British Council Senior Adviser, Justice and Security

Attractive benefits package, including 32 days’ leave, Civil Service pension arrangements, and a range of family-friendly policies.

The British Council is the world’s leading cultural relations organisation and creates opportunities for people in the UK and worldwide to understand each other, to work together and learn from one another. We see this as crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable futures for us all.

Our activities – whether in the arts, education, English language, science, sport, sustainability or society – build trust and understanding between different countries and cultures and develop strong international links that are of benefit to people in Britain and the rest of the world.

The Governance and Civil Society team is located in the Education and Society Strategic Business Unit of the British Council. The Senior Adviser, Justice and Security will be responsible for developing a growing client (mainly donor) funded business. This will be predominantly for justice, including access to justice, rule of law and relations with civil society. Candidates should have considerable experience of working in developing countries with a good understanding of security and stabilisation issues in fragile and conflict affected states. Our clients typically require us to guarantee a track record of a minimum 10 to 15 years’ relevant experience of these areas.

Key roles will be: to pursue new business opportunities; assure quality implementation; build strategic alliances with stakeholders in the UK and overseas; and to develop a strong associate network. Candidates should have a successful track record in the sector, be prepared to travel extensively and work within a global team.

We are therefore looking for an experienced and entrepreneurial individual who is keen to make an impact for the British Council through our work. For further information please look at the role profile.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK at the time of applying.

Closing date for completed applications is: Monday 03 September at 0900 hours with interviews likely to take place at our Manchester office week beginning 24 September.

Please visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/about/jobs for further information and click on ‘Job Vacancies’

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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).