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Background: Purpose of job To provide strategic and programme management oversight of the EU-funded Horn of Africa Leadership and Learning for Action (HOLLA) project, ensuring successful delivery of the project’s outputs.
Context and Environment The British Council is the recipient of a €1m grant contract to manage the EU-funded Horn of Africa youth leadership project. The Project’s overall objective is to contribute to the promotion of peace and development in the Horn of Africa (HoA), through a pilot project involving youth across Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The project will aim to build and increase resilience to conflict in the three countries through capacity building of civil society organisations and the establishment of a Youth Coalition supporting young people and communities in the HoA to better contribute to the region’s future. Specifically the project will: • Support the establishment of a capacitated, empowered, genuinely youth-led Coalition for the HoA region representing a youth voice on issues that relate to youth development and empowerment in the HoA. • Empower young people from 20 target communities in 4-8 States / Regions in 3 pilot countries in the Horn of Africa to become more engaged in community – based actions that promote peace and reconciliation. |
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Duties and responsibilities: Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties The Regional Team Leader is accountable for: (1) delivery of the project’s technical outputs and results to the EU’s satisfaction; and (2) for the financial management of the project to EU and British Council corporate standards. The Regional Team Leader is responsible for managing the project delivery team across the three countries, managing work plans, reports, and delivering on a robust M&E plan. The Regional Team Leader will serve as the project’s key point of contact for the EU, local partners and other relevant stakeholders, working in close liaison with the Project Director. The main duties include:
1. Provide overall strategic direction for the project in close consultation with the British Council’s Project Director, the Senior Management of British Council in the three Countries, the EU, the Project’s Advisory Panel and the HoA Youth Leadership team. 2. Ensure delivery of the project as per the British Council proposal and in line with the grant contract concluded with the EU. 3. Develop, maintain and regularly update the operational plan for HOLLA in collaboration with Regional and Country teams; lead on development and implementation of a detailed risk management strategy in close consultation with the Project Director. 4. Maintain oversight of development, implementation & monitoring of all project activities, working in close collaboration with country teams, coalition partners (civil society and other stakeholders). 5. Lead on the identification of strategic partners, developing and maintaining good relationships with partners and organisations for the delivery of the project. 6. Oversee and contribute substantially to the M&E and learning strategy & framework. 7. Lead the preparation of work plans, technical reports and monitoring & evaluation reports in line with the project document, logical framework and budget. 8. Maintain oversight of the project’s finances, including annual budgets, forecasting, financial reporting and grants management, ensuring value-for-money. 9. Directly line manage two Country Project Delivery Managers, as well as indirectly managing the wider project team’s inputs. 10. Maintain regular contact with EU project staff responsible for monitoring the implementation of the British Council contract. 11. Lead on communications, publicity and ‘visibility’ of HOLLA, conforming to all necessary EU visibility guidelines. 12. Regularly report to Senior Management, on issues of risk, performance and financial management.
Programme Management (40%):
Relationship Management (25%):
Financial Management (25%):
Leadership (10%):
Key relationships: (include internal and external):
Internal Relationships: Project Director (Director Programmes and Business Development Sudan); Country Directors and Project Delivery Managers, British Council Ethiopia/Sudan/South Sudan; Regional Education & Society Team, Nairobi;
External Relationships: EU technical and management personnel, coalition partners (civil society, other stakeholders working with youth), HoA Youth Leadership team.
Other important features or requirements of the job (e.g. travel, unsocial/evening hours, restrictions on employment etc) The position will be based in Khartoum and will require extensive travel to the targeted States (inside Sudan) & to Ethiopia and South Sudan. Unsocial and overtime-hours are likely to be required to meet operational requirements of the post / project.
Please specify any passport/visa and/or nationality requirement. Right to live and work in Sudan. Please indicate if any security or legal checks are required for this role. Criminal records, military service and/or child protection checks may be carried out. |
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: Person Specification
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Other important features or requirements of the job Business support services work requires occasional work outside conditioned hours, for example in the evenings or at weekends. TOIL should be agreed with the line manager in advance to maintain an adequate work-life balance. Postholder may be required to travel abroad or to other offices in the region and should therefore hold valid travel documents.
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