Job Vacancy at British Council Sierra Leone – Project Manager

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Project Manager Sierra Leone

Pay band: 6

Remuneration: SLL 71,417,139 per annum

Location: Freetown

Department: Education and Society

Contract type & Duration: 1 year Fixed Term

Role Purpose

The Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of British Council’s activities primarily within education as part of a small team. The role will include leading and managing projects which work with the education sector, primarily schools across Sierra Leone.

The role holder will be expected to manage a network of internal and external relationships with partners to meet all project targets through successful interpretation of briefs; delivery and undertaking monitoring and evaluation.

Essential Requirements

The successful candidate will need to possess the following requirements:

• • B2 Proficiency Level in English
  • First Degree
  • Project Management including financial management, risk management & evaluation
  • Proven experience of partner and account management across a significant portfolio of projects
  • Experience managing a team
  • Able to plan and deliver business development activities for a major and/or new market categories
  • Knowledge of education systems in Sierra Leone

Desirable Requirements

• • Language proficiency in Krio
  • Project Management Qualification
  • Project Management in an international context
  • Experience of working with external partners to deliver projects

Additional Information: Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in Sierra Leone.

Closing Date: 21 February 2021 @ 23:59 South Africa Time

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Equality Statement

The British Council is committed to a policy of equality and to valuing diversity and is keen to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we work at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies.
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We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

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