The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect diversity at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.

We currently have ten vacancies in our offices.

Guangdong Office: Examinations Services Assistant

Chongqing Office: Examinations Finance Officer

Guangdong Office: Arts Officer

Beijing Office: Assistant Events Manager

Beijing Office: Examinations Services Assistant

Beijing Office: Examiner Support Officer

Guangzhou Office: Resources Officer

Beijing Offce: Examinations Services Assistant

Beijing Office: Examinations IT Officers

IELTS Examiners Recruitment

Wales Government Chongqing Office : Higher Education Project Officer

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Guangdong Office: Examinations Services Assistant

The British Council in Guangzhou office is looking for an Examinations Services Assistant (UK Examinations). This post is being advertised both internally and externally.

The main aim of this job is to support the delivery of the UK examinations (University, Professional, Educational and English exams) in line with Exams Quality Standards and regulations set by examinations’ boards.

Requirements:

• You are able to establish a genuinely common goal with others
• You are able to deliver clear results for the British Council
• You can deliver your best work in order to meet your commitment
• You must possess strong communication skills both in Chinese and English
• You are able to demonstrate strong IT skills
• You are with administration experience
• All the requirements are as detailed in full on the role profile.

Salary and benefits:

The above position includes a gross salary of RMB 4,892 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year, and medical insurance.

Application Procedure:

You should complete the application form (both part 1 and part 2) to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to hr_guangzhou@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 19 Feb 2012. You are strongly advised to read Guidance on Completion of the Application Form before completing the application form.

Further details of the job, please refer to the role profile specifying in full the competencies require. If you have not heard from us by 23 Feb 2012, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applications not made on our standard application form will not be considered.

ChongQing Examinations Finance Officer

The British Council office in Chongqing is looking for qualified candidates to fill in the post of Examinations Finance Officer

This post is being advertised both internally and externally.

The main aim of this job is to contribute to the British Council’s development and delivery of exams business in Southwest China through providing financial services to internal and external exams customers, and supporting Exams Management in budget monitoring and financial planning.

Requirements:

For details, please refer to the Role Profile.

Salary and benefits:

The above position includes a gross salary of RMB6,957.00 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year, and medical insurance.

Application Procedure:

You should complete the application form (both part 1 and part 2) to show how your skills and experience match the competencies required for these jobs. Please send your completed application form to hr@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 6 March 2012.  Applications not made on our standard application form will not be considered.

You are strongly advised to read Guidance on Completion of the Application Form before completing the application form. For further details of the job, please refer to the job description specifying in full the competencies required.

If you have not heard from us by 15 March 2012, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Guangdong Officer: Arts Officer

The British Council in Guangzhou office is looking for an Arts Officer (fixed term contract till Dec 31st 2012). This post is being advertised both internally and externally.

The main aim of this job is to support Arts Manager the implementation and quality control of regional large scale projects (UK Now) and agreed local projects by working with partners, stakeholders and wider target audiences in China and the UK to meet the British Council’s strategic objectives.

Requirements:

• You need to demonstrate contract and project management skill
• You are able to challenge yourself and others to deliver better results
• You can deliver your best work in order to meet your commitment
• You are able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of arts in China
• You are with working experience relevant to programmes and projects of a culture/education organisation
• All the requirements are as detailed in full on the role profile.

Salary and benefits:

The above position includes a gross salary of RMB 8,589 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year, and medical insurance.

Application Procedure:

You should complete the application form (both part 1 and part 2) to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to hr_guangzhou@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 23 Feb 2012.  You are strongly advised to read Guidance on Completion of the Application Form before completing the application form.

Further details of the job, please refer to the role profile specifying in full the competencies require. If you have not heard from us by 2 Mar 2012, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Beijing Office: Examinations Services Assistant

The British Council Examinations team is looking for an Examinations Services Assistant – UK Exams who will be based in Beijing office. The payband 4 post is being advertised both internally and externally.

All the requirements for the position are detailed in the job description. We are looking for a person to start the post no later than 1 April, 2012.

Salary and benefits:

The above position includes a gross starting salary of RMB 8589 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year and medical insurance.

Application Procedure:

You should complete the application form (both part 1 and part 2) to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 20 Feb 2012. You are strongly advised to read Guidance on Completion of the Application Form before completing the application form.

For further details of the job, please refer to the job description which specifies in some detail all the requirements. If after submitting an application you have not heard from us by 27 Feb 2012, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applications not made on our standard application form will not be considered.

