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This is a community service and is in no way a guarantee of job offer.
ADDED: March 14, 2009
It is not too early to apply. Since 1946, Chevron’s Finance M.B.A. Development Program has successfully helped alumni accelerate their careers and advance to senior-level executive positions. You’ll gain practical and relevant work experience needed to develop into a future leader for our business.
Who Chevron Hires:
Ideal candidates:
- Possess strong leadership potential.
- Have three to six years pre-M.B.A. work experience.
- Are interested in exploring a variety of business areas.
- Have strong analytical skills.
- Received an M.B.A. from a top school.
- Are geographically mobile.
- Have a permanent U.S. work authorization.
Candidates should have an M.B.A. in finance. Previous finance and industry experience is valuable but not required.
What You’ll Do
As a Chevron Finance M.B.A. Development Program participant, you’ll spend the first two years in the program in four rotational assignments, each lasting approximately six months. There is no pre-established sequence for your rotations. Instead, your assignments will be tailored to your interests and development areas, as well as to Chevron’s business needs. Your assignments might include work in four of the following areas:
- Corporate Comptroller’s
- Corporate Treasury
- Corporate Strategic Planning
- Global Upstream
- Global Gas
- Global Downstream
- Corporate Audit
- Credit
A full-time manager, who is also a program alumnus, coordinates the program. Your manager understands the full range of possible assignments and will work with you to tailor your assignments.
Where You’ll Work
Chevron Finance M.B.A. Development Program opportunities are available around the globe. Depending on your role, you may work in:
- Houston, Texas
- San Francisco Bay Area, California
- Angola
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Kazakhstan
- Nigeria
- Singapore
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
International exposure for future leaders of the company is critical, and you’ll likely complete one or more overseas assignments while in the program. If you’re interested, you’re encouraged to pursue transferring to global locations after you complete the program.
How to Apply
Chevron recruits candidates for full-time positions from September to November each year. Please send your resume and cover letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Be sure to mention you saw this posting on Workforce Nigeria!
ADDED: Feb 24, 2009
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Senior Drilling Engineer
Department: Technical (Drilling)
Location: Lagos or Warri
Job Scope:
To provide engineering and technical expertise in the areas of well design, programming, workover and completion operations.
Job Objectives:
- Perform drilling engineering works required for successful, cost-effective and safe implementation of POOC’s exploration, development, workover and completion activities.
- Review the operations, define problem areas and search for solutions.
- Evaluate and recommend new techniques, designs and procedures related to drilling, workover and well completions with the objective of optimizing quality, cost and efficient operations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Prepare detailed Drilling, Workover and Completions programmes for all proposed wells and closely monitor performance from the rig.
- Prepare & Submit well control insurance packages to insurers before a well is spudded.
- Prepare AFE (Drilling, Completion & Workover) for management review and approval.
- Prepare Technical input into the drilling application package to DPR and NAPIMS.
- Co-ordinate the preparation of end-of-well and well history reports.
- Prepare well initial completion/ Side Track/ Plug & Abandon approval packages to DPR.
- Liaise with all drilling, operations and well engineering personnel (POOC and Service Companies).
- Monitor and collect operational, financial and well performance data (Cost and NPT Tracking)
- Liaise with Joint Venture Partners and Regulatory bodies to ensure approvals have been obtained prior to spudding of the well.
- Work closely with Drilling Supt, QA/QC dept, and Drilling Supervisor to ensure smooth and timely completions of all well engineering operations.
- Monitor AFEs and budgets as operations progresses and keep the drilling team informed.
Requirements:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum, Mechanical or equivalent engineering discipline.
- Possession of valid IWCF Well Control certificate is an advantage.
- At least 5 years experience in Drilling, Workover & Completion Engineering.
- Knowledge of horizontal, high angle and multilateral well design is an advantage.
- Strong team player in a multidiscipline environment
- Excellent communications skills
- Competent in the use of well engineering software packages (Landmark - Wellplan, Compass, Dims, Stresscheck e.t.c).
Reports to / Accountable to:
Staff Drilling Engineer
Key working Relationships:
Internal:
- Staff Drilling Engineer / Drilling Consultant.
- Drilling & Completion team (Warri, Lagos and Rig)
- Subsurface team (G & G)
External:
- Joint Venture (JV) Partners (NAPIMS, DPR, NNPC)
- Service companies / providers
- Network with peers and professional associations in the Oil and Gas Industry
ADDED: Feb 12, 2009
It’s “No Child Left Behind” time again. Data Recognition Corporation is looking for 4000 temporary workers to score standardized tests. Here’s the lowdown (or is it downlow these days?)
