Job Title: Project Officer
Organisation: British
Council
Council
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager
About BC:
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for
educational opportunities and cultural relations. We create international
opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust
between them worldwide. British Council Uganda is based in Kampala and offers a
full range of programmes including examinations, project management on behalf
of other donors, and its own grant funded projects. British Council has
operated in Uganda since 1952 and its aim is to build cultural and educational
relations between Uganda and the UK.
educational opportunities and cultural relations. We create international
opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust
between them worldwide. British Council Uganda is based in Kampala and offers a
full range of programmes including examinations, project management on behalf
of other donors, and its own grant funded projects. British Council has
operated in Uganda since 1952 and its aim is to build cultural and educational
relations between Uganda and the UK.
Job Summary: The Project
Officer will plan, promote, manage, deliver and evaluate events and project
outputs, working with partners and stakeholders to meet the Council’s strategic
objectives under the British Council’s Education, Society and Arts’
programmes.
Officer will plan, promote, manage, deliver and evaluate events and project
outputs, working with partners and stakeholders to meet the Council’s strategic
objectives under the British Council’s Education, Society and Arts’
programmes.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Product / Service / Project Delivery: Deliver high quality events and
project activity working with partners and stakeholders in order to meet
global, regional and country plans. Manage, plan and co-ordinate events. This
will include:
project activity working with partners and stakeholders in order to meet
global, regional and country plans. Manage, plan and co-ordinate events. This
will include:
- Delivering / implementing assigned project
activity and deliverables from annual work plan, using assigned resources
efficiently and cost effectively to deliver required income, impact and
profitability targets for agreed service/product/programme delivery within
country. - Formulating activity plans/schedules and
activity budgets for delivery of activity components, monitoring progress
against plan/schedules and adjusting accordingly. - Offering timely logistical support in the
delivery of internal and external activities/events, to ensure they run
smoothly and efficiently. - Working effectively with partners, clients
and customers in delivering quality effective activities. - Actively contributing to risk management
of programme activity.
Monitoring & Evaluation and Contact Database Management: Performs
straightforward analysis, manipulation and interpretation of data, tasks or
information, presenting findings/results accurately and appropriately to
support effective maintenance of management information systems and evaluation
of project outputs. This will include, among others:
straightforward analysis, manipulation and interpretation of data, tasks or
information, presenting findings/results accurately and appropriately to
support effective maintenance of management information systems and evaluation
of project outputs. This will include, among others:
- Tasked with planning and implementing
questionnaire surveys, including Scorecard, and collate, analyse and
report on the results as/when required - Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date
database of contacts engaged within the portfolio of projects - Prepare case studies and compelling impact
stories that can be used in evaluation of long-term, sustainable outcomes and personalisation of project
impacts - Ensuring that agreed project targets are
met (or exceeded)
Marketing and Communications: Support the delivery of agreed
marketing and communications strategy outputs. This will include, but not
limited to:
marketing and communications strategy outputs. This will include, but not
limited to:
- Actively contributing to effective
communication and marketing plans for project activities and completing
allocated tasks / outputs to BC brand and quality standards - Working with agencies to ensure that
promotional and branded materials meet branding standards - Managing content of publications of
various project materials
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and Child Protection standards:
- Assist the Project Manager to ensure that
project delivery and activities reflect British Council EDI policy. - Ensure that Child Protection policy and
Child Safe standards are followed and maintained for all relevant
projects, and all specific aspects within projects.
Other duties: Financial management tasks for assigned project
activity budgets
activity budgets
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the British Council
Project Officer job placement should possess a University Degree. - Project management qualification is
desired - Experience in event planning and management is desired
- Previous work on Education and Society
related programmes is an added advantage - Prior experience/skills in project or
programme delivery - Broad knowledge of SAP or another finance
planning/procurement/ reporting systems an advantage - Ability to work in diverse teams, both
Face-to-Face and virtually - Previous proven experience of working to
support multi-partner funded projects, and a range of outsourced partners - Prior exposure and experience of working
to tight deadlines and targets, giving close attention to detail
throughout
Skills and Knowledge
Managing Projects: Works with project management
systems/procedures, and has proven track record, as a project team member, of
compliance with these.
systems/procedures, and has proven track record, as a project team member, of
compliance with these.
Managing Accounts and Partnerships:
- Works with stakeholders and partners
- Communicates regularly with diverse
stakeholders, customers and/or partners to build mutual understanding and
trust.
Managing Finance and Resources:
- Uses financial systems and processes
- Uses corporate financial systems and
processes appropriately as part of the job and on behalf of a team.
Communicating and Influencing: Listens to others and expresses
self clearly, with grammatical accuracy and awareness of a diverse audience in
speaking and writing.
self clearly, with grammatical accuracy and awareness of a diverse audience in
speaking and writing.
Personal Competencies:
Behavioural Competencies:
- Making It Happen (More Demanding): Challenging
myself and others to deliver and measure better results - Connecting with others (Essential): making regular opportunities to
understand others better - Being Accountable (Essential):
Delivering my best work in order to meet my commitments - Working together (Essential):
Establishing a genuinely common
goal with others - Creating Shared Purpose (Essential):
Communicating an engaging picture of how we can work together - Shaping the Future (Essential):
Looking for ways in which we can do things better
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who so desire to join
the British Council in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply
Online by Clicking on the link below. Please further review job requirements
and if competent, proceed with the online application.
the British Council in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply
Online by Clicking on the link below. Please further review job requirements
and if competent, proceed with the online application.
Deadline: 30th July
2017
2017
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