Deputy Director Programs

4 weeks ago


Amman, Jordan International Rescue Committee Full time
Experience:
  • 4/5 years of overall experience with 2 years actively as Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master
  • Ability to effectively interpret Technical and Business objectives from the clients perspective as well as challenges and support the team on their deliverables
  • Project Management across various tracks (managed team of 10/15 man team )
  • Prior experience directly interacting with or working with clients is a must
  • Extremely strong oral and written communication skills is a must
  • Strong experience working with colleagues and stakeholders
  • PMI PMP/ACP Certificate / Scrum Master certification is a plus
Requirements:
  • This role will focus on planning, directing, and coordinating projects from initiation through to implementation
  • Experience in delivering to full SDLC
  • Technology background in .Net , C#, Java related technologies, demonstrated experience in having managed software / product development teams showing grasp on technology management.
  • Technical Background in .Net, Java, microservices related technologies
  • Product development practices namely Scrum master/Agile, DevOps, related tool like JIRA
  • Project Management across various tracks (managed team of 10/15 man team )
  • Clearly defining project roles & responsibilities, escalation paths, and ownership
  • Actively participating in project scope, sizing, and resource requirements
  • Facilitating scrum ceremonies with the project team and establish various touchpoints with internal stakeholders and clients to communicate clear status
  • Co-ordinate with different teams and Project Managers for sprint scope and overall release scope
  • Coordinating and supervising, supporting, and coordinating the project team members/staff with regards to project deliverables
  • Contribute in the know-how of debriefing technical aspects of requirements and being able to explain
  • Allocate and monitor SOW deliverables by scheduling tasks and tracking progress to delivery milestones, adhering to process compliance in producing the release level artifacts, and reviewing deliverables
  • Manage Risks and Dependencies
  • Managing the design of the project documents to monitor project performance and data stored
  • Reporting on project progress and communicate relevant information to leadership team and other stake holders
  • Contribute to team building and resolve or escalate team conflicts
  • Track daily progress and ensure slippages are controlled, managed and reported
  • Co-ordinate with product owner and scrum teams in preparation for sprint planning in order to set the team for success. Document and publish sprint delivery schedules and timelines
  • Keeping a signed off Change Order document for each Change Request item

Skills : scrum,agile,.net



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