Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a public limited liability company, was established as a bank holding company in 1985 under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Job Identification: 514
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time

Job Context

• This role will relate with business analysts, software developers, testers and other stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of projects in accordance with set standards, quality control and business objectives.
• He/she provides coaching and guidance to project team members about every aspect of the project so that team members can understand their tasks fully and act on them efficiently.
• This role will need to act quickly to identify problems and make decisions to solve them, leading to successful implementation of projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the successful execution of large and  complex projects from start to finish.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope not limited to issues resolution,  schedule, costs, risk mitigation and change requests.
• Ensure solutions delivered meet business expectations and that project sponsors and business users.  accept the solutions before project closure.
• Administers pricing model and charging / billing procedures to monitor receivables for projects.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
• Create and maintain required project documentation.
• Liaise with Organizational Change Management function to define and execute a benefit realisation.  plan and change management strategy for key projects leading to full project adoption.
• Ensure Central Design Authority, Information Security, Test and Version Control and Change
• Approval Board (CAB) approvals are obtained in the life cycle of the project.
• Monitor a project’s progress throughout its duration and communicate project status to senior.
• management and relevant stakeholders through reports and presentations
• Attend project governance meetings (Steering committee meetings, …)
• Ensure high quality delivery of software packages

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years’ working experience with 5 years in Project Management.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Social Sciences, Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering or  related field of study.
• Strong knowledge of Systems Thinking, Business Analysis, Project Management, Banking Products,
• SDLC (Intermediate).
• Relevant certifications – PMP, Agile Scrum, Prince2 and/or ITIL
• Master’s Degree would be an added advantage
• Other certifications will be an advantage.

Skills, Capabilities & Attributes:

• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
• Strong leadership capability
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously
• Excellent at delivering and owning results
• Problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual (English/French) is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2024; 12:34 PM.