Senior Consultant - London, United Kingdom - British Council

British Council

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £33,904
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Fulltime
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Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

Context

Education is a powerful vector for cultural relations activity - especially as access to high quality education at all levels is more important than ever.

The UK's strength in education makes it an excellent partner for people-to-people, institution-to-institution, and government-to-government connections. It is one of the three core pillars of the British Council's cultural engagement activity.

Our Insight & Engagement global programme supports the positioning of the UK as a contributor and convenor of knowledge about international HE and TVET globally and supports delivery of KPIs.

The Going Global conference is a major component of this programme.

Going Global attracts approx. 400 leaders from across 80 countries.

It is a truly global network bringing together Ministers, vice chancellors, pro-vice chancellors, thought leaders and researchers, policy makers and chief executives of international higher and further education institutions and membership bodies to discuss the policy opportunities and challenges of tertiary education, at a global, regional and national level.

Job description:

Role Purpose

Manage and ensure the delivery of the British Council's Going Global conference for leaders of international tertiary education, supporting the positioning of the UK as a contributor and convenor of knowledge about international HE and TVET globally, and positioning the British Council as a leading player in international education.

Manage effective relationships with high level UK and overseas speakers, contributors and stakeholders, including politicians, policy makers and leading academics.

Develop the strategy and plan to ensure all production milestones are met allowing the conference to be delivered to scope, on time and within budget.

Oversee the commercial sponsorship and exhibition strategy - working with the trading arm of the British Council and adhering to aid and trade compliance regulations.

Lead a team and work collaboratively within a matrix structure with regional Education teams, providing support and advice, and working in accordance with British Council values, and where EDI is a strong component of the culture.

Programme Manage the Insight and Engagement global programme through the operation of appropriate processes, standards, systems, and policies to meet financial and non-financial targets.

This includes both compliance with corporate standards/policies and developing/maintaining programme specific approaches globally.

Main Accountabilities

Programme Management

Develop, deliver, and evaluate the Going Global conference to position the British Council as a leading player in international education.
Project manage the production of highquality contentdriven debates and discussions as part of the conference.
Act as secretary to the Going Global Steering Committee, ensuring that the business of the Committee is duly recorded and reported, and actions are followed through systematically.
Develop the strategy and plan to ensure all production milestones are met allowing the conference to be delivered to scope, on time and within budget.

Relationship and stakeholder management

Manage effective relationships with high level UK and overseas speakers, contributors, and stakeholders, including politicians, policy makers and leading academics, to achieve positive outcomes for the British Council.
Build positive relationships with British Council colleagues globally and work effectively with them to plan and deliver a successful event, responding to feedback and communicating effectively.
Working with the communications and press teams, ensure positive coverage of the conference and its outcomes.

Leadership & management

Lead the Going Global team, ensuring clear communication of goals and expectations.
Identify requirements and support learning and development to build improved operational capability within the team, ensuring that EDI and antiracism standards are met and actively promoted.
Put in place processes, resources, and support to ensure all staff with line management responsibilities deploy appropriate coaching, performance feedback and management techniques to maximise staff productivity, wellbeing, and motivation in a pressurised delivery environment.
As an experienced operations professional, actively contributes to the development of wider regional and SBU strategies and plans.

Risk & compliance