Project Manager - Arts

About Us

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

The Opportunity

Through our work in Arts we find new ways of connecting with and understanding each other to develop stronger creative sectors around the world. Our expert team in the UK and around the world works to five broad aims: to share UK arts with the world; to foster collaborations and networks; to build capacity in creative sectors; to foster social change; and to support the shaping of policy and research. This cultural exchange helps create modern and vibrant creative sectors, building connections, trust and opportunity. It can also help to bring together divided communities and people affected by conflict. 

Our global Arts programmes include cultural seasons and festivals in countries around the world, supporting skills building and entrepreneurship, touring exhibitions of the UK’s leading artists and designers, film festivals, book fairs, and dance, music and theatre performances and exchanges.

Successful Candidates

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the arts & Culture  and or socio-economic development sector in an international or local organisation or non-profit field in Lebanon leading projects with production, planning, fundraising, communications, evaluation and reporting
• 3 years of solid project management experience and track record of successful delivery of projects to agreed financial and non-financial targets
• Working with and sustaining relationships with a range of stakeholders from the public, private and NGO sectors 
• Analysing requirements with stakeholders, defining, planning, revising, implementing, and evaluation 
• Project reporting against a range of criteria
• Financial management and reporting: uses resources efficiently in own role and complies with financial rules and procedures
• Demonstrating initiative, organises own work over weeks and months, or plans ahead for others, taking account of priorities as well ability to work as part of a dispersed team

If you are interested in applying and feel that you are suitable for the role, please apply before Monday 13 March (23:59 Lebanon Time). Please read the role profile carefully, check definitions of the behaviours and core skills, and complete the application form using the ‘Guidance notes for completing application form section’ for assistance (This is found in the application form). Completed applications should be emailed to job.vacancy@lb.britishcouncil.org specifying the job title in the subject line. We do not accept copies of CVs, no applications will be accepted after the closing date, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Equality Statement

Valuing diversity is essential to the British Council’s work. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to try and avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. 

All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies.

Child Protection

The British Council is a full member of Keeping Children Safe (KCS) and has achieved level 1 child safe certification. We believe that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC, 1989 and that every child matters - everywhere in the world. In line with the British Council's Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks including criminal record checks, in line with legal requirements.