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1 Role Title Head Arts North India Role Information Role Type Pay Band Location Duration Reports to: Business, partnership and Programme development 7 Delhi Indefinite Assistant Director - Programmes Role purpose To work with the UK and Indian arts and creative sectors to develop collaborative programmes and partnerships. These should deepen bilateral cultural understanding through the arts and reach significant audiences in India, while supporting the prosperity of the arts and cultural sectors in both countries. Specifically, to lead on the arts programme in the North India, including design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; achieving targets as outlined in area, country and regional strategies. This will include delivering large scale project-based activity through a complex network of resources and partners, overseeing a portfolio of projects and co-ordinating country/area based teams Geopolitical/SBU/Function overview The British Council (BC) is the UK s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. The South Asia region is of high priority for the UK and includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iran (non-represented) and Nepal. The British Council In India The British Council has been operating in India since Our vision is of a bilateral relationship strengthened by improved economic, social and cultural opportunities for the next generation of young people in India. We work in arts, education and by sharing the English language and increasingly focus on transformative programmes online (with the aim of reaching of tens of millions of people in 2017 and more in future years) and through partnerships in States across the country. In we engaged with almost 3.2m people through our operations and libraries in New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai and through centres in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, and Pune in partnership with the Indian Institute of Cultural Relations. A ten-yearlong programme with State Governments has trained over 1m teachers in government schools 1 The British Council

2 and reached 35m children. In addition, in we taught thousands of students in our teaching centres in New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. British Council India Exams business has recently separated into a new entity in Gurgaon and offers UK qualifications to hundreds of thousands of Indians wishing to enhance their English language, academic and professional skills. The British Council has been appointed the lead organization for a year of cultural exchange between Britain and India that launched in The programme, which includes digital and live showcasing, collaboration, capacity building and research is being implemented through influential partners and will provide lasting value and benefit for both India and the UK. British Council and the Arts Our work in the Arts aims to reflect UK creativity and innovation; creating partnerships between arts organisations in India and the UK and supporting work that people in our target groups experience, helping them to see the UK as the source of inspiring and challenging work, and an attractive destination and partner for study, business and tourism. We achieve this through: Showcasing: bringing the best of the UK's live and digital arts to new audiences in India, combining the large-scale and high-profile along with the more experimental and artistically ambitious, with the aim of inspiring millions of people through the arts. Creative collaborations: developing new work in collaboration with artists and institutions of both countries, with a strong focus on the potential of India s creative industries. Skills and leadership: developing cultural skills initiatives that provide opportunities to cultural professionals and creative entrepreneurs in both countries to work and learn for mutual economic and cultural benefit. Arts for social change: using the potential for the arts to address social issues, in particular the empowerment of women and girls. North India The British Council in North India comprises 7 states (Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) and 2 union territories (Delhi NCR and Chandigarh). Our priority focus is on opportunities in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh as well as Delhi and Chandigarh. We especially want to explore the opportunities for working in Uttar Pradesh and build our relationships, presence through programmes and our impact. Our priority states provide us with a target audience of around 35m people under 40. We aim to reach 250,000 face to face and a further 3 million through digital channels including social media, online audiences, publications and broadcast. Our two centres in Delhi and Chandigarh are important for political contacts and relationship building and provide opportunities for delivering programmes both on-site in our flagship Delhi building and our flexible Library space in Chandigarh. Delivering good, strategically aligned programmes and events in our premises and increasing premises utilisation is a priority. The area is diverse in terms of political allegiance, religious affiliation, socio-economic prosperity with some extremes of wealth and poverty, and other HDI indicators. For a fuller version refer to the NI marketing plan. Main opportunities/challenges for this role: The development of a range of partner relationships in the arts and creative sectors in India The co-creation of projects that effectively deliver against agreed strategy with a range of partners, bringing in significant external funding The use of new media and other technologies effectively to reach new audiences The delivery and evaluation of projects to the highest standards Main Accountabilities: 2 The British Council

