English and School Education Programme Manager

British Council

Details / requirements:

English and School Education Programme Manager

Implement projects with a middle level of complexity funded by the British Council or another client or funding mechanism. Leads the successful delivery of a range of projects, successfully achieving reporting and meeting compliance standards.

Details

LocationKathmandu, Nepal
DurationIndefinite Contract
Closing dateMonday 24 February 2025

Role overview

Relationship & Stakeholder Management

  • Develops and maintains relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders within the country and is able to procure services and contract delivery partners.
  • Holds suppliers accountable for delivering against contractual agreements.
  • Builds strong internal relationships and networks.

Commercial & Financial Management

  • Ensures sound financial planning, working closely with finance teams to keep British Council and client financial year plans up to date.
  • Ensures accurate and timely monthly (re)forecasting by running regular reports in the SAP system on actuals, monitoring outstanding purchase orders, reviewing commitments, analysing and commenting on variances to the plan, and recommending corrective actions.
  • Monitors monthly finances, including ensuring correct expenditure, adherence to the P2P process, and correcting any mis-postings or required journals.
  • Leads on British Council, partner, or client reporting and ensures reports are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
  • Ensures compliance with British Council financial policies and procedures.

Project Management

  • Contributes to the development of, owns, and delivers the Project Management Plan.
  • Identifies risks in a project or programme and develops mitigation strategies in collaboration with the SRO.
  • Oversees internal and client procurement, contracting, compliance, and reporting.
  • Ensures and reports on compliance.
  • Manages procurement within a project or programme.
  • Oversees data management, including timely data entry, quality assurance, basic analysis of monitoring data, and development of progress reports to meet funding requirements.
  • Undertakes programme-specific data collection as needed, working with colleagues to identify indicators and tools for data collection, ensuring data quality, and conducting basic analysis.

Business Development

  • Supports the identification and development of professional networks, relationships, and partnerships to enhance the British Council’s impact and reputation.
  • Ensures high-quality and accurate pipeline data for the country/pillar.
  • Conducts pipeline and partner/competitor analysis to contribute to business development planning and prioritisation.
  • Assists in the development of new business proposals, ensuring adherence to internal and external professional standards.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in education or a relevant field

Language: English at CEFR proficiency level C1

Minimum/essential

  • Experience managing projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles.
  • Understanding of procurement, evaluation and reporting requirements of projects.
  • Proven experience in managing project finances.
  • Experience in managing stakeholders
  • More than 7 years working in project or programme management.
  • Experience in using technology in project delivery.
  • Good understanding and experience in supporting monitoring and evaluation.
  • Experience in writing proficiently in both English and Nepali languages
  • Strong presentation skills in both English and Nepali languages

Desirable

  • Master’s degree in education with substantial technical and project management experience
  • Foundation-level Project Management certificate
  • CELTA qualification or a minimum of three years of teaching/training experience

How to apply

Please visit this link to apply:

https://www.britishcouncil.org.np/about/jobs/english-and-school-education-programme-manager

Overview

Category Administrative / Management, Education
Openings 1
Position Type Full Time
Experience 7+ years
Education B. Ed. (Education), Master's preferred
Posted Date 11 Feb, 2025
Apply Before 24 Feb, 2025
City Kathmandu