British Council Nigeria recruits

Full-Time British Council Nigeria recruits

Job Description
SIEM Project Manager

The British Council is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced individual to join the organization as Services for International Education Marketing (SIEM) Project Manager.

Purpose of job:

To manage Services for International Education Marketing (SIEM) to effectively position the UK as a study destination of choice for Nigerian students.

Context and Environment:

British Council is the UK’s cultural relations organisation. The British Council in Nigeria works in three strategic business areas; Arts, English, Education and Society. As a cultural relations organisation, our interest in higher education comes from the critical importance of the sector and it’s institutions in promoting the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the benefit that such an exchange delivers for the UK and for the world.


Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Working with Assistant Director Education, the post holder will be responsible for the

Project Management and Delivery: To lead the implementation of British Council Services for International Marketing with the support of a Project Officer and external delivery partners in order to meet project targets.

Financial Planning and Budget Management: To manage project financial elements in accordance with agreed project financial plans.

Marketing and Communications and Evaluation: To be the dedicated point of contact with the SSA regional Marcomms and evaluation team for all projects managed and to ensure the regular flow of relevant information between the operations team and the regional Marcomms team and to lead media relations activity for all projects managed.

Performance Management: To contribute to the line management of the project officer(s) in order to contribute to a high performance team in accordance with Essential HR.

Management of SIEM services: To manage exhibition financial elements in accordance with agreed project financial plans.

Please read through the SIEM Project Manager profile. Download and complete the British Councilapplication form. To help you understand and complete the application form, read through the ‘How to complete the application’ document on the jobs page. Listed within the role profile document, you will find a number of listed ‘behaviours’ and ‘skills and knowledge’. Evidence against those criteria will need to be provided in your role application form. To help you understand those criteria, we have provided a ‘behaviours’ and ‘generic skills’ dictionary at the top of the jobs page.

Completed application forms should be sent to gposts@ng.britishcouncil.org no later than Tuesday 18July, 2013. Please ensure the subject of your mail is “ SIEM Project Manager ”.

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.