Job title:
Programme Manager
Company
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Job description
Job description:
- Act as the DAAD representative in the networking group “Lokales Netzwerk Deutsch” and other lobby groups relating to German language/German as a foreign language
- Network with all relevant partners in the UK, Ireland and Germany
- Budget planning and monitoring
- Report in German and English
- Manage DAAD contractual agreements with UK and Irish universities
- Help to prepare and take part in relevant panel meetings
- Liaise with UK and Irish universities relating to the placement of lecturers for German and teaching assistant posts
- Evaluate lectureships annually
- Liaise with UK universities, DAAD lecturers and DAAD headquarters concerning visa and immigration
- Design and manage training events for lecturers (F2F and online)
- Assist with and take part in training courses offered by DAAD headquarters
- Collaborate with the German Embassies in London and Dublin and the German Consulate in Edinburgh for any relevant activities
- Do marketing and PR for the DAAD lecturer programme and the topic of “German Language in the UK and Ireland”
- Act as a first point of contact for all DAAD lecturers and teaching assistants in the UK and Ireland
- Collaborate with the IMLR for the annual DAAD-IMLR German language Competition
Candidate Profile:
- At least Master’s degree in German or German as a Foreign Language (DaF) and
- Ideally, two year’s relevant work experience in teaching or international educational management
- Excellent command of English and German (C2 level, mother tongue)
- Excellent knowledge of the UK, Irish and German HE sector
- Excellent knowledge of the subject area of German in the UK and Ireland
- Experience in designing and managing training courses and seminars
- Willingness to take part in events or go on business trips outside the weekly working hours
- Experience in leading a team
- Team player, good organiser, able to work under pressure
- Outgoing personality
- Experience in event management (F2F and virtual)
- Entitled to live and work in UK (British nationality, legal residency, pre-settled or settled status)
The contract is based on UK employment law. Normal working time will be 40 hours a week. The salary will be £ 4,131.00 gross per month. There is a six-month probationary period. The salary will be taxable in Germany unless you are a UK citizen and do not also hold German nationality.Please email your application (CV in German and English with a covering letter in German and English) by 10.07.2025 to james@daad.de (via the ‘Apply’ button above).£4,131 per month
Expected salary
£4131 per month
Location
London
Job date
Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:36:11 GMT
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