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• Delivers a range of administrative work within agreed corporate
  procedures, to maximise quality, continuity and efficiency.        
• Maintains accurate records as they relate to the different project
  areas and drafts routine and some non-standard documentation, reports or
  financial analysis/reconciliations.        
  
• 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.
• Provides logistical support to the organisation and delivery of
  internal and external activities/events, to ensure they run smoothly and
  efficiently.        
• Deliver high quality project activity and events, working with
  partners and stakeholders in order to meet global, regional and country
  plans. 

• Proactively communicates and liaises with others (inside and outside
  the BC) to ensure effective coordination and delivery of events, services
  and activities.        
• Builds an understanding of who’s who within the wider department,
  unit or region to enable effective resolution of issues when they arise.        
• Deliver projects in accordance to business need, ensuring compliance
  with all client and corporate standards.
• Deliver projects to agreement and proactively manage partners
  through positive communication to ensure that projects maintain positive,
  mutually beneficial relations.

• Plan and implement questionnaire surveys, collate, analyse and
  report results.
• Maintain an accurate database of contacts engaged through projects.
• Prepare case studies that will be used as evaluation of long term
  outcomes.
• Ensure that project targets set out in all project plans are
  met  

• Deliver the agreed marketing and communications project outputs.
• Work with agencies to ensure that promotional and branded materials
  meet branding standards.
• Manage content of publications of various projects  

• Receive and respond to enquiries from/to customers, and may be a
  specific point of reference on queries relating to an area of project or
  responsibility.  Identifies where
  more complex issues require resolution by others and refers them on
  accordingly.        
• Recognise and understand the impact of incidents arising (e.g.
  complaints, resourcing problems, logistical or technical difficulties) and
  proactively alerts the team leader to any issues of concern that are
  likely to impact service/project/task delivery or customer experience.

• Plan and prioritise own work activities, responding to changing
  requirements to ensure effective delivery of responsibilities over a
  daily/weekly time horizon.
• Task and coordinate others (e.g. internal colleagues or external
  contractors/suppliers) to complete time-limited, straightforward
  activities, within established procedures, in order to ensure efficient
  delivery of services.  Monitors task
  completion to agreed quality and time standards.

• The applicant for the British Council Project Officer, Education and
  Society job placement should hold a Degree in a related discipline.
• Project Management qualification is desirable.
• Right to work in Uganda.
• A background security check is needed to work at the office premises.
  Criminal records, military service and/or child protection checks may be
  carried out.
• Project Management Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• Financial Planning and Management Skills.
• Fluency in English

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