Currently, there are two job vacancies available in our China Offices.The IELTS Centre mainland China is recruiting examiners.

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British Council Shanghai Office

Examinations Services Assistant
Examinations Services Officer

IELTS Centres Mainland China

IELTS Examiners recruitment

British Council Shanghai Office: Examinations Services Assistant

The British Council in Shanghai is looking for a Band 4 post of Examinations Services Assistant in mainland China. The key objective of this post is to support the delivery of IELTS test in east China region by performing test administrative duties to meet standards set out in IELTS audit document.

Requirements:

• You will have enthusiasm towards your job and the ability to manage obstacles.
• You will have excellent team working skills.
• You will possess strong customer service orientation.
• You will have the abilities of knowing and acknowledging your strengths, limitations and preferences.
• Language skills - Excellent written and oral communication in Chinese and English (BULATS 3 Level or equivalent).
• All the competencies for the position are as detailed in full on the job description.

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 to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to job.shanghai@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 17:00 on 15 July 2009.  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 job description specifying in full the competencies require. If you have not heard from us by 25 July 2009, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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

British Council Shanghai Office: Examinations Services Officer

The British Council in Shanghai is looking for a Band 5 post of Examinations Services Officer in mainland China.

The key objective of this post is to provide administrative support to ITAM focusing on stock management and post-test processing to ensure all IELTS standards and requirements are met.

Requirements:

• You will have enthusiasm towards your job and the ability to manage obstacles.
• You will have strong customer service orientation.
• You will have excellent team working skills.
• You will possess the leadership quality to hold people accountable.
• You will possess the ability of analytical thinking.
• Language skills - Excellent written and oral communication in Chinese and English (BULATS 4 Level or equivalent).
• Knowledge of Exams business - Has an awareness of the exams business market, products and processes.
• All the competencies for the position are as detailed in full on the job description.

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 to show how your skills and experience match the competencies and send your completed form to job.shanghai@britishcouncil.org.cn no later than 17:00 on 15 July 2009.  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 job description specifying in full the competencies require. If you have not heard from us by 25 July 2009, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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

IELTS Centre Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing: IELTS Examiners

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