Team Member, Digital Project Delivery at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Member, Digital Project Delivery

Location: Nigeria

Job Objective

• To coordinate Digital Banking related Projects and align same with the enterprise strategic objective through ROI analysis, SWOT Analysis, Project assurance and Value realisation Processes.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a project alignment plan with stakeholders, so that all project-related activities align closely to the strategic vision of the organization.
• Determine the effectiveness of a project which is measured based on how clearly it matches with the overall strategy.
• Be responsible for the delivery of defined work plans and budget.
• Build and maintain effective collaborative work relationship with Project Managers and stakeholders.
• Manage scope of projects within program and ensure that risk management practices are in place.
• Reappraise project constraints and work with the primary stakeholders (projects managers, project owner and sponsor) to deliver on schedule, within budget and confirmed as Fit-for-Purpose.
• Develop integrated program management plans and oversee adherence to project management methodologies to ensure that objectives are achieved in the most effective and efficient manner.
• Present oral and written reports defining plans, problems, and resolutions to appropriate levels of management.
• Create a healthy work climate for the group and with other stakeholders (project owners, technical teams, etc) to optimise their contribution to the overall objectives.
• Work with functional and technical managers to identify appropriate resources, and manage their integration into the project teams.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress and manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.

Candidate's Profile

• Our ideal candidate should have about 2 years' working experience in managing and coordinating digital banking related projects preferably in the banking sector.
• Candidate should have at least, a Bachelor's Degree.
• Previous Work Experience: 2 Years

Knowledge Required:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and delegate responsibilities.
• Ability to contemplate and propose viable alternatives.
• Ability to init.

Skills Required:

• Team spirit, interpersonal skills and conflict management.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Innovative and attentive to details.

Application Closing Date
7th October, 2021.