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British Council Job Vacancy for a Project Manager, Higher Education
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.
We are 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
Start Date: 1st July 2016
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
- The British Council in Nigeria works in three strategic business areas; Arts, English and Exams, Education and Society.
- As part of our Higher Education strategy, we promote platforms
and opportunities for knowledge sharing and individual development. We
do this through various programmes which are designed to connect
students, scholars and academics to information and study opportunities
with the UK.
- This role will also support partnership links between UK and
Nigerian Higher Education Institutions (HEI) the post holder will
therefore require knowledge of Nigerian Higher Education and some
understanding of the UK higher education landscape is also desired.
- The British Council creates international opportunities for the
people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them
worldwide. In all that we do the British Council acknowledges our duty
of care to ensure a healthy and safe place to work for our staff,
customers and visitors. We aim to achieve this through compliance with
the safety laws in each of the countries in which we operate. We aim,
where practicable, to follow UK standards, guidance and codes of good
practice where these offer enhanced standards of health and safety.
- The British Council recognises that we have a fundamental duty
of care towards all children we engage with including a duty to protect
them from abuse. We achieve this through compliance with UK child
protection laws and relevant laws in each of the countries we operate as
well as by adherence to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
the Child (UNCRC) 1989.
- Our 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.
- The UK remains a top study destination for international
students and this post holder will work internally with the Higher
Education programme manager as well as the regional manager for the
middle east and Africa to ensure the promotion of the UK and support UK
institutions looking to attract students on their programmes.
- This role involves marketing and promotion as well as project
management skills, the post holder will therefore work with other
members of the education team as well as the communications manager to
deliver promotional campaigns for education fairs and targeted direct
marketing services on behalf on the UK education sector.
- We guarantee an interview to candidates living with disability who meet the essential criteria.
- 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 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.
- 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
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.
Internal communications:
- Work with British Council Nigeria Marketing and Communications
team to manage communications around the project for internal
stakeholders.
Marketing and Communications Services:
- To develop, manage and execute the agreed marketing and communication strategy for this project
- To Manage the Visitors Registration System. (VRS) and provide high quality direct marketing services for our clients.
- As part of Country Client Relationship Management framework,
maintain and update contacts for the CRM, recording contacts/ leads and
outcomes of meetings , ensuring follow up action is carried out in a
timely and efficient manner
- To ensure British Council standards are followed in the tender for Marketing and communication services.
- To be innovative in the use of new media and responsive to real time feedback of our target audience on all media platforms.
Line Management:
- Line management of Project Officer to corporate standards
Key Relationships
Internal:
- Director Higher Education Skills and Enterprise, Nigeria,
Education and Skills team, Nigeria Communications team, UK SIEM Team,
regional and global Education and Society team +wider BC team, including
large scale projects.
External:
- UK Higher Education Institutions, Nigeria Higher Education Institutions and Regulatory bodies.
Other important features or requirements of the job
- Some travel and evening working within Nigeria and internationally.
- Some unsocial working hours.
Person Specification
Behaviours
Essential:
- Connecting With Others (more demanding)
- Working Together (essential)
- Being Accountable (essential)
- Making It Happen (more demanding)
Other behaviours needed for the job but not evaluated at interview
- Shaping the future essential
Skills and Knowledge
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.
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.
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.
Experience
- Experience working in allocation/sector area (as per role profile)
Qualifications
Desirable
- Post-graduate degree in Education, Marketing or Business
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 15th July, 2016.