Project Coordinator
The Role:
The Project Coordinator role with the British Council in Ireland supports arts and education initiatives by coordinating activities, managing partnerships, and ensuring compliance. It involves collaboration across the EU and UK regions, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to cultural relations within a dynamic, multilingual, and multi-country network.
Accountabilities:
* Manages stakeholder and partner relationships, ensuring timely communication and accountability from vendors.
* Supports the Country Director and Project Manager in partner-related activities, maintaining effective collaboration and service delivery across all levels.
* Manages vendors effectively, works independently, and handles multiple tasks.
* Prioritizes competing deadlines with strong organizational skills, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of responsibilities.
* Coordinates project activities including communication, social media, and reporting. Manages administration, procurement, and event logistics.
* Supports cultural engagement programmes and ensures data quality, analysis, and reporting. Upholds compliance, records management, and promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion through mainstreaming action plans.
* Maintains accurate financial records per audit standards, ensures timely vendor payments via SAP Finance, and adheres to British Council and partner financial policies.
* Supports budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning, while managing smaller budgets and ensuring compliance with internal and external financial requirements.
* Actively supports an inclusive, anti-racist culture by recognizing and addressing personal biases.
* Promotes equity, well-being, and mental health, while engaging in continuous learning on equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism in the workplace.
Role specific skills:
* Experience of working in a supporting role on programmes or contracts.
* Administrative and financial administration and reporting experience.
* Good understanding of basic concepts of monitoring and evaluation, and how they are central to good project management.
* Experience of working with external partners and stakeholders.
* Evidence of good marketing and communication ability.
* Excellent verbal and written skills in English (minimum B2 standard)
Role specific knowledge and experience:
Essential:
* Good knowledge and understanding of Arts and/ or Education.
* Experience of working in a supporting role on programmes or contracts.
* Administrative and financial administration and reporting experience.
* Experience of working with external partners and stakeholders.
Desirable:
* Additional language(s).
* Masters in a related area.
* Experience of working in cultural relations and cultural diplomacy.
Education: Graduate
Closing Date: Applications will close at 23:59 IST/19:29 UK Time on Sunday, 10 August 2025
You must have the legal right to work in Ireland at the time of application.
Important Information:
Department: Arts (International Ops - country & regional reporting lines)
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (1 year)
Pay Band: 4
Country/Location: Dublin, Ireland
Starting Salary: The gross annual salary for this post is € 32400
Requirements:
Please note that candidates must have the pre-existing, legal right to work in Ireland.
Mobility / relocation / visa sponsoring support will not be provided.
British Council supports working in new ways such as hybrid working, subject to full approval by line management and conditional upon our ability to provide the appropriate level of service. This may not be appropriate for all roles but can be explored at interview.
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