Fresh Jobs at Primera Microfinance Bank Limited

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Department: Business Process Re-engineering
Reports to: Head, Business Process Re-engineering

General Roles

• To manage the improvement/radical redesign of business processes by identifying inefficiencies, proposing improvements and supporting the execution of improvements that will translate to positive customer experience, cost savings, revenues and operational efficiency.
• To identify strategic transformation projects that will increase efficiency via the transformation of resources (organizational/people change, development, training) processes and/or information technology.
• To identify and implement initiatives that will optimize the capabilities of existing resources and infrastructure across Primera

Job Description
Strategic:

• Work with management to identify business needs, challenges and opportunities
• Recommend new techniques and technologies to achieve business goals
• Determine business roadmap and provide support in future business planning
• Evaluate existing business processes and recommend improvements
• Analyze business needs and develop strategies to meet these needs
• Develop action plans to overcome business challenges
• Recommend business improvements based on market and competitive trends
• Perform business analysis and reporting for assigned projects
• Build positive and trustful working relationships with internal/external customers
• Maintain clear and complete knowledge on business operations and procedures
• Drive execution of strategic process improvement initiatives

Continuous Process Improvement:

• Perform Business Analysis Planning & Monitoring, Strategy Analysis, Requirement Analysis & Design Definition, Requirements Lifecycle Management, Elicitation & Collaboration and Solution Evaluation with stakeholders before seeking management approval.
• Facilitate the process discovery walkthroughs and process redesign sessions with stakeholders.
• Review ‘as-is’ processes and ‘to-be’ processes and analyze both to identify most impactful changes
• Document organizational & process requirements, workflows etc. and communicate them to stakeholders.
• Ensure proposed changes/solutions effectively handle the current pain points (root cause focused)
• Identify stakeholders, analyze business requirements, and facilitate development of Business Requirement Specification documentation for solution/customization development
• Model envisioned scenarios for substandard processes/improvement opportunities and facilitate approval for changes
• Develop process maps for new processes (using Microsoft Visio Mapping Tool etc.)
• Facilitate the revision of Standard Operating Manuals (SOM) with departments and products teams

Accountability:

• Partnership on continuous process improvement journey and re-engineering of the bank’s business process standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2nd class lower in First Degree (MBA, MSc, MA, ML and/or Professional Qualifications is compulsory)
• Minimum of 4-6 years working experience
• General banking experience especially in operations, marketing or support service units.

Relevant Certifications:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional Certification (CBAP/CCBA, BCS BA, PMI-PBA, etc.)
• PROSCI Change Management Certification
• Certified Quality Process Analyst (CQPA)
• Agile Project Management Certification

Additional Information
Required Skills & Competencies:

• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Negotiating
• Organize information
• Strong knowledge of banking operations
• Business Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Pay attention to details
• Team player
• Honest, proactive and hardworking
• Ability to adapt to changes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: IT
Reportsto: Head, Technology

Job Description

• Researching, designing, implementing and managingsoftwareprograms (Web and Mobile Applications).
• Testing and evaluating new programs.
• Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications.
• Writing and implementing efficient code.
• Analyse user requirements and convert requirements to design documents.
• Multi-task and change from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure
• Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the App store or the Android market.
• Design and update software database. This includes, but is not limited to: Software Applications, Web Sites, Data Communication Processes and User Interfaces.
• Be a part of a small, close knit and Agile team working on a wide range of activities to get a new business and products up and running

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or any related field
• Minimum of 3 - 4 years relevant work experience as a Front End and/or Back End Software Developer.
• Proven work experience as a Mobile developer preferably in the FINTEC space
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Knowledge of HTML5, Phyton, Php, Laravel, JavaScript Mobile Development, React Native/Flutter, AWS, Azure, and other cloud related services
• In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language like Swift and Java • Should be ready to transition into IOS
• Strong knowledge of both JavaScript proficiency and understanding of solid design principles (plugins, node packages, etc.)
• Experience as a front-end, UI/UX developer
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Familiarity with OOP design principles
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Proficiency in designing interfaces and building clickable prototypes using Sketch, InVision, Axure, etc

