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We build trust and understanding between different countries and cultures and develop strong international links that are of benefit to people in Britain and the rest of the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement and Contracts Manager
Location: Abuja
Directorate or Region: Procurement, Corporate Services
Reports to: Deputy Director Operations, Nigeria
Department/Country: Business Services / Nigeria
Pay Band: PB7 locally-engaged
Duration of job: Permanent
Purpose of Job

To manage the procurement of goods and services, contract management and supplier management for the Nigeria directorate, ensuring value for money, quality of service and compliance.
The role is key to enabling the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation and strategic delivery, for the largest operation in SSA and seventh largest exams business in the global network.
With a growing operation and ambitious targets, in a high risk environment, effective procurement and contract management is pivotal to success.
Working collaboratively with Deputy Director Operations, SBU and Business Services leads, the postholder will embed strategy, policy, standards and compliance, manage risk, and contribute to the identification of opportunities to deliver efficiencies and service quality improvements.
In addition to the line management of one Exams Procurement post, business engagement, collaborative working and functional management is critical to success in this role.

British Council Operating Context
Current:

Nigeria is now officially the largest economy in Africa. It is also the most populous country with over 180 million citizens. The UK is its largest trading partner.
Nigeria holds significant political power in the region and internationally and its society retains a positive attitude to the UK.
Therefore, there continue to be major opportunities for the UK and British Council to build on our strong existing relationships with the Nigerian government, institutions and customers/audiences. However, there are complex and substantial risks to this work, particularly in the areas of security and compliance.
Nigeria is the British Council’s lagest operation in sub-Saharan Africa with offices in 4 cities – Port Harcourt in the south, Kano in the north, Abuja the Federal capital and Lagos the commercial centre. We also have a number of project offices across the country.
Our 200 staff work across a range of states delivering large scale contracts, partnership programmes, examinations, and projects as well as services in Arts, Education & Society and English & Exams. We are already achieving substantial impact and income and have plans to grow and develop our impact further.
Partners and clients include government, public and private institutions, foundations, private sector organisations and civil society. We work closely with the wider UK mission including DFID and UKTI;

Future:

42% of Nigeria’s population is under 14. The government has recognised that its Vision 2020 must address the aspirations of this young population as part of its drive to achieve peace and prosperity. This has led to unprecedented interest and investment in Education, the Arts and good governance. This alignment with the UK’s priorities creates a growth environment for the British Council. To be successful in this, we need to build understanding with our UK stakeholders of Nigeria as an emerging economy with substantial commercial and development opportunities as well as the challenges they may be more familiar with. In this we will seek to integrate our approach with that of the wider UK mission....Read more details here ==>>>http://www.currentschoolnews.com/job/british-council-recruitment/