Business Pursuit Manager (Nepal Examinations)

Region                   :               South Asia

Country                  :               Nepal

Location                :               Kathmandu

Department           :               English & Exams

Job Category        :               Business Development/Partnerships

Pay Band               :               Locally appointed Grade G

Vacancy Description

Contract: 2 Years + 1 -Fixed Term Contract of Employment 

The British Council Nepal is looking for a Business Pursuit Manager (Nepal Examinations) to actively pursue Examinations Business in the country, converting opportunities into business. This includes all aspects of examinations, but with a strong focus on business development across various products and services. 

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT

The Nepal Operation

The British Council has been working in Nepal since 1959, starting with a Library at Kantipath and now offering services in 5 cities in Nepal. The main activities are Examinations, Grant-funded (GPF) and FCR project management for development services. 

Examination Services

The English and Examinations Strategic Business Unit (E&E) is one of three strategic business units in the British Council (the others being Arts and Education & Society) all of which have the remit to build trust for the people of the UK by building relationships through aspects of our language and culture.  E&E achieves this by enabling people across the world to access the life-changing education and work opportunities that are created by learning English or gaining valuable UK qualifications.  Promoting the English language also provides a medium for communication, helping break down barriers of misunderstanding or mistrust between cultures. The British Council’s 2020 vision for English & Examinations is to be the world authority in high quality English language teaching, learning and assessment, as well as the International distributor of choice for UK professional and school qualifications. 


The Examinations business makes a significant contribution to British Council financial sustainability, and as such, it is essential that the business evolves in order to maintain its position in a fast-changing operating context. There is a need to standardise and automate activities across the globe to deliver efficiencies, and there is also a requirement to develop new digital products and services to meet changing customer demands and competitive pressures. In a cost and resource-constrained environment, balancing the on-going requirements and allocation of funds will be critical, as will the integration and planning of the implementation of the different changes across a global network of 110+ countries charged with the on-going delivery of impact and income whilst changing key elements of the supporting operational platform. 

Main Opportunities / Challenges for the role

• Understand and foresee country conditions to spot and act on opportunities 
• Providing  timely feedback on commercial planning scenarios that have changed
• Achieving sales/ account targets and ensure customer satisfaction 

Main Accountabilities:

·          Winning business

·          Market & customer intelligence.

·          Brand/product knowledge & promotion

·          Leadership & management

·          Analysis and Reporting

·          Commercial planning

If you are interested to apply,for further information please see the application details in  the following link

Alpplication Details: Apply Now

Closing date:  UK time: 23:59, 27 June 2018

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. British Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its partners to share this commitment. In line with the British Council’s Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks. In the UK, and in other countries where appropriate systems exist, these include criminal records checks.