The British Council is recruiting for a ‘Director Resources’ post based in Lagos.
The post holder will:
Lead the provision of business support services for BC Nigeria country operation, ensuring that
resources are effectively deployed to support operations in meeting business objectives.
Plan, manage and deliver the services of the BC Nigeria Resources Hub and demonstrate high order leadership, management and resources skills to deliver an integrated resources hub that is fit for purpose, compliant and meets the highest corporate standards.
Promote positive environmental measures to reduce our carbon footprint.
Contribute to the development of BC Nigeria as an innovative and high performing operation. To model the values and principles of an integrated operation and contribute to regional developments.
The selected candidate should have:
Extensive Financial Planning and Management training and experience
At least 5 years Management level experience
Familiarity with SAP Financial Systems
How to apply:
Read through the job description document. To help you understand and complete the application form.
Listed within the job description document, you will find a number of listed ‘competencies’. Evidence against those competencies will need to be provided in your application form under the ‘Evidence in support of your application’ area. Please read all the documents carefully before you fill in your application form
Your completed application form should be emailed to before 10am on Monday 17 May 2010.
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We do not accept CV’s, handwritten applications or expressions of interest.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Telephone Applications or enquiries will not be considered. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
How to Complete Job Application Form
When completing the application form we want you to highlight examples from your experience that best demonstrate your skills, knowledge, abilities and experience in the required areas. The information you provide will be used in the short listing process to decide whether to invite you for interview.
You should address all the requirements for the job. Some of these requirements, behavioural competencies, are defined in the British Council’s Behavioural Competency Dictionary (enclosed). You should read these definitions carefully and select an example from your experience which not only meets the level stated for the job but demonstrates aspects of the previous levels.
Draw on your past experience inside or outside the workplace to demonstrate evidence of each job requirement. We want to know more than just what you have achieved; we also want to know about the skills, knowledge, abilities and approach you used, and that you can apply them to different situations in the future.
You should give an example of an actual situation, ideally from the last 2 to 3 years. Organise your evidence against each competency following the STAR structure:
Situation a brief sentence or two to set the scene and give the context
Target the specific aspects you focussed on and why
Action what you actually did, how, and when, and the
rationale for your choices
Result what the outcome was and the difference it made
Evidence in excess of 200 words will not be taken into account
Situation and Target
Describe what you did and what was achieved. Briefly set out the facts of the situation and the obstacles you met. Convey the significance of what you did and how it affected the outcome, together with brief details of what was involved. For example, ‘I had to develop and implement a new process for promoting local education opportunities but was constrained by budget cuts throughout the department. As a result of working with local authorities I achieved these objectives within budget and within the 3 month timescale'.
Action (what you did)
Here you need to set out what you actually did and how you did it. The best way to approach this is to ask yourself:
What were the particular things I did that had most impact upon the final result?
If you are drawing on one situation to provide evidence of several competencies, ensure that you focus on aspects of the situation relevant to the competency in question. For example, to bring out evidence of Relationship Building for Influence: ‘I gained agreement to my proposed course of action by building positive relationships with local authorities. I chaired meetings, developed a network of contacts with whom I lobbied actively, and gave presentations to stakeholding groups.’
Proportion of the achievement for which you personally claim credit
Be specific about the situation, the actual results achieved and the part you played in achieving them. If you were acting as part of a team highlight the role you played in achieving the outcome rather than focusing too much on the team activities. Note the proportion of the achievement for which you claim credit.
Hints and tips
When choosing the examples you give in your application, bear in mind that those assessing your evidence will be considering the following factors when examining your examples:
• risks involved (i.e. what risks did you take into account or run to complete a task)
• impact (i.e. did your actions make a significant difference or leave a lasting mark e.g. improved long standing underperformance, increased revenue, secured contracts/projects etc )
• scale (i.e. size of example given e.g. local, regional, interdepartmental etc) and
• complexity (i.e. was the task simple or complicated to solve, implement; what were the challenges that needed to be overcome etc)
You may also want to review past experiences and talk them through with colleagues, team leaders or managers who were involved.
Allow enough time to write your application before the deadline. Applications arriving after the deadline will not be considered.
Do not attach a CV or any other document unless it has been requested as part of the recruitment process; it will not be used to make selection decisions. This is to ensure consistency in assessing all candidates.
Recruitment Team,
Human Resources.
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