Job Openings at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Department: IT

Job Purpose

• The scrum master is the team role responsible for ensuring the team lives agile values and principles and follows the processes and practices that the team agreed they would use.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Clearing obstacles
• Establishing an environment where the team can be effective
• Addressing team dynamics
• Ensuring a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team
• Protecting the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
• Reports to: Technical Delivery Manager
• Supervises: Functional Process Lead, Functional Business Analyst, Business Champion

Key Role & Responsibilities

• Scrum master is responsible to facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
• Possesses conflict resolution, does conversation by focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty and respect.
• Should be a friendly communicative person, because when team is moving fast in Agile, communication is the effective force which holds the team together.
• Needs to forecast the numbers of deliverables possible in an iteration, which is based on evidence and reliable source.
• Needs to be expert in estimation and planning. He knows how to create useful, reliable and practical plans for software development projects.
• Should be a good coach in Agile practices. S/he can coach individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
• Help team or individual to clarify goals and actions to achieve them.
• Ability to shield his team from outside distractions and interferences.
• Ability to ensure the correct use of scrum process.
• Ability to track and remove impediments.
• Scrum master is a servant first, who serves his team members before considering about himself.

Duties

• Facilitate his team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team.
• Responsible for managing the scrum process with the coordination of scrum team in Agile methodology.
• Responsible to remove the impediments for the scrum team.
• Arranged daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process.
• Helps product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint.
• Responsible to conduct retrospective meetings.
• Organizes and facilitates the sprint planning meeting.
• Acts as safeguard for his team.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Industrial Engineering
• +5 years’ experience in IT project management in a business application environment
• Certifications in any of the following: Prince2, Agile/Scrum, PMP
• Demonstrable ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Reporting and briefing skills to senior business stakeholders

Job-Specific Competencies P2P
Technical:

• Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban XP, etc.
• Good skills to coach team how to follow agile scrum, which really works.
• Understand the basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum theory, rules and practices.
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches, like: Kanban, Crystal, FDD, XP, etc.
• Knowledge about other methodologies other than Agile-Scrum, so that he can explain other methodologies to motivate his team.
• Basic knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand his team needs.
• She/he should have knowledge about Agile techniques like: User Stories, Continuous Integration, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• Ability to take and understand his commitment to deliver the product on time.
• Know about the value of metrics and incremental delivery.
• Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burn down metrics, velocity, user stories etc.
• Familiar with common development practices, Service oriented environments, and Agile practices.
• Familiar with Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, Power BI & Reporting and Data warehouse.

Management:

• Resource Management
• Vendor and Supplier Management
• Team Leader and Resource Development.

Behavioural:

• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Initiative/ Judgement
• Self-Confidence
• Relationship Building.

Salary
Very Attractive.

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Reports to: Scrum Master/Technical Delivery Manager
Supervises: Functional Process Lead, Functional Business Analyst, Business Champion

Job Purpose

• Data Analyst interprets data and turns it into information which can offer ways to improve a business, thus affecting business decisions
• Data Analysts gather information from various sources and interpret patterns and trends – as such a Data Analyst role is highly analytical in nature
• Once data has been gathered and interpreted, the Data Analyst will report back what has been found in a comprehensive study to the wider business/relevant colleagues.

Key Role & Responsibilities
BI Data Analyst:

• Data Analysts often make recommendations about the methods and ways in which a company obtains and analyses data to improve quality and the efficiency of data systems.

Data Gathering:

• Engage with both technical and business users to understand business context.
• Identify and explore structured and unstructured data effectively and efficiently in order to source answers to business questions.
• Working alongside teams within the business or the management team to establish business needs.
• Compile and gather the relevant data.
• Test and implement data source changes where required.

Data Manipulation:

• Analyse, manipulate and present data in a manner to clarify business requirements and as a basis for prototyping.
• Specify design and build reports according to a wide variety of business needs.
• Assist analytical team members by sharing best practice, technical and analytical techniques.
• Identifying patterns, profiles and trends in data sets.
• Defining new data collection and analysis processes.

Intelligence & Analytics:

• Draw data from various systems, analyse information received and compile reports.
• Compile a report and communicate/present results.
• Experience in data models and reporting packages.
• Ability to analyse large datasets.
• Ability to write comprehensive reports.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• An analytical mind and inclination for problem-solving.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Mathematics or Computer Science or Statistics.
• +5 years’ experience in data analyst role.
• Demonstrate ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Reporting and briefing skills to senior business stakeholders.

Job-Specific Competencies
Technical:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O
• Power BI & Reporting
• Data warehouse
• Software Development Lifecycle.

Behavioural:

• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Initiative/ Judgement
• Self-Confidence
• Relationship Building.

Salary

• Very attractive.

