Team Lead, Innovation System Manager at First Bank of Nigeria

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Position: Team Lead, Innovation System Manager
Ref Id: 1800002E
Job Location: Head Office, Lagos
Job: FBN GEN. Job Family
Organization: MD/CE Directorate
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Support the design of First Bank’s innovation system in line with the Bank’s approved innovation strategy
• Design and drive the implementation of the Bank’s internal idea generation platform
• Design and run Innovation campaigns as scheduled
• Evaluate and rank campaign results
• Present top 5 ranked results to campaign sponsor for selection of winning entry
• Develop a holistic communication plan to disseminate information to all stakeholders throughout the campaign cycle
• Oversee prototype development and end user testing
• Liaise with relevant implementation unit responsible for implementing successful prototype and agree implementation timelines and resources required
• Monitor and track the implementation of innovation based projects across approved milestones and deliverables
• Prepare report detailing status update for all approved innovation initiatives
• Proactively manage changes in initiative scope, identify potential crisis/risks, and devise contingency plans to provide solutions and take corrective action
• Ensure adequate documentation for all innovation initiatives approved by the Bank’s Innovation committee
• Provide support in scheduling and making preparations for innovation committee meetings as scheduled
• Liaise with internal stakeholders e.g., HCMD and MCC to design and implement an innovation culture program for the bank
• Design and implement an innovation training program for the bank
• Supervise the activities of innovation analysts or other project team members and enabler teams working on assigned projects
• Perform any other duties as assigned by Head, Corporate Transformation
• As part of the Bank’s Information Security requirements, maintain the security of all Information entrusted to the staff and comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook.

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree, with a minimum grade of 2.2
• Project Management certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of three years working experience in Innovation system management
• Experience in the implementation of innovation initiatives, managing transformation, change management or other strategic projects
• Experience with Program Management or Project Management Office is desirable
• Supervisory experience.