Team Lead, Innovation System Manager (ISM) HND / BA / BSc Job

JOB DESCRIPTION

Manage the day-to-day operations of the Bank’s internal idea management platform (Imagin8)
Design and run periodic Innovation challenges as scheduled
Review and evaluate submissions to Innovation challenges within approved timelines
Engage Business stakeholders with pre-evaluated submission and identify submissions that will be accepted for implementation
Conduct periodic reviews of ideas accepted for implementation in line with agreed timelines and present detailed report detailing status update for these ideas
Proactively manage initiatives that are at risk of falling behind approved timelines and devise contingency plans to increase likelihood of being delivered on schedule
Liaise with M&CC department to develop and manage the rollout of a yearly holistic communication/ engagement plan to drive awareness and engagement with all stakeholders
Manage the implementation of the Bank’s Innovation Rewards and Recognition framework
Identify idea submissions that qualify for rewards and work with FINCON to ensure disbursement of rewards are done timely
Periodic update and communication of the Imagin8 leaderboard which showcases top ideators
Liaise with First Academy to ensure Innovation training curriculum is updated yearly and effectively rolled out across the bank as approved
Periodic review of the impact of Innovation training curriculum to ensure expected training outcomes are achieved
Coordinate the scheduling of periodic Innovation committee meetings and ensure adequate preparations are made to guarantee successful meetings
Ensure meeting minutes and action points are well captured and communicated promptly to all meeting participants
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, Enterprise Innovation and Team Leads.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education

Minimum of bachelor’s degree, with a minimum grade of 2.2
Project Management certification will be an added advantage

Experience

Minimum of two years working experience in Banking or Fintech ecosystems
Experience with business analysis
Experience with modeling techniques and methods
Experience with supporting idea generation and management process
Experience in the implementation of innovation initiatives, managing transformation, change management or other strategic projects will be a plus

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 ha... read mores 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.
Since its establishment in 1894, FirstBank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on the fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, risk management and leadership. Over the years, the Bank has led the financing of private investment in infrastructure development in the Nigerian economy by playing key roles in the Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation schemes. With its global reach, FirstBank provides prospective investors wishing to explore the vast business opportunities that are available in Nigeria, an internationally competitive world-class brand and a credible financial partner.
The Bank has been named "The Best Bank Brand in Nigeria” four times in a row - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 - by the globally renowned "The Banker Magazine” of the Financial Times Group; and "Most Innovative Bank in Africa” in the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards 2014. FirstBank’s brand purpose is to always put its customers, partners and all stakeholders at the heart of its business, even as it is poised to standardise customer experience and excellence in financial solutions across Sub Saharan Africa, in consonance with its brand vision "To be the partner of first choice in building your future”. Our brand promise is to always deliver the ultimate "gold standard” of value and excellence. This commitment is anchored on FirstBank’s inherent values of passion, partnership and people, to position our customers first in every respect.