The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), re-established by proclamation No. 1133/2011, is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct elections, organize referendum and regulate political parties in Ethiopia. NEBE is working to boost its’ institutional strength with a special focus on enhancement of human resource capacity. Accordingly, NEBE would like to invite applicants for Scrum Maste position who meet the following requirements. 

The Scrum Master is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering software development projects within scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring high-quality deliverable.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements. Define project objectives and success criteria

• Facilitating and guiding the software development teams in adopting and implementing the agile framework of software development

• Work and support the software development team agree on achievable goals during development sprints

• Act as a liaison between product owners (The CIO) and development teams to refine project timelines and processes and deliver on software projects on time and with high quality.

• Manage each project’s scope and timeline

• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups

• Coach team members in Agile frameworks

• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration

• Be the point of contact for external communications with other teams within the ICT Department and from other departments

• Work with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) who will act as the product owners to handle backlogs and new requests

• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur during the cycle

• Help teams implement changes effectively and on time

• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint

• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity

• Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience: 

• BSC degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or any related field

• 3 years related experience.

  Trainings and certification 

• Certification in Project Management Profession (PMP)

• Scrum master certification is a plus

  Knowledge:

• Experience in a scrum master role in a reputable organization undertaking software projects

  Know-How (Skills) (Technical competencies):

• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)

• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills

• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability

• Outstanding organizational skills

• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)

• Familiarity with software development

• Not a member of a political party.

How To Apply

      INTERESTED APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO SEND NON-RETURNABLE:

• Application letter that explains why you fit for the post and updated CV, and Three work related referees;

• Application letter & resume should be saved by full name of Applicants.

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further screening.

• Those who are interested can only apply through THIS LINK within 10 days from this announcement.

  Female candidates are encouraged to apply!

Job Requirements BSc Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or in a related field of study with relevant work experience How to Apply Apply using the provided link below