Arts Programme Manager

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose:

Leads the successful delivery of a range of Arts projects including managing the contract or project plan, managing client or internal stakeholders, successfully achieving reporting and meeting compliance standards. Or works within a larger programme on a particular component. These projects may be funded by British Council or by another client or funding mechanism.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

Commercial and Financial Management

• Ensure sound financial planning, working closely with finance teams to ensure British Council and client financial year plans are up to date. 
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly forecasting is in place, by running regular reports in the SAP system on actuals, monitoring outstanding purchase orders, reviewing commitments, analysing and commenting on reasons for variances to plan and recommending corrective actions.
• Monitoring monthly finances, including correct expenditure, ensuring the P2P process is being followed and correcting any mis-postings or journals needed.
• Lead on British Council, partner, or client reporting (including, with Finance Manager, financial reporting) and ensure reports are delivered on time, to budget and to a high standard.

Project Management 

• Contributes to development and delivers on Project Management Plan
• Identifies risks in a project or programme and puts together mitigation strategies with SRO or Head of Arts.
• Responsible for internal and client, procurement, contracting, compliance and reporting Project Manager. Checks on and reports on compliance 
• Manages procurement on a project/programme
• Responsible for data management including timely data entry, quality assurance of data, undertaking basic analysis of monitoring data, and developing progress reports to meet funding needs
• Undertaking programme-specific data collection as needed. This includes working with colleagues to identify indicators and tools for data collection, quality assuring all data, and undertaking basic analysis.

Business Development

• Supports the identification and development of professional networks, relationships, and partnerships to increase the British Council’s impact and reputation. 
• Ensures high quality and accurate pipeline data for country/pillar.
• Conducts specific pipeline and partner/competitor analysis to contribute to business development planning and prioritisation.
• Provides support with development of new business proposals, ensuring that internal and external professional standards are met.

Role specific knowledge and experience:

•    Experience of managing Arts projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles.
•    Understanding of procurement, evaluation, and reporting requirements of projects.
•    Proven experience of managing project finances.
•    Experience of using technology and project delivery.
•    Good understanding and experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation.
•    Specialist knowledge of the arts scene in Bangladesh and a broad knowledge and familiarity of UK culture.

Further Information: 

Pay Band – PB 6 /G
Contract Type – Indefinite Contract -Local 
Location – Bangladesh-Dhaka
Requirements – Candidates must have the pre-existing right to work in location.  Mobility / relocation support will not be provided.
Closing Date – Sunday, 12 May 2024. Time : 23:59 BDT

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment.  We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability.  All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

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We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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