Head English & School Education

Jordan💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the English and School Education portfolio to deliver strategic partnerships, programmes, and contracts across mixed funding streams, ensuring impact and financial sustainability.

Role type

Senior leadership, country director-level

Builds

School Systems, Empowerment, and English Connects programmes

Domain

International development, English language education, public sector partnerships

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Strategic portfolio management, business development, stakeholder engagement, financial and commercial performance management, team leadership, proposal and bid management, market analysis, policy influence

Preferred skills

Thought leadership in English language education, experience with multilateral agencies and donors

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Develop annual business plans and set targets, lead contracts and programmes in-country, build relationships with governments and educational institutions, oversee market research and monitoring/evaluation, represent the organization in external forums, influence education policies

Seniority

Senior, strategic leadership

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About britishcouncil

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections, and engendering trust.