Programme Manager Education 7

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose:

 

The senior project manager will work closely with the Team Lead to manage and deliver specified project output targets, metrics and milestones and  coordinate with the relevant project partners for effective delivery of the project deliverables as per the British Council Policies and Standards. 

 

Main Accountabilities:

 

• Active involvement in inception phase activities and planning.
• With guidance from Team Leader, identifying consultants to conduct baseline and other assessments.
• Overall performance management of the project as per British Council Policies.
• During inception, establishment of the office in Islamabad and recruitment of staff.
• Represent British Council at internal and external stakeholder meetings.
• Development and monitoring of the detailed operating procedures and systems necessary for the management of the programme and disbursement of funds.
• Finalisation and oversight of implementation responsibilities, deliverables and annual work-plans.
• Handling the disbursement of and accountability for EU funds, including thorough financial reporting and annual audits.
• Sub-contracting national/local organisations to implement the programme.
• Monitor programme performance and manage performance of sub-contractors in line with the EU Supply partner code of conduct.
• Responsible for building the capacity of team on British Council management systems; financial reporting; monitoring and evaluation; and evidence generation.
• Drafting, reviewing and submitting progress reports and as part of the EU Review process.
• Set out, on a quarterly basis, the progress made towards achieving log frame milestones with recommendations for corrective action. 
• Ensure implementation of due diligence, duty of care, delivery chain mapping, safeguarding and other compliance requirements listed in the ToRs.
• Maintain strategic relationships with external stakeholders to enable effective project delivery in the field
• Interpret and follow British Council and donor project procedures (project, financial and risk reporting)    to ensure compliance with all systems and standards
• Support the Team Leader in monitoring the budget and expenditure for relevant project activities
• Provide programme expenditure tracking support to Finance Manager on a regular basis.
• Ensures that the project is compliant with all internal policies and processes of British Council
• Contributes to development of, owns and delivers, the Programme Management Plan
• Identifies risks in a project or programme and puts together mitigation strategies with SRO.
• Responsible for data management including timely data entry, quality assurance of data, undertaking basic analysis of monitoring data, and developing progress reports.
• Undertakes programme-specific data collection as needed and works with colleagues to identify indicators and tools for data collection, quality assures all data, and undertakes basic analysis.
• Supports the design of results-based programmes including development of basic M&E plans and results frameworks.
• Undertakes lessons learned and action-reporting and shares learning for future design. 
• Leads on relationships at a project/programme level. 
• Holds delivery partners to account  including supply chain management where applicable.
• Communicates internally and externally about a project’s success/challenges and lessons learned. 
• Manage and control the agreed budget, expenditure and income against plans, ensure accuracy of reports and ensure sound financial management and analysis across the portfolio through monthly finance reviews and quarterly business reviews. 
• Ensure timely and accurate planning and forecasting, timely reporting of risks, including financial and identify opportunities and mitigation actions
   

Role Requirements:

 

• Foundation level Project Management qualification (in-house training or evidence of CPD in this area could be considered)
• Experience of managing programmes that have met project closure and audit standards. 
• Knowledge/ and.or experience of working with at least two types of funding sources within a structured compliance regime.
• Experience of client management, partner management and/or contract management.
• Experience of managing a wide range of stakeholders.  
• More than 3  years experience managing projects or managing aspects of programmes.
• Experience in spotting risk in a project or programme and putting together successful risk mitigation with SRO
• Understanding of MEL principles 
• Experience of managing teams. 
• Experience of conducting lessons learned reviews/After action reviews to inform future programme design and management.

 
Role Specific Skills:

 

Managing projects (L 3)

Communicating and Influencing  (L 3)
Managing risk (2)
Account and Partnership management  (L 3)

Planning and organising (L 2)
Finance and resources (L 3)
 

Pay band: 7

Positions: 1

Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

Duration: Fixed Term Contract (4 years)

Department: Education

Closing Date: 17th April 2024, Tuesday at 23:59

 

Child Protection/Safeguarding:

 

Ensure that safe stakeholder management processes are consistently applied and non-compliance with safe recruitment standards are flagged to SG Focal Person and/or Director HR.

 

Our Values and Behaviours:

 

British council values and behaviours are applicable across our organisation, in all roles and at all levels. They are important because they say what we stand for at the British Council and help us to deliver our strategy. We use them to guide our decision making, as well as guiding how we treat one another and the people we work with.

 

These will be assessed in the selection process. Our values are:

 

Open and Committed; Expert and Inclusive; Optimistic and Bold.

The behaviours for each values pair can be found on our Intranet SharePoint site for internal staff and at our Careers portal for external applicants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

 

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

 

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment.  We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability.  All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

 

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

 

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.

 

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

 

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org

 

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.

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