively, with the aim of minimizing domestic management stress on nursing mothers/families/busy business individuals and organizations, providing excellent care service backed up with state of the art technology at affordable cost. . A client searching to fill a position(s) for your home/organization? We welcome the opportunity to offer our services specially designed for you. . Qualifications Required: – Candidates must have relevant certifications and experience adequate enough for this role. . Person Specification: – Strong communication skills, personal interest in people, strong interpersonal skills, understand his/her role and ready to work anywhere in Lagos. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Head - Strategy Job at Fosad Consulting Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:15 PM PDT Job Title: Head – Strategy Company: Fosad Consulting Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Administration Sales/Marketing . We are a business support services firm with a proven track record. With over 14 years providing critical business support to new and established businesses, the firm has deep, specialized support service skills. Our clientele are some of the top performing brands in Nigeria. Most of our clients have retained our services for over 14 years attesting to the depth in professional services which we continue to offer. . JOB SUMMARY: – The Head of Strategy will devise, develop and deliver a comprehensive strategic and tactical plan for business development, income generation and awareness rising for the organization. – You will also help to raise the firms profile by defining and managing a new sales strategy. – He/she will be capable of radical thinking, developing new and innovative strategies for the organization, all the time working in a diplomatic and practical manner to ensure that change is delivered in a sustainable way. . JOB DESCRIPTION: – Developing actionable strategies that create measurable long-term value for the organization. – Play an active role in the planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting of the organizations work. – Ensure all activity is recorded accurately on the organization databases and evaluated accordingly. – Ensure all budgeting and follow up of project costs and negotiation of contracts is completed. – Working with Senior Management to establish a framework for sustained innovation and growth. – Set timetable and process for review of the strategic plan, and advise on redevelopment in the run up to the next strategic period. – Ensuring strategic plans are working effectively and that the company will remain competitive in the industry. – Effectively communicating the businesses strategic objectives with senior management to drive the business forward. – Providing high level strategic, planning and policy advice to the Group Managing Director, Executive management team and Board on all matters affecting the future business operations, capacity and sustainability of the services provided by the organization. – Develop, direct and control the strategic and operational planning frameworks and planning outcomes for the organization in the short, medium and long term. – Assisting the Group Managing Director and the Executive Management Team to execute approved corporate strategies. – Construction and implementation of comprehensive digital strategies for a range of clients. – Lead the business development and marketing team and own the production of all written sales collateral, writing proposals and pitch documents. – Improve the business by identifying business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, risks and threats. – Would utilize the use of project and program management skills to lead teams in assessing strategic planning projects. – Initiate and manage existing and potential strategic corporate and media relationships, together with the Executive Director. – Such other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time. . Qualifications: – B.Sc in business or marketing-related degree – Post Graduate Degree and /or Professional Qualification . SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: – Experience in the Financial Services sector – Minimum of 8 years’ experience – High level understanding of strategic communications – Demonstrated ability to tackle complex strategic problems – High attention to detail. – High level of investigative, analytical and interpretative skill to aid in research conducting. – Effective oral and written communication skills. – Highly developed interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders and consultants. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Operations and Logistics Manager Job at Uber Technologies Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:06 PM PDT Job Title: Operations And Logistics Manager Company: Uber Job Type: Full Time Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Administration Logistics Transportation and Driving . We pride ourselves on the amazing team we’ve built. The driver behind all our growth, our bold and disruptive brand, and the game changing technology we bring to market is the people that make Uber well, Uber. Delivering a first class, on demand transportation experience takes people with all hands on deck mentalities. That’s what we hire for and that’s what keeps us ahead of the rest. . The Operations & Logistics Manager role is a unique opportunity to help drive growth through the optimization of our growing number of fleet partners, and I/O drivers. This is a critical role as it directly correlates to continually improving the rider experience through greater availability while minimizing costs. This data driven role calls for a rare combination of analytical thinking & inter personal ability to manage partnerships. . This is an intense business side startup role & this person will work closely with our engineers in San Francisco to monitor driver behavior and ensure efficiency through scheduling, asset utilization, and driver incentive programs. This role will have direct responsibility for the growth of their business. . WHAT YOU’LL DO: – Identify, evaluate, negotiate and manage strategic fleet partnerships