Tom Dearing

Experience

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  Lycée Renaudeau

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2011

  English Language Assistant

  • Independently taught English lessons to classes of up to 30 French students.• Produced engaging materials and worked closely with the English department to ensure my work contributed towards the overall curriculum.• Adapted to and overcame various challenging situations posed by teaching large groups of students and setting myself up in a new country.

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  Thomson Reuters

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  Research Assistant

  • Involved in the Global Institutional Profiles Project which documents academic institutions and provides data for the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings.• Researched academic institutions and presented my findings to complement data analysis and allow for accurate conclusions to be drawn for the university rankings.• Kept in regular contact with institutions around the world to ensure data was submitted in a timely manner.

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  British Council

  Sept 2012 - now

  • Head of the prestigious Language Assistants programme on behalf of the UK Govt.; a large international mobility programme with 4000+ participants annually across 15 countries• Managed resources, risks, interdependencies and opportunities across 15 countries, including in challenging environments• Managed a large geographically-dispersed virtual team and took them from being in constant conflict to achieving a high performance / collaborative culture within 1 year• Led the programme through COVID-19 including overseeing global emergency response procedures and strategic engagement with clients, partners, suppliers and sector stakeholders• Negotiated a 25% budget increase with government clients to deliver new Brexit-related requirements and invest in new systems Show less

  • Programme Director

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Senior Programme Manager

    Sept 2018 - Nov 2022

  • Consultant

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2018

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Project Officer

    Sept 2012 - Jul 2014