New Job Vacancies At British Council

TEMPORARY PROJECT OFFICER – LAGOS

The British Council is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced individual to fill the post of Temporary Project Officer.

PURPOSE OF JOB:
To support the achievement of country plan objectives in Nigeria by delivering examinations
To support the direct and indirect delivery of a portfolio of large scale and local projects, increasingly through partnership , to meet the British Council’s objectives and targets and partner expectations in Nigeria
To support a network of internal and external service providers and partners to meet all project targets.
Context and environment: (e.g. dept description, region description, organogram).
The post will involve supporting large scale projects in Nigeria under the supervision of the Project Manager-Schools or other named Project Managers. The post will be based in Lagos and required to work across various project portfolios as necessary.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
In line with EOD and other overarching corporate policies:
Project delivery: To provide support for projects and organise events to a high standard and within deadline. To make arrangements for visitors including booking travel, accommodation and preparing programmes.
Financial administration: to provide financial support to the supervising project Manager and other named project managers, including raising of purchase orders, getting quotes from suppliers, tracking payments and correcting mispostings.
Scorecard: To administer our monitoring and evaluation tool called Scorecard. Collect and record all data within deadline and according to corporate standards.
Marketing and Communications: To provide communication support to internal and external contacts marketing projects where required to the highest standards.
Other administrative work: As required.

CLICK LINK TO APPLY
http://www.britishcouncil.org.ng/jobs/temporary-project-officer-lagos#.UXSoTT4Y3yo

DUE DATE: Thursday 2nd May, 2013.