Job Details

E T Consultant - Agile Team Coach

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org 

ITS Vice Presidency Context:

The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w

ITSPR Unit Context

The ITS Device Provisioning and Management (ITSPR) unit provides global communications and client services, products, and support for all member organizations across the World Bank Group. Services provided by ITSPR include audiovisual and videoconferencing, end-user device and mobility service provisioning for the entire World Bank Group, as well as coordination and implementation of AV/VC infrastructure projects in World Bank Group offices.

Position Overview:

This position is a part of the ITSPR unit under ITS Digital Workplace. The Agile Coach provides advanced SAFe Agile methodologies championing in adoption, results measurement and training. Additional responsibilities will include coaching of product managers and product owners to develop product vision, create the product goal and the product roadmap and their alignment with product backlog. Additionally, coaching of Product Owners in creating, refining, prioritizing and maintaining a healthy product backlog will be required.

Essential Job Functions:

•Orchestrate SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect and Adapt, leading to improvement in cross-functional team collaboration and rapid delivery

•Established an Agile Center of Excellence (Agile CoE)

•Conduct Agile training sessions

•Utilize information radiators and agile metrics, including the features completion ratio; Iteration burndown charts, velocity charts, iteration reports, defects and bugs charts, cycle time and lead time to inspect progress and adapt for a continuous delivery of valuable service outcomes

•Lead scrum ceremonies, facilitate sprint planning, technical meetings, and Scrum events

•Identify and remove impediments and obstacles, escalating them when necessary as well as drive continuous improvement through encouraging adoption of technical practices, improving agile execution, and build skills and capabilities

•Optimize PI Planning events, to optimize planning time

Selection Criteria

•Master’s degree in business management or a related field with 5 years relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience with Scaled Agile Framework, Scrum, Kanban, coaching and mentoring

•Required certifications -SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, Generative AI for Project Managers, Certified Scrum Master, Project Management Professional (PMP)

•Proficiency in Scaled Agile Framework

•Proficiency in Program & Project Management, PI Planning

•Proficiency in additional Agile Frameworks – Scrum, Kanban, XP

•Competency in Agile Assessments & Survey Tools (NPS), Estimation Tool

•Expertise in tools such as SmartSheets, ADO

•Expertise in coaching and mentoring, conflict management and problem-solving

•Ability to thrive in an international organization with diverse employee base

•Must be a self-starter and a team player that takes pride in their craft.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

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Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET appointment of three years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.