The British Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.

The British council is recruiting for a Project Manager (Arts Projects) in Lagos. The aims of the job are:

To contribute to the achievement of British Council objectives through the planning, management, delivery and evaluation of country, regional and global products and services
To lead and manage arts and other projects of global, region and local products and services concerned with Connected Africa .
To contribute to the the development of BC Nigeria as an innovative and high performing country operation.
To model the values and principles of an integrated operation and to ensure that we are aligned with the BC regional and global priorities.
To actively engage with and support regional developments.

Duties And Responsibilities

* To deliver core products and services that enhance the scale and impact of our work in this area.
* To manage a portfolio of country, regional and global products as defined in the Regional and Country delivery plans in sectors of the British Council programme.
* To ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of all products including the compilation of Scorecard data and other evaluation tools required by corporate standards of external clients.
* To work across teams and with outreach staff to ensure maximum impact for activity.
* To develop new approaches to engagements using web and other broadcast channels.

To apply for this post, you will need to read through the Specification for applicants, and complete the application form.

Please note, no CV applications will be processed, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Deadline is 27 August 2009.

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Population Council is recruiting for some positions in Nigeria

Project Manager (Health-Maternal Mortality Reduction), Zaria/Kano:

This is a management level with the overall responsibility of providing technical assistance for project design, development, training, and implementation.

Qualification

The ideal candidate for this position is a northerner, OG/medical doctor with RH or new-born child health and advocacy experience, MPH with research and/or teaching experience, international NGO experience. Computer skills – Stata, SPSS, data analysis skills. The candidate must be willing to relocate to Abuja, Zaria or Kana with at least 10 years working experience or 5 years post­ qualification experience in a senior capacity in management, operations, capacity building and development and personal capacity building.

Field / Project Officers

This ideal candidate will provide comprehensive programmatic support to the existing projects and also act as the key point of communication and responsible for liaising with partners. S/he will observe and support field staff as they conduct meetings with community leaders, conduct community presentations, lead group meetings and organize awareness events. S/he will assist local partners, including faith based organizations amongst others to ensure that field based activities are implemented as stated in the project documents, achieve the stated targets and objectives in the time frame outlined.

Qualification

Degree in relevant field. Communication skills – ability to communicate technical information to nontechnical audience, good report writing –skills. Language requirements – fluent in English and Hausa. Computer skills – Use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Working experience – 2 years NGO experience working on Community and Public Health issues. Willingness to travel and work in difficult locations, including remote rural/locations in northern Nigeria.

Finance Officer (program support link)- Abuja:

The finance Officer (program support link) role is to serve across multiple projects by providing the key link between projects and programs and the Finance Department.

Qualification

Bachelor-level degree or HND in Statistics/Development/Social Sciences. Communication skills – interpersonal and good report writing skills. Computer skills – Strong analytical and database skills including statistical analysis. Working experience – 2 years in a similar role.

Administrative Assistant – Lagos

The Administrative Assistant will provide administrative and clerical services in an effective and efficient manner that will ensure that Council operations are maintained in an effective and efficient manner.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Communication skills – interpersonal and good report writing skills. Computer skills – Use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, other word processing and database programs. Working experience – 3 years relevant experience with knowledge of office administration and bookkeeping procedures preferably in a commercial or NGO environment.

Drivers – Lagos and Abuja:

The Driver will provide a retiable and ~ transportation service to .staff, maintain vehicle documentation and coordinate the schedule for major or periodic vehicle maintenance with management and staff to minimize service interruptions.

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Senior Secondary School Certificate, Certificate of driver mechanic trade test, valid driver’s license. Ability to communicate in English as well as interpersonal skills. Working experience – 2 yrs experience in driving with NGO environment

Mode of application: Qualified candidates should follow the instructions below:

1. Send an application letter (stating your current salary and salary expectations) and resume (2 pages max) to nigeria@popcouncil.org within 2 weeks of publication.

2. Clearly state the position title for which you are applying and your full names – starting with the surname first, then other names (e.g field/Project Officer – BEN, Joshua Ekong) – in the subject area of the email:

3. All attachments must be in pdf files. Candidates who do not follow the above instructions will be automatically disqualified.

Population council reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process at any time. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.