British Council Nigeria
Programme Officer (EU-ACT) at British Council Nigeria. Make sure you read through the job details before applying.
The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.
We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.
Job Title: Programme Officer (EU-ACT)
Location: Abuja, Sub Saharan Africa, NG
Pay band: 6
Department: Business Delivery
Contract type: Locally Engaged
Duration: Fixed term contract ending December 2025
Role Purpose
- The Programme Officer (EU-Agents for Citizen Driven Transformation) will be responsible for managing the administrative and logistical support to programme activities to ensure quality and timeliness of delivery; good control of resources and compliance with agreed programme management systems and processes; ensuring full and complete budgets are prepared and met for all activities with variance reports prepared as and when required; in coordination with other Programme Officers, take responsibility and utilize M&E tools for measuring results during the programme activity implementation.
- The postholder will take responsibility for managing specific component activities and ensuring coordination with other team members.
- The role may involve travels and project field visits to support EU-ACT (Agents for Citizen-driven Transformation) Programme CSO partners to collect communication materials and provide technical support with regards to capturing lessons and effective documentation of same.
Requirements
Essential:
- Graduate-level education
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience with an FCR (Justice, Security and Conflict) project
- Demonstrable experience of working as part of a successful team / function
- Proven experience of scheduling and supporting meetings with internal stakeholders/ external partners
Desirable:
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of operating in a complex, multi-cultural context
Salary
Naira 8,106,740 per annum.
Application Deadline
25th January, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Nigeria.
- A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.