Intern – Programmes (British Council Kampala) job at British Council

To support planning and delivery of British Council Uganda’s Programmes work in line with our strategic objectives. The role will serve to provide a highly motivated beginner/recent entrant to the workforce a learning experience that will help them build essential work skills in a dynamic organisational environment and cultivate a strong foundation for their professional life.

The British Council has a Disability Confident Employer status and we look to attract, recruit and retain persons with disabilities within our workforce, to ensure we benefit from their skillset and talent.

Candidates will be given reasonable accommodation during recruitment and throughout the internship tailored to the candidate’s needs.

Role context

Main accountabilities

The accountabilities focus on equipping the intern to grow knowledge, skills and confidence and deliver tangible results performing the following specific functions working with and learning from more experienced colleagues.

Programme Delivery Support:

• Support programme managers in the planning and delivery of British Council Uganda programmes across Schools, Arts, English and Higher Education.
• Assist in the organization of events, workshops, and webinars (online and in-person in including logistics, participant coordination, and preparation of materials.)
• Help track programme activity plans and maintain records of outputs, ensuring documents are up to date.
• Programs event management: Support planning and implementation of program events including Equaity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives. The learning: Cultivating first hand experience in Project management

Monitoring, Evaluation, Communication and Reporting:

• Assist with data collection from partners and beneficiaries.
• Support preparation of reports, case studies and success stories for donors and stakeholders.
• Contribute to documenting lessons learned from programme implementation.
• Stakeholder and Partner Engagement:
• Support communication with partners, consultants, and vendors.
• Help prepare stakeholder updates, newsletters and communications.
• Assist in preparing briefing packs for meetings with stakeholders.

Finance and Procurement Support

• Provide support in processing procurement requests and financial documentation.
• Maintain filing systems (digital) for programme documents and finances.
• Assist with cash flow forecasts and budget tracking under supervision.

The skills we hope you will develop and grow through the role are:

• Practical experience in programme and project delivery.
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and reporting processes.
• Stakeholder management and intercultural communication skills.
• Financial and administrative systems knowledge in programme management.
• Team collaboration, problem-solving and professional communication skills.

All duties and responsibilities will be in line with our EDI policy, Safeguarding and other corporate policies.