Project Manager TVET

About the role

The British Council is recruiting a Project Manager TVET for its Technical and Vocational Education and Training portfolio in Uganda, under the Going Global Partnerships Programme. The post holder leads projects from start to finish, manages plans, contracts, stakeholders, reporting and compliance, and builds relationships across Uganda's TVET sector, including institution-to-institution and government-to-government partnerships.

Key responsibilities

• Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including the UK tertiary education sector, and procure and monitor service providers and contract delivery partners.
• Plan finances with finance teams, review SAP reports and forecasts, analyse variances, follow the purchase-to-pay process and lead reporting on time and within budget.
• Contribute to the project management plan, identify risks and mitigation strategies, and manage procurement, contracting, compliance and reporting.
• Oversee data management, including data entry, quality assurance, basic analysis of monitoring data and progress reporting to funders.
• Support commercial proposals, ensure they are costed and priced, and integrate EDI and gender-sensitive programming.
• Embed EDI practices across projects and programmes.

Required profile

• More than two years' experience in project or programme management.
• Proven experience managing project finances and managing stakeholders.
• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Desirable: experience in the tertiary education sector and a project management qualification.
• Written and verbal English proficiency; candidates must have checked their legal right to live and work in Uganda.

Required skills

• Managing projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles.
• Understanding of project procurement, evaluation and reporting requirements.
• Experience using technology in project delivery.
• Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation.