British Council:Project Manager

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British Council

TITLE: Project Manager

TERM: Indefinite fulltime contract

OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: All qualified candidates

START DATE/ TIME: Start date to be agreed, but probably in March 2005.

LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia

JOB DESCRIPTION: To achieve the objectives of the British Council’s SE Europe Regional Plan and Armenia Country Plan through the planning, implementation and evaluation of projects, mainly, but not exclusively, in Education and Governance.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: This is an exciting opportunity for someone who
- can understand the mission of the British Council and plan, implement and evaluate projects in the fields of education and governance accordingly;
- can work with demanding financial targets whilst ensuring maximum impact;
- can build effective working relationships with priority groups in education and governance in Armenia, as well as with UK contacts, NGOs, and the Armenian diaspora in UK;
- can work as part of the British Council Armenia team on cross-sector projects;
- can carry out the administration of all our scholarship schemes and whole-office activity evaluation system to the highest standards.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: If you have
- good knowledge and/or experience of education and governance issues in Armenia and UK;
- good project management skills;
- good teamworking and interpersonal skills;
- excellent written and spoken English
then we would like to hear from you.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: In the region of 400 000 AMD per month (to be confirmed)

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: First visit www.britishcouncil.am and www.britishcouncil.org to find out about what the British Council generally, and in Armenia specifically, does in education and governance. Download the job description, and send an application and CV by e-mail only to info@britishcouncil.am giving evidence about why you think you could fulfill all the duties in the job description. Mark your application Project Manager. Include the names and contact details of three confidential referees.
Interviews in week beginning 17 January 2005.

Only short-listed applicants will be invited to the interview. Please do not send open letters of recommendation. No phone calls please.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am, Thanks.

OPENING DATE: 13 December 2004

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 05 January 2005, 5 pm.

ABOUT COMPANY: The British Council is the British government’s official organization for cultural and educational relations between the United Kingdom and other countries. It connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.

We are striving to be an equal opportunities employer.