Head of Empowerment in Education

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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.

2024 marks 90 years of the British Council. Over these years we have created opportunities for millions of people and developed deep and long-lasting relationships. We continue to adapt to meet the needs of a changing world, while remaining committed to the principles on which we were founded.

Job Description

To lead the Empowerment portfolio of contracts and programmes across the region, supporting the English & School Education team to deliver a sustainable and impact driven business, especially in the areas of English in relation to: girls’ education, access to education for marginalised communities and education in crisis. This role will lead and support country teams in key geographies to engage in business development and bring relevant expertise and experience to meet commercial targets.
This role will share knowledge, expertise, and best practices from the country with the regional and global teams and externally to ensure alignment and positioning of our work.

Job Responsibilities

Strategy and Planning

• Work closely with the regional Director of English & School Education and the global team to support regional and corporate strategy.
• Translate the local business development plan into a set of targets for teams working on Empowerment projects across the region. Closely monitor achievement against the plan and intervene to take remedial actions where necessary.
• Ensure that projects related to the Empowerment programme bring demonstrable benefit to the UK through partnerships with the UK sector and leveraging grant through partnership funding.

Leadership & management

• Develop the vision, direction and annual business development plan for the Empowerment programme in the regional portfolio.
• Have a formal role in supporting the development of wider strategy within the global English & School Education team in the region.
• Provide technical input and design to contracts, programmes and projects, assuring quality and impact and managing issues and risks.
• Be Senior Responsible Officer for related projects/programmes as required.
• Ensure the regional portfolio achieves agreed impact measures, and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning is in line with Cultural Engagement’s Strategy and FCDO key performance indicators.
• Leads an inclusive organisational culture where staff have opportunities for continuous professional development and are actively contributing to the British Council’s anti-racism action plan and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) strategy to mainstream EDI in our programmes.
• Lead by example and model compliance with British Council policies and processes, Code of Conduct, values and behaviours in all day-to-day activities and in the management and liaison with colleagues and external stakeholders.

Relationship & Stakeholder management

• Lead key account/partner relationships to support the achievement of agreed commercial and impact targets. 
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with internal partners and stakeholders within and across the regional portfolio, to ensure effective, integrated and joined-up delivery of agreed business objectives as well as pursuit of new opportunities.

Sector/subject expertise

• Use relevant expertise to provide insight and content for corporate responses to public consultations, representing British Council’s perspective and demonstrating our thought-leadership in relevant external forums.
• Provide up-to-date and well-informed senior-level briefings on current and emerging matters in area of expertise, conducting detailed analysis and research, contributing cutting-edge sector knowledge and content to proposals.

Brand and market positioning 

• Build professional and personal networks with relevant stakeholders across the region to ensure a clear understanding of their needs. Use those insights to understand business development opportunities for the British Council and to inform decision making.
• Define (with the regional marketing team) the marketing and communications strategy for the portfolio, and ensure its effective implementation across the region.

Business development 

• Support management of the regional pipeline for Empowerment projects, ensuring high quality pipeline data and documentation to the Tripartite Approvals Board.
• Lead the development of bids, proposals and business cases in region.
• Ensure appropriate assessment, technical and commercial quality assurance and evaluation procedures for programmes and tender submissions.
• Provide direction and support on contract negotiations and delivery on individual contracts.
• Ensure compliance including legal finance, procurement, contract management and reporting.

Commercial & Financial Management

• Produce and communicate regional business performance reports related to relevant projects, including income, cost management and results and support the mitigation of identified variances by working with Country Leads.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Understanding of the language needs of marginalised children and adults in South Asia demonstrated via experience working with underrepresented communities and designing culturally responsive programs.
• Proven knowledge of empowerment-focused educational frameworks and pedagogies.
• Track record of designing and implementing impactful educational programs that promote inclusivity and equity.
• Ability to integrate research findings into program design and delivery.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to measure program success.
• Comprehensive understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures within the education sector.

Desirable:

• Demonstrable high-level donor management skills.
• A postgraduate degree in education, social sciences, public policy, or a related field.
• Competence in engaging stakeholders through clear and compelling storytelling.
• Ability to advocate for education and empowerment initiatives at national and international forums.

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