and driver development. – Driver on-boarding and training – Fleet management and scheduling (supply-chain mgmt) – Heavy metrics analysis and product process improvement – Expansion planning/recruiting. Evaluate the economic and strategic costs and benefits of driver incentive programs and work with management to execute those strategies. – Take ownership of Uber’s growth in their city. . WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW/HAVE: – 2-4 years of operations/analytical or related experience – Data driven decision making mentality and sound business judgment through strong manalytical thinking – Solid understanding of a variety of business models (we’re still proving ours) – Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance or similar field – Relevant experience in logistics software &/or car services is a plus – Startup (all-hands-on-deck) “I bust my ass because I love it” approach . EXAMPLE BACKGROUNDS: – Dispatcher for a large fleet, without the “I know how this is done” attitude – Engineering background with dreams of applying similar process to people processes – Consulting or Accounting background with numbers/excel driven decision instincts . PERKS: – Travel like a European diplomat: employees are showered with Uber credits. – Ground floor opportunity and as an early member of our business operations team; you’ll shape the business direction of the company. – We’re not just another social web app: we’re moving real assets and real people around their cities. – We have access to an amazing list of advisors and Investors that we actively engage. . COMPENSATION: – Full-time salary negotiable based on experience, and equity compensation plan. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Marketing Manager Job at Consat TV Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:53 AM PDT Job Title: Marketing Manager Company: Consat TV Location: Nigeria Job Type Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Job Field: Administration Sales/Marketing . Consat is a Direct to Home (DTH) broadcasting service owned by CBS (Continental Broadcasting Service, owners of TVC and Radio Continental). . Consat TV currently has 40 free channels upon fresh installation and activation, and these free channels run for a month. After which you can subscribe for any of the 4 available bouquets. . Company Description: A Direct to Home (DTH) broadcasting company offering Home Entertainment Services to its subscribers, a product of Continental Satellite Limited, is a new digital pay television offering which includes channels ranging from news, children’s programming, documentaries, series, and movies. Its launch signifies the opening up of a new world of digital television entertainment in Africa and beyond. We seek the services of a motivated and energetic individual to market an existing products. The Marketing Manager will be expected to assist in market penetration and enhance the product growth strategy. . Responsibilities: Reporting to the Head of Marketing, the Marketing Manager will be responsible for: . 1) Gathering and reporting Market intelligence: Provide competitive insight into the industry and report on activities of direct performers. Be well versed with the industry on a local and pan-African basis. Utilize learning from global players to help set direction at a local level. 2) Special Projects: Participate in special projects including process improvement, new retention categories and joint Projects with Customer Service. 3) Developing the annual Marketing plan: Understand and identify key marketing opportunities and define an overall marketing program plan. Work with Operations, Sales and Finance to develop programs to drive business growth and awareness. As part of planning process, define measurements of success for each program. 4) Executing and monitoring the Marketing plan: Deliver monthly and quarterly reports that clearly show CONSAT’s performance in each territory. Complete and track performance. Analyze the business and service performance, providing marketing insight that will help adjust and grow the business in accordance with set goals. Ensure that each report is accurate, concise, and timely. Develop and execute product, launches, promotions and demonstrations. 5) Identifying and monitoring sales activation activities: Develop a strong collaborative working relationship with the distribution partners. Respond quickly to requests, work collaboratively to solve business problems, and communicate regularly with internal and external stakeholders. Establish direct communication with channels, providing marketing expertise and counsel. Working with head of Marketing and social media coordinator, you will plan and monitor social media campaigns for our customers. This include coordinating campaigns throughout the business 6) Managing the annual Advertising Marketing Budget: Implementing key marketing initiatives in line with the budget. Work with Agencies and vendors to realize marketing initiatives. Demonstrate reduction in cost of acquisition at all times. 7) Customer Focus: Maintaining a customer-focused attitude toward activities; concentrating on those that contribute towards improving customer lifetime value. . Skills: – Bachelor’s degree in a Business Degree or equivalent – At least 8 years working experience in direct marketing and the Nigeria media Industry. – CRM Experience and knowledge of CRM will be an advantage – Experience in trade sales activations – A professional Sales & Marketing qualification including CIM diploma will be an added advantage – Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills – Self-starter – Ability to maintain strong 3rd party relationships. