About This Job:

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

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

Job Role Description

The IT Project Manager/Scrum Master will 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 a joint team of Circle Gas and supplier staff.
Act as Scrum Master for Agile projects to coordinate the development of Agile software teams.
Arrange regularly 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 them 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’s good practices 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 are 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, analyse and explain quantitative data
Good attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines