We’re looking for a Cairo Office Manager

The Egypt Exploration Society is looking for a Cairo Office Manager to join its Cairo Office team.

For almost 150 years we’ve been leaders in the exploration, study, and celebration of Egyptian cultural heritage and now we’re on the brink of expanding our work and our facilities to reach a wider audience. The Society is now looking to strategically expand its operations in Egypt from its Office in the British Council. We will build a hub to support and facilitate ground-breaking research, provide education and training to the next generation of scholars, maintain current partnerships and shape new ones, and engage with diverse, interested, inspiring communities in Egypt.

This is an exciting and transformative time for the EES, and we’re looking for a Cairo Office Manager to work alongside our new Country Director in our Cairo Office at the British Council in Agouza, Cairo. If you’re an enthusiastic and adaptable team player, then please consider applying.

The successful applicant will be proficient in spoken and written English and Arabic, have experience of managing office tasks, and knowledge of the field of Egyptology in Egypt, as well as the UK non-profit sector. The Office Manager will represent the EES in Egypt in the Country Director’s absence and, as such, will play a critical role in delivering the Society’s charitable mission over the next three years.

Please send your covering email and completed application form to Dr Carl Graves ([email protected]) no later than 17:00 (UK) on Monday 6 April 2026. Do not include a covering letter or a CV as only the form will be considered by the selection panel. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the post further on an informal basis, please contact the Director, Dr Carl Graves: [email protected]. The Society will not monitor questions sent via third party or social media channels.

Applicants are also encouraged to complete and return our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form with their application to enable us to monitor our recruitment process in relation to our equal opportunities policy.

Shortlisted candidates may be invited to an interview over Zoom in the week commencing Monday 6 April 2026. The successful applicant would ideally commence their role in May 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

If candidates would prefer to receive applications documents in a different format, then please contact us directly.

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