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Showroom Executive Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:40 AM PDT Job Title: Showroom Executive Company: Kewalram Chanrai Group Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Location: Rivers Lagos Abuja Job Field: Sales/Marketing . Kewalram Chanrai Group was Founded in 1860, Kewalram Chanrai Group is a diversified processionally managed conglomerate, spread across Africa & Middle East, primarily focusing on Marketing & Distribution of Automobiles, Tyres & Accessories, Agro Chemicals & Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, Edible Oils, Water treatment Solutions and Pharmaceuticals. . We are one of the fastest growing Automobile company, representing global brands in Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles across Nigeria. . With rapidly growing business operations in our Automobile Vertical, we are looking for competent & qualified professionals in our Company. . Job Reference: SRE Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt . Candidate Profile: – Graduate with 3 – 8 years of relevant experience in Automobile Industry. – Excellent communication & Interpersonal Skills. – Pleasing personality with a positive attitude. – Computer literate. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Workshop Manager Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:38 AM PDT Job Title: Workshop Manager Company: Kewalram Chanrai Group Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Location: Rivers Lagos Abuja Job Field: Engineering . Kewalram Chanrai Group was Founded in 1860, Kewalram Chanrai Group is a diversified processionally managed conglomerate, spread across Africa & Middle East, primarily focusing on Marketing & Distribution of Automobiles, Tyres & Accessories, Agro Chemicals & Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, Edible Oils, Water treatment Solutions and Pharmaceuticals. . We are one of the fastest growing Automobile company, representing global brands in Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles across Nigeria. . With rapidly growing business operations in our Automobile Vertical, we are looking for competent & qualified professionals in our Company. . Job Profile: – Responsible for efficient operations in workshop Candidate Profile: – HND – Automobile with minimum 10 yrs of hands-on experience – Sound knowledge of petrol diesel engines – Familiarity with Standard Operating Procedures for workshop – Excellent communication & Interpersonal Skills – Computer literate. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Marketing Manager Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:35 AM PDT Job Title: Marketing Manager Company: Kewalram Chanrai Group Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Location: Rivers Lagos Abuja Job Field: Administration Media Sales/Marketing . Kewalram Chanrai Group was Founded in 1860, Kewalram Chanrai Group is a diversified processionally managed conglomerate, spread across Africa & Middle East, primarily focusing on Marketing & Distribution of Automobiles, Tyres & Accessories, Agro Chemicals & Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, Edible Oils, Water treatment Solutions and Pharmaceuticals. . We are one of the fastest growing Automobile company, representing global brands in Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles across Nigeria. . With rapidly growing business operations in our Automobile Vertical, we are looking for competent & qualified professionals in our Company. . Job Profile: – Responsible for Brand promotion and related activities to augment sales Efforts. – Graduates with 10-15 years of relevant experience in Automobile industry – Excellent communication, Interpersonal Skills and Networking Skills – Computer literate. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Senior Sales Executive / Sales Executive Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:33 AM PDT Job Title: Senior Sales Executive/Sales Executive Company: Kewalram Chanrai Group Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Location: Rivers Lagos Abuja Job Field: Sales/Marketing . Kewalram Chanrai Group was Founded in 1860, Kewalram Chanrai Group is a diversified processionally managed conglomerate, spread across Africa & Middle East, primarily focusing on Marketing & Distribution of Automobiles, Tyres & Accessories, Agro Chemicals & Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, Edible Oils, Water treatment Solutions and Pharmaceuticals. . We are one of the fastest growing Automobile company, representing global brands in Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles across Nigeria. . With rapidly growing business operations in our Automobile Vertical, we are looking for competent & qualified professionals in our Company. . Job Profile: – Responsible for achieving assigned sales targets Candidate Profile: – Graduates with 3- 8 yrs of Direct. Corporate Sales experience in Automobile industry. – Excellent communication, Interpersonal Skills and Networking Skills. – Computer literate. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sales Manager Job at Kewalram Chanrai Group Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:31 AM PDT Job Title: Sales Manager Company: Kewalram Chanrai Group Job Type: Full Time Qualification: BA/BSc/HND Location: Rivers Lagos Abuja Job Field: Administration Engineering Sales/Marketing . Kewalram Chanrai Group was Founded in 1860, Kewalram Chanrai Group is a diversified processionally managed conglomerate, spread across Africa & Middle East, primarily focusing on Marketing & Distribution of Automobiles, Tyres & Accessories, Agro Chemicals & Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, Edible Oils, Water treatment Solutions and Pharmaceuticals. . We are one of the fastest growing Automobile company, representing global brands in Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles across Nigeria. . With rapidly growing business operations in our Automobile Vertical, we are looking for competent & qualified professionals in our Company. . Sales Manager – Passenger Cars Job Reference: SM 01 Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt . Job Profile: – Responsible for achieving sales targets for self and team Candidate Profile: . – Preferably Engineering graduates. – 10 -15 yrs of Direct/Corporate Sales experience in Automobile industry. – Excellent communication, Interpersonal Skills and Networking Skills. – Team Management Abilities. – Computer literate. Apply to this job This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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TOP NEWS U.S. jobless claims hit more than eight-year low, but home sales tumble

