New Job Opening At British Council

There is a new job update at British Council. They are looking to hire a Higher Education Marketing Specialist Consultant (South Africa/Ghana).

Key Roles

The Consultant will support the Senior Marketing Manager, Higher Education to develop and execute marketing plans for HE in the cluster/country, ensuring they drive and support the regional strategic objectives for the British Council in a flexible, cost-effective way.
Plans and executes go to market plans for English across the cluster/country, agreeing the programmes, delivery mechanisms, budgets and resources.
Develops and executes campaigns to support a variety of routes to market and maximise impact and share of voice.
Deploys the British Council brand architecture in line with brand management standards across the cluster.
Ensures that clear and consistent marketing processes are deployed for English aligned to agreed global marketing processes.
Monitors and reports on agreed marketing KPIs for English in the cluster.
Provides proactive professional advice and support to colleagues to ensure local English specific requirements are compliant with marketing policy, process and governance.

Experience in a marketing position at a national level within a medium to large organisation.
Demonstrable experience of developing marketing strategies and plans
Demonstrable experience in managing supplier relationships.
Stakeholder engagement and management
Experience in a global organisation (Desirable)
Experience in a relevant sector or industry e.g., education, English teaching (Desirable)
Relevant degree e.g., marketing, or equivalent level of experience
Proficiency Relevant external professional organisations e.g., CIM, Melcrum, GCN, CIPR, WOMMA etc. (or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline) (Desirable)
Excellent English writing skills are crucial.
Attention to detail and the ability to edit and proofread content for clarity, grammar, and consistency are crucial.
Proficiency in using analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, social media insights)
Very good understanding of marketing principles, including branding, target audience segmentation, and customer journey.