The basics:
Job Title: Reader/Test Scorer.
March 2009 through July 2009.
4-year degree is required. (I believe this is a contractual thing with the various Dept. of Educations)
8:30AM - 4:00 PM M-F; full time
5:15 - 9:15 M-F; part-time (not available at all locations)
$11/hour + $50 weekly attendance bonus
standard office free beverage (coffee/tea/ hot chocolate)
Casual dress code
Locations:
Minnetonka, MN
Woodbury, MN
Brooklyn Park, MN
Austin, TX
Pittsburgh, PA
Columbus, OH
Harrisburg, PA
Scoring Center Open Houses:
Minnetonka: Beginning Tuesday February 2
I do not know that having a referral helps your chances though, so if you do not want to but would still like to try for the job then please - feel free with no guilt! If you need a job or know someone who does please visit http://www.datareco gnition corp.com.
Flyer Direct Link:
http://www.datareco gnition corp.com/Assets/ Downloads/ reader_ad.pdf
ADDED: Feb 12, 2009
COORDINATOR OF CHILD & PARENT PROGRAMMING
$12.25/hr to $14.95/hr
SUMMARY
· The primary function of this position is to assist the Program Manager in the coordination of emergency shelter housing services with emphasis on the direct services for families and children. Working with Volunteer Services for a delivery system is key.
· The Children’s Coordinator assesses the needs of families, coordinates the on-site service delivery system, and facilitates children’s utilization of off-site services such as schools and community resources.
· This position networks/collaborat es with community, government, and private organizations around the issues of homelessness emphasizing the impact on children.
· The Children’s Coordinator assists in ongoing planning and development of the Family Service Center program.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
· B.A. in child development or other related human services field or without college degree, significant experience relevant to the job functions.
· Experience working in child care/child development program or related program. Experience working with children from various cultural/ethnic backgrounds with emphasis in the area of children in poverty and transition. Experience in motivating and directing volunteers.
· Skill in coordinating/ collaborating community resources, and developing activities for children from infancy to age eighteen. Skills in developing appropriate activities for children that are non-violent, non-sexist, and non-racist. Ability to work with and provide resources to empower families/children regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, language, culture, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background and/or status, status of shelter, family status, educational background, age, and physical and/or intellectual/ mental ability as they move from homelessness to permanent housing.
CONTACT (Job located at Family Service Center, 2001 Van Dyke St, Maplewood)
Housing & Emergency Services Human Resources
Catholic Charities Administration Center
1200 2nd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Email: hrhousing@ccspm. org
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until filled
ADDED: Feb 12, 2009
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Benefit Design Specialist - EM11132
Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) is an innovative and emerging leader in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry. Our mission is to provide the highest quality care and service for our members and empower clients to make informed decisions in health care management. Our strategy is to integrate pharmacy and health management for clinical, financial and ultimately member gain. We proudly serve over 12.5 million members across the United States. If you are looking to make a difference in t... (click here for more details)
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Phone: 800.858.0723
Fax: 651.286.4407
http://www.primethe rapeutics. com
ADDED: Feb 12, 2009
Lawson Senior Application Software Engineer
Job Code: LAW-APP-MN
Location: Minneapolis, MN –NOTE: NO TRAVEL is required!
PRINCIPALS ONLY—NO AGENCIES Who We Are:
NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI)–With more than a decade of experience, NaviSite provides the industry’s only one vendor solution for the complete spectrum of application and technology services. The company radically simplifies how organizations approach technology through a new services architecture designed specifically to reduce the complexity associated with managing multiple applications, IT infrastructure and content delivery.
For the first time, organizations can turn to one trusted partner to have their entire infrastructure, application and content delivery needs met. Today, nearly 1,000 organizations around the world have bet their businesses on NaviSite based on the efficiencies and returns inherent in working with a single-source provider of IT services. With 15 state-of-the-art data centers and eight major office locations across the U.S., U.K., and India, NaviSite is an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner (the highest level), as well as, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. www.navisite.com Benefits: We offer a generous compensation package including a competitive salary, full medical/dental/life/disability insurance, 3 to 5 weeks vacation, and stock options for all employees. We also offer extensive training in the most current technologies, as well as, college tuition reimbursement.
What You Will Do:
· Design infrastructure components required to operate a Managed Services environment.
· Provide infrastructure guidance on complex and challenging technical projects.
· Provides support such as troubleshooting to application teams when the architecture does not meet requirements (examples: performance, stability and network security).
