Hourly-paid Teaching Opportunities - Riyadh

We welcome expressions of interest in potential hourly paid teaching opportunities from male and female teachers with a Certificate level TESOL qualification (i.e. Cambridge CELTA or equivalent) and two years subsequent full-time English language teaching experience.

The Professional Profile is a CV-like document that aims to capture full evidence of your qualifications and training, career history and teaching experience to date.

When a teaching vacancy arises we will review the Professional Profiles we have received and then invite any short-listed candidates for an interview.

Please send a completed Professional Profile to teach@sa.britishcouncil.org  

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Invigilators - Part Time

The purpose of the job is to invigilate British Council Examinations.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Spoken English: ability to deal with more complex information/enquiries
• Customer Care: able to present routine information clearly and logically
• Team-working:  Able to deal professionally with peers and customers in a pleasant but firm manner and to make an active and constructive contribution to the work of Examination Venue Teams
• Interpersonal skills: able to deal with challenging circumstances
• Able to meet deadlines/keep to a schedule

Desirable requirements

• University Degree

Other important features or requirements of the job

• Role may involve at times travelling, unsocial/evening hours, working on weekends
• Must hold a valid resident permit (iqama) for Saudi Arabia

Only shortlisted candidates will be informed. Please read the Role Profile carefully and complete the application form.  Fully completed applications should be returned to ksa.recruit@sa.britishcouncil.org

IELTS Examiners - Jeddah
Closing date: 15 June 2013

We are looking for suitably qualified and experienced individuals (males/females) to join our team of IELTS examiners in Jeddah - Saudi Arabia.

You will need:

• An undergraduate degree or a qualification which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to an undergraduate degree.
• A recognised qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or recognised equivalent as part of a recognised university award course.
• At least three years full time (or the equivalent part time) relevant TESOL teaching experience (minimum one year post certificate level qualification). The majority of this teaching experience must relate to adult students (16 years and over).
• The required professional attributes and interpersonal skills (see application for more details)

Please read the IELTS examiner minimum professional requirements carefully and complete the application form. (You may use the Guide for applicants to IELTS examiner recruitment to help you). Fully completed applications should be returned to sarah.ahmed@sa.britishcouncil.org.

Customer Services Manager, Teaching and Exams
Riyadh or Jeddah office
Closing date: 24 May 2013

The purpose of the job is to lead on the building and maintaining of an effective, efficient, integrated and motivated Customer Services team in Saudi Arabia, which adheres to British Council values, Customer Services Excellence, meets all Performance Management and Professional Development standards and works effectively with internal and external stakeholders, and in particular supports the activities of the teaching and examinations businesses,to develop and implement a customer services strategy for the country,to provide decision support for Teaching and Exams (T+E) management by collecting, analysing and reporting current customer data from all Saudi Arabia centres.

Essential Behaviours

• Shaping the future
• Being accountable
• Making it happen
• Working together

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Marketing & customer service
• Human Resource Management
• Business Management and development
• Communications skills
• Computer skills
• English language minimum IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
• Native speaker level of written and spoken Arabic

Essential Experience

• Minimum five years’ experience of customer service management

Other important features or requirements of the job

• Appointment to post will be subject to successful visa approval from the Ministry.
• For residents of Saudi who apply a valid resident permit (transferable) in order to eligible to apply.
• Regular travel within Saudi Arabia.
• Occasional travel to Regional meetings (MENA).

The closing date for applications is 24 May 2013 Please read the Role Profile carefully and complete the application form. (You may use the Guidance notes, Behaviours pack and Generic Skills pack to help you). Fully completed applications should be returned to ksa.recruit@sa.britishcouncil.org.

Only candidates that are shortlisted for the job will be contacted by the British Council, if you are not contacted, your application has not been taken any further.  

Please note that short listing may take up to one month after the deadline date.