We (Standard Chartered Operations International / Scope International) are seeking talents in Information Systems to join our successful & growing team. Please check out the opportunities described below:

ANALYST PROGRAMMER / SENIOR ANALYST PROGRAMMER (Data Warehouse)

Responsibilities
* Development and support of Data Warehouse application
* Liaise with users to understand business, application and system requirements
* Analyse changes and impacts on existing systems
* Ensure that all documentation, processes and methodologies used in the various phases of system development and implementation and production system support are in accordance with the Group’s standards
* Develop/maintain detailed design specification
* Coordinate and facilitate discussion with different levels of personnel ranging from development management, application team leaders and other external parties that my include vendors and with other teams.
* Prepare, conduct and review of system tests, to ensure accuracy and completeness to ensure problem free-implementation

Requirements
* At least 2 - 6 years programming experience in SAS programming
* At least 2 - 6 years programming experience in Mainframe
* Good general understanding of the systems development life cycle and where the incumbent’s work fits within it
* Understanding of the general IT/IS environment including overall infrastructure, interfaces between major systems, and the roles of other IT-related units
* Appreciation of quality criteria and of the importance of quality
* Sound communications skills, particularly in liaison with internal customers
* Analytical and systematic thinking and methodical organisation

Details:
* Position is permanent.
* Will be based in Crystal Plaza, Petaling Jaya (Next to Asia Jaya Putra LRT station).
* At Scope International, we believe anyone who has IS programming related experience would have the opportunity to be part of our team, even though he/she is an IT Graduate / Fresh Graduate. We are serious in all the applications.
* Send in your resume stating your position apply, star achievements, recent photograph, current and expected salary to the manager’s email address at

* ***All applications will be treated in strict privacy and confidentiality***
* Only short listed candidates will be notified. Interview invitations and status updates may be sent via email so please check your email regularly.
* Successful candidates will be rewarded with attractive salary package and annual performance bonus.
* Closing Date: 30 Apr 2007

Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.

We are seeking highly creative, responsive, independent, self-motivated individuals for challenging and rewarding roles with us. You will be placed in our Scope International (M) Sdn. Bhd, International Software Centre in Crystal Plaza, Petaling Jaya. The work environment nurtures talent, professionalism and provides ample scope for career enhancement. If you believe that success has no bounds and are energetic, career & result oriented, as well as a team player, we invite you to join us to scale new heights.

Why Join Us?

People Practices

At Scope International, we have a structured process to ensure that all employees go through a planned system of performance management, strengths evaluation, learning & development plan setting, succession planning, talent management, and rewards & recognition cycle.

The Know Me, Focus Me, Care Me program for example forms the foundation of our strong intent to nurture and develop every individual in the organization by ensuring that the strengths, skills and aspirations of all employees are well managed and given full opportunity.

This program mainly works through the mechanisms of Engagement Review, Strengths Finder, Performance Management, Learning & Development and
Career Development.

While established programs enable continued learning, growth and development of every individual, the organization strives to make greater strides and create deeper impact in the area of people practices. The most recent and the first of its kind initiative within Standard Chartered Group has been the founding of the GTO Academy - an initiative to ensure smooth transition of new joinees into their roles, and for creating a steady supply of trained resources.

Work Culture @ Scope

Scope International has a young and vibrant workforce - the average age is 29. Largely, the workforce comprises fresh college graduates, and first time jobholders.

The work culture is highly performance driven - we have young team leaders and managers who have displayed exemplary performance on a consistent basis. The Scope way of life is not just about achieving the agreed job objectives, but living the Standard Chartered Groups’ five values: Courageous, Responsive, International, Creative and Trustworthy.

Our five values are the cornerstone of our vibrant culture. These values, in combination with our drive to excel and become the World’s Best International Bank, ensures that everyone we work with is valued, treated fairly, and shown respect.

Global Exposure

At Scope International, we believe that engagement is key to developing and retaining talent. In fact employee engagement is a top priority for the management.

We aim to achieve engagement by:

* Knowing what motivates people
* Helping them recognize and play to their strengths
* Setting stretch goals with them
* Accelerating their learning and development, and
* Supporting them in rewarding and satisfying careers

At Scope, overseas short-term and long-term assignments are a way of life. People travel to different parts of the world and experience true global exposure, thereby enriching their skills, knowledge and expertise. Many of our high performers have moved and worked in UK, USA, South Africa, Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong in the last one year.

Learning, Development & Growth

At Scope, our goal is to support each and every one of our employees in acquiring the knowledge and skills they need to excel in their jobs and advance in their careers.

Scope provides employees with opportunities to move internally as well as into the Standard Chartered Group through job rotation and short-term as well as long-term international assignments.

Scope is committed to creating a learning culture, with effective, timely and cost-efficient learning solutions that serve our varying business needs as well as fulfil the personalised requirements of employees.

Every employee has access to an inventory of learning solutions designed to help maintain and update his or her knowledge base and skills - allowing them to excel at their work, develop themselves and drive their careers.

Our learning Practices

GTO: A structured and detailed 15-day program that orients new joinees to our way of doing things and imparts functional knowledge in relevant areas of business.

Individual Learning and Development Planning: We believe that personal growth and development are key inputs into achieving targets and meeting personal and organizational objectives. When people gain experience and learning, they get better at the things they can already do and they widen their horizons, opening up to fresh possibilities. Learning and development does not happen by accident, these need to be planned. Individual Learning and Development Planning is a structured methodology to ensure that managers and employees plan learning and create the right environment for personal growth.

Learning Tools: At Scope, we offer a slew of learning tools to ensure that learning is not restricted to classroom sessions alone. On-the-job training, e-Learning, reading assignments, coaching, and networking are key.

Job watch: A methodical process of job rotation that involves opening up internal roles to employees from various businesses and levels to ensure horizontal as well as vertical growth, thereby providing opportunities to employees for their development

Rewards & Benefits

At Scope International, our commitment to employees is to:

* Ensure their development
* Recognize their contribution and
* Celebrate and reward their success

Our comprehensive rewards program supports and drives our business strategy and reinforces our values. As an integral entity of the Standard Chartered Group, we have a consistent approach to rewards; yet allow flexibility in the features and levels of the rewards package to cater to the complexity of our different businesses and the range of markets in which we operate.

We give due credit for the skills and experience that the incumbent brings to the role, by referencing against a select group of competitors in the external market. We also have a bonus program to differentiate and reward individual performance.

Our rewards structure consists of:

* Direct financial rewards
* Indirect financial rewards
* Affiliation
* Work content, and
* Career value

We believe that wider employee share ownership is an important and integral part of our rewards philosophy. This is done through discretionary share plans. To reward high performing, talented individuals we operate discretionary share schemes that are designed to:

* Be competitive against the international market
* Drive performance and act as a retention tool
* Align interests of employees with those of shareholders
* Enable employees to own a stake in the Bank

Make a difference

Scope International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, UK, is an integral part of the Bank’s strategy to consolidate and rationalise operations into Shared Services Centres. This is an ambitious project that the Bank undertook and today Scope International services all 56 countries of the Standard Chartered Group processing over 80 million transactions a year.

So whether you join us in our Banking Operations, Technical Support or Software Development, we are providing the critical business services support to our organisation, working for Scope International means that you are helping to make a difference.

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