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The
British Council is the world’s leading cultural relations
organization and creates opportunities for people in the UK and
worldwide to understand each other, to work together and learn
from one
another. We see this as crucial to
building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us
all. We build trust and understanding between different countries
and cultures and develop strong international links that are of
benefit to people in Britain and the rest of the world.
We are recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Country Examination Manager
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
The Opportunity:
We are looking for an Exams specialist to set the strategic
direction and lead the development and delivery of the Nigeria
examinations business. The postholder will build relationships
with key national and international stakeholders and contribute
to the leadership of the British Council Nigeria operation.
Examinations work focuses on providing access to high quality
UK qualifications to Nigeria customers, thereby facilitating
the building of relationships with our target audiences. One of
the largest in the global network by income, surplus and volume
surplus, the Nigeria examinations business delivers almost
100,000 exams and has an income stream of over £8 million. Our
ambition is to double this by 2020.
Nigeria is now officially the largest economy in Africa. It is
also the most populous country with over 170 million citizens.
The UK is its largest trading partner. Nigeria holds
significant political power in the region and internationally
and its society retains a positive attitude to the UK. There
are therefore major opportunities for the UK and British
Council to increase influence, income and, through this, our
impact by building on our strong existing relationships with
the Nigerian government, institutions and customers/audiences.
However, there are complex and substantial risks to this work
i.e. security and compliance.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Evidence of leading and developing a dispersed team
- Evidence of success in developing and implementing
large-scale sales and marketing development strategies.
Skills
Managing People:
- Leads a large and varied team – Experience of managing a
substantial group to deliver annual business objectives. The
team includes different professions and/or areas of business,
and may cover multiple locations.
Managing Risk:
- Develops the culture – Track record of analysing potential
risks, promoting risk awareness, and holding others to account
for their practices
Commercial & Business Development:
- Leads business development – Able to plan and deliver
business development activities for a major and/or new market
category which is significant for the Council.
Communicating & Influencing:
- Uses influencing techniques – Able to employ formal and
informal negotiating and motivation techniques to
influenceothers’ behaviour and persuade them to think and act
differently.
Finance & Resource Management:
- Plans and deploys resources – Experience of negotiating and
agreeing the resources for a defined area as part of forward
planning, monitoring progress and adjusting resources or
priorities to meet goals.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
"https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/46350121?trk=jserp_job_details_text"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to apply
online
Please Note:
- Mobility packages do not apply to applicants currently
working in-country on local terms.
- Please note that the British Council UK-appointed overseas
package is based on the assumption of a UK contractual base.
- This means you will be on a UK contract and be paid in
pounds sterling from the UK.
- Various benefits and allowances are designed around the
assumption that you are moving from the UK and will be able to
maintain a UK base whilst overseas.
Application Deadline 26th April 2015
at 23:59 UK time.