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Organize information
• Strong knowledge of banking operations
• Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Pay attention to details
• Team player
• Honest, proactive and hardworking
• Ability to adapt to changes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Department: Programme Management Department
Reportsto: Head, Business Process Re-engineering

General Roles

• To manage delivery of strategic transformation projects that will increase efficiency via the transformation of resources (organizational/people change, development, training) processes and/or information technology.
• Ensure adherence to set standards in the execution of all ongoing projects within the Bank within set budget, time and allocated resources.
• Monitor the entire project management life cycle by developing plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, evaluating and reporting accomplishments

Job Description
Strategic:

• Recommend new techniques and technologies to achieve business goals
• Determine business roadmap and provide support in future business planning
• Develop action plans to overcome business challenges
• Recommend business improvements based on market and competitive trends
• Perform project management and reporting for assigned projects
• Build positive and trustful working relationships with internal/external customers
• Maintain clear and complete knowledge on programme management, business operations and procedures
• Drive execution of strategic projects that align with the corporate goals of the bank

Programme Management:

• Lead the end to end planning, delivery and control of projects or programs of the Bank.
• Manages all aspects of the project e.g. delivery, resource forecasts, project administration which includes financial and progress reporting.
• Ensure alignment with defined reporting standards and procedures for project and portfolio management.
• Develop strong relationships with all project stakeholders and prospective internal clients.
• Organize assigned progress meetings and steering committees with senior management to influence decision making.
• Conduct risk analysis by proactively identifying and raising control deficiencies and driving diligent risk remediation for all projects within the Bank.
• Monitor the progress of all projects against agreed and documented time and budget targets while ensuring appropriate quality standards are maintained.
• Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach.
• Acts as gatekeeper of the program’s documents to ensure that key documents are available and accessible.
• Results delivery for critical projects and initiatives in line with set project management standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2nd class lower in First Degree (MBA, MSC, MA, ML and/or Professional Qualifications is compulsory)
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years working experience in project management
• General banking experience especially in Operations and Technology service units is preferable

Required Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE II Certification
• ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
• Agile Project and Delivery Management
• Scrum Master

Additional Information:
Required Skills & Competencies:

• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Negotiating
• Organize information
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Pay attention to details
• Team player
• Honest, proactive and hardworking
• Ability to adapt to changes
• Conversant with Microsoft office tools and project scheduling computer applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, and to meet short- and long-term deadlines.

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Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Department: IT
Reports to: Head, Technology

Job Description

• Testing, validating, and evaluating new developments.
• Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently recommending these modifications to development team.
• Developing quality control policies and standards for the company to follow.
• Training staff members on the quality control processes and policies.
• Analyse user requirements and convert requirements to design documents.
• Multi-task and change from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Must be able to define a threshold value for the number of severe bugs/defects in an app at a time.
• Ensure that all the requirements have corresponding test cases, and the action should be taken on any requirements that could not be mapped to any test case and vice versa..
• Be a part of a small, close knit and Agile team working on a wide range of activities to get a new business and products up and running.
• Ensure that any requirement that the testing and development team is working on has been reviewed by the subject matter expert and is good to go.

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or any related field.
• Minimum of 3 - 4 years relevant work experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Proven work experience on interaction design and wire framing.
• Must possess expert knowledge and experience with information technology testing applications
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Strong knowledge in Agile and scrum products/services development
• Proficiency in the use of prototyping tools such as Figma and Adobe creative suite
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Must have a keen analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Knowledge of quality standards..

Additional Information
Required Skills & Competencies:

• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Analytical Skill
• Strong knowledge of banking operations and FINTEC Solution.
• Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Pay attention to details
• Team player
• Honest, proactive and hardworking
• Ability to adapt to changes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills