Vacancy: POS State Merchant Officer at Fort Knox Group

August 12, 2025

Fort Knox Group is one of the most diversified security and financial outfits in West Africa with fixed based operation in Nigeria servicing security contracts throughout the West Africa sub-region from its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. 

POS State Merchant Officer

  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience: 2 – 5 years
  • Location: Benue , Cross River , Ebonyi , Lagos
  • City: Calabar
  • Job Field: Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 

Salary: N170,000
Locations: Calabar, Makurdi, Abakaliki,  Lagos Boundary

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • To ensure quality aggregators are identified and onboarded in the State
  • Ensure 100% Active aggregator
  • Ensure each aggregator achieves at least a 95% active agent base at any point in time.
  • To ensure Aggregators promptly make fund available to all Agents under their network and ensure zero float balance of all Agents
  • Drive minimum of 15 transaction counts per Agent per day
  • Constantly identify opportunities for increasing quality agent base in the region
  • Take full custody of all POS devices assigned to the state.
  • Responsible for assigning POS devices to aggregators based on qualifying criteria
  • Responsible for managing all POS devices in the state
  • Coordinate POS distribution, retrieval and other support issues as might be required in the state
  • Coordinate the repairs of faulty POS devices in the state working with the state EUS team.
  • Ensure appropriate and effective outlet branding is carried out in line with the “Picture of success (PICOS)” within the state
  • Identify visibility opportunities for the brand within the state
  • Effective management of POSM Materials stock in state warehouse to avoid damage, wastage, and obsolete materials in territory.
  • Train aggregators on POSM deployment to agents in line with “Picture of success
  • To recruit appropriate number of Aggregators in line with the specified distribution structure of the state.
  • Ensure each aggregator recruits a minimum of 500 agents to drive the business
  • Identify and leverage on the distribution opportunities in the state to grow the POS Business
  • Drive market penetration of POS in the State
  • To effectively report competitive activities in the State and implement adequate counter initiatives.
  • Track on-going initiatives in Market
  • To immediately address or escalate any unusual competitor activity and sale support that may be a threat to performance of the business

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

  • A first degree in any discipline
  • Experience in the Fintech Space would be an advantage.
  • 2+ years of commercial/ business management experience
  • Team leadership experience
  • 1 – 2 years of relevant experience in POS Management
  • Financial services, banking, PSB and Fintech experience will be a great advantage

Method of Application

CV should be sent to [email protected] using position and location as subject of the mail

Experience
2 - 5 years
Work Level
Senior-Level
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary
N170,000

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