Programme Manager English & Education

Role Title Programmes Manager, English & Education             Role Information Role Type  Pay Band  Location  Duration  Reports to: English and Education F Beirut-Lebanon 7 Months Director programmes and partnerships   Role purpose 7 month post of maternity cover to support the Programmes department through leadership of our work across SBU with particular focus on Education & English, ensuring coherence in our strategy and programme delivery for Lebanon. To ensure agreed activity targets and objectives are achieved to the satisfaction of Country Director and Director of Programmes and partnerships through effective use and management of financial and human resources.   About us The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. Geopolitical/SBU/Function overview: XXX Main opportunities/challenges for this role: XXXX XXXX Main Accountabilities:   Working in collaboration with Director of Programmes and Arts & Society Programme Manager for overall management of team and evaluate programme performance for education & English against agreed standards and objectives, and external frameworks. Provide formal line management of 3 x programmes team staff in English & Education.   Monthly financial reporting for FCCF and SAP in country and MENA pipeline and commentary updates for MENA Region. Business development of FCR/partner funded/co-funded opportunities (including setting up, recruiting, overseeing of UNHCR possible partnership contract and providing overall line management of consultants,  and English expertise, working with UK and Regional finance, UK and local legal teams and maintaining responsibility for relationship with UNHCR  - expected to take 50% of role time to set up and manage. Coordinate with, design and deliver teacher trainer and trainer development programmes in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) and the Centre for Educational Research and Development (CERD) as part of RACE. Work with the UK and MENA region as part of the Language for Resilience working group to contribute to the on-going L4R work, providing inputs, writing visibility stories, speaking to regional consultants and providing inputs from the Lebanese context. Providing support to HOPES/HEAP project manager by providing English expertise and assisting in the recruitment of needs analysis, trainers and content development for the project. Providing support to Connecting Classrooms, Education Projects Manager, particularly working on ways to expand and develop the financial offer and thinking of more ways to link education & English for new opportunities. Working with country and regional staff to develop new bids (such as DFID and EF) by providing English expertise, connecting with partners and contributing to the overall project design. Share intelligence and ideas to support senior managers in identifying/developing ways in which English or Teacher Training could make the most effective impact on the British Council’s cultural relations and commercial strategies Explore with other English Projects Managers in region, particularly in the Levant Cluster, opportunities for a more joined-up/integrated English strategy for digital delivery of English language learning (which will come when LEC is revised, end of 2017). Work with programmes and marketing colleagues to ensure that the British Council’s knowledge management systems, websites, social media channels and marketing materials are up to date with comprehensive programme/project information.  Ensure the English and Education story in Lebanon is communicated through appropriate internal and external channels. Ensure customer/stakeholder feedback and scorecards are collected and reported on to MENA region Overall management of UNICEF and British Council partnership agreement 2017, ensuring deliverables are met, this includes line & budget management, reporting, sector input etc.: Actively build professional networks and information channels in Lebanon that maintain an excellent understanding of relevant policy developments, stakeholders and opinion formers in Education & English Participate and report back on NGO Subcommittee meetings, Education Working Groups, relevant UN inter-agency meetings and other relevant meetings and events that are linked to RACE ii and the LCRP for English and Education for basic education, non-formal, youth,   Key Relationships: Internal Country Director, Lebanon Programmes and Partnerships Director Programmes Manager, Arts & Society Lebanon Programmes team and Exams teams.  British Council cross-departmental teams (marketing, finance, resources & customer service) Marketing colleagues at country and regional level.  EPMS in the Levant cluster and across MENA. MENA Director of English. MENA Regional Schools Manager UK-based sector specialists.   External Ministry of Education and Higher Education, MEHE Centre for Educational Research and Development, CERD International and local development organisations Teacher associations Private Sector: Corporate Social Responsibility Fund Managers Donors and agencies – EU, DFID, UN     Key influencers in English language teaching in-country Media channels in Lebanon   Role Requirements: Threshold requirements: Assessment stage Passport requirements/ Right to work in country   Shortlisting Direct contact or managing staff working with children? Yes/No   IF YES. Appropriate police check N/a Notes  Other important features or requirements of the job: Periodic in-country and regional travel. The post-holder may be required to work unsocial hours and/or on the weekends.   Person Specification: Assessment stage Language requirements (DELETE IF NOT APPROPRIATE) Minimum / essential Desirable Assessment Stage English C2 or equivalent   Shortlisting/Interview Qualifications Minimum / essential Desirable Assessment Stage First degree DELTA, Trinity Dip TESOL, or equivalent diploma / MA in ELT   Shortlisting Role Specific Knowledge & Experience Minimum / essential Desirable Assessment Stage At least two years proven experience and demonstrable success as a project manager in a complex educational context. Clear evidence of pursuing and winning new business and contracts. Experience of teaching or providing training in an educational context. Developing new proposals and proposal writing.  Prior experience of working in the Middle East and North Africa Shortlisting/Interview Role Specific Skills (if any) Assessment Stage Managing Projects  Leads smaller projects – Experience of analyzing requirements with the sponsor/stakeholders, defining the specification, planning, revising, implementing and evaluating on small-to-medium scale and/or low risk projects. Communicating & Influencing Is creative and adaptable in communications – Able to use a range of non-standard and creative approaches to inform, and/or persuade others, extending beyond logical argument to influence decisions and actions. Finance & Resource Management  Supports budget management – experience of monitoring and controlling an agreed budget within a defined area, producing reports and analyses and contributing to planning. Managing risk Supports a risk management culture – Track record of identifying and highlighting risks and suggesting and managing mitigating actions. Commercial & Business Development Develops profitable business – able to define and develop profitable products/programmes/services within a defined area of business that respond to market opportunities and align to wider corporate strategies. Shortlisting and Interview       Interview       Shortlisting and Interview       Interview   Shortlisting and Interview British Council Core Skills Assessment Stage Skill heading (level X). level descriptor   Shortlisting AND Interview British Council Behaviours Assessment Stage Creating Shared Purpose (More Demanding): Creating clarity internally and externally about strategy and direction and inspiring others to play their part in it.  Connecting with Others (More Demanding): Showing a drive to understand and build connections with people beyond immediate need or task.  Working Together (More Demanding): Creating the environment in which people who have different aims can work together. Being Accountable (More Demanding): Aligning oneself and others to the mission and needs of the organisation.  Interview