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Role Profile EAL Nexus Administrator London Dec13
Role Profile EAL Nexus Administrator London Dec13
Role Profile
Purpose of job:
To provide logistical and administrative support to the English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Nexus project and its staff. The postholder will oversee temporary assistance at peak periods of
the project.
The British Council EAL Nexus project provides support to learners who speak English as an
Additional Language (EAL) and to their teachers in the UK. This is in accordance with our
ongoing vision to support integration strategies, build capacity in the sector and facilitate
community links. The award of European Integration funding* for the EAL Nexus project enables
us to create resources for teachers and young migrants who have arrived from outside the EU
and EEA, and to make these available via the future EAL Nexus website:
http://eal.britishcouncil.org This post is based in London, reporting to the Project Director, and will
provide vital administrative support for the project team.
* total value = £1,016,000 over 3 years (85% of which will be EAL expenditure)
A key aspect of the post is the timely management of project financial records, and resource
management including raising and goods-receipting purchase orders, arranging payments to
vendors, supporting financial reporting including overseeing time-logging system, and budget
control and audit processes.
Key relationships:
Internal
Head UK English
British Council stakeholders (e.g. design, press, social media)
Project Director
Project Co-ordinators
Other Project Administrators
Team of EAL resource specialists
Temporary assistants
Travel and hotels teams
Global Service Desk
Finance
Procurement
External
Regional experts
Schools
Community organisations
Partner organisations and other EAL stakeholders
The post may involve occasional travel, and a willingness to work in the evenings at occasional
events, and at weekends, for occasional conferences.
The post must be London-based, as other key project staff will use London as a base.
Note to applicants
The shortlisting will be based on the answers given to the criteria 1. to 8. in the Person
Specification below. Please make sure that you answer each criterion separately.
The other criteria (British Council Behaviours) will be used in addition during the interviews of the
short-listed candidates.
Please specify any As this post is based in the UK, candidates must have the right
passport/visa and/or nationality to live and work in UK.
requirement.
Please indicate if any security
or legal checks are required DBS cleared desirable
for this role.
Caroline Drummond
Submitted by Date 10 December 2013
Melissa Cudmore