British Council: AKTP Associate, Zaria

Connecting the UK to the world and the world to the UK, the British Council is the UK's international cultural relations body. In an inter-dependent, turbulent world we believe that creating opportunities for people to understand each other better, work together more and learn from one another is crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us all.

The British Council in Nigeria: Zaria is looking for a qualified individual to fill the post of an 'AKTP Associate'.
The AKTP (Africa Knowledge Transfer Partnerships) are partnerships between private sector organisations and higher education institutions in Sub Saharan Africa and the UK. They leverage research, scientific knowledge and skills through innovation. The British Council managed programme is designed to help businesses improve their productivity and competitiveness using the scientific knowledge, technology and skills available from the higher education Institutions through collaborative projects between the institutions and the private sector.
An Associate is being sought to project-manage the AKTP recently established between Niyya Farms Ltd, Kaduna; National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) Shika, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and the British Council.

Key Result Areas:

• Implement and maintain the project plan from initiation to conclusion
• Monitor and track project milestones in order to ensure a set of specific outputs
• Report on project progress in particular and project milestones in general to company and academic supervisors
• Documentation of processes, specifications and standards from inception to conclusion of project

Qualifications/Experience:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• At least 1 year experience of practical work in the above mentioned discipline
• Practical Project Management experience is not essential but would be an added advantage

MODE OF APPLICATION:

Read through the job description document. Download and complete the application form. To help you understand and complete the application form, read through the ‘How to complete the application’ and ‘Guidance for applicants’ documents to the left of this page. Listed within the job description document, you will find a number of listed ‘competencies’. Evidence against those competencies will need to be provided in your application form under the ‘Evidence in support of your application’ area. To help you understand the competencies, we have provided a 'Behavioural Competency' and 'Generic Skills' dictionary to the left of this page.

Please read all the documents carefully before you fill in the job application form. Telephone applications or enquiries will not be considered. Completed applications should be sent via email to: aktp.associate@ng.britishcouncil.org quoting NIY_AKTP in the subject line.

Deadline for Application: Wednesday 25 August 2010 at 10am.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We do not accept CV's, handwritten applications or expressions of interest