Project Coordinator GOAL

2024-07-28 | British Council | Islamabad | Islamabad | Pakistan

Perks & Benefits:

Location:
Islamabad

Project Coordinator GOAL


Date: 26 Jul 2024

Location: Islamabad, South Asia, PK

Company: British Council

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.

Pay Band 4-H
Department – English Programmes
Contract Type – Fixed Term – 3 years
Location – Lahore and Islamabad
Requirements – Candidates must have the legal right to work in Pakistan.
Closing Date – 4th August 2024

Purpose of Role:

Khilo aur Barho (KaB) is an education service-delivery component of the Girls and Out of School Children: Action for Learning (GOAL) programme. Khilo aur Barho is a 3-year project which will contribute into GOAL programme that aims to build more inclusive provincial education systems delivering quality education in the Pakistan provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. The target population is girls and marginalised children aged 5 to 16 years. The service-delivery component is expected to work with the long-term technical assistance component to deliver the overall GOAL objectives to support at least 100,000 girls and marginalised children to enrol and stay in school and at least an additional 150,000 girls supported to read by age 10.

British Council is delivering this programme on behalf of the FCDO and we are looking to put a project management team in Islamabad and Lahore. The final selection and contracting are dependent on British Council's signing of an accountable grant agreement with the FCDO.

Main Accountabilities:

The Project Coordinator’s main duties include:

  • Coordinate delivery of GOAL project activities and undertake specified technical/support tasks (e.g., manage events, communications, contacts, networks, logistics, external suppliers, meetings) to meet agreed targets for the designated region (Punjab, KPK, and Islamabad).
  • Provide administrative and logistical support to ensure smooth day-to-day operations for the GOAL project.
  • Manage coordination with internal and external stakeholders and colleagues from the British Council specifically for the designated region.
  • Carry out all administrative tasks related to the preparation of contracts and ensure proper record maintenance.
  • Make all logistical arrangements for trainings/meetings/seminars and events.
  • Prepare and compile reports, conduct basic research, and deliver on promotional material preparation for all GOAL project activities in coordination with British Council Marketing and Communications team.
  • Track all project activities and meetings accordingly.
  • Attend meetings organized by partners face-to-face or virtually.
  • Support MEL team in generating evaluation reports of GOAL project activities and trainings.
  • Maintain and update multiple program-related tracking/control sheets.
  • Support the provincial project manager in managing relationships with key contacts for the project.
  • Prepare Travel Clearance Approvals (TCAs) and Risk Assessment Forms (RAFs) and coordinate with the Security Manager for necessary approvals.
  • Coordinate with partners and relevant government departments.
  • Review reports and provide feedback.
  • Interpret and follow British Council and GOAL project procedures (project, financial, and risk reporting) to ensure compliance with all systems and standards.
  • Liaise with the British Council procurement team for all logistics procurement and relevant payments, ensuring that GOAL policies and procedures are complied with.
  • Ensure that necessary documents and processes regarding project delivery are maintained as per specified guidelines.
  • Provide financial accounting support for the GOAL project on a regular basis.
  • Ensure compliance with British Council and GOAL branding policy and guidelines in liaison with the British Council marketing and communications team.
  • Collate information for preparation of documents such as presentations, meeting minutes, consent forms, etc., for meetings, fieldwork, and events.
  • Provide support to the Provincial Project Managers in developing content including policy briefs, Terms of Reference (ToRs), and project reports.
  • Ensure all project data and administrative documentation is recorded and saved as per British Council and GOAL guidelines.
Safeguarding: Complete Introduction of Safeguarding e-learning courses (Mandatory e-learning course)

  • Due diligence for Safeguarding are conducted for implementing partners.
  • Ensure that the implementing partners and strategic partners understand the safeguarding code of conduct and comply with the safeguarding standards related to children /adult when conducting British Council activities
  • Ensure protection of data related to children and adult
  • Ensure strict application of safeguarding in planning, implementation and monitoring of implementing partners
  • Escalate Safeguarding issue to the project safeguarding focal person
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

  • To actively contribute to an inclusive and anti-racist organisational culture, being aware of your own biases, and taking action to mitigate against these. Ensuring people feel valued and are treated equitably, with support for people’s well-being and mental health.
  • Understand the British Council’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion and how it applies to your role, and make time for learning and development relating to EDI and anti racism
Role specific knowledge and experience
  • Have good coordination skills with diverse teams
Minimum/essential
  • Experience of coordinating projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles.
  • Proven experience of managing project finances.
  • Experience of managing stakeholders
  • Project management qualification desirable.
  • More than 1 years working in project or programme management.
  • Experience of using technology project delivery.

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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.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

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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