3 Business, Partnership & Programmes Delivery Contributing to the development of our strategy for the North India, ensuring the arts plays an important role in line with country, regional and global strategies Development and delivery of an innovative arts programme in the North India which responds to the these strategies and achieves agreed targets, working closely with UK art form leads Commissioning of research, developing project concepts and writing project proposals Ensuring Arts projects are managed to a high standard and meet the project objectives Monitoring and evaluation of events and activities to ensure they achieve the required impact, income and leverage Working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to support impact and reach of the Arts programme, ensuring that outputs are in line with brand guidelines and maximize digital opportunities Implement a range of project management systems and tools to ensure effective delivery against agreed targets Customers & Stakeholders Keeping professionally updated on developments in the arts and creative sectors in the North India and the UK that affect strategy and delivery Developing and maintaining excellent networks and relationships with the arts and creative sectors in the North India, helping to match them with potential partners and collaborators in the UK, and identifying potential partners and beneficiaries for new British Council programme activity Risk & Compliance Working with the procurement team to ensure financial compliance and risk management according to British Council policies for arts budgets Ensuring all income and in-kind contributions are properly recorded Investigating any reported instances of non-compliance with agreed corporate risk management policies (e.g. child protection, security policies, financial protocols, antifraud measures), and taking appropriate remedial action, including escalation to more senior colleagues as required Analysis & Reporting Planning and management of the Arts budget (expenditure and income), ensuring spend and profiling match the annual targets Interpret, plans and implements a range of agreed BC reporting procedures ( e.g. financial and reporting) to ensure project delivery is compliant with BC systems & standards and holds staff to account for maintaining them, to ensure that results are accurately recorded, thereby enabling timely and effective operational decision-making Commercial & Resource Management Working with the business development teams in India and the UK to identify, nurture and maintain relationships to generate co-creation of new projects, sponsorship and partnership funding People Management Lead the arts team in the North India, and in some cases project-specific teams across India and the UK to develop and deliver projects Manage team development and performance in line with British Council s performance management procedures Key Relationships: Internal Director - North, Director Arts India, arts team members across India 3 The British Council

4 Regional Director Arts, regional arts team, art form advisers in the UK Programme managers in other business units in India External Existing and emerging leaders of arts organisations Policymakers Leading and emerging artists and creative entrepreneurs Potential funders for arts work Role Requirements: Threshold requirements: Assessment stage Passport requirements/ Right to work in country Person Specification: Qualifications Legal right to work in India Shortlisting Assessment stage Graduation or Equivalent Role Specific Knowledge & Experience Certification in Project Management or a related field Shortlisting Experienced of delivering complex projects and programmes in the arts and creative sectors, ideally at an international level Relevant Experience Experience of working across matrix structure to drive and deliver a substantial change agenda Experience of developing & embedding new ways of working e.g. framework, approaches and processes of working Role Specific Skills Specialist knowledge of the arts and creative sectors in the North India and a broad knowledge and familiarity with UK culture. Broad network of contacts in the arts and creative sectors in the North India Specialist qualification in a relevant field British Council Core Skills Assessment Stage 4 The British Council

5 1. Managing projects (Leads smaller projects) Analyses requirements with the sponsor/stakeholders, defining the specification with awareness of equality and diversity impact, planning, revising, implementing and evaluating on small-to-medium scale and/or low risk projects. 2. Communicating and influencing (Is creative and adaptable in communications) Able to use a range of non-standard and creative approaches to inform, and persuade others, extending beyond logical argument to influence decisions and actions in a way which is inclusive and engaging. 3. Managing finance and resources (Supports budget management) Monitors and controls an agreed budget within a defined area, producing reports and analyses and contributing to planning. 4. Developing business (Develops viable business) Defines and develops products/programmes/services which deliver British Council goals on impact, income and surplus within a defined area of business that responds to market opportunities and aligns to wider corporate strategies. 5. Managing accounts and partnerships (Builds account teams) Identifies and deploys teams of British Council staff whose attributes match the stakeholder/customer/partner s needs, and adapting proposals to accommodate the needs of the other party. 6. Managing People (Manages a team) Provides full line management to a team where all members are working in a similar area of expertise or business. Scope includes planning, setting objectives, role modeling an inclusive culture, recruitment, development and performance management. British Council Behaviours Creating Shared Purpose (More Demanding) - Creating energy and clarity so that people want to work purposefully together. Connecting with Others (More Demanding) - Actively appreciating the needs and concerns of myself and others. Working Together (More Demanding) - Ensuring that others benefit as well as me. Being Accountable (More Demanding) - Putting the needs of the team or British Council ahead of my own. Prepared by: Assessment Stage Date: HR Version 2 11 th October The British Council