Evaluation Manager

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Role

Support the smooth delivery of the British Council’s Evidence, Evaluation and Learning (EEL) team activities by coordinating reporting, compliance, finance and knowledge management processes. You will manage evaluation reports and resources, support vendor payments and budgeting activities, organise events and practitioner networks, and help ensure valuable insights and evidence are accessible across the organisation to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.

Role Accountabilities

• Lead on curation of evaluation reports: Leading and maintaining the evaluation repository and tracker, sourcing, tagging and coding reports, securing publication approvals, and coordinating dissemination pathways. Uploading evaluation reports to IATI, the Government Evaluation Registry and the British Council website, working closely with the Research & Insight team.
• Manage finance processes for the evaluation team: Managing vendor setup, SAP purchase orders, contracts and invoice payments for the evaluation team. Supporting forecasting, reporting, budget tracking, time logging and other project implementation activities.
• Responsibility for dissemination and engagement coordination: Coordinating internal and external report launches, dissemination webinars and communities of practice. Working with the Research & Insight team to support learning and engagement activities.
• Oversee EEL team’s toolkits and resources: Developing and maintaining the evaluation team intranet, including Theories of Change, outcomes, case studies, indicators, methods and standards. Updating evidence content on the British Council intranet and leading equality screening for evaluation policies, standards and strategies.
• Capacity building: Overseeing the development of Monitoring and Evaluation training materials. Coordinating internal capacity-building sessions on evaluation methods and standards.

Qualifications

Education

Essential: Equivalent and relevant work experience is acceptable.

Desirable: Degree in a social science or humanities is desirable.

Role Specific Skills

• Systems & Digital Skills: Confident using and quickly adapting to new systems, platforms and technologies.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and countries.
• Data Literacy: Comfortable working with data, reporting and Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and Word.
• Information Management: Skilled at collecting, organising and managing information from multiple sources and formats.

Role Specific Knowledge and Experience

Essential: Demonstrated capability in knowledge management, content curation, records management, administration or related operational support functions. Strong capability in coordinating and delivering digital and in-person events and engagement activities. Proven ability to work effectively with senior leaders and a wide range of stakeholders. Skilled in delivering or coordinating projects, ensuring priorities and deadlines are successfully managed. Able to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver results within agreed timelines.

Desirable: Knowledge of evaluative approaches or transferable expertise from a related discipline or field. Project management training, qualifications or equivalent work experience. Experience with SAP.

Important Information:

• Business Division: Business, Strategy and Operations
• Language Requirement: Proficient written and spoken English
• Pay Band: 7
• Country/Location: United Kingdom (Open to employees in all UK offices including employees already on homeworking contracts)
• Working Arrangement: Hybrid, (please note you will be required to work from the office for up to 3 days per week)
• Contract Type: Indefinite Contract (Permanent)
• Contract Hours: Full time - 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Starting Annual Gross Salary: £32,381

Benefits for the UK include, but are not limited to:

• 32 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays
• 3 days volunteering leave
• Career average defined benefit pension scheme
• An unrivalled opportunity for you to get to use all the experience you’ve built up working in and/or leading global organisations to support us in building trust across the world.

Please note: The post will work closely with teams across the British Council, most notably the Research & Insight team.

Closing Date: 01 October 2026 at 11:59 PM IST and 01 October 2026 at 07:29 PM BST

Background Checks: Employment with the British Council is subject to satisfactory background checks, both before appointment and periodically during employment, as required. The nature and level of checks will depend on the role and applicable local laws.

Proof of Identity requirements/right to work in country: Candidates should ensure they have the pre-existing legal right to live and work in the country where the role is based. Mobility / relocation / visa sponsoring support will not be provided.

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. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org