Project Manager - Services for International Education Marketing

Job description / Role

- Lead our work in Services for International Education Marketing, and other education activities in Saudi including English, ensuring coherence in our strategy and programme delivery.
- Ensure agreed activity targets and objectives are achieved to the satisfaction of Director Programmes & Projects through effective use and management of financial and human resources.
- Use networks and professional judgement to maintain quality and scale of delivery in the face of frequent complex challenges resulting from government and other organisations.

The post holder reports directly to the Director Programmes & Projects and will work and liaise closely with other Project Managers on Saudi projects in the face of frequent complex challenges resulting from government bureaucracies, working practices, etc. within Saudi Arabia.

Requirements

- University degree or relevant vocational qualification.
- In-depth knowledge of the local education landscape.
- Project Management experience to include stakeholder relations

The post holder will also need to work and liaise with BC colleagues based in the Riyadh, Jeddah & Al Khobar office and in the MENA region

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you are not contacted, regretfully your application has not been taken any further. Short-listing can take up to one month to complete.

Deadline date for applications: 10th of December 2015

About the Company

The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide.

We call this cultural relations.

We have offices in more than 100 countries and territories and are active in many more.

Cultural, diplomatic and economic benefit for the UK We create long-term relationships that provide cultural, diplomatic and economic benefit for the UK.

We provide access to the UK’s assets (language, arts, education and society), especially in big and emerging markets, as well as opportunities for millions of people to engage in global dialogue.

We are operationally independent from the UK government, which enables us to build trust on the ground in places and with people where relationships with our country, society and values are strained.

We place the UK at the heart of everything we do. We are working for the UK where it matters.