British Council Job Vacancy 2025

British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise.

Position 1: CMR and Logistics Officer

Minimum/Essential:

• University degree in any subject or relevant qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a busy operational environment delivering high levels of customer service.
• Ability to ensure compliance, risk and security standards are monitored and maintained.

Desirable:

• Experience working in Exams
• Experience of supporting on delivery of computer based exams

Role Specific Skills:

• Track record of working in a tightly controlled process driven environment

Location: Addis Ababa, Sub Saharan Africa, ET

Closing Date: 9th of March 2025

Position 2: TREE Technical Lead

Minimum/essential

• First degree
• Postgraduate qualification in ELT, education, or international development (or equivalent subject area)
• Successful track record in designing and leading large-scale transformative education and/or English language teaching projects in challenging geographies
• Project management experience in one or more specialist areas relevant to the project (i.e. ELT, school leadership, testing and assessment, gender responsive pedagogy)
• Experience of leading diverse multi-disciplinary teams, including teams spread across multiple locations
• Experience of overseeing monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) within projects and incorporating lessons learned from MERL into programme strategy and delivery
• Experience of managing senior-level relationships with diverse stakeholders including multilateral agencies, donors, government officials, academics, and external consultants
• Recent experience of working and living in Ethiopia

Desirable:

• Project management qualification
• Doctorate level qualification in ELT, education, or international development (or an equivalent subject area)
• Experience of working on transformative ELT, education, and/or international development projects in Ethiopia
• Experience of managing projects led by consortiums of two or more international development partners
• Experience of developing solutions for remote/blended  programme delivery across low tech and low resource contexts
• Experience of working alongside and/or building the capacity of local non-governmental organisations (or equivalent) in developing contexts
• Recent experience of working in fragile and/or hostile environments

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Closing date: 09 March 2025

How to Apply:

Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.

If you have any technical problems, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org