Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

Tailor your resume to this Cross Sector Communications & Engagement Senior Consultant role.

Rezi rewrites your resume against British Council's job description. Free.

Resume score gauge reading 58 out of 100

Don't guess if your resume is good enough.

See how it scores against the Cross Sector Communications & Engagement Senior Consultant posting at British Council — free, in seconds.

About the Role

The Erasmus+ Cross Sector Communications & Engagement Senior Consultant will support the development and delivery of stakeholder engagement, communications and digital engagement activities to encourage high-quality participation in Erasmus+ across education, training, youth and sport sectors. This role involves increasing awareness, understanding, and engagement with Erasmus+ opportunities by collaborating with programme teams, specialists, applicants, beneficiaries, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders across education, training, youth and sport sectors, supporting engagement plans aligned with National Agency priorities.
Act as a key point of contact for stakeholder groups, representative bodies and strategic partners, facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing across sectors.
Represent the National Agency at conferences, sector events, webinars and external stakeholder meetings.
Develop and deliver high-quality communications content that promotes Erasmus+ opportunities, programme priorities and stakeholder engagement.
Produce stakeholder briefings, promotional materials, guidance resources, case studies and success stories tailored to diverse audiences.
Contribute to communications campaigns, ensuring messaging is clear, accessible, consistent and audience-focused.
Support the dissemination of programme results, impact and examples of good practice.
Design and deliver digital engagement activities, including webinars, virtual events and online learning opportunities.
Build and maintain digital stakeholder communities and networks to strengthen programme visibility and participation.
Monitor digital engagement performance, using stakeholder insights and data to identify opportunities for improvement.
Support innovation in digital engagement approaches, communications platforms and delivery methods.
Design and deliver information sessions, workshops and training activities for Erasmus+ applicants and beneficiaries.
Develop practical guidance materials and resources to support organisations in understanding programme requirements and delivering high-quality projects.
Encourage collaboration, peer learning and capacity building across sectors.
Gather and analyse stakeholder feedback, participation trends and programme data to identify emerging opportunities, risks and engagement challenges.
Produce reports, briefings and recommendations to support decision-making, programme planning and future funding rounds.
Promote Erasmus+ priorities including inclusion, diversity, sustainability and digital transformation.
Support initiatives that widen participation among underrepresented organisations and communities.
Contribute to programme quality assurance, evaluation, monitoring and continuous improvement activities.
Work collaboratively with communications, assessment, grants management, policy and sector support teams to ensure coordinated programme delivery.
Manage assigned projects and workstreams to agreed deadlines, quality standards and budgets.
Support governance, reporting and organisational assurance requirements, while sharing effective engagement practices across programme teams.

Requirements

Experience of stakeholder engagement across complex organisational environments.
Experience developing and delivering communications, engagement or outreach activities.
Experience creating high-quality communications content for diverse stakeholder audiences.
Experience designing and facilitating events, workshops, webinars or training activities.
Experience managing projects and delivering against agreed objectives and deadlines.
Experience building and maintaining productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship management and partnership development skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively.
Strong strategic communications, content development and audience-focused storytelling skills.
Ability to analyse information, identify trends and translate stakeholder insights into practical recommendations.
Strong organisational and project delivery skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
Experience of Erasmus+ or other international education and mobility programmes (Desirable).
Experience of digital engagement, online communities or communications platforms (Desirable).
Experience working within public sector, education, training, youth or international programme environments (Desirable).
Experience working with government departments, representative bodies or strategic partners (Desirable).
Experience monitoring and evaluating stakeholder engagement activities (Desirable).
Qualification in communications, stakeholder engagement, project management or a related discipline (Desirable).
Project management qualification or equivalent professional experience (Desirable).
Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
Written and verbal proficiency in English.
Ability to work effectively within a hybrid working environment.
Successful completion of British Council background screening requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement
Communications
Digital engagement
Relationship management
Partnership development
Written communication
Verbal communication
Strategic communications
Content development
Storytelling
Information analysis
Project delivery
Organisational skills
Digital engagement platforms
Online communities

Location

London
Cardiff
Belfast
Edinburgh
Remote (UK)

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote

Experience Level

Senior Consultant

Education Level

Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience

Salary/Compensations

£40,179 gross per annum

Benefits

2 Year Fixed Term Contract with possibility of extension

About the Company

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.
For over 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
We work with people in over 150 countries and reach over 700 million people.
We connect. We inspire.
The Department for Education has announced that the British Council is set to take on the role of National Agency for Erasmus+.
In December the UK and EU arrived at a political agreement that the UK would rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme in 2027.
That agreement has now been legally formalised under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The British Council has a longstanding commitment to supporting international exchange.
It was a lead partner in the Erasmus+ UK National Agency from 2014-20, where Erasmus+ made a significant contribution to the UK's cultural relations activities, funding 8,091 projects, engaging 583,757 UK participants, and awarding around €1.1 billion to UK organisations.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we 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 and 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.
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.