The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations. The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide. We call this cultural relations. We build trust and understanding for the UK to create a safer and more prosperous world. In terms of our reach and impact, we are the world’s leading cultural relations organisation. Cultural relations is a component of international relations which focuses on developing people-to-people links and complements government-to-people and government-to-government contact. We use English, Arts, and Education and Society – the best of the UK’s great cultural assets – to bring people together and to attract partners to working with the UK. The British Council has over 7,000 staff working in 191 offices in 110 countries and territories. The British Council in Nigeria The British Council was established in 1934 and has been in Nigeria since 1943. We currently operate from offices in Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port-Harcourt and continue to engage in cultural relations work, building links between citizens of the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Our activities are delivered through our Arts, Education, English and Society business units as well as a thriving exams unit providing opportunities for thousands of Nigeria to acquire globally recognised qualifications.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Rivers
- City: Port Harcourt
- Job Field: Art / Crafts / Languages, Project Management
Role Purpose
Supports the programme team in the implementation of programmes and projects in compliance with British Council policies and procedures including financial admin, reporting and data collection, operational project delivery and managing relations with delivery partners.
Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:
Project Management
- Responsible for data management including timely data entry, quality assurance of data, undertaking basic analysis of monitoring data, and developing progress reports to meet needs of funders.
- Supports internal compliance such as due diligence, records management, data collection and storage.
- Manages grants administration, selection & evaluation,and procurement processes.
- Manages events-based components and trainings within a programme.
- Supports the project / programme manager in implementing diversity mainstreaming action plans and contributes to it.
Relationship and Stakeholder Management
- Manages relationships with clients/partners/stakeholders at appropriate level.
- Manages relationship with vendors and suppliers and holds them to account for delivering services.
Financial Support
- Plan and report on project financial plans and budget expenditure and forecasting to Programme Managers and Head of Programme Delivery; manages smaller budgets.
- Maintain clear and up-to-date records on all financial transactions as per audit requirements.
- Ensure relationships with vendors are maintained and payments are processed on time and in accordance with FABS on-line system (SAP Finance) guidelines.
- Compliance to BC financial policies and procedures.
Person specification
Minimum requirements:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant course
- Administrative and project support experience.
- Good understanding of basic concepts of monitoring and evaluation, and how they are central to good project management
