Identify and position the British Council for client-funded programme opportunities within Sudan, with a particular focus on priority sectors English and School Education and Youth Skills (TVET and Youth Employability).
Leverage extensive connections within the Sudanese education sector to uncover strategic opportunities for delivering Global British Council Programmes to strengthen the organisation’s reputation as a trusted partner.
Maintain and nurture strong stakeholder relationships with major institutions, corporate partners, grassroots organisations, and regional colleagues, ensuring collaboration and safeguarding standards are upheld in all sectors.
Lead the British Council Sudan’s Cultural Engagement portfolio of contracts and programmes.
Provide technical sector expertise to ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant initiatives, including those that aim to improve standards of teaching, learning, and assessment of English.
Sharing knowledge, expertise, and best practice from Sudan with regional and global teams and external partners, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Engage with regional workstreams across the Sub-Saharan Africa region, including finance, people management, safeguarding, procurement, and HR, to promote regional collaboration and consistency.
Contribute to the development of a cohesive, high-performing team dispersed across Sudan, Egypt, and Uganda, playing a key leadership role within the Sudan Country Leadership team during a period of organisational change.
Deputise for the Country Director as needed, representing the British Council with internal and external stakeholders to advance strategic priorities.
Manage an experienced team of two managers and two coordinators (working predominately in the English and Schools, and TVET/Youth Employability sector), ensuring their work aligns with both the core programmes and the client-funded portfolio of current and pipeline projects.
Foster a collaborative team environment and ensure effective delivery across all areas of responsibility, while maintaining a strong focus on strategic objectives and organisational goals.