· Ensure that the technical infrastructure will provide optimal manageability and security.
· Review business requests for information access and usage.
· Interact extensively and regularly with infrastructure development personnel, ensuring technical architecture is consistent across projects.
· Ensure delivery of a scalable infrastructure that is compatible with business needs across application, technologies and facilities.
What We Are Looking For:
· Strong technical background, including technical leadership and infrastructure development experience, with demonstrated experience in multi user, multi platform environments.
· Broad understanding of server technologies, operating systems, network and storage technologies, and how these relate to the deployment of applications
· Communicate highly technical aspects of architecture and integration effectively in a customer consulting setting.
· Application deployment experience with hardware, Networking, and Windows and UNIX operating systems.
· Strong business analysis skills including requirements gathering and documentation.
· Technical infrastructure design skills essential.
· Must work well in team environment to build consensus and provide thought leadership
Desired:
· Deep technical understanding of the Lawson Environment, include LSF9 security, WebSphere deployment strategy, and strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills for same.
· Experience installing, tuning and trouble-shooting Lawson extension applications, such as ProcessFlow, LBI, etc…
What To Do Next:
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ADDED: Feb 12, 2009
Sr. Customer Support Engineer —UNIX / Linux Server Admin
Job Code: SCSE-UN Principals Only -NO AGENCIES
Reports to: CSE Site Manager
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shift: 1st Shift, Mon-FridayWho We Are:
NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI)–With more than a decade of experience, NaviSite provides the industry’s only one vendor solution for the complete spectrum of application and technology services. The company radically simplifies how organizations approach technology through a new services architecture designed specifically to reduce the complexity associated with managing multiple applications, IT infrastructure and content delivery.
For the first time, organizations can turn to one trusted partner to have their entire infrastructure, application and content delivery needs met. Today, nearly 1,000 organizations around the world have bet their businesses on NaviSite based on the efficiencies and returns inherent in working with a single-source provider of IT services. With 15 state-of-the-art data centers and eight major office locations across the U.S., U.K., and India, NaviSite is an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner (the highest level), as well as, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. www.navisite.com
Benefits: We offer a generous compensation package including a competitive salary, full medical/dental/life/disability insurance, 3 to 5 weeks vacation, and stock options for all employees. We also offer extensive training in the most current technologies, as well as, college tuition reimbursement.
What You Will Do:
Reporting to the Customer Support Engineering Site Manager, the Senior Customer Support Engineer is responsible for providing daily technical support for a state of the art, large scale data center. This position provides leadership and mentoring pertaining to customer relations, technical expertise, effective communication and teamwork.
The Customer Support Engineer will work to identify the root cause of any system issues and provide solutions. Utilizing the Remedy Call Management System the Customer Support Engineer will “own” the problem through resolution; responding to all remedy tickets in an expedient manner, providing clear and informative status entries, resolution entries and quality assurance closure with the customer.
Responsibilities:
The Senior Customer Support Engineer will be in charge of maintaining a UNIX / Linux-based server environment with over 1,500 servers. Some responsibilities include.
• Perform UNIX / Linux system server builds
• Setting up and maintaining DNS
• Setting up and supporting UNIX print servers
• Support and troubleshoot operations and performance issues
• Setting up performance monitors and evaluating logs to determine performance problems or recommending steps to remedy a situation
• Advanced hardware troubleshooting and replacement on server systems
• Project creation and execution on firmware upgrade\OS upgrades\hardware upgrades
• Work out of our Remedy ticket tracking system to work on Trouble Tickets and Change Requests
• Perform changes to customer systems while following strict guidelines for SAS70 compliance
• HP Data Protector, Evault, Vmware and Trend is a plus
• Be on an on-call rotation with the rest of the team to maintain 7×24 support of the datacenter servers.
• Rapidly evaluate/respond to all Remedy tickets with appropriate status entries, resolution descriptions and closure updates.
• Communicate with customers from problem identification through problem resolution regarding technical support.
• Continuously strive to improve the call closure cycle through documentation, resource enhancements and teamwork.
• Work change window events around NaviSite’s Data Center procedures.
• Work with other operation support teams to improve process flow.
What We Are Looking For:
Required Experience:
• 4-8 years experience with UNIX /Linux operating systems and services, especially AIX, Solaris, Red Hat, Fedora Core, SUSE.
• AIX design, implementation and administration experience - certifications a plus.
• Installation, configuration and support of LPARs, HACMP, TSM and GPFS.
• Running diagnostics, creating notification of issues, and correction of performance and availability problems in the Servers and the services deployed in them.
