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Role Purpose

To enable the delivery of South Africa’s Art Programme across Africa and the United Kingdom by contributing to programme strategy, leading programme delivery, and providing operational leadership (including finance, M and E and compliance). To Implement multi-country programmes or large single county project or programme funded by British Council and other partners or clients in compliance with British Council policies and procedures. Could play a leadership role on a specific component of a larger project or programme.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

• Demonstrate effective leadership of programme team managed and ensure that line management of staff is to British Council standards.
• Holds delivery partners to account including supply chain management where applicable.
• Manage and control the agreed budget, expenditure, and income against plans, ensure accuracy of reports and ensure sound financial management and analysis across the portfolio through monthly finance reviews and quarterly business reviews.
• Prepare contracts for all partnerships ensuring they capture all elements of the partnerships and outline clearly all partner responsibilities and benefits following established corporate templates
• Identifies risks in a project or programme and puts together mitigation strategies with SRO.
• Ensure that programme delivery, training events and activity are appropriately screened, including conflict sensitivity screening, and reflect British Council EDI policy
• Project manage board engagement (programme Board and working groups for each work stream/pillar) sending out meeting papers, recording decisions, and ensuring all board activities are supported effectively.

Role specific knowledge and experience:

• Experience of managing multi country or large in-country programmes that have met project closure and audit standards.
• Knowledge and or experience of working with at least two types of funding sources within a structured compliance regime.
• Experience of client management, partner management and/or contract management.
• Experience of managing a wide range of stakeholders. 
• More than 5  years’ experience managing projects or managing aspects of programmes.
• Experience in spotting risk in a project or programme and putting together successful risk mitigation with SRO
• Understanding of MEL principles
• Experience of managing teams and line management.
• Experience of conducting lessons learned reviews/After action reviews to inform future programme design and management.
• Evidence of successful programme / project management to high standards, consistently over time including (but not restricted to) evaluation management, financial management, stakeholder management, EDI and child protection.
• Experience working on Narratives and Storytelling Projects
• An innovative approach building audiences for activity particularly using digital and social media channels.
• Experience of financial planning and management including budgeting, monitoring, and reporting

Essential Requirement:

• Foundation level Project Management qualification (in-house training or evidence of CPD in this area could be considered)
• Bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution or five years’ relevant experience in lieu

Desirable:

• Experience of managing dispersed teams
• Formal project management qualification
• Track record in attracting partnership (in-kind and cash) from a range of partners and delivering benefit to same.

Further Information

• Pay Band – BRC-7-F
• Salary- ZAR 57,954.00 per month
• Contract Type – Two (2) year Fixed term contract with the possibility of an extension based on mutual agreement
• Location –South Africa
• Language requirement: C1 English
• Role could require some domestic and international travel as required by the programme and some out of hours and evening work responding to or driven by programme/portfolio needs.

Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country the role is based.

• Closing Date – 6 December 2022 applications will close 23:59 South Africa Time
• Role Profile- Akhona Tsube

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IELTS Examiner

Pay band: Hourly rate

Post Duration:  Two Years Renewable Contract

Eligibility: Existing right to live and work in South Africa 

Location: Johannesburg and Pretoria

Deadline for application: 1 December 2022 (23:59 South Africa Time)

About IELTS Examiner

We are looking for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to join our team of IELTS Examiners.

The Opportunity

• We are keen to build excellence in language assessment through the recruitment of qualified and motivated professionals.
• Examiners are recruited on a casual basis and are expected to examine at least ten sessions a year at regular intervals
• IELTS examinations regularly take place at our locations across SSA
• Training of successful candidates will be after shortlisting.

About you:

• An undergraduate or Master’s degree or a qualification which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to an undergraduate or Master’s degree.
• A recognised qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or recognised equivalent as part of a recognised university award course.
• At least 3 years’ full time (or the equivalent part time) relevant TESOL teaching experience (minimum one year post-certificate level qualification). The majority of this teaching experience must relate to adult students (16 years and over).
• The required professional attributes and interpersonal skills.

Professional Attributes and Interpersonal Skills

An Examiner is expected to have the following professional attributes and interpersonal skills:

• Completes tasks accurately and in sufficient detail
• Observes the need for confidentiality and security
• Responds positively to guidance and advice
• Acts professionally at all times
• Communicates effectively with colleagues and candidates and treats others with respect
• Is sensitive to cultural differences.

Further details:
If you are interested in the post and feel that you are suitable for the role, then we would really like to hear from you. Please apply by 1 December 2022 at 23:59 South Africa Time.

NOTE: Examiners are required to adhere to a Code of Practice and Confidentiality Undertaking and follow all directives from the Centre Administrator and Examiner Trainer. Information will be provided to applicants once recruitment and training have been successfully completed.

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