ICT Project Manager Job Vacancy at East African Development Bank (EADB)
Organisation: East African Development Bank (EADB)The East African Development Bank (EADB) is an international development finance institution, whose mandate is to promote the sustainable economic development of East Africans. Shareholders of the EADB are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and other international financial institutions.Job Summary: The Bank’s ICT Project Manager will be responsible for managing the ICT projects as per agreed project management standards to ensure that the high quality standards are delivered and value for money is realised from such projects. The incumbent will also be responsible for the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closing of all IT projects for EADB. The position will serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of the IT projects. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Assess current or future business needs and priorities through communicating directly with users.Take lead in the development of business and technical requirements for specific IT projects.Develop Project Management Plan for IT projects: scope, schedule, budget, communication, human resources, risks, procurement and quality.Perform financial analysis of new business requirements such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI).Prepare prioritized projects list for IT projects.Prepare consolidated annual budget for IT projects.Develop policies and procedures for IT project management.Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.Manage communication within IT projects: meetings, project reports, escalation of problems;Prepare and distribute project documentation: project schedule, project budget, project scope, closure reports, status reports;Oversee the procurement process for IT projects in accordance with the Bank’s policies and procedures.Oversee implementation of activities and tasks in accordance with project schedules.Manage project teams;Supervise Service providers to implement projects in accordance with the requirements as defined in SLAs.Manage changes to projects scope and avoid uncontrolled changes or continuous growth in a project’s scope.Carry out post-implementation analysis of project results.Monitor project performance in terms of time, cost and scope;Analyze deviations between planned and actual project performance and apply necessary response actions;Analyze change requests and apply proper approval process of changes;Monitor project risks timely applying risk response strategies.Preparing information briefs to facilitate decision making in the IT steering committee.Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The applicant should possess a Bachelor of Computer Science degree, ICT, Engineering or related fields;Possession of a relevant postgraduate degree. Professional certificates such as Prince 2 or PMP are essential and MCSE, CCNA, ITIL, CISA, CGEIT, CISM are desirable.Membership of a professional ICT body;Project management certification is highly desirable.At least eight (8) years’ experience in a professional ICT environment at management level, including experience in IT project management.Extensive knowledge and understanding of Operating system administration (Windows 2000, XP, 7, LAN/WAN infrastructure to ensure connectivity throughout the region;Good working knowledge of Core banking applications including, Flex Cube and Oracle.Detailed knowledge of Networking Technologies both LAN & WAN.General technical knowledge of telecommunications & voice systems.Extensive knowledge of banking software, working experience in a large bank and experience in systems development and analysis, change management, and process design will be definite advantages;Proven track record and strong Project Management experience and skills;Detailed knowledge and understanding of standard IT Change Management process.Ability to help create, develop and deliver operational models and capabilities which enhance both the customer experience and operational efficiency.Good knowledge of the Security StandardsExtensive understanding 3rd party systems interfacing into core banking applications.Good knowledge and understanding of the various processes that enable the smooth running of the day-to-day business from an IT perspective specifically ITIL processes.A good understanding of the IT Audit process.Innovation and Results orientatedTeam leadership skillsProblem identification and resolutionNegotiation and communication skillsResource managementHigh level of integrityAbility to multitask effectively communicate technical issue to non-technical people and make them understand the sameSecurity conscious with attention to detailOrganisational awareness and commitmentIf you are a national of one of the EADB member states and your career aspirations match the aforementioned job role, please send your application via email, quoting the position on the subject of the email or cover letter. The cover letter should specify your suitability for the position that you are applying for and the detailed CV should highlight relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a day time phone contact, email address, and the names and telephone contacts of three professional referees. The applications should be addressed to:.P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.keDeadline: Wednesday 21 May 2014
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