Arts Project Manager

Date: ‎24-Nov-‎2022
Location: Cairo, Middle East and North Africa, EG
Company: British Council
The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people
in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the
English language. We work in two ways - directly with individuals to transform
their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for
the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.
We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are
looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and
inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality
education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in
arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures
creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best
of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each
other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds
trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when
official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than ‎100
countries. In ‎2019-‎20 we connected with ‎80 million people directly and with
‎791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and
publications.

Role Purpose

Implementation of projects with a low level of complexity funded by British
Council or by another client or funding mechanism. Leads the successful
delivery of a range of projects from start to finish including managing the
contract or project plan, managing client or internal stakeholders,
successfully achieving reporting and meeting compliance standards. Or works
within a larger programme or multi country programme on a particular
component.

Main Accountabilities

Relationship & Stakeholder management

• Has relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders within country and is able to procure services and contract delivery partners.


• Holds suppliers to account for delivering against contract.


• Build strong internal relationships and networks

Commercial and Financial Management
* Ensure sound financial planning, working closely with finance teams to ensure British Council and client financial year plans are up to date.
* Ensure accurate and timely monthly (re)forecasting is in place, by running regular reports in the SAP system on actuals, monitoring outstanding purchase orders, reviewing commitments, analysing and commenting on reasons for variances to plan and recommending corrective actions.
* Monitoring monthly finances, including correct expenditure, ensuring the P2P process is being followed and correcting any mis-postings or journals needed.
* Lead on British Council, partner or client reporting (including, with Finance Manager, financial reporting) and ensure reports are delivered on time, to budget and to a high standard.
* Compliance to British Council financial policies and procedures.

Project Management

• Contributes to development of, owns and delivers on Project Management Plan


• Identifies risks in a project or programme and puts together mitigation strategies with the Senior Responsible Officer


• Responsible for internal and client relationships, procurement, contracting, compliance and reporting.


• Checks on and reports on compliance.


• Manages procurement on a project/programme.


• Responsible for data management including timely data entry, quality assurance of data, undertaking basic analysis of monitoring data, and developing progress reports to meet funding needs.


• Undertaking programme-specific data collection as needed. This includes working with colleagues to identify indicators and tools for data collection, quality assuring all data, and undertaking basic analysis.

Business development

• Supports the identification and development of professional networks, relationships and partnerships to increase the British Council's impact and reputation.


• Ensures high quality and accurate pipeline data for country/pillar.


• Conducts specific pipeline and partner/competitor analysis to contribute to business development planning and prioritisation.


• Provides support with development of new business proposals, ensuring that internal and external professional standards are met.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

• To actively contribute to an inclusive and anti-racist organisational culture, being aware of your own biases, and taking action to mitigate against these. Ensuring people feel valued and are treated equitably, with support for people's well-being and mental health.


• Understand the British Council's approach to equality, diversity, and inclusion and how it applies to your role and make time for learning and development relating to EDI and anti-racism.

About You (essential requirements for the role):

• Experience of managing projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles.


• Understanding of procurement, evaluation, and reporting requirements of projects.


• Proven experience of managing project finances.


• Experience of managing stakeholders


• Experience of working in project or programme management.


• Experience of using technology in project delivery.


• Good understanding and experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation.


• English level C1

Desirable requirements

• Foundation level Project Management certificate or equivalent work experience


• Experience of managing arts projects in Egypt

Further Information

• Role: Arts Project Manager


• Number of positions: ‎1


• Pay Band: ‎6/G


• Contract type: Fixed Term Local Contract


• Location: Cairo, Egypt


• Closing date and time: ‎07 December ‎2022 (‎23.59 Gulf Standard Time)


• Other requirements: This role is open to candidates who have the right to work in the job location.

Please note that all applications should be submitted only in English.

It is advisable to apply in advance to avoid any technical issues at the
last moment.

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
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to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the
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