English & School Education Project Manager

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. The Role: Manages and delivers funded projects from initiation to completion, overseeing plans, stakeholders, compliance, reporting, and contracts, or contributing to specific components within larger multi-country programmes. Accountabilities: Relationship and stakeholder management * Builds and manages strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring engagement, collaboration, and effective communication across projects and programmes. * Leads procurement, supplier and contractor management, holding partners accountable for delivery while guiding small teams to achieve project outcomes. Commercial and financial management * Ensures financial compliance by supporting budgeting, monitoring expenditure, maintaining accurate financial records, and delivering timely financial reporting. Project management * Develops and delivers project management plans, identifies risks, and implements mitigation strategies in collaboration with senior stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes. * Manages procurement, contracting, compliance, reporting, and stakeholder requirements, ensuring adherence to client, funding, and organisational standards. * Oversees data collection, quality assurance, analysis, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, providing accurate project insights and supporting evidence-based decision-making. Sector/subject expertise * Applies local context expertise to enhance project design and delivery, supports knowledge sharing, and maintains partner insights to inform strategic development. Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) * Demonstrates accountability for fostering an inclusive, anti-racist culture by promoting equity, mitigating bias, supporting wellbeing, and actively embedding EDI and anti-racism principles through continuous learning and practice. Role specific knowledge and experience: Essential: * Experience of managing projects from start to finish and familiarity with project life cycles * Experience of managing external stakeholders and using technology in project delivery * Good understanding and experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation Desirable: * Experience of managing teacher education projects (delivered online, face-to-face or blended) Role specific skills: * Demonstrable knowledge of local school level education system(s) Language Requirements: * Azerbaijani C1 level (essential) * C1/C2 English language proficiency (essential) * B2 Russian language proficiency (desired) Education: * Bachelor's degree in English and/or Education (essential) * Master's Degree in English and/or Education (desirable) Professional qualification and certification: Foundation level project management qualification (Desirable) Closing Date: Applications will close at 23:59 IST/22:29 AZT on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 You must have the legal right to work in Azerbaijan at the time of application. Important Information: Business unit: Cultural Engagement Department: English and School Education (country reporting) Pay Band: 6-G Country/Location: Azerbaijan Contract Type: Indefinite Contract (Permanent) Work arrangement: On-site Requirements: Please note that candidates must have the pre-existing, legal right to work in Azerbaijan. Mobility / relocation / visa sponsoring support will not be provided. 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. A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world. 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. 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