Director Wales
£47,000 - £65,000, plus 32 days’ annual leave and Civil Service pension arrangements
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.
The British Council is seeking an exceptional individual to lead its operation in Wales. This is an important strategic leadership post in a complex and politically sensitive UK stakeholder environment. Leading our relationships with prominent partners in Wales you will need to balance and blend local and regional stakeholder demands while delivering high impact and visibility for the British Council. You will ensure that Wales' best assets in Arts, Education and Society are fully engaged in our programmes.
We are seeking a person with a proven track record of partnership building and attracting significant resources for international activities in Education, Arts and Culture as well as a strong knowledge of contemporary cultural and educational activities in Wales. The post holder will be expected to have, or be able to develop quickly, a strong set of high level contacts and relationships with organisations in Wales that will be critical to the successful delivery of international cultural relations activity. These include, inter alia, the appropriate individuals and divisions within the Welsh Government, National Assembly for Wales, Higher and Further Education, the Arts, and Creative Industries.
Download an application pack:
Please send completed applications to UK-Resourcing@britishcouncil.org.
The closing date for applications is: 14:00, Thursday, 29th March 2012.
If you have not been contacted by us by 9th April 2012, please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview on this occassion.
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).
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