Salaray band: 6

Alternative locations the role could be based: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Department: EE&S

Contract type: Fixed Term

Duration: until 31 January 2024

Role Purpose

British Council will implement the Peace Education In East Africa (PEIEA) Project – an ambitious and innovative peace education programme in Sudan and Ethiopia. We are seeking a Project Manager to lead the project delivery in Ethiopia and deliver against the programme’s stated objectives.

Challenges & Accountabilities

The ideal candidate should be experienced in project management and building long term sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders. As the post holder you will make major contributions to the successful delivery and management of the British Council’s Ethiopia activities as part of the regional programme Peace Education in East Africa project, and so must be deadline drive with strong organizational skills while paying attention to details. The role holder will also be responsible for managing the financial, granting, contracting and operational functions of the programme team, and will ensure compliance with the British Council’s policies and project management framework as well as the PACA contractual requirements. Furthermore, you will deliver the monitoring and evaluation plan for Ethiopia, using the programme’s monitoring and evaluation framework developed by M&E lead.

As with any business that experiences peaks and troughs of activity, there is likely to be a need to work outside office hours from time to time.

Essential Requirements

The successful candidate will need to possess the following requirements:

• High level of Amharic and English language (IELTS 6 or above equivalent).
• University Degree in project management, business or social studies including in development or Social Studies.
• Four years’ experience including two years in a managerial role
• Experience of managing client / partner funded projects
• Experience of managing the delivery of projects including those delivered through partners and / or using outsourced providers.
• Experience in M&E of projects.

Desirable requirements

• Project Management for Development (PMD)
• Financial Management for Development (FMD) equivalent
• Management of Risk (MoR)

Additional Information: Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country the role is based.

Closing Date: 14 March 2021 applications will close 23:59 Nigeria Time

 About British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.