Senior IT Project Officer

Senior IT Project Officer

DB/ Vacancy- 0084/24

Job Summary

Senior IT Project Officer is responsible for providing input in planning, execution, and delivery of strategic IT projects in the Bank. This includes planning and scheduling project timelines and milestones using appropriate project management tools; managing the day to day activities of projects in pursuit of their goals, cost effectiveness and agreed quality standards. In addition, the role holder is responsible for coordinating key stakeholders and project team members, and define project success criteria and challenges as per the approved policies, procedures and guidelines.

Academic & Professional Qualification

Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information System, Software Engineering or any other equivalent field.

Experience

Minimum of five (5) years relevant experience

Behavioral Competency

Interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity/inclusion.

Creativity and innovation skills.

Action oriented.

Quality focus and attention to detail.

Professionalism and integrity in line with Dashen Bank values.

Good oral and written communication skills.

Critical and analytical thinking and problem solving skills.

Personal motivation and drive exhibited through commitment to hard work, continuous improvement and achievement of goals.

Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers).

Risk awareness and focus - demonstrates understanding of risk management practices, standards and regulatory requirements.

Required Technical Competency

Proven experience in successfully delivering complex IT projects.

Knowledge of fundamental project management processes, methodologies and tools and techniques and ability to adapt them to organization.

Implement quality assurance processes to ensure that project deliverables meet established standards.

High-level understanding of applications used in the Bank's industry.

Ability to adapt project management processes to organization's product life cycle.

Experience of Business process improvement.

Ability to review, interpret and make precise inferences from a wide range of business reports and data, including budgets, financial reports, business intelligence reports.

Ability to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business strategies within the department/unit.