We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
We connect. We inspire.
Join the British Council’s English and Examinations (E&E) Strategic Business Unit and help shape the future of English language teaching, learning and assessment. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced education professional to drive continuous improvement across products and services, ensuring they meet customer needs and deliver outstanding learner experiences.
As part of E&E, one of the British Council’s two global strategic business units, you will contribute to a mission that builds trust and connections with the UK through education, skills and internationally recognised qualifications. E&E creates life-changing opportunities through English language learning and professional qualifications, while promoting communication and understanding across cultures.
As Market Academic Manager, you will maintain and enhance academic quality and professional development across the teaching centre through the management of teacher development programmes and academic support. You will promote high-quality teaching and effective learning, ensuring learners receive an engaging and rewarding English language learning experience while supporting the British Council’s wider cultural relations mission.
You will play a key role in delivering the British Council’s global English strategy by providing academic leadership and support to teaching teams. Working across teams and customer groups, you will implement plans that drive teaching excellence, product delivery and service quality, ensuring consistency and high standards across all learning activities.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced academic leader with a passion for teacher development, learner success and continuous improvement. Through your expertise and commitment to best practice, you will help strengthen the British Council’s reputation as a global leader in English Language Teaching.
In this role, you will provide leadership and guidance to academic teams, ensuring that the latest innovations, evidence-based pedagogy and assessment best practices are embedded in programme delivery and product development. You will lead the implementation of Teaching Excellence initiatives, including teaching standards, observation systems, Teaching Excellence Action Plans, Teaching Centre Performance Reviews, and targeted learning and development programmes. You will also identify and nurture academic talent, promote best practice, and support safeguarding, SEND and EDI priorities.
Working closely with Proposition, Product and Teaching Excellence teams, you will oversee the effective implementation of products and services, contribute to product development processes, and support the testing, rollout and continuous improvement of new initiatives. You will monitor performance against agreed targets and KPIs, provide insights through regular reporting, and help drive commercial success through strong quality management.
As a key member of the market leadership team, you will contribute strategic academic and commercial perspectives, support workforce and succession planning, and champion the British Council’s values and standards. You will also build strong partnerships with operational, marketing and customer service teams, use market intelligence to inform decision-making, and ensure compliance with safeguarding, financial, security and risk management requirements, taking appropriate action where concerns arise.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.
We uniquely combine the UK’s deep expertise in arts and culture, education and the English language, our global presence and relationships in over 100 countries, our unparalleled access to young people and influencers and our creative sparkle.
We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.
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