Jobs at British Council in Uganda- Programme Officer

Job Title: Programme Officer

 British Council, Uganda
The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We build engagement and trust between people of different cultures through the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Our approach to cultural relations harnesses the power of education, the arts and creativity, sport, science, English and governance to build relationships of mutual benefit worldwide and to address global issues.

If you can influence and are keen to see possibilities turn into actualities, British Council wants you on their team:

Programme Officer

Job Purpose: To administer the direct and indirect delivery of a portfolio of projects, in collaboration with partners, to meet the British Council’s objectives and targets and partner expectations in Uganda..

Accountabilities, Responsibilities and Duties:

    Administer a portfolio of projects and programmes ensuring successful implementation on time, to specified quality and to budget.
    Maintain project information and ensure that activities are delivered in compliance with corporate standards
    Conduct evaluations of projects and collate data to feed into the monitoring process for consideration in the development of new opportunities and in future project designs
    Using different communication mediums engage with both internal and external audiences to increase visibility of British Council programmes

Requirement:

    Proven Experience in delivering projects and contracts using the project cycle of identification and development, implementation and evaluation and reporting
    Demonstrable experience of engagement with different stakeholders including government, civil society, private companies, international organisations and other
    Excellent oral communications skills to effectively present information, respond to questions.
    Exceptional writing skills to effectively create clear and concise reports and proposal.
    Capacity to work both independently and as a member of a team.
    Qualification in a related discipline.

Behaviours:

    Creating Shared Purpose, Being Accountable, Making It Happen, Shaping the Future.

How to apply:

The full role profile, an application form, a definition guide for the behaviours and Generic Skills Dictionary can be found on our website http://www.britishcouncil.org/africa-ug-contact- us.html. Completed application forms should be submitted via email to application@ppg.co.ug with subject “Application for the job of Exams Marketing Officer” or “Programme Officer” by 04:00 PM on Friday 23rd November 2012. Only applications received on the British Council application form will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The British Council is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity and Diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. The British Council is also committed to a Child Protection Policy; applications will be considered only for candidates who declare their agreement to the Policy.


Deadline: 23rd Nov 2012