Senior Programme Officer - London, United Kingdom - British Council

British Council

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Senior Programme Officer - International

Date:28 Nov 2023

Location:
London, UKM, GB

Company:
British Council

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

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.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In we reached 650 million people.

Senior Programme Officer, International Chevening Scholarships.

Pay band: 7

Salary:
Starting at £30,839 per annum, plus £3,300 London Market Allowance for those based in the London area only.

What we'll offer you:
In addition to a competitive salary and excellent civil service pension contributions, the British Council offers:

32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
3 days volunteering leave
Opportunities to grow and develop in the role with continuous professional development.

Location:
UK - London, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh or Belfast.

Department:
Higher Education, Education, Cultural Engagement.

Contract type:
Fixed term contract until 29th August 2025.

Closing Date: 12th December 2023 at 23:59 UK Time.

Requirements:

We are unable to support with mobility, relocation or sponsorship.

The Team:

The British Council has been awarded a contract by the FCDO to become the supplier to provide administration services for two prestigious scholarship programmes: the Chevening Scholarship programme, owned by the FCDO; and the Marshall Scholarship programme, funded by the FCDO and owned by the MACC - an arm's length body of government.

Both programmes offer postgraduate scholarships and a small number of fellowships to international students to study in the UK.

Under Chevening, around 1,500 scholarships are awarded annually to students from across the world. Under Marshall, around 50 scholarships are awarded to US citizens.

The British Council took on responsibility as supplier for these programmes on 1 September 2023.

The services required to be delivered in the contract include:

Communications; programme promotion; scholar selection; scholar placing assistance; pre-departure services; support to scholars in the UK; alumni engagement; impact reporting and MEL; financial reporting; partnership development; and ensuring social value.

The British Council delivers a wide range of programmes in international higher education that promote cultural relations and understanding. These include grant-funded programmes supporting international student recruitment to the UK, trans-national education, and alumni engagement.

Delivery of the Chevening and Marshall programmes will complement these activities and serve to demonstrate the British Council's value as a partner of UK government and as a partner for the UK's higher education sector.

Facilitating the long-lasting and deep relationships between people across the world and the UK will strengthen individual and subsequent institutional connections as well as ties of friendship.

The Role
We're looking for a Senior Programme Officer to join the team on a fixed term basis until August 2025.

The Senior Programme Officer - International (SPOI) is a key administrative member of the Chevening Secretariat team, responsible for the delivery of services by the International Programme team.

This team currently comprises around 6 colleagues with the SPOI line-managing 2-3 reports directly.

The SPOI ensures that the team provides an excellent standard of service to UK embassies and high commissions, known as "posts".

There are approximately 140 around the world covering 160 countries and territories that work with the Secretariat to recruit, select and support Chevening Scholars and Fellows.

In addition to the primary task of effective people and relationship management, with delegation, team development and monitoring performance all being of paramount importance, the role also entails being the designated administrative point of contact for a small portfolio of posts.

You will be required to support the Programme Manager - International (PMI) on continual policy and procedural development, with a view to improving services and the efficiency of delivery, set within a complex international context.

Accountabilities, but is not limited to:

Planning

Coordinate the international team, under guidance from the PMI, on the development and updating of materials for posts as part of the annual recruitment and selection cycle, working closely with the communications team on yearly updates to marketing materials and their distribution.

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