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Department: IT
Reports to: Technical Delivery Manager
Supervises: Functional Process Lead, Functional Business Analyst, Business Champion

Job Purpose

• The Project Manager will be expected to manage workstreams as part of a wider transformation programme to enable solution delivery and implementation of business systems.
• The Project Manager will act as the main conduit between the programme and its customers, including any external partners, and manage their inputs and outputs to deliver change for the business

Key Role &Responsibilities
Project Management:

• Support the portfolio management decision process through the creation of project charters, scope documents, risk assessments and budgets
• Lead efforts in developing work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports
• Executing the defined project plan to ensure that the project team completes their assignments according to plan
• Monitoring and controlling the work to ensure that the project remains on track and in control
• Planning for contingencies and report project baseline variances.
• Identify and anticipate risks and issues. Facilitate resolution, mitigation, and appropriate escalation
• Contribute to management of project risk and change management
• Assess inter-project dependencies and gauge the financial impact and risk of the project
• Support in the definition of project quality standards and ensure these standards are adhered to during project execution and delivery
• Closing the project to formalize acceptance of the project result and release project resources
• Measure and report on value achieved and business benefits realized through projects
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports
• Provide performance feedback for project team members
• Scope Management

Managing 3rd Party Delivery:

• Setting expectations and scope
• Planning and Managing of delivery
• Dispute resolution
• 3rd Party Quality Assurance

Business Alignment:

• Conduct feasibility studies and confirm results with business units to facilitate decision making
• Engaging with the business to understand needs and gather requirements
• Change Control
• Managing expectations
• Ensure Process Leads and Business Champions are delivering change
• Communicating with management and stakeholders to enable successful and timely project completion.

Deliverables Management:

• Ensuring that deliverables meet expectations and are fully tested
• Managing Early Life Support
• Developing Lessons Learnt
• Updating Project Information Platform System

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree Information Technology or Industrial Engineering
• +5 years’ experience in IT project management in a business application environment
• Certifications in any of the following: Prince2, Agile/Scrum, PMP
• Demonstrable ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Reporting and briefing skills to senior business stakeholders

Job-Specific Competencies P2P:
Functional:

• Procurement
• Supply Chain

Technical:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O
• Power BI & Reporting
• Data warehouse
• Project Management (Prince2/PMP/Agile)
• Software Development Lifecycle

Management:

• Resource Management
• Vendor and Supplier Management
• Team Leader and Resource Development

Behavioural:

• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Initiative/ Judgement
• Self-Confidence
• Relationship Building

Salary
Very Attractive

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Department: IT
Reports to: Business Change Manager
Supervises: Business Owner

Job Purpose

• Business Analyst will work within the STAR programme reporting to Business Change Manager; Primary role is to lead and generate process designs which are required to transform key operational areas and processes within IHS Towers as result of adopting a new tower management system which will transform how tower asset are managed with greater efficiency.
• Business analyst will become a key part of the programme team working in conjunction with the Tower Management vendor to generate key documents leading to new processes, and produce key program artefacts linked with identifying gaps between the “To Be” and “As Is” systems.
• Business Analyst will identify business problems, associated triggers, and business impacts, and elicit detailed business requirements, and identify potential organisational impact
• Business analyst will direction from Business Change Manager Assist with Benefits realisation & tracking.
• Business analyst will work alongside a variety of suppliers and vendors to identify alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and recommend new approaches during each phase where a change to working practice is identified.

Key Role & Responsibilities

• Business Analyst have the capability to use different tools and techniques for elicitation, analysis, documentation and managing requirements
• Perform traceability of requirements.
• Lead process design work for all processes linked / associated with STAR programme
• Produce Gap Analysis & Change Migration Documents
• Understand & obtain a working knowledge of the “To Be” tower system processes
• Identify business problems, associated triggers, and business impacts
• Business Change Manager with Benefits realisation & tracking
• Maintain stakeholder relationships
• Organise and run process gap analysis workshops
• Produce accurate documents, and summary presentation which is both clear and concise.

Experience:

• Capable elicitation produce detailed requirements to a high standard.
• Capable of undertaking requirements traceability.
• Familiar with tools & techniques I.e UML, BPMN, Pestile, SWOT,
• Familiar and able to adapt to different methodology Waterfall & Agile.
• Previous experience as a business analyst within Telecoms / Tower background.
• Knowledge of Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain or Logistics.
• Exposure to Benefit Realisations mapping and tracking.
• Have some exposure to large scale transformation project / programme.
• Have strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Have strong innovative thinking and problem solving skills.
• Experience of using Business Process Modelling methodologies to deliver process designs.
• Have strong presentation and interpersonal skills
• Confident communication skills working with stakeholders at various levels is essential.
• Are well organised and deadline driven
• Are a highly motivated team player

Required Experience & Qualifications
Qualifications/ Certification:

• Evidence of skilled based qualification relating to process analysis e.g CBAP/ ISEB BCS / Lean / BPM
• Analytical Skills relating to Business Process Modelling (BPM) / Lean methodologies Excel, MS Visio

Job-Specific Competencies
Behavioural Competencies:

• Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes in an efficient manner. Plans, schedules and monitors work to meet time and quality targets.
• Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
• Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives.
• Selects appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools and applications. Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audience.
• Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives.
• Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; using measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement.
• Participates in external activities related to data modelling
• Takes responsibility for driving own development by actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities. Rapidly absorbs new information and applies it effectively.

Salary
Very Attractive.