Consultant German Connection; Comms & M&E

Position: Consultant German Connection (Comms & M&E)
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.

We connect. We inspire.

Contract type :
Fixed Term Contract until March 2028, with the possibility of extension.

Hours:

36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Pay band : 7

Salary: £30,839 plus £3,300 London Market Allowance for those in the London area only.

Location :
London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast and anyone on pre-existing homeworking contracts in the UK.Closing Date: 10th May 2026

Benefits Include, but are not limited to:32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays3 days volunteering leave

Career average defined benefit pension scheme

Requirements:

Please note that candidates must have the pre-existing (permanent) legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Visa Sponsorship and relocation assistance is not provided.

Role ContextUK-German Connection is a bilateral government initiative for school and youth links between the two countries. UK-German Connection is dedicated to supporting partnerships and exchanges, offering intercultural opportunities, and facilitating connections between schools, youth groups and young people in the UK and Germany. UK-German Connection works in collaboration with partner agencies in Germany; the UK office is hosted by the British Council as its accountable organisation.

Role Purpose The Consultant will be responsible for managing the Communications and Monitoring & Evaluation strand of UK-German Connection activity. This includes:

Maintaining and enhancing UK-German Connection’s visibility amongst stakeholders, partners and customers and relevant sector audiences showcasing and celebrating successful UK-German partnerships and exchanges providing a platform (first port-of-call) for UK-German opportunities to raise awareness of opportunities and encourage participation and engagement reporting on activity, engagement and impact for stakeholder awareness aligning and complementing bilateral UK-German Connection activity with British Council Communications and M&E.Main Accountabilities Communications :

Manage UK-German Connection communications, including project-related outreach, materials, storytelling and events.

Coordinate communications updates across the team and all UK-German Connection activity.

Assess project activity and feedback for showcasing purposes.

Coordinate UK-German Connection’s overall web presence and social media accounts, and produce relevant and compelling digital content, including images and video.

Support the development and visibility of a new digital offer.

Manage UK-German Connection’s attendance at external events.

Manage relevant customer, partner and stakeholder contacts.

Customer Service :

Consistently provide high quality service to all customers, minimising mistakes at each stage of the programme/project cycle.

Tailor customer service activities to customer needs and circumstances and engage in an open and supportive dialogue.

Acknowledge and respond to enquiries within agreed timescales and to a high communication standard. Ensure through cross-functional work that consistent messages are delivered to applicants and participants.

Manage delivery of customer enquiry mailboxes.

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) :

Manage evaluation and reporting according to stakeholder needs, including British Council-internal reporting and evaluation reports for the bilateral UK-German Connection Steering Group.

Coordinate M&E updates across the team and all UK-German Connection activity.

Contribute to the development of stakeholder and external reporting.

Manage relevant customer, partner and stakeholder contacts.

Programme and Project Management :

Oversee the life cycles of projects and events to ensure work is delivered on time and to a high standard. This includes general administration, communication and correspondence with partners, briefings, logistics (where applicable), facilitating events and workshops,…