Opportunities for ELT Advisers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Salary: £28,090 per annum plus generous benefits (including free accommodation, pension provision and medical insurance)

Two year fixed term contracts

The British Council is a world leader in cultural relations, building long-term relationships and trust between people in the UK and other countries, for mutual benefit. The programmes we use to do this are wide-ranging and cover the arts, education, English, science and society. We strive to be continuously innovative to ensure that we represent the best of the UK and are relevant to the needs of the thousands of people we work with around the world. We operate in 238 cities in 110 countries and territories.

We are currently recruiting seven ELT Advisers to work in the following locations across Sub-Saharan Africa:

Ethiopia (based Addis Ababa)
Nigeria (based Abuja)
Rwanda (based Kigali)
Senegal (based Dakar)
South Africa (based Johannesburg)
South Sudan (based Juba)
Tanzania (based Dar Es Salaam)

These roles will contribute to improving the teaching and learning of English in their respective countries through the successful delivery of the British Council`s global English Language Teaching programme. English is a key element of the British Council’s cultural relations work in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the postholders will be expected to achieve substantial impact through engaging in reform agendas at policy level with the Ministries of Education (Interface), through teacher training and development (Engaging Teachers), and through supporting learners with learning options which complement formal learning (Connect) – tailoring the British Council Global English products and services to local needs.

You will have: A DELTA, PGCE or Trinity Diploma TESOL qualification. Project and Contract Management skills, sector expertise including teacher training skills and substantial teaching experience.

Closing date for applications: Monday 24 October at 09:00 hours.

Download more information and an application pack:

• Role Profile
• Information Sheet
• Application Form
• British Council Behaviours
• Generic Skills

Please return completed application forms to: UK-Resourcing@britishcouncil.org

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.
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