Entry-Level Project Associate
About First Bank of Nigeria Limited
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 position below:
Job Title: Project Associate
Job Identification: 1196
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist in conducting research and analyzing data to provide meaningful insights to support the execution of the project.
- Develop reports based on the research and analysis conducted.
- Monitor and report project status to team lead/programme manager/internal FirstBank client as the case demands on regular basis.
- Maintain complete project documentations for reference purposes.
- Perform assigned tasks from the project work streams Leads
- Interact with internal FirstBank clients and project team to plan and develop project work.
- Respond to questions and concerns from project team and other stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Communicate with internal FirstBank clients to clearly understand project requirements and scope.
- Maintain high level of professionalism and competence in internal FirstBank client communications.
- Schedule stakeholder meetings to discuss about project updates and issues.
- Build positive working relationship with Project team, representatives of the Business and ensure work satisfaction.
- Provide training to internal FirstBank clients on project deliverables when needed.
Requirements
Education:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, with a minimum grade of 2.2.
Experience:
- Minimum experience – 0 to 1 year.
Qualities:
- Ability to efficiently gather requisite data.
- Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.
- Ability to manage relationships with internal and external customers.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft office suite.
- Ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines.
- Ability to come up with novel solutions beyond that which is rule based.
- Possess skills in determining the deeper meaning of information presented.
- Ability to develop work processes to achieve desired outcomes.
- Writing, communicating, facilitating, and presenting cogently.
- Skills in project management, financial analysis and competitive analysis will be an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
11th October, 2024.