British Council

Position: Arts Project Officer

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Posted date: 12 minutes ago

Application Deadline: Aug, 22/2021 (13 days left)

Role Purpose

To support the delivery of British Council Ethiopia Arts projects to agreed targets, impact, customer service standards, and financial management standards with and through project partners to meet the project objectives within the defined timeline and targets and partner expectations. 

Main opportunities and challenges for this role:

The ideal candidate should know about supporting program delivery and management and should be experienced in coordinating and providing administrative support to the teams. Experience in managing projects would be an added advantage. The role will include a strong aspect of coordination, administrative and financial support, and project management when required. 

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. 

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

• The post-holder will support the administrative and financial as well as procurement delivery as per British Council policy and client requirements
• You will support the achievement of all agreed outputs as required by the line manager.
• Communicating with delivery partners and service providers
• Build and maintain professional relationships with coalition partners and other key players.
• Support in managing the delivery of the monitoring and evaluation plan for art program in Ethiopia, using the program’s monitoring and evaluation framework
• Liaise with communication team, responsible for the effective communication and dissemination of the program.
• Support the management of financial resources to implement project activity accurately allocated, forecasted, monitored, and reported
• Ensure that relevant business processes (procurement, sales, travel, expenses, etc.) are carried out according to corporate standards using SAP where appropriate.

Role-specific knowledge and experience:

The ideal candidate should be skilled in the following areas:

• People skills, ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively with tight deadlines

Further Information

Pay band: 4

Contract type: - Fixed Term Contract Until 31 March 2025

Alternative locations the role could be based: Addis Ababa

Department: Arts

Essential Requirements–

The successful candidate will need to possess the following requirements:

• Amharic and English language (IELTS 6 or above equivalent)
• Diploma in a social science discipline
• A minimum of 2 years experience in one or more of the following areas
• Delivering projects (preferably with youth and arts for development context)
• Partnership work
• Experience working with grants

Desirable requirements

• Preferably Bachelors
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken

How to Apply

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