We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021-22 we reached 650 million people. **Salary**:$3.320.000 **Location**:Bogota **Vacancies**:3 **Closing Date**:advert will close on **Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 23:59 Colombia time.** **Role Purpose** In this role, you’ll support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of a significant long-term project within the English and School Education pillar. You will coordinate a variety of administrative and operational tasks, ensuring that everything runs smoothly and efficiently, meeting delivery deadlines while fully complying with British Council and stakeholder policies and procedures. Your organisational skills will be key to the project’s success. **Main accountabilities but not limited to the following** - Supports the Operations Managers in the implementation of diversity mainstreaming action plans, contributing actively to their delivery. - Participates in internal and external meetings to report on project performance and progress. - Is responsible for data management, including timely data entry, data quality assurance, basic analysis of monitoring data, and the preparation of progress reports to meet partner requirements. - Supports internal compliance processes such as due diligence, records management, and the secure collection and storage of project data. - Oversees selection and evaluation processes and supports related procurement activities in line with organisational procedures. - Manages relationships with stakeholders at the appropriate level, ensuring effective communication and collaboration. - Manages relationships with vendors and suppliers, holding them accountable for the timely and quality delivery of contracted services. - Manages financial tools for the planning, monitoring, and reporting of expenditure, costs, and budget variables for the assigned project, in line with British Council and stakeholder policies. - Monitors cash flow and budget forecasts for the assigned project, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements and British Council financial procedures. - Supports the Operations Managers in monitoring financial variations, helping to anticipate and mitigate financial risks. - Oversees the payment process for suppliers, including the generation of purchase orders (POs), invoice processing, and payment confirmation, ensuring compliance with agreed terms. - Maintains accurate financial records in SAP and other approved British Council platforms, including accruals and journal entries related to project delivery.Prepares financial reports for external partners, including supporting documentation, under the supervision and approval of the Operations Managers. This includes detailed reports on withholding taxes to DIAN, in accordance with both stakeholder and British Council requirements. **Requirements of the role** - Three (3) years of proven experience in administrative and/or project implementation. - Understanding of data administration and management functions (collection, analysis, distribution etc.) - Familiarity with modern database and information system technologies. - Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Access, Word etc.) - Understanding of procurement, evaluation and reporting requirements of projects. - Ability to operate in English (both written and spoken) at a business level. Non-native speakers of English should demonstrate a CEFR A2 level.University degree. A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world. **Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement** The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities. 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,