View Vacancy – Project Officer

The British Embassy in Rabat is seeking a Project Officer, grade B3 (L) to start as soon as possible.

This is an exciting opportunity to take up a key role in the British Embassy’s Political and Programmes team. The successful candidate will require strong statistical, strategic and project management skills, as well as a good understanding of the Moroccan political context for our work. This is a busy and interesting role which we are looking to fill with an individual who is self-driven, creative and willing to adapt to the requirements of the position, which may vary during their time at the Embassy.

You will lead on a key project which informs existing Embassy-wide work and future priority areas, coordinating a team of experts in analysing the data gathered and ensuring analysis and results are efficiently and effectively communicated across the Embassy, as well as to London-based colleagues. Similarly, and inversely the responsibilities of the project officer are to ensure that this analysis is used, engaging with colleagues to ensure that their work is context/conflict sensitive and takes these findings into account. As this role has only recently begun, you will often need to pro-actively seek out these opportunities.

There may be scope to expand your project management portfolio into other areas as we begin new projects, and potentially to lead on any “deep-dives” or other research requirements that data suggests need exploring. The role also involves supporting the Technical Assistance Fund for Morocco, ensuring we are using the fund effectively under the programme and the programme objectives, as well as leading on conflict sensitivity, ensuring our projects and overall programme adhere to conflict sensitivity requirements.

The Project Officer will work in close collaboration with the Programme and Political teams of the Embassy, other Project Officers and Implementing Partners.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing and managing constructive relationships with UK government teams in Morocco and London, as well as external partners.
• Become the conflict sensitivity focal point for the Embassy, responsible for Embassy-wide performance in this area and including training and general support in this area to all teams and implementing partners.
• Working with data and research – keeping up to date contextual analysis, reviewing data and reports when they come out, providing analysis to Embassy teams and other key stakeholders.
• Design, approval, contract management, and monitoring and evaluation of your projects.  
• Drafting programme related briefings for senior colleagues including the Ambassador. 
• Presenting the results of your projects to both internal and external audiences.
• Seeking out new potential Technical Assistance (TA) projects that support the programme and wider embassy objectives.  
• Developing and maintaining relationships built through the TA,  with the Moroccan government and government institutions. 
• Scoping and developing new projects, based on the findings of the core project you are leading on, as well as using the findings to adapt existing work to better meet objectives.
• Working with teams across the Embassy to ensure that your projects support their objectives.
• Work with the Embassy’s media team to develop press lines in relation to your projects and look for ways to promote the Embassy’s programme work.

The above list is not exhaustive and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required. The job description may be reviewed to meet changes in business needs.

Key Competences:

• Delivering at Pace: Effectiveness in this area means focusing on delivering timely performance with energy and taking responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes. It’s about working to agreed goals and activities and dealing with challenges in a responsive and constructive way. 
• Delivering Value for Money: Involves the efficient, effective and economic use of taxpayers’ money in the delivery of public services.  It means seeking out and implementing solutions which achieve the best mix of quality and effectiveness for the least outlay. 
• Seeing the Big Picture: Is about having an in-depth understanding and knowledge of how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives and the wider public needs. For all staff, it is about focusing your contribution on the activities which will meet Civil Service goals and deliver the greatest value.
• Collaborating and Partnering: People skilled in this area create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the Civil Service to help get business done.

• Fluent written and spoken in English, with an advanced level of French;
• Able to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely, both orally and in written communication;
• Advanced qualifications in development/political/programme management-related field;
• Experience of working with civil society and international donors/institutions;
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods;
• Good statistical skills with the ability to analyse and interpret complex data and present this in an easily digestible format;
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with a variety of stakeholders including CSOs and consultants; familiar with conflict sensitivity concepts and risk management;
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently; excellent attention to detail and experience in report writing;
• Good use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint.