Director of Marketing, Communications and Digital, Middle East & North Africa

Based Cairo

Two-year fixed-term contract in the first instance

£47,000 per annum plus generous expatriate benefits package, including free accommodation, overseas allowances, 35 days’ annual leave and Civil Service pension arrangements.

You must read the Candidate Information and Role Profile before you make an application. They contain vital information on how to apply, our selection procedures and the application deadline.

We are the world’s leading Cultural Relations Organisation and we believe that creating opportunities for people to understand each other better, work together more and learn from one another is crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us all.

Our activities - whether in the arts, science, sport, English teaching, climate change or education - nurture greater trust and understanding between different countries and cultures. They also build strong international links to and from Britain, opening doors for the UK onto the rest of the world and for the world back to the UK. Our work gives people - both in Britain and across the hundred-plus countries we work in - opportunities to learn, share and connect worldwide.

Ambitious plans in the context of the Arab Spring emphasise the need to better understand and interact with our audiences and stakeholders, make more effective use of new digital technologies and increase the impact of what we do by telling people about it and sharing our stories effectively. Marketing, Communications and Digital are therefore integral to our future success.

In recognition of this, we are looking for an experienced and senior marketing and communications professional to be part of our global team and provide strategic and operational leadership to our marketing, communications and digital activities in the Middle East and North Africa region to enhance the impact of British Council’s cultural relations work. This will also include working with our teams across the region to make better use of its unique common asset, the Arabic language.

An enabler of creativity, you will have a proven track record as a senior marketing and/or communications specialist with established experience in multi-channel marketing and communications including online, offline, internal and external communications, branding and media relations. You will also have experience of managing marketing and PR campaigns effectively with successful outcomes and strong people and budget management experience, as well as planning and project management and skills of financial acumen. It is desirable that you have a relevant professional qualification and international experience within marketing and communications.

Download an pplication pack:

• Application form
• Candidate Information
• Role Profile
• British Council Behaviours

Closing date for completed applications is: Thursday, 6 October 2011. Completed applications should be e-mailed to: UK-Resourcing@britishcouncil.org).

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications from disabled candidates are particularly welcome, as this group is under-represented at this level in the organisation. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland).