English Programmes Academic Manager – British Council in Colombo, Western Province

British Council is currently accepting applications for the position of English Programmes Academic Manager in the Western Province area. We are actively seeking qualified candidates for this Full-time opportunity.

We are looking for individuals who possess strong Education and Training skills and have a minimum of Not Applicable in the field. Along with technical expertise, we highly value qualities such as integrity, discipline, and a strong sense of responsibility in our potential employees.

British Council operates within the Non-profit Organizations and Education Administration Programs industry. If you are interested in joining our esteemed organization, we encourage you to submit your application without delay.

Job Information

Company:	British Council
Position:	English Programmes Academic Manager
Region:	Colombo - Western Province, Western Province
Education:	Confidential
Job Function:	Education and Training
Seniority Level:	Not Applicable
Job Type:	Full-time
Industry:	Education Administration Programs and Non-profit Organizations

Job Description

Transformation has resulted in changes in skills requirements, roles, and numbers of roles required in the new operating model. The roles in the new operating model will be restricted to employees in the selection pool in the first instance. Selection for any jobs that remain unfilled following the agreed selection process will be conducted in line with the Global Recruitment policy.

Role Purpose

To provide technical sector support to the English Programmes portfolio of contracts and programmes. And, to contribute to business development and quality, compliant delivery of programmes and contracts to improve standards of the teaching, learning and assessment of English.

Main Accountabilities

Sector/subject expertise

• Provide first-line advice and guidance on English language teaching, learning and assessment, identifying practical solutions.
• Coordinate and contribute to the development of training materials, including audio-visual and print materials, to meet trainee needs and project objectives.
• Proactively maintain a sound working knowledge of developments in external policy, practice and regulation within the English language teaching/learning sector to build credibility, confidence and business insight.

Consultancy, analysis and problem solving

• Supporting the collation and analysis of monitoring and evaluation data and writing / reviewing first drafts of project reports.

Service improvement

• Undertake additional research, reporting or project implementation tasks, as required, to support the effective development and delivery of services by the wider English Programmes team.

Business Development

• Supports the identification and development of professional networks, relationships and partnerships to increase the British Council’s impact and reputation.
• Ensures high quality and accurate pipeline data for country/pillar.
• Conducts specific pipeline and partner/competitor analysis to contribute to business development planning and prioritisation.
• Provides support with development of new business proposals, ensuring that internal and external professional standards are met.

Role Requirements

• Graduate degree (any subject) is essential. Postgraduate qualification in related field and/or Diploma ELT (TEFL-Q), is desireable.
• English teaching qualification is essential. Management training preferably in Education or ELT sector, is desireable.
• Experience delivering teacher development projects is essential. Knowledge of teacher education in the public/government sector, is desireable.
• Experience teaching post-certification is essential. Experience/qualifications in online teaching/teacher development, is desireable.
• Experience of writing materials including for print, audiovisual and online.
• English speaker at CEFR C1 level or higher.

Role Specific Skills

Operates as an advanced user (Level 2)

Plans ahead (Level 2)

Relates communications to circumstances (Level 2)

Uses data (Level 2)

Pay band: 6

Positions: 1

Location: Sri Lanka

Duration: Fixed Term Contract (2 years)

Department: English Programmes

Closing Date: 20th June 2024, Thursday at 23:59

Our Values And Behaviours

British council values and behaviours are applicable across our organisation, in all roles and at all levels. They are important because they say what we stand for at the British Council and help us to deliver our strategy. We use them to guide our decision making, as well as guiding how we treat one another and the people we work with.

These will be assessed in the selection process. Our values are:

Open and Committed; Expert and Inclusive; Optimistic and Bold.

The behaviours for each values pair can be found on our Intranet SharePoint site for internal staff and at our Careers portal for external applicants.

We are committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We will support all employees to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

Benefit

• Overtime bonus
• Gaining experience
• Comfortable work environment

Application Requirements

• Good physical and mental health
• Minimum age 17 years
• Discipline and adherence to time
• Honest and responsible
• Good character
• Satisfaction in working and learning
• For other requirements, please check through the application form.

Company address

Province	Western Province
City	Colombo
Full Address	British Council Sri Lanka, 49 Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka
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