VACANCY AT BRITISH COUNCIL

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The British Council in Nigeria is looking for a suitable and qualified candidate to fill the post of a Planning and Evaluation Manager.

Job Title : Planning and Evaluation Manager
Context and Environment:
Nigeria is the British Council’s largest operation in SSA with offices in 4 cities from Port Harcourt in the south to Kano in the north. It delivers activity in all our Strategic Business Units, (Arts, English, Education and Society), and operates with both internal and external resources.

The Directorate is managed by a Country Director, supported by a Deputy Director and a group of 4 senior managers responsible for different programme functions, (Country Exams Manager, Director Kano, Asst Director Nigeria (Arts) and Asst Director Nigeria (Education). There will also be a further (fixed term) post responsible for our work in English.

Job aim:
To provide support for business planning, monitoring and present results to Senior Leadership Team (SLT) for use in driving strategy for continuous improvement.
Work with Marketing and Partnerships Team in order to develop/provide data and reports which will support our activities in income generation and developing new partnerships.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and deliver the planning and evaluation of the British Council Nigeria’s overall performance using corporate monitoring and evaluation tools (e.g. Scorecard and other evaluation methods).
• Champion the development of a culture of effective operational performance measurement and evaluation across Nigeria operation
• Contribute to the development and implementation of country communication strategies and plans.

How to ApplyRead through the role profile document. Download and complete theapplication form. To help you understand and complete the application form, read through the ‘How to complete the application’ document at the top of this page. Listed within the role profile document, you will find a number of listed ‘behaviours’ and ‘skills and knowledge’. Evidence against those criteria’s will need to be provided in your role application form. To help you understand those criteria’s, we have provided a ‘behaviours’ and ‘generic skills’ dictionary at the top of this page.
Please read all the documents carefully before you fill in the job application form. Telephone applications will not be considered. Completed applications should be sent via email to Gposts@ng.britishcouncil.org by no later than 18 August 2012.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We do not accept CV’s, handwritten applications or expressions of interest. The application form must clearly explain how your experience matches the above profile and include names and contact details of 3 references.
Candidates with special needs should please ask us for this information in alternative formats.

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