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Job Title: Project Manager Society
Location: Abuja
Department: Education & Society
Job Category: Project Management

Vacancy Description

Pay band 6/Two year fixed term contract.open to internal and external applicants/Post is in Abuja/ Applicants must have right to work in Nigeria.
British Council is recruiting a Project Manager to work with the Director Society, Society Programme Manager and other members of the Education and Society team to manage delivery of projects in the Society Strategic Business Unit.. To support the delivery of other activity in Abuja and the north of Nigeria across our entire Strategic Business Units portfolio.
Refer to the role profile for the role accountabilities.

Applicants must have

Experience of project design, management and monitoring
Experience working in the non-profit sector is desirable
Bachelor’s Degree Post-graduate degree in Education, Humanities or Social Sciences is desirable.

Job Title: Enterprise Programme Manager
Location: Abuja

Vacancy Description
Pay Band 7/Two year fixed term contract/open to internal and external applicants/Applicants must have right to work in Nigeria/Post location can be in Lagos/Port Harcourt/Abuja or Kano.
British Council Nigeria is recruiting a Programme Manager to work with the Director of Programmes and other members of the Programme Management Group PMG (Directors Arts, Education and Skills, Research and Society and Partnerships Manager) to lead on the development and implementation of the Enterprise and Innovation projects portfolio in Nigeria.

The Post holder will

Position for and develop opportunities for the UK to assist the growth of the entrepreneurial sector in Nigeria, including the development of enterprise skills, working closely with other members of the PMG and developing a Nigeria Enterprise and Innovation Strategy.
Lead implementation of the regional Entrepreneurial Africa programme as it is applied in Nigeria, and lead implementation of Nigeria’s Enterprise Challenge, #Innovation and other enterprise and innovation projects as they are developed.
Lead the Enterprise project management team.
Implement campaigns and projects in partnership with the Prosperity Board (of UKTI, DFID, the British High Commission) and other partners focused on the promotion of UK innovation, enterprise and creativity across all three SBUs.
Pursue private sector, foundations and donors for fully funded and co-funding contracts that enable us to implement our Enterprise and Innovation Strategy.

Refer to the role profile for other role accountabilities.

Applicants must have

Working knowledge of the entrepreneurial and employability and skills discourse in Nigeria
Network of contacts in any part of the entrepreneurial, SME and industry growth sectors including private and non-private sector
Experience managing projects.

Job Title: Programmes development Cordinator
Location: Abuja
Department: Education & Society
Job Category: Project Management

Vacancy Description

Pay band 6/ Two year fixed term contract/Open to internal and external applicants/Post is in Abuja/Applicants must have a right to work in Nigeria.
British Council is recruiting a Programmes Coordinator to provide business development support to the Director Programmes and members of the Programmes Management Group that contributes to the strategic leadership, governance and integration of projects and programmes in Nigeria resulting in a high performing, relevant and visible programme portfolio.
S/he will be responsible for managing events and projects in stakeholder engagement under the programme leadership of the Partnerships manager, that will deepen our strategic relationships with critical target groups across all sectors.

Applicants must have

Strong numeracy and skills in data analysis and presentation and should be comfortable working with financial data
Experience managing projects.

Job Title: Project Manager Enterprise & Research
Location: Abuja
Department: Education & Society
Job Category: Project Management

Vacancy Description

Pay band 6/Two year fixed term contract/Open to internal and external applicants/Post is in Abuja/Applicants must have right to work in Nigeria.
British Council is recruiting a Project Manager to manage project delivery under the Enterprise Programme and in support of the Research Strategy.
In Enterprise, the post holder will deliver project activity for the regional Entrepreneurial Africa programme as it is applied in Nigeria, and implement Nigeria’s Enterprise Challenge competition, #Innovation and other enterprise and innovation projects as they are developed.
In support of Research the post holder will deliver activity that supports the planning, research, production and dissemination of publications produced by the British Council Research team.

Applicants must have

Experience managing projects
Experience working in enterprise or research is desirable.

British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect the diversity of the society. We welcome applications from al sections of the community.


Method of application

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