Project Manager English & School Education at British Council · Kyiv

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Important Information:

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

Contract Type: Indefinite Closing Date: 28 October 2026, 22:59 UK time

You must have the legal right to work in the country at the time of application.

Mobility / relocation / visa sponsoring support will not be provided.

The Role Purpose:

The role is involved in the implementation of projects with a low level of complexity funded by British Council or by another client or funding mechanism. The role holder leads the successful delivery of a range of projects from start to finish including managing the contract or project plan, managing client or internal stakeholders, successfully achieving reporting and meeting compliance standards. Alternatively, this role works within a larger programme or multi country programme on a particular component.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

Relationship and stakeholder management

• Manage stakeholder communications to ensure engagement in a range of projects
• Strengthen external and internal relationships critical to the project or programme
• Lead on procuring services and managing contract delivery partners and contractors
• Hold suppliers to account for delivering against contract
• Build strong internal relationships and networks
• Lead small teams to deliver project outputs

Commercial and financial management

• Ensure compliance with British Council financial policies and procedures
• Support with financial planning, audience targets and reporting
• Monitor monthly finances, including correct expenditure, ensuring relevant processes are being followed and correcting any mis-postings or journals needed

Project management

• Contribute to development of, owns and delivers on the Project Management Plan
• Identify risks in a project or programme and puts together mitigation strategies with Senior Responsible Officer (SRO)
• Responsible for internal and client, procurement, contracting, compliance and reporting
• Check on and reports on compliance
• Manage procurement on a project/programme
• Responsible for data management including timely data entry, quality assurance of data, undertaking basic analysis of monitoring data, and developing progress reports to meet funding needs
• Undertake programme-specific data collection as needed. This includes working with colleagues to identify indicators and tools for data collection, quality assuring all data, and undertaking basic analysis
• Contribute to establishing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning process
• Collect, collate and coordinate project information as required.

Sector/subject expertise

• Contribute to quality of design and delivery through knowledge of local context and state system
• Support dissemination of research and best practice from the project / programme through engagement with internal and external audiences
• Maintain up to date data on partner landscape in order to inform and support local strategy development.

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

• Consistently create an inclusive and anti-racist organisational culture, being aware of your own biases and taking action to mitigate against these. Ensuring people feel valued and are treated equitably, with support for people’s well-being and mental health particularly through periods of significant change.
• Have a deep understanding of and take accountability for putting the British Council’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion and anti-racism into practice. To make time for and visibly engage with learning and development related to EDI and anti-racism.

Requirements of the role:

• Proficiency in English at C1 level and Ukrainian
• First degree
• Experience of managing projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles
• Experience of managing external stakeholders
• Experience of using technology in project delivery
• Demonstrable knowledge of local school level education system(s)

Desirable:

• Foundation level project management qualification
• First degree in subject relevant to the programme of work

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability, and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent and we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

Safeguarding Statement

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children. If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org