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in nearly 8-1/2 years last week, suggesting the labor market recovery was gaining traction.

While another report on Thursday showed a sharp decline in new homes sales in June, economists cautioned against reading too much into the drop, noting that other data have pointed to housing getting back on track after stalling in late 2013.

"The economy is doing better," said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania. "You really cannot put too much (stock) in the ups and downs in new home sales. I don't think it suggests that housing is heading south."

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 19,000 to a seasonally adjusted 284,000 for the week ended July 19, the lowest level since February 2006, the Labor Department said. Economists had expected claims to rise to 308,000.

Though claims are volatile around this time of the month because of summer auto plant shutdowns for retooling, the data provided further evidence that the labor market was tightening. Employment growth has topped 200,000 jobs in each of the last five months, a stretch not seen since the late 1990s.

"This is consistent with another solid payroll reading for July," said Sam Bullard, senior economist with Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In a separate report, the Commerce Department said new home sales dropped 8.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 406,000 units in June. It was the biggest decline since July of last year.

At the same time, May's sales pace was revised to 442,000 units from the previously reported 504,000 units - the largest downward revision on record.

New home sales, however, are volatile and the decline is at odds with other data this week that showed existing home sales, which represent the lion's share of the market, at an eight-month high in June.

Still, the data and a 23 percent slump in third-quarter profit reported by D.R. Horton Inc (DHI.N), the number one U.S. homebuilder, weighed on housing stocks. The PHLX housing sector index (.HGX) was down more than 2.7 percent in early afternoon trading, while the broad S&P 500 index was flat.

FED WATCHING LABOR MARKET

Economists said the Federal Reserve would look at the claims data favorably as it considers when to raise interest rates.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen cautioned last week that the U.S. central bank could raise rates sooner and more rapidly than currently envisioned if the labor market continued to improve faster than anticipated by policymakers.

Economists currently do not expect the U.S. central bank to start raising interest rates before the second half of 2015. The Fed, which is wrapping up its monthly bond buying program, has kept overnight lending rates near zero since December 2008.

In its report, the Labor Department said the four-week average of claims, considered a better gauge of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell to the lowest level since May 2007.

The number of people still receiving benefits after an initial week hit the lowest level since June 2007 in the week ended July 12.

The so-called continuing claims data covered the week of the household survey from which the unemployment rate is calculated, and suggested the jobless rate could decline from near a six-year low of 6.1 percent.

(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Additional reporting by Richard Leong and Ryan Vlastelica in New York; Editing by Paul Simao)

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TOP NEWS At least 15 die in Israeli shelling of Gaza school as toll exceeds 750

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Gazan authorities said Israeli forces shelled a shelter at a U.N.-run school on Thursday, killing at least 15 people as the Palestinian death toll in the conflict climbed over 750 and attempts at a truce remained elusive.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his horror at the attack on the school at Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza strip. "Many have been killed – including women and children, as well as U.N. staff," he said in a statement. "Circumstances are still unclear. I strongly condemn this act."

The Israeli military said its troops were fighting gunmen from Hamas, which runs Gaza, in the area and that it was investigating the incident. A spokesman for the U.N. relief agency said it had tried in vain to arrange an evacuation of civilians from the school with the Israeli army, and noted reports of Hamas rockets falling in the area at the same time.

Pools of blood lay on the ground and on students' desks in the courtyard of the school near the apparent impact mark of the shell, according to a Reuters photographer at the scene.

Scores of crying families who had been living in the school ran with their children to a hospital where the victims were being treated a few hundred meters away. Laila Al-Shinbari, a woman who was at the school when it was shelled, told Reuters that families had gathered in the courtyard expecting to be evacuated shortly in a Red Cross convoy.

"All of us sat in one place when suddenly four shells landed on our heads ... Bodies were on the ground, (there was) blood and screams. My son is dead and all my relatives are wounded including my other kids," she wept.

Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Gaza Health Ministry, said that as well as the 15 dead, another 200 people had been wounded in the attack. The director of a local hospital said various medical centers around Beit Hanoun were receiving the wounded.

UNIMAGINABLE PRICE

More than 140,000 Palestinians have fled 17 days of fighting between Israel and Gaza militants, many of them seeking shelter in buildings run by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Israeli forces are trying to stop militants from Hamas and their allies from firing rockets into its territory.

"It's clear that civilians are paying an unimaginable price caught between both sides," said UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness. "There are reports of Hamas rockets falling around Beit Hanoun at the same time. We were attempting to arrange a window for evacuation for the civilians with the Israeli army that never came. The consequences were deeply tragic."

Britain called on Gaza's rulers to accept a truce unconditionally. "Hamas must agree to a humanitarian ceasefire without pre-conditions," Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told a news conference in Cairo as Egypt tries to mediate." Then... the Palestine Authority (and) Israel would come together for discussions to ensure a lasting and sustainable peace in Gaza so that we do not repeat this cycle of violence."

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday his fighters had made gains against Israel and voiced support for a humanitarian truce, but only if Israel eased restrictions on Gaza's 1.8 million people. Hamas wants next-door Egypt to open up its border with Gaza too.

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza reached 755 on Thursday, officials said. Israel has lost at least 32 soldiers in clashes inside Gaza and with Hamas raiders who have slipped across the fortified frontier in tunnels.

Palestinian rockets and mortar bombs have also killed three civilians in Israel. Such attacks surged last month as Israel cracked down on Hamas in the occupied West Bank, triggering the July 8 air and sea barrage on the Gaza Strip that escalated into an invasion a week ago.

TRUCE EFFORTS

With Washington's encouragement, and the involvement of Turkey and Hamas ally Qatar, Egypt has been trying to broker a limited humanitarian ceasefire for the battered enclave.

One Cairo official said on Wednesday it could take effect by the weekend, in time for the Eid al-Fitr festival next Monday or Tuesday, Islam's biggest annual celebration at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

But a U.S. official described any truce by the weekend as unlikely, as did an Israeli security cabinet minister who said the army would need one to two weeks to complete its main mission of razing tunnels used by Hamas for cross-border raids.

"If the talk is of a humanitarian hiatus for - this is not pleasant to say - removing bodies, all kinds of things that are connected to the civilian population in the short-term, this might be weighed," the minister, Gilad Erdan, told Israel Radio.

"But I will oppose any ceasefire until it is clear both that the tunnels will be destroyed and what will happen in the post-ceasefire period - how we will guarantee that quiet for the residents of Israel will really be preserved in the long-term."

Israel earlier won a partial reprieve from the economic damage of the war with the lifting of a U.S. ban on commercial flights to Tel Aviv.

Though Israel's Iron Dome rocket interceptor has shot down most of the rockets fired from Gaza, one that came close to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday prompted the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to bar American flights there.

An ensuing wave of cancellations by foreign airlines sharply reduced traffic at Israel's usually bustling international gateway at the height of the summer tourist season. It was hailed as a victory by Hamas and prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appeal to the Obama administration to intervene.

The FAA canceled the ban late on Wednesday after reviewing the security situation. The European Air Safety Agency (EASA) said on Thursday it was about to follow suit and lift its own recommendation to avoid flying to Tel Aviv.

US Airways, a unit of American Airlines Group Inc, said it was resuming its non-stop Tel Aviv to Philadelphia service. Germany's Lufthansa said its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv would continue to Friday.

Gaza militants continued to fire rockets at Israel on Thursday, sending thousands in the country's south racing to shelters or safe rooms. There were no reported casualties.

U.N. COUNCIL INQUIRY

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Wednesday that there was "a strong possibility" that Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza, where medical officials say most of those killed were civilians.

Pillay also condemned indiscriminate Islamist rocket fire out of Gaza, and the U.N. Human Rights Council said it would launch an international inquiry into alleged violations.

A furious Netanyahu denounced the inquiry as a "travesty".

"The HRC should be launching an investigation into Hamas's decision to turn hospitals into military command centers, use schools as weapons depots and place missile batteries next to playgrounds, private homes and mosques," he said.

Ban, who has also been on a truce-seeking mission, lashed out earlier at Gaza militants, expressing "outrage and regret" that rockets had been found inside a U.N. school for refugees for the second time during the conflict.

He said storing rockets there "turned schools into potentially military targets, endangering the lives of innocent children", along with U.N. employees and the tens of thousands of sheltering Palestinians. He urged an investigation.

Gaza has been rocked by regular bouts of violence since Israel unilaterally pulled out of the territory in 2005.

(Additional reporting by Noah Browning in Gaza, Michelle Nichols at the United Nations, Arshad Mohammed, Yasmine Saleh and Shadia Nasralla in Cairo, Amena Bakr in Doha, Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva, and Thomas Seythal in Berlin; Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Paul Taylor and David Stamp)

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TOP NEWS U.S. House panel votes to authorize lawsuit against Obama

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday took another step toward authorizing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, claiming he has overstepped his executive powers.

In a partisan vote of 7-4, the House Rules Committee approved the legislation, likely setting it up for consideration by the full House next week. The Republican initiative already has spawned a bitter debate with Democrats less than four months before elections that will determine the political control of Congress next year.

Any lawsuit likely would take years to wind through federal courts.

House Speaker John Boehner wrote in June that Obama's use of executive orders, including raising the minimum wage for federal contractors and stopping deportations of undocumented youths brought to the United States by their parents, risked giving him a "king-like authority."

But Boehner has tamped down calls from some fellow Republicans who have called for impeachment proceedings against Obama, which would be a first step toward removing him from office.

House Republicans in 1998 spearheaded a successful drive to impeach then-President Bill Clinton, also a Democrat. Clinton served out his second term, however, after the Senate acquitted Clinton of both articles of impeachment involving perjury and obstruction of justice related to a sexual affair he had with intern Monica Lewinsky.

The episode damaged Republicans politically.

The lawsuit, if approved by the full House, would focus on Obama's implementation of his landmark healthcare law, known as "Obamacare," which Republicans have been trying to repeal for years. Republicans claim Obama went beyond his legal authority and bypassed Congress when he delayed some healthcare coverage mandates and granted various waivers.

But Democrats have decried the suit as an election-year political stunt and a waste of time and money. "It's shameful. It's embarrassing and even the amount of time we're spending up here in this office talking about it adds to the fact that the American people are disgusted and have no faith in us to do anything," said Representative Louise Slaughter of New York, the senior Democrat on the Rules Committee.

In a tense hearing that deteriorated into name-calling and bickering over unrelated matters, from the administration's response to the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, to a highway funding bill, Democrats demanded to know how much the suit would cost taxpayers and which congressional accounts would see cuts to pay for it.

Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, a Republican from Texas, said funds would come from the House's Office of General Counsel. He said he anticipated the suit would not require any extra appropriations, but if needed, the Appropriations Committee could consider transferring money from other House accounts. Last week, constitutional law experts debated the lawsuit's legal legitimacy, with some calling it a "tailored and appropriate response" to Obama's actions, while others said the president has some leeway in implementing laws.

(Editing by Doina Chiacu, Richard Cowan and Jeffrey Benkoe)

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TOP NEWS: Russia says will cooperate with MH17 probe led by Netherlands

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Russia will cooperate with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner a week ago and is satisfied that the Netherlands, rather than Ukraine, is leading the effort, the country's ambassador to Malaysia said on Thursday.

Liudmila Vorobyeva also rejected suggestions that the pro-Russian separatists blamed by Western governments for shooting down Flight MH17 possessed a Russian-made anti-aircraft missile, and said the rebels lacked the training to use such a system.

Nearly 300 people, 193 of them Dutch citizens, were killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down in eastern Ukraine, where separatists are battling government forces, on July 17.

The norm under rules set down by the United Nation's civil aviation body (ICAO) is that an air investigation is led by the state in whose territory the plane crash, but Russia had said that Ukraine should not take charge because the rebels who control the crash site did not trust the authorities in Kiev.

"We want an international investigation led by ICAO. Any country part of ICAO may take part. Netherlands has the right to lead this," the ambassador told Reuters in an interview in Kuala Lumpur. "We are members of ICAO, we will cooperate with the investigation."

Vorobyeva said Russian experts were already participating in the investigation, although she did not say what role they were playing.

"As soon as experts from ICAO and international experts have a part, we think it could lead to authentic results and the truth will come out," she said.

"REBELS ARE COOPERATING"

Russia has not been asked to act as an intermediary with the rebels, who the United States and Ukraine's pro-Western government says are armed by Moscow, Vorobyeva said.

"We haven't been asked to do that and for the time being there's no need for an intermediary, because, as we know, the rebels have cooperated with the experts," she said. "We have to see how the situation develops, its hard to have any forecast now."

Western governments have threatened Russia with broader sanctions for what they say is its backing of the militia and called on Moscow to do more to stop the fighting.

A powerful rebel leader told Reuters on Wednesday that separatists did possess the BUK missile system that Washington says was probably used to shoot down MH17, and that it could have originated in Russia.

"I don't know the reason why he gave such a statement," said Vorobyeva. "It was clearly stated by our ministry of defense that we never provided any BUK air defense systems to the so-called pro-Russian rebels. We are pretty sure they don't have this kind of system."

The first bodies of victims began arriving in the Netherlands on Wednesday, after several days of delay in recovering remains that drew angry complaints that the separatists were hindering access to the crash site.

The plane's black boxes, which hold vital clues to exactly what brought it down, were handed over to Malaysian authorities after four days, following an agreement with the rebels brokered by the Malaysian government.

"The rebels were accused of not handing over the black boxes. The reason was not because they wanted to hide anything, but they were not trusting of the Ukrainian side," said Vorobyeva. "On the contrary, they trusted Malaysians."

(Editing By Alex Richardson)

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TOP NEWS French warplanes search Mali desert for crashed Air Algerie plane

ALGIERS (Reuters) - An Air Algerie flight with 110 passengers onboard, nearly half of them French citizens, crashed on Thursday after the jet disappeared over northern Mali en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers, an Algerian official said.

There were few clear indications of what might have happened to flight AH5017, or whether there were casualties, but Burkina Faso's transport minister said the crew asked to adjust their route at 9.38 p.m. EDT because of a storm in the area.

"I can confirm that it has crashed," the Algerian official told Reuters, declining to be identified or give any details about what had happened to the aircraft on its way north.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the Air Algerie flight was still missing, but had probably crashed. "Despite intensive search efforts no trace of the aircraft has yet been found," Fabius told journalists in Paris. "The plane probably crashed."

French President Francois Hollande canceled a planned visit to overseas territories and said all military means on the ground would be used to locate the aircraft.

Two French Mirage warplanes have been scouring the vast desert area around the northern Malian city of Gao for the aircraft, which had 51 French nationals on board.

"The search will take as long as needed," Hollande told reporters. "Everything must be done to find this plane. We cannot identify the causes of what happened," he said.

Niger security sources said planes were flying over the border region with Mali to search for the flight.

Two Mali-based diplomats said in addition to the area around Gao, where the plane is believed to have last been in contact with authorities, searcher were also scouring the rugged region around Aguelhoc toward the Algerian borders.

An aid worker in Mali who asked not to be named said his organization had received several calls from residents based in the villages of Tessalit and Tinzawaten in the northeastern region of Kidal after hearing a loud explosion.

It was not immediately clear if this was linked to the crash.

But searching in northern Mali will be complex task.

The area where the flight is suspected to have crashed is a vast, sparsely inhabited region of scrubland and desert dunes stretching to the foothills of the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains.

