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Job Title:  Manager Digital Innovations and Automation

Organisation: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading microfinance deposit taking institution in Uganda with 34 networked branches and 10 contact offices countrywide, an equal opportunity employer and regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.

Job Summary:  The  Manager  Digital  Innovations  and  Automation  is  responsible  for leading  the  technical  research  initiatives  on  disruptive  digital  innovations  and  the  growth of  the  business  process  automation  functions.  He/She  is  part  of  an  agile  systems  application  development  team,  designing,  building,  implementing,  deploying,  and  maintaining  organization-wide  business  applications  and  Information  Technology  infrastructure  Systems  on  top  of  exiting  technology  stack.  The  Manager  Digital  Innovations  and  Automation  provide  technical  and  team  leadership  in  a  project  environment  through  collaboration,  coaching,  and  mentorship

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Line management  and  personnel  development  of  a  team  of  highly  skilled  developers,  database  administrators,  business  analysts,  innovators  and  technical  researchers    development  efforts  towards  successful  delivery  of  complex  software  development
• Managing the  delivery  of  multiple  complex  simultaneous  system  development  projects  from  design  through  to  release
• Provide technical  leadership  to  the  Innovations  and  automations  team  through  collaboration,  coaching  and
• Maintain high  standards  of  software  quality  within  the  team  by  establishing  and  enforcing  use  of  best  practices  and
• Collaborate with  other  software  developers,  business  analysts,  solutions  architects,  service  providers,  and  key  stakeholders;  to  plan,  design,  develop,  test,  deploy  and  maintain  robust  business  applications  aligned  with  the  business
• Working closely  with  the  Projects  and  Strategy  Manger  and  Business  Analysts  to  produce  accurate  delivery  estimates  and  manage  the  transition  from  analysis  through  to  design  and  delivery
• Assist and  support  the  collection,  documentation,  and  refinement  of  users’  requirements,  development  of  user  stories,  estimates  and  work
• Define delivery  phases  of  the  project  including  activities,  sub-activities,  and  milestones  ensuring  these  are  documented  and  used  as  the  basis  for  the  project  event  log,  issues  and  risk  log  and  any  subsequent  reporting
• Lead the  design,  development,  configuration,  testing,  and  deployment  of  business  applications  and  other  systems  in  accordance  with  established  standards  and  best

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s  Degree  in  Computer  Science  or  Information  Technology  or  Information  Systems  or  Software  Engineering  or  Statistics  or  Business  Computing  or  Project  Management  or  Business  Administration  or  a  related  field
• A recognized  qualification  in  Project  Management  such  as  Prince-II,  PMP  or  service  management  such  as
• At least five years of hands -on experience  in  a  technical  leadership  position  preferably  in  Banking  or  Telecommunication
• Demonstrated experience  with  agile  software  development  methodologies
• Should possess  strong  hands-on  experience  in  leading  technical  IT  teams  or  managing  complex  IT

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 28^th May 2022

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