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About the Organisation
The British Council is a renowned international organization dedicated to fostering cultural exchange, education, and opportunities that strengthen relationships and build trust between the UK and other nations. With a solid reputation as a global leader in education and cultural engagement, the British Council is recognized for its positive impact on society, driving change through learning and cultural collaboration.
The organization fosters a supportive work culture that values creativity, innovation, and the personal growth of its employees, offering diverse career opportunities across the world with flexible working arrangements. Established in 1934, the British Council has evolved into a global entity with a presence in over 100 countries, working to promote English language learning, arts, education, and development through innovative initiatives.
The organization’s business model focuses on leveraging its cultural and educational expertise to provide services that contribute to societal development. With a large international workforce and a wide-reaching network, the British Council’s core values of integrity, professionalism, and collaboration guide its operations. Through its corporate social responsibility efforts, it works to improve lives and communities by providing educational resources, advocating for inclusion, and supporting global development initiatives. To learn more about the British Council, visit their website at www.britishcouncil.org.
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.
Kampala, Uganda
Full Time
Job Title
Regional Exams Communications Manager job at British Council
British Council
Job Description
Job Title: Regional Exams Communications Manager
Organisation: British Council
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Summary:
The Communications Manager will be responsible for overseeing the development and execution of communication strategies for Exams across the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. This includes managing external communications efforts such as media relations, public relations, and events, as well as stakeholder communications across all Strategic Business Units (SBUs). The role will require close collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders to implement strategies that enhance and unify the marketing initiatives for Exams. The aim will be to engage current audiences, attract new ones, and raise awareness of the British Council in the region.
Role Context:
Marketing and Communications at the British Council is a strategic function that drives awareness, understanding, and engagement with our diverse audiences. By leveraging market insights, customer knowledge, and data analysis, we ensure our work, products, and services resonate with the right people in the most impactful way. We take the lead in developing our brand and use our expertise to tell inspiring stories that enhance our global reputation, foster lifelong relationships, engage staff, and demonstrate our impact.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy and Planning
Supports the development and implementation of the Exams communications strategy and plan, ensuring alignment to global communications strategy and plan.
Manages the delivery of Exams external and internal communications campaigns, advice and activities, ensuring that messages are consistent and support regional and global communications strategies as part of overall Marketing strategy and plans.
Provides strategic oversight in communicating the British Council’s Exams profile to internal and external stakeholders working closely with Country Directors.
Manages media relations activities for Exams across the region.
Ensures that Exams communications maintain the reputation of the British Council.
Ensures that Exams internal, media and stakeholder communications risks and issues are effectively managed and mitigated with support from the Regional Head of Communications.
Ensures that Exams communications messages are consistent, aligned to global and regional communications strategy and support the British Council brand.
Consultancy, analysis & problem-solving
Applies advanced communications expertise to provide advice to key stakeholders and develop and deliver agreed programmes of work
Applies analytical approaches to identify and assess current state of communications, define opportunities for improvement, develop and implement agreed projects and initiatives, ensuring consistency with regional communications strategies, plans and approaches and global strategy where appropriate.
Develops appropriate communications initiatives and interventions to support business needs, aligned to global and regional communications strategies, plans and approaches.
Presents complex information clearly, producing tailored presentations, which convincingly influence decision-makers about the case for cluster communications initiatives.
Builds an in-depth understanding of the operational context, opportunities and challenges for communications.
Makes appropriate linkages to issues across the broader organisation and region, to ensure that the development of communications projects and initiatives is based on informed business insight and joined-up thinking.
Proactively seeks colleagues and other stakeholder feedback to monitor satisfaction with the standard of communications/media relations and PR advice and business support provided, enabling improvements to be made where issued are identified.
Subject/Sector expertise
Ensures joined up planning and delivery of communications projects and initiatives.
Ensures consistent application of agreed global communications and brand standards, templates and processes.
Reviews impact and effectiveness of communications projects and initiatives and identifies opportunities for improvement.
Provides expert advice, support and challenge on communications to internal customers and other stakeholders.
Develops high quality and effective communications plans and solutions using established processes, tools and systems to ensure consistency.
Proactively pursues an annual cycle of formally recognised Continuing Professional Development to maintain and deepen their professional expertise.
Commercial & financial management
Using agreed corporate systems and processes, plans and manages the budget for certain communications projects and initiatives.
Where required, conducts monthly and year-end reporting on progress against plan and deliverables, budget, and management of issues and risks.
Relationship and stakeholder management
Ensures solid and beneficial relationships with marketing and communications professionals globally.
Actively participates within the Marketing Community of Practice and communications networks.
Develops peer/personal networks within and outside Marketing to enhance own knowledge and expertise.
Proactively builds and maintains excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
Leadership and management
Plans and prioritises own work activities to ensure effective delivery of diverse responsibilities and deliverables over a quarterly to annual time horizon.
Determines work plans and coordinates input from others (who may be outside the direct management line) to meet specific objectives.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Relevant degree e.g. communications, journalism, marketing, or equivalent level of experience
Significant experience in managing communications within a large and complex organisation or agency
Demonstrable experience in providing expert advice and guidance on internal and external communications
Experience in managing and mitigating communications risks and issues
Proven record of editorial experience (i.e. proofreading,
Demonstrable creative approach to developing, implementing and evaluating communication activities
Practical experience of using social media to extend reach of an organisation including through campaigns;
Desirable:
Experience in a global organisation
Project management skills
How to Apply
All candidates should apply online through the British Council online application system at the Apply Button below.
Deadline: 1st April 2025