Beijing Office: Assistant Events Manager

The British Council is seeking qualified and enthusiastic candidates with excellent proficiency in English (above BULATS Level 3 or IELTS 6) and strong events management skills and communication skills to fill the 11 months fixed-term post of Assistant Events Manager based in Beijing.  The successful candidate will join an established Marketing and Communication team and contribute to events management in North and Central China.

The key duties of this post include:

• To deliver high quality events and provide professional supporting to sector teams on logistic arrangements for events; liaising with sector teams and external suppliers, contribution of creative ideas.
• To handle budget issues for events as delegated by commissioners or Events Manager. All financial transactions are in accordance with British Council Financial procedures.
• To provide administrative support to Events Team.

Competencies and skills required for the post above are listed in the linked job description. Please note that 2 years events management experience is preferred.

Salary and benefits

The above position includes a gross salary of RMB 8,589 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year, and medical insurance.

Application procedure

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form as attachment to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn.  The Application Form ( Part 1 and Part 2), Job Description and Guidance on Completion of the Application Form are linked to this job advertisement.  

Deadline for applications is 20 February 2012. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by end of February 2012, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Beijing Office: Examiner Support Officer

The British Council Examinations team is looking for an Examiner Support Officer who will be based in Beijing office. The pay band 5 post is being advertised both internally and externally.

All the requirements for the position are detailed in the job description. We are looking for a person to start the post no later than 19 March, 2012.

Salary and benefits:

The above position includes a gross starting salary of RMB 8589 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year and medical insurance.

Application Procedure:

You should complete the application form (both part 1 and part 2) to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 20 Feb 2012. You are strongly advised to read Guidance on Completion of the Application Form before completing the application form.

For further details of the job, please refer to the job description which specifies in some detail all the requirements. If after submitting an application you have not heard from us by 29 Feb 2012, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applications not made on our standard application form will not be considered.

Beijing Offce: Examinations Services Assistant

The British Council Examinations team is looking for one Examinations Services Assistant to be based in Beijing office. The Band 4 post is for a 2-year fixed-term contract and is being advertised both internally and externally.

All the requirements for the position are detailed listed in the job description. We are looking for the person to start working no later than 01 March, 2012.

Salary and benefits:

The above position includes a gross starting salary of RMB 4,892 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year and medical insurance.

Application Procedure:

You should complete the application form (both part 1 and part 2) to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 16 Feb, 2012. You are strongly advised to read Guidance on Completion of the Application Form before completing the application form.

For further details of the job, please refer to the job description which specifies in some detail all the requirements. If after submitting an application you have not heard from us by 24 Feb 2012, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applications not made on our standard application form will not be considered.

Guangzhou Office: Resources Officer

The British Council is seeking qualified and enthusiastic candidates to fill the permanent post of Resources Officer based in Guang Zhou.  

Purpose of Job:  

To provide professional customer service, administration and Human Resources services to internal or external customers in compliance with agreed standards, guarantee a high level of customers’ satisfaction and present a consistent and quality image of the British Council to all customers.

The core responsibilities are:

• HR support to Resources Manager
• Facilities support to Resources Manager
• Personal assistant to the Area Director Guang Zhou
• People management

Competencies and skills required for the post above are listed in the linked job description. Please note that relevant experience working in function of customer service and administration work is preferred.

Salary and benefits

The above position includes a gross salary of RMB 8,589 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year, and medical insurance.

Application procedure

Due to our status as a diplomatic mission we are only able to offer employment to Chinese and British nationals and spouses of other diplomats currently working in China.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form as attachment to hr_gz@britishcouncil.org.cn.  The Application Form ( Part 1 and Part 2), Job Description and Guidance on Completion of the Application Form are linked to this job advertisement.  

Deadline for applications is 19 February 2012. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by end of February 2012, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Beijing Office: Examinations IT Officers

The British Council Examinations team is looking for two Examinations IT Officers to be based in Beijing office on 2-year fixed-term contract.

All the requirements for the position are listed in the job description. We are looking for these people to start working as soon as possible.

Salary and benefits:

The above position includes a gross starting salary of RMB 8,589 per month before deductions, 22 days annual leave per year and medical insurance.

Application Procedure:

You should complete the application form (both part 1 and part 2) to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 16 Feb 2012. You are strongly advised to read Guidance on Completion of the Application Form before completing the application form.

For further details of the job, please refer to the job description which specifies in some detail all the requirements. If after submitting an application you have not heard from us by end of Feb 2012, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applications not made on our standard application form will not be considered.

