Director, Business Strategy and Operations

Role Title: Director, Business Strategy and Operations Location: London, UK About the Role The British Council is seeking an exceptional Director, CE Business Strategy and Operations to provide strategic leadership across Cultural Engagement. This role will drive financial sustainability and growth through specialist commercial expertise, robust business development governance, and deep knowledge of the philanthropic and donor sector. The Director will leverage extensive networks and multistakeholder partnerships across these sectors to identify opportunities, strengthen collaboration, and position Cultural Engagement for long-term impact and relevance in the UK and globally. They will also set and enable an effective and efficient operating environment to deliver the CE integrated global plan. This is a critical leadership role, providing direction and oversight for the CE Business Strategy and Operations team and its associated networks. The postholder will champion market data-informed decision-making, partnership development, and organisational excellence, with a focus on: Overall commercial sustainability and growth, integrating market insight and external funding intelligence into CE annual planning, including the integrated income generation plan Providing a Centre of Excellence for business development, contracting, project and programme management, and embedding evaluation, EDI, and gender mainstreaming across programmes Strengthening business analysis through ..... full job details .....