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The Department for Education has announced that the British Council is set to take on the role of National Agency for Erasmus+.
In December the UK and EU arrived at a political agreement that the UK would rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme in 2027. That agreement has now been legally formalised under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The British Council has a longstanding commitment to supporting international exchange. It was a lead partner in the Erasmus+ UK National Agency from 2014-20, where Erasmus+ made a significant contribution to the UK's cultural relations activities, funding 8,091 projects, engaging 583,757 UK participants, and awarding around €1.1 billion to UK organisations.
Pay Band: Grade 7
Salary: £30,839 gross per annum.
Contract Duration: 2 Year Fixed Term Contract with possibility of extension
Location: Cardiff, London, Belfast and Edinburgh.
Right to Work Requirements: Current right to work in the UK. The British Council is not able to support or sponsor work visa applications.
Closing Date: Applications will close on 12 August at 22:59 UK Time
We are operating on the basis that any offer is made pending client confirmation of funds.
Role Purpose:
The Erasmus+ Marketing Manager Operations and Events will lead event development and delivery, operational planning, and marketing coordination for Erasmus+, ensuring activity is delivered efficiently, consistently and to agreed standards.
You will also be responsible for overseeing event management, supplier coordination, budget tracking and operational reporting to support effective programme delivery.
Main Responsibilities:
- Leading the planning, promotion, and delivery of events, webinars, and stakeholder engagement activities to maximise participation and impact.
- Collaborating with business leads and sector teams to align events and marketing activity with programme objectives, priorities, and timelines.
- Developing engaging content and promotional assets to support event marketing, delivery, and post-event follow-up activities.
- Managing relationships with external suppliers, partners, and speakers to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality events.
- Championing the attendee experience by gathering feedback, evaluating outcomes, and implementing improvements.
- Monitoring, tracking, and reporting on event participation, engagement, outreach metrics, and overall performance.
- Maintaining and managing event pipelines, trackers, dashboards, budgets, workflows, and reporting systems to ensure effective coordination and delivery.
- Coordinating cross-functional inputs from marketing, digital, stakeholder engagement, and business teams to deliver integrated campaigns and activities.
- Ensuring compliance with brand guidelines, data governance requirements, marketing policies, and budget management processes.
Analysing performance data, evaluating marketing effectiveness, benchmarking results, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.
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Role Specific Knowledge & Experience:
Essential
- Experience developing and delivering events (online and face to face)
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders and suppliers to coordinate delivery.
Experience in the design and delivery of marketing strategies and plans to support programmes/products.
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Desirable
- Experience in the cultural, youth, sport, training, education or charitable sectors.
- Experience in a global or international organisation.
- Experience in marketing operations, campaign planning or performance tracking.
- Experience in content commissioning.
- Experience in marketing operations, campaign planning or performance tracking
Experience of Cvent events platform
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Specific Requirements
Degree in marketing, communications or a related discipline, or demonstrable equivalent professional experience.
British Council supports working in new ways such as hybrid working, subject to full approval by line management and conditional upon our ability to provide the appropriate level of service. This may not be appropriate for all roles but can be explored at interview.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
Safeguarding Statement
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email [email protected]
