International Education Manager

British Paediatric Neurology Association

Hours
37.5 hours per week

Length of contract
18 month

About the Organisation

British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) is the professional organisation for doctors who specialise in the care of children with neurological disorders. The BPNA has developed a number of educational programmes for doctors in the UK and overseas, both online and face-to-face. This role directly supports the education of healthcare professionals across the UK, impacting the care of children with neurological conditions. 

About the role

British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) is seeking to appoint an International Education Manager to join our team in central London, with the post requiring some international travel. The BPNA is the professional organisation for doctors in the UK who specialise in the care of children with neurological disorders. Building on our success to date, we are working jointly with the International League Against Epilepsy to facilitate the roll-out of an educational course for healthcare workers in countries around the world.

Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) was developed by the BPNA and has been running in the UK since 2005, and internationally since 2012, with over 22,000 attendees around the world to date.  PET has been successfully launched in 14 countries, including Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. Since 2012, there have been more than 9,000 attendees at courses outside the UK. 

A UK faculty team delivers a 3-day launch programme in-country to faculty teams recruited locally, who commit to delivering a minimum of one course per year for 5-years. The purpose of a launch event is to train the local team to deliver courses without reliance on UK faculty members. Roll-out is achieved through a healthcare partnership with the national paediatric or epilepsy organisation. The purpose of the International Education Manager is to project-manage ‘launches’ and provide additional support to further develop International Education at the BPNA.

You will work closely with colleagues and volunteers both in the UK and internationally to plan, problem-solve, and to monitor progress against objectives. You will be expected to develop strong project plans and budgets and to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and within budget. The role will involve travel to launch sites in order to run the launches and train local administrators. You will support the ongoing development of the international PET Programme, including managing the travel of 18 international Country Leads to the UK in March 2027.

You will also provide continual excellent stewardship to international faculty, both established and new. We are looking for an experienced international development professional who also has events and project management experience. You will need to be flexible, organised, have meticulous attention to detail, be able to work to tight deadlines, and be comfortable working in a global team with colleagues across different time zones. 

The purpose of the International Education Manager is to successfully deliver international PET launches and rollouts and support the ongoing delivery and development of the international PET programme. This role will:

• Project manage upcoming PET launches for the Caribbean and El Salvador/ Honduras.
• Travel to launch sites to manage launch events and to train local administrators to run PET courses.
• Manage project budgets and collate data for project reporting.
• Support the Director of Education to deliver the launch application process, monitoring incoming applications and queries.
• Support the overall delivery and development of the international PET programme.
• Maintain the quality and standards of PET, supporting others to do the same.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Project manage PET launches, ensuring that all activities are delivered on time and within budget.
• Keep up to date with FCDO, news and local advice, produce travel risk assessments, and advise the Director of Education and the Executive Director on highlighted risks.
• Work with Country Leads to set budgets for launches, manage expenditure and reconcile finances post-launch.
• Work alongside the Director of Education, Education Content Co-Ordinator and International Programmes Assistant to support the delivery of the PET123 Update. Manage the travel of international attendees.
• Develop relationships and Memoranda of Understanding with launch partners.
• Carry out due diligence on new partners.
• Working alongside colleagues across the Education department, ensure all course resources are consistent and maintain the quality standards for PET. Furthermore, support international partners to ensure easy access to the resources they need to run courses, including facilitating the translation of materials.
• Contribute to quarterly Trustees’ reports on international short course activity and to the BPNA’s annual report.
• Assist the Director of Education with launch information and data for fundraising proposals and reports as required.
• Support BPNA’s annual conference as required.
• Assist with other tasks as requested by the Director of Education, Executive Director or Trustees.

Supervision of Others:

• No direct supervision of others, but will matrix-manage the International Programme Assistant on any tasks that require their support. Supervision and support from your line manager and trustees. Your line manager will be the Director of Education. Your priorities and targets are set according to the BPNA Operational Plan and the International Education Strategy and monitored by your line manager.

Communication:

• You will be in contact with both internal and external stakeholders at a variety of levels, including some for whom English will not be their first language. You should be able to adapt your communication style to the audience, ensuring clear and comprehensive communication of logistical details.

Financial and Resource Management:

• Ordering responsibility within defined BPNA procedures.
• Setting budgets for PET launches and ensuring expenditure is in line.
• Provide Expense reports to funders as required. 

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

• Experience in planning and managing events
• Experience of working with budgets
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Diplomatic and clear oral and written communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work well under pressure and to juggle competing deadlines
• Flexible in the face of changing priorities and an ability to respond calmly to last-minute requests and changes
• Proactive approach and able to work on own initiative
• Ability to identify and raise potential issues before they become problems
• IT competent. Able to use Microsoft 365, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Good attention to detail
• Able to work as part of a geographically dispersed team
• Experience managing events or travelling overseas 

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual leave: 25 days of annual leave plus an additional day for your birthday, plus bank holidays. After every 2 years of service, you will receive an additional 1-day of annual leave, to a maximum of 30 days.
• Pension: BPNA operates the NEST pension scheme. Employee contributions are 5%. Employer contributions is 7%.
• Development: Support for relevant professional development and training

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely.
• Occasional travel and weekend work to meet with and support colleagues in different time zones. 

How to apply

• BPNA International Education Manager Job Description
• British Paediatric Neurology Association Strategy 2026-2031
• BPNA Annual Report 2024/2025
• Apply online with your C.V and cover letter. The application closing date is 29th May 2026 at 21.00

Interviews

• Interviews are intended to be held at our London office for Wednesday, 10th June 2026 (please keep available), and we will inform successful interview candidates by 4th June 2026.
• Please do clearly inform us if, for some reason, you can’t make that date in person in your application.
• References will only be taken once your explicit permission has been given and after a conditional offer of employment has been made.

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