Vacancy title:
Programme Manager

Jobs at:
British Council

Deadline of this Job:
19 March 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
The British Council is the UK‘s international organisation 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 have been in Uganda since 1952 and work alongside UK government partners British High Commission (BHC) and Department for International Development (DFID) to facilitate and strengthen the relationships between UK and Uganda. Globally British Council operates as 8 regional business units. Uganda is in the Sub-Saharan African region and as such aims for close collaboration where appropriate with nearby countries in achieving its objectives.

British Council Uganda seeks to recruit a suitable candidate for
the following position to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Programme Manager - Education & Society
Reports to: Director
Location: Kampala

Purpose of the Job:

• To provide the technical expertise and skills needed to position the British Council Uganda as a key player in Education and Society sector in accordance with strategic priorities of regional
  country office.
  
• To oversee the quality of the current project portfolio through monitoring and evaluation of projects and their efficiency in terms of value for money in order to meet or exceed British Council's objectives, targets and partner expectations in Uganda.
  
• To build and manage external and internal relationships with key governance stakeholders including the International and Local development partners, consultants, service providers and British Council governance/society teams in the region and the UK.
  
• To identify, pursue and secure funding opportunities within the Education and Society portfolio in line with regional and country key strategic priorities. He/She will also have a British Council
  representational role whenever this supports country office needs.

Job application procedure
Please visit www.britishcouncil.ug to apply

Closing date for applications: 19 March 2017

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.

The British Council is also committed to a Child Protection Policy. Applications will be considered only for candidates who declare their agreement to the Policy.