National Election Board of Ethiopia
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), re-established by proclamation No. 1133/2011, is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct elections, organize referendum and regulate political parties in Ethiopia. NEBE is working to boost its’ institutional strength with a special focus on enhancement of human resource capacity. Accordingly, NEBE would like to invite applicants for IT Project Manager/Scrum Master) position who meet the following requirements.
Required number: One
Reports to: Systems Solution Architect
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Duration: Permanent
Salary: As per the organization salary scale (Competitive)
Job Summary
IT Project Manager/Scrum Master) is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering software development projects within scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring high-quality deliverable.
Duties and responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements. Define project objectives and success criteria
- Facilitating and guiding the software development teams in adopting and implementing the agile framework of software development
- Work and support the software development team agree on achievable goals during development sprints
- Act as a liaison between product owners (The CIO) and development teams to refine project timelines and processes and deliver on software projects on time and with high quality.
- Manage each project’s scope and timeline
- Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
- Coach team members in Agile frameworks
- Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
- Be the point of contact for external communications with other teams within the ICT Department and from other departments
- Work with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) who will act as the product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
- Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur during the cycle
- Help teams implement changes effectively and on time
- Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
- Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
- Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it
Specification:
Education and Work Experience:
- MA or BA degree in Computer Science, Business Computing, or a related field
- 5 years for Masters or 7 years for Bachelor.
- 4 years in a leadership role.
Trainings and certification
- Certification in Project Management Profession (PMP)
- Scrum master certification is a plus
Knowledge:
- Experience in a scrum master role in a reputable organization undertaking software projects
- Not a member of a political party.
Know-How (Skills) (Technical competencies):
- Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
- Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
- Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)
- Familiarity with software development
How to Apply
INTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO SEND NON-RETURNABLE:
- Application letter that explains why you fit for the post and updated CV, and Three work related referees;
- Application letter & resume should be saved by full name of Applicants.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further screening.
- Those who are interested can only apply through the attached link
- https://nebe-election.org/apply within 10 days from this announcement.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply!
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