IT Consultant (Wealth) at Stanbic IBTC Bank

Standard IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

The Consulting Business Analyst’s (CBA) chief role is to help provide the business with technology solutions in a cost-effective way by determining the requirements of a project or program, and communicating them clearly to all stakeholders, facilitators, implementers and partners whilst maintaining proper IT Governance standards.

Stanbic IBTC Bank is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: IT Consultant (Wealth)

Job ID: 12643
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Division: Wealth

Position Description
IT Consultant

• Act as liaison between IT and the Business to assess business needs; conduct analysis & business risk to support the portfolio of strategic and business initiatives, system projects and maintenance work
• Understands and is competent in full range of techniques for eliciting business requirements, and demonstrates ability to select and utilize most effective approach for each requirements gathering assignment
• Recognizes and effectively engages all stakeholder groups necessary for successful requirements gathering and facilitates cross-functional business requirement gathering sessions
• Research on ways to apply technology to all business needs in the most effective but cost efficient way, conducting Technology and Industry Competitor Analysis
• Manage group collaboration with business stakeholders, effectively facilitate small to medium size meetings and workshops and elicit meaningful input from all members of the group
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical staff & with members of cross-functional teams
• Effectively control scope of own work (prioritize, identifies potential issues with estimates or deadlines early), recognizes when assistance is required and will actively seek help
• Communicates in a timely manner, escalates own issues and potential team issues appropriately to line manager
• Accurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective, professional and engaging
• Contributes to the creation and adoption of a Business Process Framework that supports a business-centric approach to business process analysis and continuous improvement
• Researches and analyses appropriate information and data necessary to accurately and effectively document and validate requirements
• Prepares written Business Requirements Document (BRD) that conforms to department standards, that encompass regulatory, business, user, functional and non-functional requirements as appropriate
• Review IT Requests and Projects, and Conduct Cost Benefit Analysis of all IT Project requests for necessary prioritization approvals.
• Generate RFP and work with other IT Units on vendor selection process for all IT Projects.
• Work with all auditors – external and internal to ensure adherence to basic governance tenets
• Review IT Architecture and make recommendations for improvement in line with other stakeholders.
• Engage peer review of documentation prior to submitting to Business Owner / Project Sponsor etc. for final approval and sign-off
• Understands business process modeling notation & techniques, as well as process improvement methodology and approaches.
• Identifies process strengths and weaknesses; researches and recommends areas of improvement for overall productivity and efficiency; Improves upon existing approaches by seeking opportunities to creatively transform current business practices into enhanced alternative solutions
• In collaboration with appropriate IT resources, identifies and documents viable solution alternatives that meet business requirements, and provides recommendations appropriate for all stakeholders within Project objectives and parameters
• Assists in identification and definition of test scenarios and test conditions necessary to validate requirements
• Develops Requirements Gathering Plan to support project schedule; Understands project standards and applies them consistently
• Actively participates in Peer Review of team deliverables, contributing to the development of consistent and effective documentation that adheres to team standards and templates
• Effective team member within IT department, active participant and contributor in group discussions
• Fosters a culture of team collaboration and continuous improvement
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Building and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with stakeholders in functions and teams across the business.
• Liaise with external companies to deliver more detailed analysis when appropriate.

Required Skills and Qualifications
Experience & Education

• BSc Degree in one of the following subject areas: Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Technology or related field preferred.
• Foundational Certification in Information Technology Infrastructure Library would be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in technology support, Business Analysis or consulting role.
• Understanding of all stages of the Project Development Lifecycle; Some Project Management experience would be an advantage
• Working Knowledge of SQL, Object Oriented Programming Languages, and Relational Database Management Systems.
• Understanding of IT Infrastructure design, support and management.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Applications, Operating Systems and other Technology based tools

Required Competencies
Required Skills

• Flexible, objective and evidence-based reasoning
• Self-starting and able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to think logically, analyze and/or solve problems
• Ability to work independently and/or as a team member
• Attention to detail/accuracy and meticulousness in ensuring quality requirements are gathered
• Analytical and Logical mind, Critical Reasoning & problem-solving skills
• Excellent Communication Skills - Written and verbal, including technical writing skills, negotiation, persuasion and/or presentation skills
• Excellent customer service and fundamentals of project management
• Good team player able to prioritize and balance multiple tasks or projects to meet high standards
• Affinity for calculations - mathematics, numbers and figures in general
• The ability to conduct cost/benefit analysis at a foundational level.
• MS Visio, MS Word, MS Project, MS Excel, Power Point, Essence Use Case development
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and heavy analytical documentation workload
• Organizational and self - time Management skills
• Experience with business requirements gathering techniques and analysis
• Proven effectiveness in facilitation of small to medium sized cross-functional groups
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Hands on knowledge of Excel Macros.
• Working knowledge of Visio or other modelling tools desirable
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint desirable
• Personal Competencies
• Sociable, good interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Self Starter, willing to work with minimum supervision; ability to use own initiative and discretion
• Creative and Innovative.
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language and to speak to customers in the language they will understand
• Accurate and methodical.
• High level of motivation.
• Have a solid customer focus.
• Well-developed problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize competing deadlines.
• Possess sound organizational skills, including time management.
• Collaboration
• Customer-centricity
• Driving for results
• Initiative, Innovation and Integrity
• Interpersonal communication
• Judgment and decision making
• Leadership

Application Closing Date
24th June, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should
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