Job Title:  Project Manager

Organisation: BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd launched on 25 April 2019 and attained its current status as a Tier II Credit institution following a successful background as the leading Microfinances services provider in Uganda. The bank operates 32 regulated branches and 131 satellite offices covering 84 districts in Uganda targeting Micro, Small. and Medium Entrepreneurs. BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd promotes financial inclusion by extending financial services to unserved and underserved populations especially women and youth as well as people living in poverty in rural areas. The Bank is operationally and financially self-sustaining with over 231,000 active customers and a loan book in excess of Ushs.175 billion.

Job Summary:   To coordinate the timely execution of projects at BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd within cost and quality to support achievement of the bank’s strategy

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Governance, Planning, and Initiation.

• Establish and maintain standards and processes for project management at BUBL.
• Contribute to formulation of the Bank’s strategy and annual workplans, coordinating with departments to identify and prioritise projects for inclusion in the annual strategic plans.

Project Execution

• Lead the Women’s Economic Empowerment project and other assigned projects from requirements definition through to project implementation to benefits realisation and closure.

Products

• Participate in the development of new/refined product concepts as part of the BMGF Women’s Economic Empowerment project and other related projects.
• Participate in the implementation of Pilot Test and Rollout Protocols for new products and services and monitor progress in their implementation.
• Actively participate in training and or sensitizing the Bank staff on the new and refined financial products and services.

Change management.

• Create and implement change management plans to maximize user adoption of new projects and products.

Knowledge management

• Ensure successful post implementation reviews of projects and document findings.
• Coordinate research and learning activities for the project where applicable. Document and share lessons learnt from projects with relevant stakeholders.

People management

• Build and develop project teams to ensure optimum performance.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or project management or any related field).
• Post graduate training or certification in project management is an added advantage
• Minimum of at least 5 years working experience and knowledge of banking products and operations.
• A proactive problem solver with excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• A result-oriented team player, honest, and of high integrity
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Thorough knowledge of bank’s operational & credit processes.
• Understanding of banking laws and knowledge of risk management and legal issues related to banking.
• Knowledge of core banking systems and digital financial services.
• Good numerical and analytical skills.
• Proven experience as a project manager or similar role, with a successful track record of managing complex project

Interested candidates should email their application letter, Curriculum Vitae, and copies of relevant academic documents, IN PDF FILE mentioning the job title as the subject matter to recruitment.bracugandabankltd@brac.net All applications should be addressed to the Head Human Resource BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.