Senior Project Associate at First Bank of Nigeria Limited

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Project Associate

Job ID: 961
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in defining project scope, goals and deliverables of assigned strategic initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Participate in identification and validation of key business requirements.
• Support development of clear business case/impact assessment for the project.
• Collection and analysis of business requirements for projects.
• Evaluation of data through task analysis, business process analysis, surveys etc.
• Monitor progress of assigned workstreams, and ensure timeliness and desired quality of deliverable.
• Identify, document, and build up costs in an as-is environment. Forecast and predict cost break-downs in proposals or future-stated environments.
• Design and develop technical reference documentation for project work plans, guidelines, standards, procedures, and processes that meet the needs of the Business/Project Sponsor. 
• Lead sub-project teams as required.
• Ensure that project deliverables meet the requirements of the Business and quality standards.
• Ensure that project team works according to project scope and timelines.
• Overseeing data collection and research and analysis conducted by Project Analysts
• Communicating effectively with external and internal customers to deliver projects’ functional requirements.
• Deliver presentations to internal or external stakeholders on aspects of the project.
• Represent the project at meetings or other fora.
• Support delivery assurance practices by participating in periodic project reviews and audits and maintaining accurate and timely project reporting.
• Anticipate and communicate project risks.
• Interface with representatives of the Business and become a trusted advisor or confidant.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, with a minimum grade of 2.2.

Experience:

• Three to five years relevant working experience.
• Experience with transformation, change management or other strategic projects.

Qualities:

• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to prioritize independently, multiple requests to meet the organizational goals.
• Excellent interaction skills, collaborative work style, and strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to effectively plan and lead the correct processes to reach conclusions/consensus in a facilitated meeting and positively handle disruptive or hostile participants.
• Knowledge of the various levels of listening, ability to choose the right level depending on the situation. 
• Ability to objectively restate the opinions of others.
• Ability to select and use appropriate tools for the job and perform technical research as required to supplement and support methodologies in delivering solutions to the Business.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio) to accomplish daily business activities and facilitate communications.
• Ability to identify key issues, analyze data, and make recommendations to address problems.
• Outstanding integrity and the ability to always seek to do the right thing for the client and the Firm.
• Ability to think globally and discuss multiple aspects and impacts of issues. 
• Ability to respect and appreciate different personality styles, thinking, backgrounds, and cultures.

Application Closing Date
18th December, 2023.