Job Vacancies at British Council

The British Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.

The British council is recruiting for the following positions:

Project Manager (Arts Projects)

Location: Lagos

The aims of the job are:

To contribute to the achievement of British Council objectives through the planning, management, delivery and evaluation of country, regional and global products and services
To lead and manage arts and other projects of global, region and local products and services concerned with Connected Africa .
To contribute to the the development of BC Nigeria as an innovative and high performing country operation.
To model the values and principles of an integrated operation and to ensure that we are aligned with the BC regional and global priorities.
To actively engage with and support regional developments.

Duties And Responsibilities

• To deliver core products and services that enhance the scale and impact of our work in this area.
• To manage a portfolio of country, regional and global products as defined in the Regional and Country delivery plans in sectors of the British Council programme.
• To ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of all products including the compilation of Scorecard data and other evaluation tools required by corporate standards of external clients.
• To work across teams and with outreach staff to ensure maximum impact for activity.
• To develop new approaches to engagements using web and other broadcast channels.

Facilities Assistant

Location: Kano

The aims of the job are:

To contribute to the achievement of British Council objectives by supporting the effective and efficient planning, management, delivery and evaluation of facilities, estate, and procurement; and maintainance of an appropriate working and living environment for staff and visitors which is safe and conducive to performance.
To contribute to the the development of BC Nigeria as an innovative and high performing country operation.
To model the values and principles of an integrated operation and to ensure that we are aligned with the BC regional and global priorities.
To actively engage with and support regional developments.

Duties And Responsibilities

• To assist facilities managers in-country to manage facilities, estate, office vehicles, and procurement as defined in the Regional and Country Delivery Plans in all key sectors of the British Council programme.
• To manage all aspects of revenue receipts and banking services for the office.
• To assist with effective facilities management planning, budget management and business risk requirements to ensure expenditure and other targets are achieved effectively.
• To provide effective support for staff managed, in line with British Council brand and values.
• To lead staff in pro-active and effective manner.

Africa Knowledge Transfer Partnership

The Africa Knowledge Transfer Partnership (AKTP) is among the world’s leading initiatives helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and expertise that reside within the Institution of Higher Learning knowledge base.

To achieve this, British Council engages with various stakeholders ranging from government, donors, universities, research institutions and other private sector clients to support the transfer of knowledge to the companies.

Job aim

• You will play a key role in managing and implementing strategic development and transferring knowledge between the business and the university. You will be responsible for the delivery of all project work:
• To work within a company to deliver the programme, meeting all corporate project management standards.
  To ensure progressive reporting at all times to all programme stake holders.
• To effectively monitor and evaluate all project activity.

AKTPYakasai: The main focus of the project is to conduct proximate analysis of different varieties of groundnut for optimal capability and with the least negative features.

The ideal candidate:

• A BSc. In Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or Applied Biology.
• Experience of practical work in any of the above mentioned disciplines or in a food industry will be an added advantage.
• Practical project management experience is not essential but would be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High Level of numeracy.
• Focus on quality, precision, and punctual delivery of results.
• Excellent reporting skills.
• Very good working knowledge of computers.
• This post is based in Kano.
• Project duration is 2 years.

To apply for any of the above post, you will need to read through Specification for applicants, and complete the application form.

Please note, no CV applications will be processed, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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