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• Provide
  leadership and direction to country teams to ensure high performance and
  appropriate standards of customer service are delivered to scholars and
  alumni.       
• To
  ensure that new staff in their countries are aware of their responsibilities
  and understand their roles.        
• To
  provide regional coordination of pre award and alumni activity.       
• To
  ensure that the Project is aligned to regional strategy to achieve
  cultural relations impact for the BC and CSC.       
• To
  ensure proper risk management of the Project in their region and in
  coordination with other regions working with UK colleagues. This
  especially involves financial and reputational risk.       
• To
  ensure that communication channels are clear and understood in terms of
  how  regional colleagues work with
  BC UK and with ACU and individual scholars/alumni.       
• To
  manage the reporting process regionally in terms of impact and M+E
  reporting.        
• To
  ensure best practice and consistently high standards of delivery are done
  on a region wide basis.  

• Work
  closely with the country staff on a regular basis (at least fortnightly)
  and to receive written country reports on a regular basis to a format
  agreed with BC UK.       
• To
  deliver the regional work plan in relation to alumni work, for example
  mapping, tracking and monitoring of alumni.
• To
  ensure that country budgets are managed and reported on appropriately
  through use of BC SAP system.        
  
• To
  be aware of staff days planning on SAP and to monitor and report actual
  days worked by ensuring that time logging data is fed back to the UK on a
  monthly basis.       
• To
  lead on any regional/country wide monitoring and evaluation activities
  ·        
• To
  represent and promote British Council and CSFP at any
  scholarship/HE/Country events as appropriate or through the media or
  publications.        
• To
  ensure that BC can show maximum impact of the project in priority
  countries.        
• To
  trouble shoot any issues arising in particular countries or
  regionally.        
• To
  coordinate with Kenya office HE contact on the design, implementation and
  monitoring of HE grant programme.
• To
  engage with Higher Education sector in Uganda and manage key
  stakeholders.       
• Effective
  line management of CSFP project officer 
  in line with corporate standards including performance management.

• To
  provide a short written report covering countries within the region to the
  UK Product Delivery Manager on a monthly basis.        
• To
  work with the UK team to develop and deliver an alumni work plan and
  communications plan.        
• To
  work with UK colleagues to develop a quarterly newsletter/e bulletin on
  alumni activity in region.        
• To
  ensure that he/she has a secure knowledge of Huddle/data sharing and to
  work with UK colleagues to establish and maintain a secure information
  flows.       
• To
  work closely with the UK team to ensure that country staff and running
  costs budgets are maintained and monitored. From time to time as required
  to work with the ACU and CSC

• The
  applicant for the British Council Regional Co-ordinator, Commonwealth
  Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP) job placement should possess a
  first degree or equivalent (substantial work experience in a related field
  may be considered in lieu of a first degree)
• Knowledge
  of Higher Education sector in Uganda
• Possession
  of a Masters in any field is desirable

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