Wales Government Chongqing Office : Higher Education Project Officer

REPORTING TO:Manager of the China-Wales HE Training Consortium

LINE MANAGEMENT:Head of the Welsh Government Office in Chongqing

SALARY:Starting salary will be based on grade and according   to experience and qualifications.

JOB DESCRIPTION:-

Main Purpose of Post

• Actively seek out commercial opportunities in Chongqing or other areas of China within a business, governmental or educational context on behalf of  members of the Consortium of ten Welsh universities
• Initiate and support the development of commercial training partnerships and activities between the Consortium of Welsh universities and institutions/organisations in China
• Provide regular updates to the consortium  of Welsh universities relating to labour market intelligence in China as well as any relevant educational, social and economic issues/concerns

Main Duties

• Develop a reliable network of contacts in the education, government and business community in Chongqing and more widely in China in order to notify Welsh universities, at the earliest opportunity, of potential cultural, educational and commercial opportunities (with a focus on the latter)
• Support Welsh universities as to the most effective way to make progress with these  opportunities by providing a detailed context to the leads
• Keep up to date with government thinking and policy in relation to education, economic and  social development in Chongqing and China and report on developments to the Manager of the Wales-China Higher Education Training Consortium
• Keep up to date with Higher Education policy, educational, social and economic developments in Wales  
• Report all opportunities for  income generation within a business or an educational context in Chongqing/China to the Manager of the Wales-China Higher Education Training Consortium
• Take on any other reasonable duties which from time to time may arise.

Key Relationships

The post holder will be expected to:

• Form an effective and cooperative working relationship with both the British Council and UK Trade & Investment in Chongqing
• Form effective and co-operative working relationships with educational institutions and commissions in Chongqing and Wales, commercial organisations in Chongqing and  Welsh Government representatives in both countries
• Report on progress against agreed targets to the Manager of the Wales-China Higher Education Training Consortium
• Report to the Head of the Welsh Government office in Chongqing in relation to pay and conditions of employment
• Liaise with relevant organisations in China in relation to commercial opportunities.

Note: This Job Description is accurate as at the date shown below.  In consultation with the post holder it may be varied to reflect changes in the job.

PERSONAL QUALITIES REQUIRED:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• Integrity and honesty;
• Previous, recent related work experience will be a plus, although not necessary;
• Proficiency in both written and spoken Chinese and English;
• Good communication and presentational skills;
• Proven ability to make effective professional contacts;
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of the Wales Government Office team;
• Good computer skills (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook);
• Ability to manage resources and budgets;
• Knowledge of Wales, UK and the Wales-China relationship would be advantageous.

HOURS OF WORK:

0900-1700 Monday-Friday (the job holder may be required to work longer hours during busy periods or during official visits for which time off in lieu will be given).

APPLICATION PROCESS:-

All applications for this vacancy should be sent by email to Alun Hughes at chinawaleshetc@glam.ac.uk no later than Friday 9 March 2012.  Applicants must send in a short, word processed letter of application in English, stating their reasons for applying for the job, details of professional references, a recent photograph and an up-to-date C.V.  Only applications in English will be considered.

Those candidates invited to interview will be notified by email after the 13 March 2012 and interviews will take place on Tuesday 20th March at the Wales Government office in Chongqing.  

Only those invited to interview will receive a reply to their application.  The Wales Government Office is an equal opportunities employer.

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The IELTS Centre mainland China is recruiting examiners.

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect diversity at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.

We are looking for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to join our team of IELTS examiners in mainland China.

You will need:

An undergraduate degree or a qualification which can be demonstrated to be an equivalent to an undergraduate degree.

A TEFL/TESOL qualification from a recognised institution (at minimum certificate level) or EFL / ESOL related studies completed as part of an undergraduate / post graduate award course from a recognised institution (minimum certificate level equivalent) or A degree in Education (if supported by an undergraduate degree which includes studies focused on English language at point 1 above) .

A minimum of three years full-time relevant teaching experience (or equivalent part time) is required*. If an applicant’s EFL / ESOL qualification is at certificate level (or equivalent), one of the three years full-time teaching experience must be post EFL / ESOL certificate qualification. If the EFL / ESOL qualification is at Diploma level or higher, teaching experience post EFL / ESOL qualification is not required.

The required professional attributes and interpersonal skills.

*Note: ‘Full-time teaching’ is classified as a minimum of 14 hours of face-to-face teaching per week

Please downlaod Recruitment Information Pack or contact exapps@britishcouncil.org.cn