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Manager IT Governance & Controls Employment Opportunity – PostBank Uganda Limited (PBU) | Apply Now

Are you looking for Information Technology Jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Manager IT Governance & Controls Employment Opportunity – PostBank Uganda Limited (PBU)

Kampala, Uganda

Full-time

Deadline: 

16 Aug 2024

About the Organisation

PostBank Uganda Limited is one of Uganda's most esteemed financial institutions, known for its dedication to delivering reliable banking services across the nation. Established with a mission to promote financial inclusion and foster economic development, PostBank has grown to become a trusted name in the Ugandan banking sector.

History and Growth
PostBank Uganda Limited has a rich history that dates back to its inception as a savings bank within the Uganda Post Office in the 1920s. Over the decades, it evolved to meet the changing financial needs of the population. In 1998, it was incorporated as a limited liability company, marking a significant milestone in its journey toward modernization and growth.

Today, PostBank operates an extensive network of branches and ATMs across Uganda, ensuring that even the most remote communities have access to essential banking services. The bank continues to expand its footprint and enhance its service offerings to meet the diverse needs of its customers.

Vision and Mission
Vision: To be the leading provider of inclusive financial services in Uganda.

Mission: To provide reliable, affordable, and innovative financial solutions to all Ugandans, particularly those in underserved areas, thereby contributing to their economic well-being and the country's overall development.

Job Title

Manager IT Governance & Controls Employment Opportunity – PostBank Uganda Limited (PBU)

Job Description

PostBank Uganda Limited (PBU) is a government owned bank regulated by Bank of Uganda under the Financial Institutions Act, 2004. The bank focuses on being the market leader in advancing financial inclusion.
Job Summary: The Manager IT Governance & Controls is accountable for enterprise-wide day-to-day management, monitoring and reporting on information technology systems and processes to support sound ICT governance, and minimize ICT-related risk and security exposure.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop corporate information security policies, standards, and guidelines in line with regulatory guidelines and best practices.

  • Prepare and maintain organisational strategies that address the evolving business risk and information control requirements.

  • Ensure architectural principles are applied during design to reduce risk, and advance assurance standards through ensuring rigorous security testing.

  • Develop, implement, and monitor reporting mechanisms for governance, security, and risk practices to support compliance and highlight areas of exposure in the bank’s technology systems.

  • Review identified security risks and breaches to ensure the organisation’s assets and information are appropriately always secured.

  • Operate as a focal point for information assurance governance expertise for the organization, working effectively with strategic organisational functions such as legal experts and technical support to provide authoritative advice and guidance on the requirements for security controls.

  • Monitor and review compliance with risk management strategies and practices to ensure ICT-related activities are meeting minimum standards.

  • Resolve and provide solutions to information technology strategic problems.

  • Create awareness of policies and standards associated with governance, risk, and security and how they are applied in PostBank Uganda Limited.

  • Undertake assessments of compliance against regulatory guidelines, risk and ICT governance standards.

  • Foster Corporate Risk Management – to identify and integrate the ICT risk framework with the corporate risk framework.

  • Work with other bank units especially Digitization, ICT Security & Internal Audit to share information and guidance.

  • Ensure that others have a working understanding of the legislation and policy framework within which they operate.

  • Testing new technology and ensure compliance with established standards and guidelines.

  • Any other duties duly assigned.


Financial Responsibility & Business Behaviours

  • Contributes to the IT Security and Governance department budget.

  • The ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in written form in a professional manner is deemed essential.

  • Ability to build functioning working relationships across organizational, corporate, and cultural boundaries.

  • Ability to demonstrate positive image and model PBU’s values and leadership behavior.

  • Must be a person of impeccable integrity.

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Qualifications and Competencies

  • An undergraduate degree in IT, Computer Science or related technology field is required (advanced degree will be an added advantage).

  • Practical knowledge in the ISO 27001 and PCI DSS Standards will be an added advantage.

  • Professional Certifications in Risk, IT Security, IT Audit, and IT related certifications like ITIL, COBIT etc., are desirable.

  • Experience in planning and managing the implementation of organisation-wide processes and procedures, tools and techniques for the identification, assessment, and management of risk inherent in the operation of business processes and of potential risks arising from planned IT-enabled changes.

  • A minimum of 2-4 years experience in ICT governance, risk, and security within the banking sector or an equivalent industry.

  • Client-focused individual with large scale process changes. Ability to develop innovative solutions to complicated process issues in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

  • Good knowledge in enterprise IT governance standards and frameworks.

  • Experience in implementing appropriate controls to measure and drive compliance with information and communications security policies.

  • Demonstrates technical awareness regarding emerging technology trends.

  • Good communication abilities.

  • Problem solving orientation.

  • A technical, logical thought process.

  • An ability to stick to strict deadlines.

  • A keen eye for detail.

How to Apply

APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE DONE ONLINE:
Please send your application to hr@postbank.co.ug addressed to the Chief Human Resources Officer and put the job you are applying for as the Subject (Strictly).
Note:
The following documents should accompany the application strictly online:

Detailed CV
Certified copies of academic documents
Applicants address and day time telephone contacts
Postal/email address and daytime telephone contact of three referees of good standing in society one of which should be your current Supervisor.

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