British Council Job in Abuja for a Project Officer, Education UK
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.
British Council is recruiting to fill the below position below:
Job Title: Project Officer, Education UK
Location: Abuja
Reports to: Project Manager; SIEM
Duration of Job: Indefinite
Pay Band: 4
Department: Programmes/Nigeria
Purpose of Job
- To work with the Project Manager supporting the delivery of the
British Council’s Services for International Education Marketing and
Education UK brand of products and services. This includes the project
support delivery of the Education UK Exhibitions, delivery of marketing
and communication services and other project support and delivery
functions as required.
Accountabilities, Responsibilities and Main Duties
The post holder will have the following core functions:
Project & Contract Delivery:
- To deliver high quality events and project activity working with
partners and stakeholders in order to meet sector and country plans.
- To co-ordinate venues, consultant logistics, guest lists,
transport, accommodation, media coverage and photographers, programme
development.
Marketing & Customer Service:
- To work with the Project Managers to deliver communication
services to all projects including media coverage, effective public
relations and the production and distribution of communication products
arising from project activity.
- Work with British Council Nigeria Marketing and Communications
team to develop and disseminate reports and impact stories for external
and internal communication channels including digital and print media
Financial Planning & Management:
- To create and maintain purchase orders and sales orders in line with British Council policies and procedures.
Scorecard Management:
- To support the collection, processing and reporting of
monitoring and evaluation data gathered from projects in support of
Scorecard and other evaluation requirements, as needed.
Contacts Database Management:
- To develop and maintain a contacts management database related to project activity.
- Delivery of our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy in
relation to our projects work and in compliance with our policy on Child
Protection.
Key Relationship
Key Internal Relationships:
- Country Director Nigeria, Director Programmes, Director
Education and Skills, SIEM project manager and the wider education and
programmes teams.
- Regional Director SIEM based in Manchester UK, the UK SIEM
account management teams and the SSA and MENA SIEM country project
managers.
- Exams and Schools teams.
Key External Relationships:
- UK education institutions including independent schools, higher education, and further education.
- Nigerian international schools, members of the BCSN British
Council Schools Network (BCSN) Kand the International School Award.
(ISA)Maintain relationships with UK education agents who have taken our
Education agents training.
Other important features or requirements of the job:
- The post-holder may also be required to travel to various
project activity locations and internationally on BC business and should
therefore hold valid travel documents.
- Training may be required for certain aspects of the job such as using SAP.
- Operational project work requires occasional work outside
conditioned hours, for example in the evenings or at weekends. TOIL
should be agreed with the line manager in advance to maintain an
adequate work-life balance.
Person Specification
Behaviours
Essential:
- Connecting With Others (Essential)
- Working together (Essential)
- Being Accountable (more demanding)
- Making it happen (essential)
Assessment stage:
Interview
Desirable:
Assessment Stage:
Shortlisting and Interview
Skills and Knowledge
Essential:
- 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.
Assessment Stage:
Shortlisting and Interview
Desirable:
- Works with project management systems and procedures, and has a track record of compliance with them as a project team member.
Assessment Stage:
Interview.
Experience
- Working knowledge of Nigerian and UK Education systems.
Assessment Stage:
Interview
Qualification
Assessment Stage:
Shortlisting
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
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Application Deadline 23:59UK time 7th May, 2016.