British Council Job Vacancy for Arts Project Manager – Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Purpose of job:
 To work with the local arts lead, Arts cluster lead (Nigeria) and regional and global Arts team to deliver programmes, audiences and partnerships which contribute to the British Council’s cultural relations programme through the arts and creative industries.
Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties: 
 

Project Planning and Delivery

 To implement a portfolio of large scale and local arts projects with the support of internal project officers, UK project managers and/or external delivery partners to meet agreed project targets.

  • To be the dedicated point of contact for large scale projects with regional/UK  project managers for projects managed
  • To manage relationships with project partners, and representing the project to other external stakeholders
  • To ensure that all project activity reflects key equal opportunities and diversity issues
  • Project planning, monitoring and evaluation, using the following tools:

 

o    project logic models

o    gantt charts to reflect planned activity

o    scorecard instruments (audience forecasts and actuals, quality of service questionnaires)

 
Manage people and finances

  • Manage agreed members of programme team to British Council standards
  • Manage agreed budgets to British Council standards

 

Marketing and Communications and Evaluation

  • To develop and manage digital marketing and audience development campaigns including but not limited to social media platforms
  • To be the dedicated point of contact with the local, regional and UK Marcomms and evaluation teams for all projects managed
  • To provide content for communications materials  for distribution internally and externally in Sierra Leone, the region and UK
  • To manage media relations activity for all projects managed
  • To ensure that  the evaluation strategy for each project is implemented in accordance with Corporate Scorecard standards and to report likely variations from target
  • To ensure projects are marketed to the highest standard in print, digitally and at event
  • Provide market intelligence and information, maintain and develop close understanding of links with the sector in Sierra Leone

Working with other members of arts team, the post holder will:

  • maintain and expand knowledge of the Sierra Leonean arts sector
  • develop and sustain relationships with key practitioners and organisations, both established and emerging talent;
  • represent our work in arts to external partners and stakeholders
  • proactively identify and pursue opportunities for developing new physical and digital audiences for delivery of British Council arts projects in Sierra Leone
  • provide advice to UK organisations, artists and professional networks on the international development of their work

Skills and Qualifications

  • At least three years’ recent project management experience.
  • Proven ability to identify, develop, and manage relationships with major partners and stakeholders
  • Planning and delivery of events to specific groups of people
  • Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised University
For more details on the job, see attached below:
Role Profile
BC Core Skills
BC Behaviours
The British Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
The British Council believes that all children have potential and that every child matters – everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC 1989
Application Deadline: 27 December  2017 at 23:59 UK Time
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