Amhara Bank S.C. is one of the private commercial Banks with an aim to create a significant impact in the manner in which banking services are delivered through knowledge-based leadership & state of the art technology in a very unique presence and value proposition. The Bank focuses on service inclusiveness, innovation, community & customer focus.

Purpose of the Job:

To achieve the Bank’s business objectives through improving the organization’s internal processes as a way of maximizing company efficiency and making complex tasks more achievable by applying secured technology systems

Responsibilities

Major Expected Leadership competencies: Coaches

• Coaches and mentors, managing Change, Drive for result, People Management, decisiveness, strategic thinking and business acumen

Generic Functions:

• Lead the development, review and implementation of functional policies, procedure, annual plan/budgets, performance reports ;
• Ensure that service level agreements by the staffs under the functional stream are implemented effectively;
• Embody the bank’s good culture and promote  corporate image to the public;
• Cultivate a working environment that enhances teamwork, collaboration, and transparency among work units under the functional stream;
• Oversee the implementation of supervisors’ coaching and mentoring of subordinates towards effective career development;
• Ensure the adherence to internal control system; ascertain that risks are identified, assessed and mitigated within her/his domain;

Specific Functions:

• Lead the development and implementation of IT strategy, governance frameworks, programs, and standards;
• Manage digital transformation initiatives , as well as efforts that will result in organizational wide changes;
• Lead in the upgrading, customization, parameterization and integration of new and existing application systems based on business requirement;
• Drive and coordinate the development, implementation, and management of the organization’s software development needs;
• Lead the selection and implementation of suitable and state of the art technologies to streamline all internal operations and help optimize its strategic benefits;
• Oversee the effective and efficient utilization of technological infrastructure (networks and computer systems) in the organization to ensure optimal performance;
• Lead the establishment of and adherence to IT service quality standards and ensure that functional units are supplied with the required IT support systems;
• Lead the IT risk assessment process and mitigation activities in line with corporate risk 2 management frameworks;
• Monitor cyber security development program and follow-up its implementation;
• Drive the delivery of cyber security awareness training to all users on regular basis;
• Monitor and ensure that the Bank’s information technology resources are appropriately protected from unauthorized destruction, alteration and access;
• Ensure that IT and network infrastructure adequately support the company’s computing, data processing, and communications needs
• Oversee the development of mutually advantageous and sustainable relationship with IT service and solution providers;
• Monitor changes in the technology sector to discover ways the bank can improve operational efficiencies;

Job Requirement

Qualification: MSC/BSC in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical/Software Engineering, Information System, Information Science, MIS or any other related field

Experience: Ten (10) years of relevant Banking experience, with four (4) years at Director or Department Managerial’ level and as per NBE’s requirement.

Place of Work: Head Office