English Language Teaching (ELT) Adviser South Africa at British Council

Job description

Vacancy Description

The aim of this post is to contribute to improving the teaching and learning of English in South Africa through the successful delivery of the British Council`s English programmes, including English for Education systems and E-learning. The post-holder is expected to achieve substantial impact by managing and growing/further developing the South Africa English portfolio by:  Engaging in reform agendas at policy level with the DBE, DHET, provincial education departments, teacher unions and other

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Accountabilities, Responsibilities And Main Duties

• Strategic Thinking
• Ensure British Council South Africa has an ambitious but achievable English strategy signed off in country and regionally, and aligned with the needs of our partners
• Ensure our work in ELT complements and interfaces with our Education and Exams work to present an integrated education offer in South Africa.
• Project Delivery to ensure:
• Delivery of training meets in-country plans and targets.
• Project income, scorecard targets and intermediate outcomes met.
• Project delivery documentation is completed to agreed deadlines
• Relevant evaluation tools are used as outlined in project planning documentation.
• Monitoring and evaluation frameworks/methodologies are followed in all aspects of project delivery.
• The British Council’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Child Protection, agenda is implemented throughout project delivery
• Monitor budgets for income and expenditure on a monthly basis in line with delegated role on the
• Council’s accounting system
• Report on potential risk to the project - legal, financial and reputational - on a monthly basis to Line
• Manager as part of the risk reporting framework
• Regular liaison with Education &Society projects to ensure cross promotion and effective use of resources to maximise impact
• Regular liaison with the business development manager to explore opportunities for income and impact for the British Council
• Contribute ELT expertise to contracts and project proposals as required
• Relationship Management
• Contribute with the local management team, towards building positive relationships with key external contacts and partners
• Manage the development and maintenance of a contacts database of teachers in country and plan regular communications with this target group
• Identify opportunities for new strategic partnerships which would support the regional strategy
• Build and maintain networks of English Language officials within provincial and national government
• Advise DBE, DHET, provincial officials and district education heads on ELT processes and policy
• Maintain and foster links with local English teachers’ associations.
• Business Development
• Identify prospective partners to fund and co-fund project activity
•  Contribute to the development of funding proposals
• Teacher Training
• Contribute to the development and delivery of appropriate teacher training courses
•  Identify suitable teacher trainers and monitor their delivery
• Line Management
• Manage the ELT Project Manager and consultants to standards set out under the British Council’s Performance Management system
• Promote through example and effective line management an approach to work life balance, equal opportunities and where appropriate child protection, that ensures effective delivery of the programme
• Pay Band: Locally appointed Grade F Region: Sub Saharan Africa