• Understanding of system performance and scalability tuning, clustering, monitoring and load testing.
• Proficiency with shell scripting, awk, sed, grep, Perl.
• Experience working with SAN configuration and maintenance, especially EMC or IBM .
Preferred Additional Experience:
• Experience with Oracle database servers.
• Understanding of email services and protocols, including spam scanning, whitelisting, SMTP, POP, and IMAP.
• Familiarity with TCP/IP network environments, including DNS and SMTP mail.
• Ability to track email delivery using UNIX logs.
• Knowledge of C
• Knowledge of SSL certs
• Knowledge of Websphere installation and administration
• Experience with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Commercial Information Server (MCIS) and Site Server preferred
• Experience installing, configuring and monitoring Apache/Tomcat, and JBoss (on both UNIX and Windows).
• Disaster Recovery planning and implementation.
• Must possess solid written and oral communication skills.
• Strong project/program management experience.
What To Do Next:
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ADDED: Feb 12, 2009
Oracle Financials / Project Accounting– Functional Consultant
Job Code: NAS-OR-PA
Reports to: Project Manager, NaviSite Professional Services
Location: Boston, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Chicago, San Jose
Travel: 100% TRAVEL is required—Onsite implementation with client is required
PRINCIPALS ONLY—NO AGENCIES
Who We Are:
About NaviSite, Inc.
NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI)–With more than a decade of experience, NaviSite provides the industry’s only one vendor solution for the complete spectrum of application and technology services. The company radically simplifies how organizations approach technology through a new services architecture designed specifically to reduce the complexity associated with managing multiple applications, IT infrastructure and content delivery.
For the first time, organizations can turn to one trusted partner to have their entire infrastructure, application and content delivery needs met. Today, nearly 1,000 organizations around the world have bet their businesses on NaviSite based on the efficiencies and returns inherent in working with a single-source provider of IT services. With 15 state-of-the-art data centers and eight major office locations across the U.S., U.K., and India, NaviSite is an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner (the highest level), as well as, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. www.navisite.com
NaviSite’s Professional Services provides business consulting, process design and the application of technologies to meet business challenges. A career with NaviSite Professional Services will offer a dynamic and stimulating environment in which you will be exposed to customers in a variety of industries and each project will provide new challenges. You will be part of a talented team in which you can apply your knowledge and develop specialized skills to help advance your career. What You Will Do:
We are looking for an exceptional individual with strong consulting skills and experience implementing Oracle eBusiness Suite. By joining NaviSite’s Professional Services team, you will utilize your knowledge of eBusiness and consulting to help customers address business challenges and achieve high performance. You will have the opportunity to apply and develop your skills by working on projects ranging in size and complexity, and within a variety of industries. The chosen individual should also have a good working knowledge of business processes and how they can be applied to an end to end ERP eBusiness solution to facilitate integration within an organization.
Primary responsibilities include:
· Gather business requirements
· Define / re-engineer business processes
· Perform Fit Gap Analysis and provide recommendations for “gaps”
· Conduct conference room pilots to demonstrate the Oracle application
· Document Functional Specifications for interfaces, conversions, customizations and custom reports
· Configure Oracle eBusiness Suite module(s)
· Create Unit Test Scripts and conduct unit testing
· Support customer testing
· Train Super Users and End Users
· Provide production support following go-live
· Communicate status updates and issues / risks to the Project Manager
What We Are Looking For:
This position requires considerable Hands-on Oracle expertise, knowledge and consulting experience.
Core Qualifications
· 5 plus years of Oracle application experience with hands-on functional knowledge of Oracle application, Release 12 is a MUST
· Core Accounting background
· Experience and detailed functional knowledge in three or more of the following Oracle modules:
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Fixed Assets
- Cash Management
- Purchasing
- Inter-company experience
- Accounting Tax
- Project Accounting (PA)
PLUS Project Accounting application-MUST have implementation experience in all three modules
- Project Billing
- Project Costing
- Project Resource Management (PJRM)
· Proven experience as a Functional Lead for at least 3 full life-cycle Oracle implementation and/or upgrade projects.
· Experience working in the Healthcare industry is preferred
· Oracle certification is desirable
· Bachelor’s degree is desirable
· Core Accounting background
· Travel up to 100%
Professional Skill Requirements:
· Proven experience in implementing Oracle modules for external clients
· Strong system implementation skills: requirements/process analysis, conceptual and detailed design, configuration, testing, training, change management and production support
· Excellent interpersonal, communication, and client-facing skills which demonstrates confidence and fosters a “Trusted Advisor” relationship with the client.
· Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
· Solid understanding of full implementation lifecycle methodology
· Industry experience in accounting or related financials role is preferred but not required
· General consulting skills, including: team facilitation, business case development, and financials assessment / strategy.
· Experience working with a Global Delivery implementation model is preferred but not required
· Larger company experience but able to thrive in a hands-on entrepreneurial environment
· Exposure or experience in global delivery and offshore outsourcing is preferable
What To Do Next:
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ADDED: Feb 12, 2009
Sr Customer Support Engineer—Windows Server Admin
Job Code: SCSE Principals Only-NO AGENCIES
Reports to: CSE Site Manager
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shift: 1st Shift, Mon-Friday
Who We Are:
NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI)–With more than a decade of experience, NaviSite provides the industry’s only one vendor solution for the complete spectrum of application and technology services. The company radically simplifies how organizations approach technology through a new services architecture designed specifically to reduce the complexity associated with managing multiple applications, IT infrastructure and content delivery.
For the first time, organizations can turn to one trusted partner to have their entire infrastructure, application and content delivery needs met. Today, nearly 1,000 organizations around the world have bet their businesses on NaviSite based on the efficiencies and returns inherent in working with a single-source provider of IT services. With 15 state-of-the-art data centers and eight major office locations across the U.S., U.K., and India, NaviSite is an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner (the highest level), as well as, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. www.navisite.com
NaviSite provides regular learning opportunities for our employees through ad-hoc and formal training from other associates, regular technical and functional round-table discussions, and through online training available to all employees as an Oracle Advantage Partner.
Benefits: We offer a generous compensation package including a competitive salary, full medical/dental/life/disability insurance, 3 to 5 weeks vacation, and stock options for all employees. We also offer extensive training in the most current technologies, as well as, college tuition reimbursement.
What You Will Do:
Reporting to the Customer Support Engineering Site Manager, the Senior Customer Support Engineer is responsible for providing daily technical support for customer issues as identified in the Remedy Call Management System. Will “own” the problem through resolution.
Will respond to all remedy tickets in an expedient manner, providing clear and informative status entries, resolution entries and quality assurance closure with the customer. Will work to identify the root cause of any customer issue and strive to incorporate solutions that are correct, with zero rework. Provide leadership and mentoring pertaining to customer relations, technical expertise, effective communication and teamwork.
Responsibilities:
The Customer Support Engineer will be in charge of maintaining a Windows-based server environment with over 1500 servers. Some responsibilities include.
• Perform Windows system server builds
• Windows system builds include Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Standard and R2
• Setting up active directory domains\sites\DNS
• Configuring and supporting terminal services on windows servers
• Setting up and supporting windows print servers and printers
• Support and troubleshoot Microsoft IIS operations and performance issues
• Setting up windows performance monitors and evaluating logs to determine performance problems or recommending steps to remedy a situation
• Creating group policies in windows AD
• Troubleshooting windows blue screens and documenting them
• Advanced hardware troubleshooting and replacement on windows server systems
• Project creation and execution on firmware upgrade\OS upgrades\hardware upgrades
• Work out of our Remedy ticket tracking system to work on Trouble Tickets and Change Requests
• Perform changes to customer systems while following strict guidelines for SAS70 compliance
• Citrix, HP Data Protector, Evault, Vmware and Trend is a plus
• Maintain 7×24 support of the Internet host servers; NT
• Rapidly evaluate/respond to all Remedy tickets with appropriate status entries, resolution descriptions and closure updates.
• Communicate with customers from problem identification through problem resolution regarding technical support.
• Continuously strive to improve the call closure cycle through documentation, resource enhancements and teamwork.
• Work change window events around NaviSite’s Data Center procedures.
• Work with other operation support teams to improve process flow.
• Be on an on-call rotation with the rest of the team
What We’re Looking For:
4 -5 years of relevant experience; excellent technical skills; the ability to communicate effectively; work well as a team; handle independent responsibilities; knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of Servers. Expertise in Windows 2000-2008. Experience with configuration, installation and troubleshooting of WinXP, Win 2000, Win 2008, NT systems. Knowledge of Compaq hardware.
• UNIX and Linux experience a plus
• BS Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or equivalent. Microsoft Certification Systems Engineer -MCSE preferred
• Familiarity with TCP/IP network environments, including DNS and SMTP mail.
• Experience with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
• Must possess solid written and oral communication skills.
• Strong project/program management experience.
What To Do Next:
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