British Council is the UK\’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We are on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries, bringing international opportunity to life, every day.
Role Purpose:
Implementation of projects with a low level of complexity funded by British Council or by another client or funding mechanism. Leads the successful delivery of a range of projects from start to finish including managing the contract or project plan, managing client or internal stakeholders, successfully achieving reporting and meeting compliance standards. Or works within a larger programme or multi country programme on a particular component.
Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:
- Has relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders within country and can procure services and contract delivery partners.
- Ensure sound financial planning, working closely with finance teams to ensure British Council and client financial year plans are up to date.
- Contributes to development of, owns and delivers on Project Management Plan
Role specific knowledge and experience:
- Experience of managing projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles.
- Understanding of procurement, evaluation and reporting requirements of projects.
- Proven experience of managing project finances.
- Experience of managing stakeholders
- Project management qualification desirable.
- Experience of working in project or programme management.
- Experience of using technology in project delivery.
- Good understanding and experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation.
Desirable:
- Foundation level Project Management certificate
- Project management qualification desirable.
Further Information
- Pay Band – BRC-6-F
- Contract Type – Two Years Fixed Term Contract- Local
- Location: Kumasi, Ghana
- Language requirements: C1 English
- Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country the role is based.
- Role could require some domestic and international travel as required by the programme and some out of hours and evening work.
- Closing Date – 16 November 2022 applications will close 23:59 South Africa Time
How To Apply For The Job | Schools Project Manager Ghana at British Council
To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
Application closes on 16th November 2022