Project Manager II at a Top Tier Commercial Bank - Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited

Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited - Our client, a top tier Commercial Bank, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Manager II

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• Our client requires the services of a Senior Project Manager who will assist with the delivery of IT projects and programs within specified criteria of time, scope, cost and quality.
• The Project Manager will be expected to handle project support functions, track progress of the projects, develop reports, milestones and budget as well as Interface with System integrators to deliver work.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of assigned project work packages, escalating issues that are beyond set tolerances to the Team Lead, IT Projects and programs for resolution.
• Document project business cases in conjunction with Project Owners
• Help with the development of quality assurance test plans and participate in testing.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head, Program Delivery and Program Manager
• Participate in all IT Planning and policy development efforts.
• Facilitate the resolution of any issues encountered.
• Assist with quality management for solutions deployment and day-to-day operations.
• Help with the production of periodic project reports.
• Coordinate end users training before delivery of solutions

Key Qualifications and Skills

• B.Sc in any Science, Technology or Engineering related course
• 6 - 8 years' working experience as a project manager, preferably in a financial institution.
• Experience with iterative development project delivery
• ITIL, PMP, CBAP, Professional Scrum Product Owner, ISO 21500
• Ability to use initiatives.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Good knowledge of Project Planning and Management Skills
• Sound understanding of change management practices.
• Good understanding of the financial services industry and the need for periodically embarking on IT enabled business change projects.
• Adequate knowledge of package implementation of integrated systems
• Working knowledge of contract management, budget, and cost management Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Organization and coordination skills
• Performance management
• Initiative/ Entrepreneurship/ taking ownership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Application Closing Date
28th June, 2022

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: contact@gvapartners.com Copy: mercye@gvapartners.com , ebikelak@gvapartners.com and folarino@gvapartners.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.