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Job Title:    Programme Manager

Organisation: DFCU
Bank

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head
of Organisational Change

About US:

DFCU Bank is a fast
growing commercial bank offering a variety of innovative products and services.
DFCU Limited was started by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of
the United Kingdom and the Government of Uganda through the Uganda Development
Corporation (UDC) under the name of Development Finance Company of Uganda
Limited. Later restructuring brought in DEG (of Germany) and International
Finance Corporation (IFC) as equal partners with CDC and UDC, each having a 25%
stake in the company. Its objective was to support long-term development
projects whose financing needs and risk did not appeal to the then existing
financial commercial lending institutions.

Job Summary:  The Programme Manager will manage the
implementation of the planned projects to transform the Bank into a digital and
process-oriented operation aimed at improving customer satisfaction.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Manage
the allocated projects to ensure they are delivered on time, scope, quality
within budget and meet the objectives set.

·       
Implement
a well-defined project management process or methodology that utilizes
appropriate toolsets and a pool of experienced and competent Project Managers.

·       
Team
management including undertaking the mandatory performance reviews, adequate
staffing, and coaching.

·       
Regular
monitoring to ensure that the approved change initiatives are adopted within
the organization.

·       
Develop
and maintain project documentation for reference.

·       
Reviews
project activities for compliance with procedures and standards.

·       
Produce
consolidated reports, including milestone summary, key issues, risks, benefits,
summary of costs incurred.

·       
Integrate
change management activities into project plans to improve the success of
projects that are implemented by the Bank.

·       
Define
and measure success metrics and monitor change processes arising out of Bank
projects, process reviews and other change initiatives.

·       
Engage/manage
stakeholders to build transitional plans, complete business change readiness
activities and transform behaviors which will support the business through the
transformation process.

·       
Approve
project budgets.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the DFCU Bank Programme Manager job placement must hold a
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business
Computing, Commerce, Accounting or Business Statistics or another related
field.

·       
Certification
in Project Management.

·       
Adept at
Financial Technology.

·       
A
professional qualification in Banking and Project Management (e.g. Prince2).

·       
Seven
years’ program management experience in a similar working environment, a
banking environment is added advantage.

·       
Strong
negotiation skills.

·       
Project
management.

·       
People
management skills.

·       
Attention
to detail.

·       
Self-motivated

 How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to
send applications with detailed CV’s including present
position and copies of relevant professional/academic certificates (University
Transcript, O and A level) to the email address indicated below;
Vacanciesbank@dfcugroup.com

Deadline: 18^th September 2020

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