British Embassy Job Vacancies 2026
The British Embassy in Addis Ababa is one of our largest in Africa, and the development programme run from within it is our biggest on the continent. We are proud of our longstanding bilateral relationship with Ethiopia.
We are looking for an experienced, driven and creative person to join our friendly, integrated team where you’ll get the chance to build your skills, working right across the mission – from development to diplomatic.
Position 1: Senior Programme Manager
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- A strong and credible leader, who delivers through others.
- A strong understanding of FCDO Programme and Project management (PPM) processes, procedures and best practice, including the PrOF.
- Experience of delivering complex programmes in an access-constrained and FCAS context.
- The resilience to manage multiple projects/programmes concurrently, with the ability to take the initiative and manage own workload.
- Proven financial and risk management knowledge, to support effective programme delivery.
- Ability to work with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external, and challenge implementing partners when required.
- Effective line-management and commitment to personal development of team-members to build capability within the programme delivery profession.
- Expert written & spoken English
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
- Experience working in or on Sudan
- Proficiency in the Arabic language.
- Completion of FCDO’s Practitioner Level Accreditation or evidence of practitioner-level project delivery qualifications (APM’s Project Management Qualification, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, PMI PM Professional or others)
Salary: USD 2,198.28 (Base salary is subject to tax and other statutory deductions)
Position 2: Programme Officer
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- Excellent verbal and written English.
- Experience of managing projects / programmes with a focus on delivering results.
- Proven financial management capabilities.
- Proven experience of challenging stakeholders on a range of issues and holding them to account.
- Ability to take initiative and manage own workload.
- Experience of working at pace under the pressure of tight deadlines.
- Strong organisational skills, flexibility and capability to work on a broad range of topics simultaneously.
- Strong IT capability including MS Excel and Word.
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
- Experience of working in the International Development or Humanitarian sector.
- Arabic language skills.
- Prior experience working on or in Sudan.
- Formal Programme Management Qualifications (APM PMF, AGILE, PRINCE2 or equivalent)
Salary: USD 901.41 (Base salary is subject to tax and other statutory deductions)
Location (City): Addis Ababa
Application deadline: 7 April 2026
How to Apply:
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