    It is a stronghold of Tuareg separatist rebels, who rose up against the government in early 2012, triggering an Islamist revolt that briefly seized control of northern Mali.

    Security sources said the French military was leading the search in the difficult terrain. The Malian government, which is holding talks with the separatists in neighboring Algeria, has only a weak presence in the region and relies on French and U.N. peacekeepers for aircraft and logistical support.

Whatever the cause, another plane crash is likely to add to nerves over flying after a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed over Ukraine last week, a TransAsia Airways crashed off Taiwan during a thunderstorm on Wednesday and airlines temporarily canceled flights into Tel Aviv due to the conflict in Gaza.

FRENCH PASSENGERS

Algeria's state news agency APS said authorities lost contact with flight an hour after it took off from Burkina Faso, but other officials gave differing accounts of the times of contact, adding to confusion about the plane's fate.

Swiftair, the private Spanish company that owns the plane, confirmed it had lost contact with the MD-83 operated by Air Algerie, which it said was carrying 110 passengers and six crew.

It said it took off from Burkina Faso at 9.17 p.m. EDT and was due to land at 1.10 a.m. EDT but never reached its destination.

An Algerian aviation official said the last contact Algerian authorities had with the missing Air Algerie aircraft was at 9.55 p.m. EDT when it was flying over Gao, Mali.

Burkina Faso officials said the flight asked the control center in Niamey, Niger, to change route at 9.38 p.m. EDT because of a storm in the Sahara.

An Air Algerie representative in Burkina Faso, Kara Terki, told a news conference that all the passengers on the plane were in transit, either for Europe, the Middle East or Canada.

Burkina Faso authorities said the passenger list comprised 27 Burkinabe, 51 French, eight Lebanese, six Algerians, two from Luxembourg, five Canadians, four Germans, one Cameroonian, one Belgian, one Egyptian, one Ukranian, one Swiss, one Nigerian and one Malian.

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said its embassy in Abidjan estimated the number of Lebanese citizens on the flight was at least 20. Some of these may have dual nationality.

A spokeswoman for SEPLA, Spain's pilots union, said the six crew were from Spain. She could not give any further details.

The MD-83 is part of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 family of twin-engined jets that entered service in 1980. A total of 265 of the MD-83 model were delivered before McDonnell Douglas, by then part of Boeing (BA.N), halted production in 1999.

"Boeing is aware of the report. We are awaiting additional information," a spokesman for the U.S. planemaker said.

According to the Ascend Fleets database held by British-based Flightglobal, there are 187 MD-83s still in operation, of which 80 percent are being flown in the United States.

The aircraft's two engines are made by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies (UTX.N).

Swiftair has a relatively clean safety record, with five accidents since 1977, two of which caused a total of eight deaths, according to the Washington-based Flight Safety Foundation.

Air Algerie's last major accident was in 2003 when one of its planes crashed shortly after take-off from the southern city of Tamanrasset, killing 102 people. In February this year, 77 people died when an Algerian military transport plane crashed into a mountain in eastern Algeria.

(Additional reporting by Patrick Markey, Daniel Flynn, David Lewis, Mathieu Bonkoungou, Emma Farge, Julien Toyer, Tracy Rucinski, Laila Bassam, Marine Pennetier, John Irish and Tim Hepher; Writing by Patrick Markey; Editing by Alison Williams)

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TOP NEWS U.S. lifts ban on flights to Israel as Gaza toll tops 700

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel won a partial reprieve from the economic pain of its Gaza war on Thursday with the lifting of a U.S. ban on commercial flights to Tel Aviv, as fighting pushed the Palestinian death toll over 700.

A truce between the Jewish state and Hamas-led Islamist guerrillas remained elusive despite intensive mediation bids.

Palestinians said residents of two southern villages were trapped by days of tank shelling, with medics unable to evacuate wounded. U.N. agencies said more than 140,000 people had been displaced. Hamas fired rockets at Tel Aviv and said its gunmen carried out a lethal ambush on Israeli soldiers in north Gaza.

With Washington's encouragement, and the involvement of Turkey and Hamas ally Qatar, Egypt has been trying to broker a limited humanitarian ceasefire for the battered enclave.

One Cairo official said on Wednesday it could take effect by the weekend, in time for the Eid al-Fitr festival next Monday or Tuesday, Islam's biggest annual celebration at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

But a U.S. official described any truce by the weekend as unlikely, as did an Israeli security cabinet minister who said the army would need one to two weeks to complete its main mission of razing tunnels used by Hamas for cross-border raids.

"If the talk is of a humanitarian hiatus for - this is not pleasant to say - removing bodies, all kinds of things that are connected to the civilian population in the short-term, this might be weighed," the minister, Gilad Erdan, told Israel Radio.

"But I will oppose any ceasefire until it is clear both that the tunnels will be destroyed and what will happen in the post-ceasefire period - how we will guarantee that quiet for the residents of Israel will really be preserved in the long-term."

