Project Manager, ISPF

Relationship & Stakeholder management  

• Have strong internal and external relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders within the country and is able to procure services and manage contracts with delivery partners.  

Commercial and Financial Management  

• Ensure sound financial planning by working closely with finance teams to keep British Council and client financial year plans up to date.
• Lead on British Council, partner, or client reporting (including financial reporting with the Finance Manager).
• Ensure compliance with British Council financial policies and procedures.  

Project Management  

• Contribute to the development of, own, and deliver the Project Management Plan.
• Manage internal and client procurement, contracting, data management, compliance, and reporting.
• Plan and deliver in-country activities that support the project's outcomes.
• Contribute to an impactful communication plan that supports the positioning of ISPF with stakeholders.

Please refer to Our work in education and International Science Partnerships Fund | British Council webpages for further details on our Education programmes.

Role-specific Skills:

• Understanding of procurement, financial, and reporting requirements of projects.
• Able to manage the delivery of face-to-face and/or digital activities on basic platforms (Microsoft Teams).
• Motivation and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and anti-racism.

Role-specific Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience in managing projects from start to finish, with familiarity across the project life cycle.
• Experience working in project or programme management.
• Confident in using office tools (Word; Excel; PowerPoint), Microsoft 365 functionality, and having knowledge of the British Council SAP system (or similar software). 

Term of service

This is a non-employment position with a term-based contract. Gross wages: VND1,748,898 per day, together with experience in a dynamic working environment and career development opportunities. 

Interested candidates should send a completed a curriculum vitae and a cover letter to ggp.vietnam@britishcouncil.org.vn (cc gam.tran@britishcouncil.org.vn). The shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview in the last week of July 2025. 

About us

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We uniquely combine the UK’s deep expertise in arts and culture, education and the English language, our global presence and relationships in over 100 countries, our unparalleled access to young people, creatives and educators, and our own creative sparkle.

We share our values and explore ideas. We have difficult discussions and find common ground. We create mutually beneficial relationships between the people of all four nations of the UK and other countries. This helps strengthen the UK’s global reputation and influence, encouraging people from around the world to visit, study, trade and make alliances with the UK.

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.

We work with governments and our partners in the education, English language and cultural sectors, in the UK and globally. Working together we make a bigger difference, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We take a long-term approach to building trust and remain at arm’s length from government.

We work with people in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2024–25 we reached 599 million people.

The majority of our income comes from partnership agreements, contracts, philanthropy, teaching and exams, and we also receive grant-in-aid funding from the UK government.

Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.