Role Purpose

To support the delivery of British Council Ethiopia Arts projects to agreed targets, impact, customer service standards and financial management standards with and through project partners to meet the project objectives within the defined timeline and targets and partner expectations.

Main opportunities and challenges for this role:

The ideal candidate should have knowledge of supporting programme delivery and management and should be experienced in coordinating and providing administrative support to the teams. Experience in managing projects would be an added advantage. The role will include a strong aspect of coordination, administrative and financial support as well as project management when required.

As with any business that experiences peaks and troughs of activity, there is likely to be a need to work outside office hours from time to time.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

• The post-holder will support the administrative and financial as well as procurement delivery as per British Council policy and client requirements
• You will Support the achievement of all agreed outputs as required by the line manager.
• Communicating with delivery partners and service providers
• Build and maintain professional relationships with coalition partners and other key players.
• Support in managing the delivery of the monitoring and evaluation plan for arts program in Ethiopia, using the programme’s monitoring and evaluation framework
• Liaise with communication team, responsible for the effective communication and dissemination of the programme.
• Support the management of financial resources to implement project activity accurately allocated, forecasted, monitored and reported
• Ensure that relevant business processes (procurement, sales, travel and expenses, etc.) carried out in line with corporate standards using SAP where appropriate.
• A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality Statement

The British Council is committed to a policy of equality and to valuing diversity and is keen to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we work at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies.

The British Council has Disability Confident Employer Status. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific requirements or adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process.

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.

Pay band: 4

Contract type: - Fixed Term Contract Until 31 March 2025

Location: Addis Ababa, Sub Saharan Africa, ET

Department: Arts

Role specific knowledge and experience:

The ideal candidate should be skilled in the following areas:

• People skills, ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively with tight deadlines

Essential Requirements–

The successful candidate will need to possess the following requirements:

• Amharic and English language (IELTS 6 or above equivalent).
• Diploma in a social science discipline
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Delivering projects (preferably with youth and arts for development context)
• Partnership work
• Experience working with grants.

Desirable requirements

• Preferably Bachelors
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken

Additional Information: Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country the role is based.