Purpose of Job:
To lead on the programme management of the EU-funded Horn of Africa Leadership and Learning for Action (HOLLA) project in Sudan, ensuring successful delivery of the project’s outputs to client satisfaction and British Council standards. to also lead the HOLLA new initiative that links culture , art ,and civil society, The aim of the initiative is to incorporate Arts as a key complement in HOLLA activities and to use arts and culture to contribute positively to the two main strategic objectives of HOLLA in the Horn of Africa : development and community cohesion.

Context and Environment:
· British Council has operated in Sudan since 1947 with the aim of building cultural and educational relations between the Sudan and the UK. British Council Sudan is based in its Khartoum offices and offers a full range of British Council programmes including a Teaching Centre, Examinations, project management on behalf of other donors, and its own Grant-funded projects. From July 2011 it covers all of Northern Sudan with a separate Directorate formed for South Sudan.

· The British Council has been awarded 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.

• Start Date: April 2015
• Closing Date: 23:59 UK time 18th March 2015
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