Project Manager Higher Education Job at British Council

About Employer:

The British Council is the world's leading cultural relations organization and creates opportunities for people in the UK and worldwide to understand each other, to work together and learn from one another. We see this as crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us all. We build trust and understanding between different countries and cultures and develop strong international links that are of benefit to people in Britain and the rest of the world.

The British Council is recruiting to fill the below position below:

Job Title: Project Manager, Higher Education

Location: Lagos
Reports to: Director, Education and Skills
Pay Band: 6
Duration of job: Fixed Term Contract (6 - 9 months
Directorate or Region: SSA

Purpose of Job

• To work with the Director Higher Education, Enterprise and Skills and other members of the Education and Skills team in Nigeria, the SSA Region and HQ to manage project delivery of the British Councils international education portfolio.
• This role will manage the British Council’s Services for International Education Marketing (SIEM) programme to effectively position the UK as a study destination of choice for Nigerian students interested in studying internationally. 

Context and Environment

• Equal Opportunity Policy commits us to ensuring that there is no unjustified discrimination in the recruitment, retention, training and development of staff on the basis of age, disability, gender including transgender, HIV/AIDS status, marital status including civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, political opinion, race/ethnicity, religion and belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, spent convictions, trade union activity or membership, work pattern and on the basis of having or not having dependants or any other irrelevant grounds.
• Interview to candidates living with disability who meet the essential criteria is guaranteed.
• Candidates with special needs should please ask us for this information in alternative formats.
• All employees of the British Council must adhere to the Corporate Health & Safety, Equal Opportunity & Diversity and Child Protection policies and the Code of Conduct.

Accountabilities, Responsibilities and Main Duties

Project Management and Coordination:

• Manage project activity to agreed contractual terms of reference, timelines, costs, targets and established performance indicators
• To manage education events’  financial elements in accordance with agreed project financial plans
• To manage relationships with both internal and external stakeholders related to this project
• To manage exhibitions contract and procurement procedures in compliance BC corporate standards
• To plan and manage event logistics for large and small scale events
• To manage the recruitment, training and performance of temporary staff working on SIEM projects.
• Responsible for reporting project performance using British Council corporate scorecard and contract or project M&E systems and raising variances with Programme/Contract Managers for action to be taken
• Develop and manage relationship with project delivery partners, contractors and suppliers.

Financial Management:

• Responsible for project procurement in line with established corporate policies and guidelines
• Responsible for developing detailed  activity and event budgets for approval by Programme or Contract Manager  and managing delivery  against budgets with an emphasis on value for money
• Responsible for preparing monthly financial performance reports, monthly cash flow, and quarterly project forecasts against the annual budgets to the timelines set for internal use.

Managing Projects:

• Works with project management systems and procedures, and has a track record of compliance with them as a project team member.
• Examines project data and performance, reporting on progress and recommending corrective action as needed.
• Analyses requirements with the sponsor/stakeholders, defining the specification with awareness of equality and diversity impact, planning, revising, implementing and evaluating on small-to-medium scale and/or low risk projects.

Communication skills:

• Displays good listening, writing and speaking skills, setting out logical arguments clearly and adapting language and form of communication to meet the needs of different people/audiences.

Planning and organising:

Organises own work over weeks and months, or plans ahead for others, taking account of priorities and the impact on other people.

Managing finance and resources:

Monitors and controls an agreed budget within a defined area, producing reports and analyses and contributing to planning.

Marketing and Communications:

Delivers strategic marketing and communications campaigns that meet the needs of our clients and are responsive to the requirements of our customers.

Experience    

Experience working in allocation/sector area (as per role profile)

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree

Application Closing Date

15th July, 2016.

How to Apply

Application is online

Visit British Council Official Website to learn more and apply