3 Job Positions at Business Development Fund(BDF Ltd): (Deadline 24 March 2022)

IT Business Analyst at Business Development Fund(BDF Ltd): (Deadline 24 March 2022)

Job Vacancy 

BDF ltd is a public limited company whose mission is to promote SME Development through provision of financial and non-financial services to enhance the lending mechanisms of financial institutions as the leading institution in facilitating both companies and individual bankable projects to access financial services, through provision of financial facilities and business advisory services for national development.

With the above mandate, BDF would like to undertake a 2years digitization project that will focus on development of BDF Business core system and automation of BDF Business processes for smooth operations.

It is in this regard that, BDF wishes to recruit Qualified and self-motivated individuals in the following position:

Position: IT Business Analyst (1)

Reporting to both:  Project Manager

Office Location: BDF Headquarters

Job Purpose 

IT Business Analyst will be responsible for defining solution architectures, system requirements gathering and elicitation, coordinate change managements, and to manage product backlogs.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the collection, analysis, review, documentation and communication of business needs and requirements
• Conduct preliminary investigation for all digitization project requests.
• Review requirements, specifications, tests, support for the ongoing projects and training plans to ensure they are in line with business objectives on projects.
• Assist in the development of the Client business case to be automated
• Participate in business process modelling sessions identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions
• Act as a documentarian, co-facilitator, facilitator or subject matter expert in business modelling sketch sessions.
• Conduct interviews and perform analysis to create business cases for projects.
• Participate in root cause analysis to recommend product enhancements or other appropriate actions to improve productivity
•  May act as a project manager on some projects
• Develops solution architectures, functional specifications and system design specifications for client engagements.
• Prepare status updates for projects and consolidation of periodical reports
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders ensuring that project related changes are communicated and understood within the Institution/Ministry
• Prioritizing requests from various business units and project manage them together with various development team members.
• Work with Project manager to enforce project deadlines and schedules
• Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
• Identifies client organization’s strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement.

Qualifications and Knowledge required:

• Bachelor’s degree (A0) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Business IT, Information and Communication Technology with 3 years of working experience in Business Analysis Domain/Management information systems or,
• Masters’ Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Business IT, Software Engineering, Information and Communication Technology with 1 year of working experience in Business analysis, Management information systems.
• Certifications in A+, N+, CBAP and PMP is an added advantage

Skills & Attributes required: 

• Proven experience as an IT Business Analyst
• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Experience in banking/ financial institution is an added advantage
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Logical and efficient, with keen attention to details.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative Environment.
• Experience with data process modelling and tools like UML, BPEL
• Good understand of ERP, BPM, CRM and BI, SOAP, WSDL, and XML

How to apply: Please submit the following as one (1) document,

• Application letter with signed Curriculum Vitae, 

• Copies of academic,

• Professional certificates if any

• Employment certificates 

• A copies of Identity card 

• Contact details of three references 

Send to BDF Info@fbd.rw, attention to Chief Executive Officer not later than 24th March 2022 at 11 A.M.

 NB: Email subject should indicate Position title. BDF will contact only those who will be shortlisted.

Project Manage at Business Development Fund(BDF Ltd): (Deadline 24 March 2022)

Job Vacancy 

BDF ltd is a public limited company whose mission is to promote SME Development through provision of financial and non-financial services to enhance the lending mechanisms of financial institutions as the leading institution in facilitating both companies and individual bankable projects to access financial services, through provision of financial facilities and business advisory services for national development.

With the above mandate, BDF would like to undertake a 2years digitization project that will focus on development of BDF Business core system and automation of BDF Business processes for smooth operations.

It is in this regard that, BDF wishes to recruit Qualified and self-motivated individuals in the following position:

Position: Project Manager (1)

Reporting:  Chief Executive Officer

Office Location: BDF Headquarters

Job Purpose

The project manager will be responsible for coordinating the whole digitization activities, team management and ensure the proper implementation of the project,

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accomplishes information technology staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintaining a safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Maintains organization’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
• Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.
• Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments.
• Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
• Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing a project budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications and knowledge required:

• Bachelor’s degree (A0) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information and Communication Technology with 5 years of working experience or,
•  Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information and Communication Technology with 3 years working experience in Business analysis, Management information systems, IT System Architecture Design

• Certification: Project Management certificate is an added advantage.

Key Technical Skills & Attributes: 

•  Proven experience of a project manager
•  Strong Leadership Skills
• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of solution governance frameworks such as TOGAF. – Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. – Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

How to apply: Please submit the following as one (1) document,

• Application letter with signed Curriculum Vitae, 

• Copies of academic,

• Professional certificates if any

• Employment certificates 

• A copies of Identity card 

• Contact details of three references 

Send to BDF Info@bdf.rw, attention to Chief Executive Officer not later than 24th March 2022 at 11 A.M.

 NB: Email subject should indicate Position title. BDF will contact only those who will be shortlisted.