Country Examinations Manager at British Council Nigeria

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.

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.

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.

Application Closing Date
26th April 2015 at 23:59 UK time.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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.