Programme Coordinator

About the British Council and Role Purpose

As a distinguished member of the British Council, you contribute to our mission fostering peace and prosperity by building meaningful connections and trust between people in the UK and worldwide. Established over nine decades ago, we advance brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creative collaborations. Our presence spans over 200 countries, with active operations in more than 100.

Join our Education team in Singapore to play a pivotal role in executing impactful education programmes that enhance UK–Singapore partnerships. Your responsibilities will include providing operational, financial, and administrative support across a range of global and client-funded initiatives, ensuring effective, compliant, and impactful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate education-related projects, events, workshops, and training sessions.
• Manage programme administration, procurement processes, grants handling, and maintaining relevant documentation.
• Assist in monitoring, reporting, data gathering, and maintaining the quality standards of projects.
• Ensure adherence to British Council policies, governance frameworks, and audit requirements.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, and expenditures to maintain financial oversight.
• Manage processing of purchase orders, invoices, and vendor payments complying with financial guidelines.
• Keep accurate records of financials and programme activities.
• Foster strong working relationships with partners, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of contracted services.
• Support collaboration efforts between internal teams and external delivery partners.
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion by embedding inclusive practices in programme planning and execution.
• Contribute to maintaining a fair, diverse, and anti-racist working environment.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience in administrative and financial coordination roles.
• Background supporting programme or project execution.
• Familiarity with procurement procedures, vendor payment management, and finance record-keeping.
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and preparing project reports.
• Competency in Microsoft 365 applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with procurement or financial management systems such as SAP.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Advantageous: experience managing social media content and knowledge of the higher education sectors in Singapore and/or the UK.

Educational and Language Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma qualification, or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Additional Information

• Location: Singapore
• Contract Type: IDC (Indefinite Duration Contract)
• Pay Band: 4
• Work Mode: Hybrid with three days per week in office
• Closing Date for applications: 27th August 23:59 IST
• Employment contingent upon satisfactory background checks compliant with local laws.
• Applicants must have legal right to work in Singapore at the time of application and throughout employment; no visa sponsorship or relocation assistance offered.
• The British Council is committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, supports disabled applicants with guaranteed interviews if minimum criteria are met.
• Safeguarding policies in place to protect vulnerable groups, with appointment conditional on background checks.