Programme Assistant needed at The British Council

The British Council is the world’s leading cultural relations organization and creates opportunities for people in the UK and worldwide to understand each other, to work together and learn from one another. We see this as crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us all. We build trust and understanding between different countries and cultures and develop strong international links that are of benefit to people in Britain and the rest of the world.

Job Title: Programme Assistant

Qualification
SSCE, OND

Location 
Abuja

Job Field
Administration, Secretarial

Summary 
Nigeria is the British Council’s largest operation in SSA with offices in four cities: Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Kano. NSRP is a DFID-funded programme managed by the British Council who lead a consortium including International Alert and Social Development Direct that aims to enhance collective efforts to identify and respond effectively to potential sources of violent conflict in Nigeria and reduce the negative impacts of conflict on the most vulnerable among the Nigerian population. .

Job Role
The NSRP programme will operate from five regional offices Kano, Port Harcourt, Jos, Maiduguri and Kaduna in Nigeria with a programme management unit situated in Abuja. The post holder will be required to travel to the other regional offices periodically. The post holder must have the ability to work in difficult environments, often with limited infrastructure or support facilities.
The programme will link closely with other BC-managed work in Nigeria, notably the Justice For All (J4A) programme and other DFID funded programmes. The post holder will work closely with the Output Managers,  Logistician and Procurement Manager, with the national and international technical team as well as the finance team and will report to the Output 1 Manager – Abuja, but will also require to have significant dealings with the programme technical team, with the Operations Manager and the overall Programme Manager.

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