Arts Project Officer - Portharcourt, Nigeria - British Council

Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY

We connect people with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK. Whether you want to learn or teach English, take an exam, study in the UK or find out about our forthcoming events, this is the place to start.

JOB SUMMARY

Person SpecificationMinimum requirements: Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant course Administrative and project support experience. Good understanding of basic concepts of monitoring and evaluation, and how they are central to good project management Language requirements: Strong written and oral English communication skills. Locally engaged: Applicants are required to have the legal rights to live and work in the location of this role

RESPONSIBILITIES

Supports the programme team in the implementation of programmes and projects in compliance with British Council policies and procedures including financial admin, reporting and data collection, operational project delivery and managing relations with delivery partners.Main accountabilities but not limited to the followingProject Management: Responsible for data management including timely data entry, quality assurance of data, undertaking basic analysis of monitoring data, and developing progress reports to meet needs of funders. Supports internal compliance such as due diligence, records management, data collection and storage. Manages grants administration, selection & evaluation,and procurement processes. Manages events-based components and trainings within a programme. Supports the project / programme manager in implementing diversity mainstreaming action plans and contributes to it.Relationship and Stakeholder Management: Manages relationships with clients/partners/stakeholders at appropriate level. Manages relationship with vendors and suppliers and holds them to account for delivering services.Financial Support: Plan and report on project financial plans and budget expenditure and forecasting to Programme Managers and Head of Programme Delivery; manages smaller budgets. Maintain clear and up-to-date records on all financial transactions as per audit requirements. Ensure relationships with vendors are maintained and payments are processed on time and in accordance with FABS on-line system (SAP Finance) guidelines. Compliance to BC financial policies and procedures.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Programme management, Project management, Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E), Educational policy, Project implementation

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree