Exams Schools Lead, Andes Cluster - Bogota, Colombia - British Council

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Exams Schools Lead, Andes Cluster

Date:05-Jan-2023

Location:
Bogota, Americas, CO

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 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Pay Band:
F/7

Contract Type:
Indefinite

Location:
Bogota

Department:
Exams

Closing Date:
advert will close on

Wednesday 18 January, 2023 at 23:59 Colombia time.

Role Purpose

This role will lead our work to position the British Council as the partner of choice for English assessment and training with schools across the Andes cluster, which includes Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Venezuela.

It will be responsible for shaping and delivering on strategy for the schools' sector related to our schools' consultancy and assessment offer with an emphasis on Cambridge Assessment International Education programme (CAIE), IELTS & British Council tests.

As a Business Development role, it will also involve the direct pursuit of opportunities and delivery of income and key performance indicators targets for the Andes Cluster.

A key responsibility of the role is the delivery of the CAIE programme with over 40 schools with an emphasis on programme innovation, teacher training & consultancy, key account management and new school adoption.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following

Direct relationship management of key schools' accounts and association relationships across Andes cluster for Cambridge Assessment International Education programme (CAIE) and other exams products
Coordinate the planning, establishment and maintenance of nominated account/stakeholder/partner or sponsor relationships, in accordance with the relationship strategy and objectives in line with cluster team and regional priorities
Lead on the design and delivery of a strategic plan for the schools' sector, capable of achieving agreed targets (e.g., on margin, income, impact and take up) and aligned to relevant corporate and regional priorities
Manage the schools' product portfolio and business pipeline to deliver income/surplus targets for schools with a specific focus on CAIE, IELTS & British Council tests
Draw on market insight, operational, commercial, and financial analysis to inform business development and identify areas for new, additional, or modified exams activity with schools
Support the design of the Exams Marketing Plan then monitor and review effectiveness of its implementation
Share intelligence and ideas to support in identifying/developing new ways of working
Line manage team members across the cluster team
Support Head of Exams Business Development with schools' data for financial planning, effective team performance, and new ways of working and empowerment of managees when and where appropriate
Oversee CAIE programme delivery, both in terms of exams administration and security, and general British Council contractual commitments (consultancy, training, inspections, feedback, etc)
Manage the CAIE relationship with Cambridge Assessment for Colombia and Peru, with schools and stakeholders and with regional representatives from Cambridge.
Coordinate a national bilingual consultancy framework to incorporate current CAIE project and activity, to incorporate new structure of categorisation for bilingual schools of all levels, leading to increased income and surplus for British Council through offer of integrated services
Provide thought leadership for the schools' sector and internal team through knowledge and sharing of global trends, change, best practice and sharing of innovative solutions in a fastchanging environment
Monitor and assesses local market, relevant to the schools' sector, to support the maintenance of British Council's commercial