Value Assurance Officer at UBA Bank

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<div> <p>United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa’s leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organization founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.</p> </div> <div> <p>We are in search of individuals/talents who are Enterprising, Excellence driven and can Execute business goals within the UBA Group; if you believe you exude these attributes, this position may interest you.</p> <p><strong>Job Position: Value Assurance Officer<br /> </strong><strong>Location:</strong> Lagos, Nigeria.<br /> <strong>Employment Type</strong>: Full-time</p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Job Roles & Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Handles all IT requests and negotiations</li> <li>Sourcing of vendors for all IT Procurements</li> <li>Market intelligence for all IT related services or products</li> <li>Sending out RFPs including review of tenders and negotiation reports</li> <li>Drafting of negotiation reports</li> <li>Providing technical or subject matter advice to Head of Value Assurance or Head Admin, or Group Head, Corporate Services.</li> <li>Evaluation of IT services received by the Bank</li> </ul> <p><strong>Job Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>First degree in either Computer Science or any other profession</li> <li>Certifications in any relevant area in Information Technology</li> <li>Extensive experience and exposure in IT-related matters (5 to 7 years)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Skills And Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>General knowledge of Information Technology</li> <li>Knowledge about basic banking solutions and licenses,</li> <li>Knowledge and skills on basic banking Annual Technical Supports,</li> <li>Knowledge and skills on basic IT solutions used by banks e.g Oracle, IBM. Microsoft, Finacle, etc</li> <li>Knowledge of OEMs providing basic services to banks</li> <li>Possess network or contact details of IT Service providers both OEMs and local service providers</li> </ul> </div> <div> <p><strong style="font-size: inherit">How to Apply<br /> </strong><span style="font-size: inherit">Interested and qualified candidates should:<br /> </span><a style="font-size: inherit" href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2522587738/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Click here to apply online</strong></a></p> </div> <p class="job_tags">Tagged as: Banking</p>

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