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Project Delivery Lead London, England

British Council

Full Time London, England 26050 - 27225 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Project Delivery Lead

Date: 13-Jan-2023

Location: London, UKM, GB

Edinburgh, UKM, GB

Manchester, UKM, GB

Belfast, UKM, GB

Cardiff, UKM, GB

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Project Delivery Lead, British Council

Pay band: 9 SMPS £50,635 - £66,118 gross salary – plus £3,300 yearly gross London allowance (if applicable)

Location: Cardiff, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, or Belfast. (The UK Only).

Contract type: Indefinite Contract (4 posts)

Closing Date: 29th January 2023 at 23:59 UK Time.

You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Role Purpose

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. A key part of the organisation delivering that mission is the English and Exams Strategic Business Unit.

A wide range of projects are needed to deliver English and Exams transformation programmes on a global basis. Each will require multi-year programmes of change. The investment portfolio comprises about £25-35m annual investment spend, with additional spending for systems maintenance and minor enhancements, within a global organisation with £500m+ turnover.

The Opportunity

We are looking for project professionals from different industries with a commitment to driving change which delivers value to our customers. Within English and Exams the project portfolio is diverse from operating models to customer services to developing new digital products.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the English and Exams Transformation Team as we expand to meet the demands from our business and customers. We are keen to hear from but not limited to people with project experience in HR, Customer Services and Agile ways of working.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following

Ensuring that a high stakes project is designed, developed and delivered to take equal consideration of both the ‘hard scope’ that delivers tangible outputs (e.g. documents, systems, assets) and the ‘soft scope’ of engaging people and managing effective change (e.g. communications skills, resource change, benefits realisation, etc.). Specifically, this means overseeing activities for all projects they have been assigned to and delivering within agreed tolerances.
Understanding the complex stakeholder and internal political landscape within the British Council, build relationships across British Council globally and raise the professional credibility of the English & Exams Transformation team.
Supporting senior team members from across the English and Exams business and Transformation Team to coach, mentor and train team staff and wider stakeholders to develop core capabilities in business change and best practice in project design, development, and implementation.
Fostering strong and action-oriented relationships with subject matter expert teams, for example technology, digital and HR and ensuring that activities are aligned, expertise is sought and used, and duplication of effort is avoided.
Working with key stakeholders to ensure that benefits are clearly articulated, critical success factors necessary to achieve them are understood and there is clear benefit realisation in place.
Deputise for the Head of Programme Delivery, Head of Portfolio, or Head of Strategy as required in senior leadership forums within English & Exams and across British Council.

Role specific knowledge and experience

Experience working on large, complex and/or high financial value projects.
Track record of project delivery to time, quality and budget in complex stakeholder settings.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Agile ways of working.
Experience of working with and realising change within charities, HM Government and private sector (corporate) are all desirable.

For the detailed Role Profile, please send an email to [email protected]

Requirements

Candidates are expected to have researched whether they have the right to live and work in the specified countries in which the role is based.
Some travel and out of hours work may be required.

Further information

In addition to a competitive salary and excellent pension contributions, the British Council offers:

32 days annual leave plus statutory public holidays and half day privilege Christmas leave

Non-contractual discretionary annual performance bonus

Extensive and generous family friendly benefits

Extensive range of voluntary benefit options

Outstanding defined benefit career average Civil Service Pension Scheme which includes life cover and pensions for eligible dependants, e.g., Spouse, civil partner, partner, dependent children

Closing Date: Applications will close 29th January 2023 at 23:59 UK Time.

Interviews will be held online via Microsoft Teams.

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

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.

If you have any problems with your application please email [email protected]

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.

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