JOB DESCRIPTION

Expected Duties and responsibilities:

• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using standard project management methodology and practices
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Support the project execution and governance by tracking deadlines, deliverables, resources, and timelines throughout the project process.
• Co-ordinate project team meetings to provide status updates and identify and resolve issues to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery in accordance with the stated project goals
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Perform risk management to minimize project risk
• Supervising the timing of all tasks, critical path, reevaluating the allocated times depending on the progress of the project
• Report regular and on a timely manner to IT department and project steering committee
• Report and escalate to IT department and/or project steering committee as needed
• Coordinate internal resource and third parties/vendors for flawless execution of projects
• Establish and maintain relationship with third parties/vendors
• Develop and communicate clear and actionable deliverables, or activities to be completed to relevant teams and departments.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Identify the processes and activities needing improvement and identify and communicate the new workable process standards and best practices to approach those activities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Ensuring that the project is completed successfully

JOB REQUIREMENT

Requirements

• Proven working experience in project management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to details and multitasking skills

Additional Qualifications

• Understanding of standard project management methodology is mandatory
• Project management training and /or Project management certification (PMI) preferred
• Experience in IT project implementation in financial sector is preferred
• Knowledge of Flexcube core banking system is desirable
• Excellent technical writing skills and documentation
• Strong leadership skills, demonstrated ability to manage teams
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Strong negotiation skill
• Experienced in end to end project management.
• Core banking implementation experience and digital banking experience is a plus

Educational Level and Work Experience

• Minimum Bsc in computer science or related fields and  5years’  of experience in IT project management

Place of Work: Head Office, Addis Ababa.

HOW TO APPLY

Application dead line: February 22, 2020

Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated

NB:Interested and qualified applicants must directly apply through an online application site www.abaybank.com.et/vacancy and required to attach their CV (maximum of 3 pages in PDF or work) using the website.