Senior Trainer (English) – British Council

The Role 

Senior Trainer – English, Rwanda

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that a high level of teaching and training quality is maintained throughout the English proficiency strands of the Building Learning Foundation (BLF) programme by delivering teacher and trainer training, monitoring teaching and training quality, leading on the planning and delivery of intensive English courses

Accountabilities

Reporting to the BLF Academic and Training Manager (British Council) and working closely with the BLF English team leader (British Council), the English support team (British Council), and programme partners (Education Development Trust and VSO) and key stakeholders in primary education in Rwanda

Requirements

We are looking for someone with:

• English at Proficiency level C2 or native speaker
• A First degree.
• Cambridge DELTA or equivalent
• At least 3 years relevant ELT teaching and training experience.
• At least 3 years relevant experience of academic management of English courses.
• A track-record of working on large-scale donor-funded teaching and training programmes in contexts similar to Rwanda.
• Experience of working in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or other development contexts.

Please refer to the role profile for more information on the role, its responsibilities/accountabilities and person specification.

Please follow the links for relevant document to support your application

Rp-Senior Trainer – English, Rwanda.pdf
British Council Behaviours.pdf
British Council Core Skills.pdf 

Closing date for applications is 3 November 2019 (23:59 UK time)

Note that you should only fill out the application after thoroughly reading through the ROLE PROFILE & GUIDANCE NOTES.

Successful applicants will also receive a mobility package which will depend on a number of factors including their current home location.   All mobility packages will include accommodation, health insurance, return flights, and a settling in allowance

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. In line with the British Council’s Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks.

About The Job:

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.

Our Equality Commitment:

Valuing diversity is essential to the British Council’s work. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies.

Child Protection

The British Council is a full member of Keeping Children Safe (KCS) and has achieved level 1 child safe certification. We believe that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC, 1989 and that every child matters – everywhere in the world. In line with the British Council’s Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks including criminal record checks, in line with legal requirements.

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