candidate to fill the post of a Project Manager.
Job Title: Project Manager
Context and Environment:
The post will involve managing ongoing and new projects in Nigeria under the
supervision of the English Language Teaching Adviser. The post will involve
working with at least one Project Officer to deliver training programmes to
mainly state primary teachers throughout Nigeria.
To contribute to the regional strategy for English in Sub-Saharan Africa.
To manage a portfolio of large scale and local ELT projects, mainly through
partnerships to meet the British Council’s objectives and targets.
The post holder will be responsible for managing a number of projects within
the British Council’s global English portfolio. Specific duties will include:
financial accounting and planning for each project
project planning, monitoring and evaluation
The post holder will be accountable to English Language Teaching Adviser for
the successful progress and implementation of each project. The role will
involve team work with one or more Project Officer(s) and possibly one other
Project Manager.
managing relationships with project partners and representing the project to
other external stakeholders
ensuring projects are marketed to the highest standard in print, digitally and
at events
soliciting partnership funding against specified income targets
ensuring that all project activity reflects key equal opportunities and
diversity issues
Method of Application
Read through the role profile document. Download and complete the application
form. To help you understand and complete the application form, read through
the ‘How to complete the application’ document at the top of this page. Listed
within the role profile document, you will find a number of listed ‘behaviours’
and ‘skills and knowledge’. Evidence against those criteria’s will need to be
provided in your role application form. To help you understand those
criteria’s, we have provided a ‘behaviours’ and ‘generic skills’ dictionary at
the top of this page.
form. Telephone applications will not be considered. Completed applications
should be sent via email to Gposts@ng.britishcouncil.org
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only
candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We do not accept CV’s,
handwritten applications or expressions of interest. The application form must
clearly explain how your experience matches the above profile and include names
and contact details of 3 references.
alternative formats.
Application Deadline 03 October 2012.