Role Profile

A. JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title and
Reference number
Strategic Business Unit
Reports to
Duration of job
Project Coordinator
Lahore: LHE/P/114/1617
Lahore & Karachi Pakistan,
Education Location
South Asia
Project Manager /
Pay Band 4 - Salary: Starting PKR 62,000
Consultant HE & Skills
Indefinite employment contract

PURPOSE OF JOB
Project co-ordination within programmes across Pakistan, with lead responsibility for the delivery of defined
project outcomes/results.
CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT
Our Programmes Work
The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds
trust between them worldwide.
Our work is organised into the separate business areas of Arts, English and Education and Society.
Arts: New ways of connecting with and understanding each other through the arts
English: More widespread and better quality teaching, learning and assessment of English worldwide
Education: Enhanced UK leadership of and shared learning from international education
Society: Societies whose young people, citizens and institutions contribute to and benefit from a more
inclusive, open and prosperous world

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Programme Delivery
Co-ordinate the delivery of specified project activities and undertake specified technical/support tasks (e.g.
manage events, communications, contacts, networks, logistics, external suppliers, meetings) to meet
agreed targets
2. Stakeholder Management
Support relationship management of key contacts for project and programmes
3. Compliance and Financial Management
Provide support in financial accounting of the project on a regular basis
Interpret and follow British Council project procedures (project, financial and risk reporting) to ensure
compliance with all systems and standards

KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will need to develop successful relationships with
Key programme stakeholders
Programme teams for Arts, English, Education and Society in Pakistan

OTHER IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

The post holder is required to travel extensively between the three offices, and occasionally work unsocial
hours
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Passport/visa and/or nationality requirement. Right to work in Pakistan

Security or legal checks required for this role. Comprehensive background check

B. PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Desirable Assessment stage

The position holder will

Behaviours assessed during interview be required to
stage of recruitment process demonstrate all six
Working Together- essential behaviours, on the job.
Behaviours These will be assessed
Being Accountable- essential
Please see The during year end
Behaviours Making it Happen- essential performance
Dictionary for evaluations.
behaviour Behaviours not assessed during
definitions and recruitment process
levels Behaviours to be
Shaping the Future- essential
assessed during the
Connecting with Others- essential interview stage of
Creating Shared Purpose- essential recruitment are
mentioned.

Managing Projects (L1)

Works with project management systems
and procedures, and has a track record
of compliance with them as a project
team member. Planning and
Organising (L1)
Managing Accounts and Partnerships (L1) Able to plan own
Able to research business issues and work over short
contacts in stakeholder and potential timescales for
partner organisations to support account routine or familiar
management and business development. tasks and
processes.
Skills and Managing Finance & Resources (L2)
Knowledge Uses corporate financial systems and Short listing, test and/ or
See The Core processes appropriately as part of the job Analysing Data and interview
Skills Dictionary and on behalf of a team. Problems (L2)
for details
Uses data:
Communicating & Influencing (L1) Reviews available
Listens to others and expresses self data and identifies
clearly, with grammatical accuracy and cause and effect,
awareness of a diverse audience in and then chooses
speaking and writing. the best solution
from a range of
Using Technology (L1) known alternatives.
Able, with adjustments if necessary, to
use office software and British Council
systems to do the job and manage
documents or processes
One year of
relevant Short listing
Experience
experience and/ or interview

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 Professional
14 years of education qualification in a Short listing and/or
Qualifications
related field interview

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