Programme Officer

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom British Council Full time

Programme Officer - International

**Date**:30 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 2021-22 we reached 650 million people.

**Programme Officer, International**

**Pay band**:7

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

**Department**: Higher Education, Education, Cultural Engagement.
**Contract type**: Fixed term contract until 29th August 2025.
**Closing Date**: 14th December 2023 at 23:59 UK Time.

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

**The Team**:
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**:
As Programme Officer - International (POI), you will liaise with and provide administrative support and guidance to external stakeholders on various aspects of the Chevening and Marshall scholarship programmes.

Programme Officers offer close support and liaison with external stakeholders, which may include British embassies, high commissions, higher education institutions, funders, applicants and scholars. POI’s contribute to the Secretariat’s administration and enhancement of the global Chevening and Marshall programmes.

POIs are the designated contact point for a portfolio of external stakeholders. POs build, maintain and improve relationships with stakeholder contacts, developing knowledge and understanding of the local context and stakeholder needs, which in turn enables us to deliver high quality support.

You will carry out various tasks which may include agreeing annual plans with stakeholders, supporting contacts in their marketing of the scheme, and monitor and respond to enquiries. They play a role in the annual scholarship selection and placement process.

POs work closely with their contacts to guide them through the various scholarship management stages which, depending on the team, may include short-listing, interview and budgeting stages, supporting with local partnership development and alumni engagement in collaboration with the relevant areas of the Secretariat.

**Accountabilities**:
**Planning**
- Agreeing annual plans and documents with contacts, promoting scholarships in the UK and overseas (depending on the team in which you are placed).

Relationship & Stakeholder Management
- Responding to enquiries from applicants, embassy staff and scholars throughout the year.
- Travel to visit stakeholders in person or meeting virtually to provide support on a range of activities including:, marketing, pre-departure briefings, interviews, training, partnership development and alumni engagement activities.

**Operational Delivery**
- Leading on the administration of selection and placement processes.
- Supporting to maintain existing partnerships and cultivate new partnerships.
- Supporting contacts to deliver enhanced alumni engagement, following strategic alumni engagement objectives set out by the FCDO Scholarships Unit and Alumni Relations Manager.
- Providing cover when other POs/SPOs are travelling or on leave.

**Equality, Diversity and Inclusion**
- To actively contribute to an inclusive and anti-racist organisational culture, being aware of your own biases, and taking action to mitigate against these. Ensuring people feel valued and are treated equitably, with support for people’s well-being and mental health.

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