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SalarySenior Manager Creative Economy, Part-time
Date: 18 Jan 2024
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.
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.
Senior Manager, Creative Economy (Part -Time)
To provide specialist expertise and management skills to ensure high quality implementation of strategic projects within the Creative Economy programme of work as part of the Global arts portfolio. The postholder will ensure the content contributes to achieving targets, meets global and local requirements as appropriate, and creates international opportunities for the UK while supporting the British Council’s cultural relations objectives.
This role will develop, implement and monitor work within the partnerships and business development strategy for elements of the global Creative Economy programme.
The postholder will work with British Council colleagues across the world to support and strengthen their efforts to secure partnerships and new income to increase the impact of their work.
To oversee the day-to-day management of strategic partnerships within the Creative Economy programme working closely with the Creative Economy team and colleagues in the arts network and managing relationships with key strategic partners and external delivery teams. The post holder will be expected to deputise for the Director, Creative Economy when necessary.
Main Accountabiliti es:
Strategy and planning
As a Senior Manager in the global Arts team, contribute to the strategy for the development of Creative Economy programmes and projects, helping to establish medium and long-term development plans
Connects with teams in countries across the global network to ensure the developing portfolio of programmes and projects aligns to strategic aims and objectives of the Arts Global Programme portfolio.
Sector/subject expertise
- Maintains an authoritative knowledge of the UK’s strengths, reputation and relevant trends in the Creative Economy, developing long-term partnerships at the highest level with relevant organisations to ensure programmes and projects will deliver according to the British Council’s cultural relations objectives.
- Contributes to the development and delivery of the thought leadership strategy for the British Council’s Creative Economy focus, so that the organisation is recognised by external stakeholders and audiences as a respected, credible authority on the role that strong and sustainable creative ecosystems play in cultural relations.
- Represents the Creative Economy portfolio of programmes and projects within British Council and externally to enhance its reputation and to build collaborative opportunities. This will include a good experience of how work in the other three global programmes also contributes to the UK’s Creative Economy narrative.
- Builds and maintains external networks and works closely with the Director Creative Economy to develop strategic business partnerships to increase impact of the programme.
Relationship & stakeholder management
- Develops trust-based relationships with key partners, network-organisations, opinion formers and stakeholders to promote projects and programmes as activity that supports the partnership work in the UK and that will offer opportunities for UK organisations.
- Liaises with partners and stakeholders to maintain external involvement in the planning and delivery of the programmes and projects.
- Develops a network of relationships with external organisations capable of delivering projects in an international context, supporting them to develop capacity in international working through advice and training as appropriate.
Leadership & management
- Sets and oversees comprehensive work plans to support the delivery of programmes and projects and liaising with internal and external staff across the globe to ensure high quality, timely delivery and consistency and coherence within the global programme.
- May provide programme leadership to small or medium-sized projects within the Global programme framework
- Contributes to the effective decision-making and planning for programmes and projects.
- Champions an inclusive organisational culture where staff have opportunities for continuous professional development. Actively contribute to the British Council’s anti-racism action plan and EDI strategy to mainstream EDI and become anti-racist in our cultures and practices within our organisation and in our programmes, particularly through a time of change.
Business development
- Identifies and manages the organisation, production and submission of high quality, market responsive bids/tenders/proposals/sponsorship appeals, ensuring timely and appropriate input from all necessary internal stakeholders/experts/functional advisors. Ensures compliance with agreed internal governance/review/sign-off arrangements.
- Represents the British Council at customer/client/partner presentations and negotiations, ensuring the commercial/strategic interests and professional reputation of the organisation are protected and promoted.
Commercial, financial & resource management
Uses agreed British Council systems and processes to support the planning and management of budgets as necessary for a range of medium to large projects and programmes
Minimum/essential
- Strong, up-to-date understanding of the UK’s Creative Economy and how policymakers, arts funders, HEIs, sector skills organisations and commercial creative industries work as part of the ecosystem.
- A good network of contacts derived from experience working in the sector at senior management level.
- A good track record of successful bid writing and managing pursuits within the cultural sector
- Ability to write high-quality technical Creative Economy proposals and bids or sections of cross-disciplinary proposals based on detailed knowledge and understanding of the Creative Economy sector
- Experience devising, commissioning, and managing programmes and projects delivered through third-party organisations
- International experience of building cultural connections and networks in different contexts with partners in an arts or creative industries context.
- The ability to write effectively for a variety of different audiences.
Further Informati on
Pay Band – Pay band 8
Contract Type – Indefinite
Hours – This role will be for 2 full days of a week therefore part time in nature. The Post holder is expected to work Hybrid with a minimum of one day in the London office in Stratford.
Locati on – British Council London Office, United Kingdom
Closing Date – 9 February 2024
Salary – Upto £ 46,203 plus 3,300 London market allowance
Benefits- 32 days annual leave , 3 days volunteering leave
- civil service pension scheme
Requirements – Candidates must have the legal right to work in United Kingdom. British Council will not sponsor any visas in future for this role.
Closing Date – 8 Febuary 2024
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Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement
The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.
We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.
Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
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