The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding.

Details

Location Lebanon - Beirut
Salary Payband: E/8- 5,619,410 LBP + daily transport allowance of 8,000 Lebanese Pounds/per working day.
Duration 6 months (with possibility of extension)
Annual leave Annual leave is earned pro rata from the date of appointment. In Lebanon, annual leave entitlement is 21 working days.
Closing date Monday 27 November 2017

Role overview

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

Working closely with the Country Director, the role will support in shaping our Syria strategy based on the ongoing changes in context and needs, and lead on growing the portfolio. This role will lead on the management and development of British Council Syria programme portfolio, maintain good positioning of the organization within the Syrian context and with various organizations, and expand the scale, scope and inplact of our work on this key regional priority.

For work targeting populations in Syria, the role will have responsibility for all aspects of work across the various funding streams i.e. grant, partnership and client funded; while for work targeting Syrian refugees or host communities (mainly in Jordan and Lebanon, Turkey and/or Northern Iraq) this will be a support/multiplier role working with British Council teams in host countries to develop relevant programming that responds to international priorities and aligns with both host country objectives and our regional Syria response.

The primary focus of the role is to capture new co-funded or fully-funded business through demonstrating in-house and associated sector strength, and to be accountable for quality assurance of implementation.

 

Successful Candidates

  • Postgraduate degree in relevant area (such as Development Studies, Political Science and International Relations…)
  • At least 5 years managerial experience of identifying, developing and managing relationships with major partners across a range of sectors
  • At least 5 years’ managerial experience of developing and implementing sizeable projects
  • Experience and/or demonstrable understanding of Syria or working in conflict affected contexts

 

How to apply

If you are interested in applying and feel that you are suitable for the role, please apply before Monday 27 November  2017 (23:59 Lebanon Time). Please read the Role Profile carefully, check definitions of the behaviours and Core skills, and complete the application form by clicking here.

 

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.
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