Education Manager Northern Ireland

Overview

As Education Manager, you will lead a diverse portfolio of education programmes in Northern Ireland to boost participation and internationalisation across schools, FE and HE sectors. You will work within a small team, steward sector partnerships, and align local activity with global Education/Tertiary Education strategy. You will shape programme design, quality and impact while driving income generation and external engagement. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen NI’s international profile and contribute to the UK-wide Cultural Engagement agenda.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• indefinite contract
• alignment to Pay Band 7 salary
• opportunity to influence UK-NI educational linkages
• inclusive and anti-racist culture

Responsibilities

• Contribute to NI Education strategy and annual plan aligned with global and CE priorities
• Manage relationships with sector partners and stakeholders across the UK and globally
• Oversee project design, MEL plans, and contract management for Education/Tertiary programmes
• Ensure financial management, budgeting, profitability, and timely delivery
• Support business development, bid/proposal development and due diligence for partners
• Lead on digital initiatives and platforms to improve efficiency and impact
• Line management and matrix support for sector programme teams; act as Senior Responsible Officer for smaller projects
• Monitor portfolio impact and ensure compliance with BC policies and EDI commitments

Key requirements

• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Project management or equivalent qualification or experience
• In-depth understanding of NI and UK education sectors; experience with externally funded projects
• Experience in client-funded contract pursuit and MEL within projects
• Strong relationship-building with diverse stakeholders (government, education leaders, donors, researchers)
• Experience embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in programmes
• Strong report-writing and presentation skills; ability to communicate with senior stakeholders
• Team-working and intercultural skills; ability to lead digital events (e.g., Teams) with accessibility and safeguarding standards

• effective communicator
• stakeholder engagement
• team collaboration
• monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
• contract management
• financial management and budgeting

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