JOB TITLE: IT PROJECT MANAGER /SCRUM MASTER

About This Job:

Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

On behalf of our client, we are looking for competent, skilled, and experienced IT Project Manager/Scrum Master to work in Nairobi.

Job Role Description

Manage the delivery of information systems to deliver excellent service to our customers, by understanding business needs, selecting, configuring, implementing, and delivering business systems to meet business needs.

Functions/Key expected results

  • Liaise with users to understand needs and system requirements.
  • Ensure requirements are documented and secure approval from stakeholders
  • Manage joint team of Circle Gas and supplier staff.
  • Act as Scrum Master for Agile projects to coordinate the development of agile software teams.
  • Arrange regular defined stand-ups for implementation teams, depending on project requirements.
  • Lead Agile Project processes including Spring Planning, Backlog Grooming and retrospectives.
  • Oversee system testing and bug management and resolution.
  • Log and manage project risks and issues and raise to management in a timely fashion.
  • Produce documentation and training to support the deployment and use of the product.
  • Set-up and maintain project details in JIRA
  • Maintain awareness of project management good practice and emerging technologies that will improve our customer experience.

Academic qualifications

  • Diploma in Information Technology or equivalent
  • Qualifications in Project Management, particularly Agile
  • AWS qualifications an advantage.

Competencies

  • Enthusiastic, hands on, pragmatic approach with the determination to see ideas turned into reality quickly.
  • Good knowledge of Agile development processes
  • Ability to manage suppliers.
  • Commercial astute
  • Good communicator with the ability to communicate technology concepts to non-technologists
  • Ability to process, analysis and explain quantitative data 
  • Good attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Previous Relevant Work Experience Required.

Minimum 4 years of experience, ideally in a major international corporation.

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications through the link below.

https://qsourcingservtec.applytojob.com/apply/QNYuhzVt3z/QSSKDGMITPMIT-PROJECT-MANAGERSCRUM-MASTER

Note:

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Q-SOURCING SERVTEC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ANY SOLICITATION WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION.