British Embassy Vacancies 2024

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We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

The British Office Sudan (BOS) is looking to recruit capable, motivated, and experienced individuals to join the Programme Hub to lead and support the delivery of our development and humanitarian programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity to ensure our programmes deliver results for Sudanese people through excellence in programme, financial, risk and commercial management.

The post requires the ability to build trusted and influential relationships with suppliers and partners to deliver effectively. In all cases, the role will include managing the programme cycle, risk, and finances, engaging with implementing partners, driving forward implementation, and ensuring programmatic compliance. The postholder will be working closely with a range of delivery partners including multilateral, international and Sudanese NGOs, and private sector suppliers.

Position: Senior Programme Manager – British Office Sudan

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

A strong and credible leader, who will able to deliver through others
A strong understanding of Programme and Project management (PPM) processes, procedures and best practice
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 the personal development of team members to build capability within the programme delivery profession

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Experience in leading and managing complex programmes in conflict-affected / fragile contexts
Experience working in the International Development or Humanitarian sector
Arabic language skills
Prior experience working on or in Sudan
Formal Programme Management Qualifications (APM PMQ, AGILE, PRINCE2 or equivalent)

Required behaviors

Developing Self and Others, Leadership, Making Effective Decisions, Working Together

Additional information

This post will be based in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) together with the majority of the British Office Sudan team, with a small number of other posts based in Nairobi and the UK.

Travel requirements: There may be future travel requirements for this role, but these are likely to be limited due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

The British Office Sudan may have further vacancies in the coming months and if there are other suitable candidates, we will use this recruitment to develop a pipeline of reserve candidates, for approximately 1 year.

Must be able to legally work in Ethiopia
Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during the screening
Please check your application carefully before you submit it, as no changes can be made once submitted
The British Embassy will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position
Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Addis Ababa are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Ethiopia
All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit.
The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;
Obtain the relevant permit
Pay the fees for the permit
Make arrangements to relocate
Meet the costs of relocation
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount
Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates
Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a reserve list. If during the reserve period of 6/12 months, the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate

Salary: USD 1,603.08

Location (City): Addis Ababa

Application deadline: 10 July 2024

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