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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.

We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional English Connects Lead, SSA

Job ID: 46850
Location:  Nigeria

The Role

  • The purpose of this role is to lead the English Connects programme and drive innovation in online teacher development across Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • This strategic role involves overseeing the design and delivery of high-quality digital capacity-building offers for teachers and educators, while advising on best practices in EdTech and ensuring alignment with British Council standards.
  • As a key member of the global English Connects team, you’ll contribute to shaping strategy, sharing insights, and supporting impactful programming across regions.
  • If you’re passionate about digital education and ready to lead regional transformation, we’d love to hear from you.

Accountabilities:

  • The role is accountable for leading the English Connects programme and online teacher development across Sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring the design and delivery of high-quality, innovative digital capacity-building initiatives aligned with British Council standards.
  • It involves strategic programme planning, budget management, and quality assurance, as well as advising on digital education practices in collaboration with global teams.
  • The postholder contributes sector expertise, drives product and service innovation, and maintains strong stakeholder engagement.
  • Additionally, they provide leadership to a regional team, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and effective performance management.

Requirements of the role

  • English language teaching qualification
  • Experience of managing teacher development projects, both face-to-face and online
  • Experience of overseeing digital communities of practice or learning networks
  • Understanding of ELT in education policy, current trends and research internationally – particularly digitally
  • Experience of grant or contract management.

Application Closing Date
23rd September 2025 23:59 UK Time.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Go To Regional English Connects Lead, SSA at British Council and Apply