The death toll in Gaza reached 729 on Thursday as Israeli tank fire and pre-dawn assaults killed 35 people in the Hamas-dominated coastal enclave, including an 18-month-old baby and six members of the same family, Palestinian officials said.

In southern Khuzaa and Abassan villages, they said, Israeli shelling left dead and wounded under rubble, while medical crews could not risk approaching. Elsewhere in Gaza, a U.N. aid agency said three of its teachers were killed in Israeli air strikes.

Israel has lost at least 32 soldiers in clashes inside Gaza and with Hamas raiders who have slipped across the fortified frontier in tunnels. The military confirmed there had been a new clash on Thursday but did not immediately publish casualties.

FLIGHTS RESUMING

Palestinian rockets and mortar bombs have killed three civilians in Israel. Such shelling surged last month as Israel cracked down on Hamas in the occupied West Bank, triggering the July 8 air and sea barrage on the Gaza Strip that escalated into an invasion a week ago.

Though Israel's Iron Dome rocket interceptor has shot down most of the rockets fired from Gaza, one that came close to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday prompted the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to bar American flights there.

An ensuing wave of cancellations by foreign airlines emptied Israel's usually bustling international gateway and hurt its hi-tech economy at the height of summer tourist season. It was hailed as a victory by Hamas and prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appeal to the Obama administration to intervene.

The FAA cancelled the ban late on Wednesday after reviewing the security situation. The European Air Safety Agency (EASA) said on Thursday it was about to follow suit and lift its own recommendation to avoid flying to Tel Aviv.

US Airways, a unit of American Airlines Group Inc, said it was resuming its non-stop Tel Aviv to Philadelphia service. Germany's Lufthansa said its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv would continue to Friday.

"The Europeans did not really deliberate over this, but acted more as a follow-up to the American decision," said Gadi Regev, chief of staff for Israel's Civil Aviation Authority.

Some European flights have been diverted to Cyprus's Larnaca airport, where passengers took Israeli carriers to Ben Gurion.

In what appeared to be an attempt to trigger a fresh FAA ban, Hamas said it launched at least two rockets at Ben Gurion on Thursday. But no sirens were heard at the airport as the rockets flew wide and were shot down by Iron Dome over Tel Aviv, to the west, and Petah Tikva, to the north.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said his fighters had made gains against Israel and voiced support for a humanitarian truce, but only if Israel eased restrictions on Gaza's 1.8 million people. Hamas wants next-door Egypt to open up its border with Gaza too.

"Let's agree first on the demands and on implementing them, and then we can agree on the zero hour for a ceasefire," Meshaal said on Wednesday in Qatar. "We will not accept any proposal that does not lift the blockade ... We do not desire war and we do not want it to continue, but we will not be broken by it."

U.N. "TRAVESTY"

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said there was "a strong possibility" that Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza, where medical officials say most of those killed were civilians.

Pillay also condemned indiscriminate Islamist rocket fire out of Gaza, and the U.N. Human Rights Council said it would launch an international inquiry into alleged violations.

A furious Netanyahu denounced the inquiry as a "travesty".

"The HRC should be launching an investigation into Hamas's decision to turn hospitals into military command centres, use schools as weapons depots and place missile batteries next to playgrounds, private homes and mosques," he said.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has also been on a truce-seeking mission, lashed out at Gaza militants, expressing "outrage and regret" that rockets had been found inside a U.N. school for refugees for the second time during the conflict.

Ban said storing rockets there "turned schools into potentially military targets, endangering the lives of innocent children", along with U.N. employees and the tens of thousands of sheltering Palestinians. He urged an investigation.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Egypt on Wednesday after seeing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the occupied West Bank and Ban and Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

"We have certainly made some steps forward. There is still work to be done," said Kerry, on one of his busiest regional visits since Netanyahu called off U.S.-sponsored peace talks over Abbas's power-share deal with Hamas in April.

Gaza has been rocked by regular bouts of violence since Israel unilaterally pulled out of the territory in 2005.

Hamas, which rejects Israel's right to exist and is shunned in the West, balked at Egypt's proposal for an unconditional truce, saying its terms had to be met in full for any end to the conflict. Israel briefly held fire last week at Cairo's behest. The war is exacting a heavy toll on impoverished Gaza. Officials say at least 475 houses have been destroyed by Israeli fire and 2,644 damaged. Some 46 schools, 56 mosques and seven hospitals have also suffered varying degrees of damage.

Israel says one of its soldiers is missing in Gaza, and the military believes he might be dead. Hamas says it has captured him but has not released a picture of him in their hands.

(Additional reporting by Noah Browning in Gaza, Arshad Mohammed and Yasmine Saleh in Cairo, Amena Bakr in Doha, Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva, and Thomas Seythal in Berlin; Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Nick Macfie and Paul Taylor)

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