English Projects Manager

British Council - المجلس الثقافي البريطاني

الوصف الوظيفي

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Role Purpose

Implementation of projects with a low level of complexity funded by the British Council or by another client or funding mechanism. Leads the successful delivery of a range of projects from start to finish including managing the contract or project plan, managing client or internal stakeholders, successfully achieving reporting, and meeting compliance standards. Or works within a larger program or multi-country program on a particular component.

Main Accountabilities:

Relationship & Stakeholder management

Has relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders within the country and is able to procure services and contract delivery partners.
Holds suppliers to account for delivering against the contract.
Build strong internal relationships and networks

Commercial and Financial Management

Ensure sound financial planning, working closely with finance teams to ensure British Council and client financial year plans are up to date.
Ensure accurate and timely monthly (re)forecasting is in place, by running regular reports in the SAP system on actuals, monitoring outstanding purchase orders, reviewing commitments, analysing and commenting on reasons for variances to plan, and recommending corrective actions.
Monitoring monthly finances, including correct expenditure, ensuring the P2P process is being followed, and correcting any mispostings or journals needed.
Lead on British Council, partner or client reporting (including, with Finance Manager, financial reporting) and ensure reports are delivered on time, to budget and to a high standard.
Compliance with BC financial policies and procedures.

Project Management

Contributes to the development of, owns, and delivers on Project Management Plan
Identifies risks in a project or program and puts together mitigation strategies with SRO
Responsible for internal and client, procurement, contracting, compliance, and reporting pm
Checks on and reports on compliance
Manages procurement on a project/program
Responsible for data management including timely data entry, quality assurance of data, undertaking basic analysis of monitoring data, and developing progress reports to meet funding needs
Undertaking program-specific data collection as needed. This includes working with colleagues to identify indicators and tools for data collection, quality-assuring all data, and undertaking basic analysis.

Business Development

Supports the identification and development of professional networks, relationships and partnerships to increase the British Council’s impact and reputation.
Ensures high-quality and accurate pipeline data for country/pillar.
Conducts specific pipeline and partner/competitor analysis to contribute to business development planning and prioritization.
Provides support with development of new business proposals, ensuring that internal and external professional standards are met.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

To actively Contribute to an inclusive and anti-racist organisational culture, being aware of your own biases, and taking action to mitigate against these. Ensuring people feel valued and are treated equitably, with support for people’s well-being and mental health.
Understand the British Council’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion and how it applies to your

متطلبات الوظيفة

About You (essential requirements for the role):

Should have C1 level of English skills.
Experience of managing projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life-cycles.
Understanding of procurement, evaluation and reporting requirements of projects.
Proven experience of managing project finances.
Experience of managing stakeholders
Experience of working in project or programme management.
Experience of using technology in project delivery.
Good understanding and experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation.

Desirable requirements for the role

Foundation level Project Management certificate or equivalent work experience.

Further Information

Role: English Programmes Project Manager
Number of positions: 1
Pay Band: BRC 6G
Location: This position is open to anyone who has the right to work in Palestine and can be based in Gaza, Jerusalem or Ramallah.
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract-Local 1 year
Closing date: 16th October 2022 (23:59 Gulf Standard Time)
Other: This position is open to anyone who has the right to work in Palestine and can be based in Gaza, Jerusalem or Ramallah.

*Please note that all applications should be submitted only in English.

*It is advisable to apply in advance to avoid any technical issues at the last moment

تفاصيل الوظيفة

المسمى الوظيفي English Projects Manager

آخر موعد للتقديم 16 - Oct - 2022

المكان رام الله والبيرة

نوع الوظيفة دوام كامل

المستوى المهني إدارة

الراتب N/A

الدرجة العلمية البكالوريوس

الخبرة 3 سنوات

التصنيف اللغات والترجمة الإدارة والأعمال