Currently, there are seven job vacancies available in our China Offices. 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.

British Council Beijing Office
English Projects Delivery Manager
Business Partnerships Consultant
Assistant Project Manager English Services
Networks Manager
Arts Officer (temp)

British Council Shanghai Office
Examinations Services Officer

British Council Guangzhou Office
Communications Officer

IELTS Centres Mainland China
IELTS Examiners recruitment

British Council Beijing Office: English Projects Delivery Manager

Our Beijing Office is inviting applications for the post of English Projects Delivery Manager for the China Hong Kong English programme. As a member of the Beijing English team, the post holder will support the management and delivery of British Council English projects.

Main duties

• Undertaking national and local office project management of a number of projects in the areas of ELT for teachers and learners.
• Responsibility for the implementation of an agreed set of project activities at different stages of the project cycle, including a small number of existing projects, where appropriate.
• Responsibility for internal and external communication on project milestones and progress to target

Competencies and skills required for this post are listed in the linked job description.

Salary for this post is RMB 20273 per month before deductions.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form as attachment to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn. The Application Form, Job Description and Guidance for completing the application form are linked to this job advertisement.  

Deadline for applications is 17:00 on 18 July 2008.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by end of August 2008, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only. If you have any questions about completing the job application form please email hr.enquiry@britishcouncil.org.cn

British Council Beijing Office: Business Partnerships Consultant

Our Beijing Office is inviting applications for the post of Business Partnerships Consultant for the China Hong Kong English programme. As a member of the Beijing English team, the post holder will contribute to the achievement of the aims and objectives of the British Council as the UK’s international organisation for educational and cultural relations in China through the extension of its business networks and relationships.  In particular they will work with the corporate sectors with strong focus in English projects, to obtain support, sponsorship, and partnerships for the British Council’s work primarily in Beijing and for China Region projects where appropriate.

Main duties

• To secure and develop sponsorship / funding agreements for agreed British Council English activities within a strategic framework
• To lead on the development and delivery of sponsorship / funding plans for English
• To access existing known networks and build, maintain, and extend a strong network of corporate contacts and proactively market British Council activities and opportunities for collaboration in English projects.

Competencies and skills required for this post are listed in the linked job description.

Salary for this post is RMB 13489 per month before deductions. In addition a commission rate will paid related to income raised for the English programme.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form as attachment to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn. The Application Form, Job Description and Guidance for completing the application form are linked to this job advertisement.  

Deadline for applications is 17:00 on 18 July 2008.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by end of August 2008, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only. If you have any questions about completing the job application form please email hr.enquiry@britishcouncil.org.cn

British Council Beijing Office: Assistant Project Manager English Services

Our Beijing Office is inviting applications for the post of Assistant Project Manager English Services for the China Hong Kong English programme. As a member of the Beijing English team, the post holder will support the management and delivery of British Council English teaching partnership project.

Main duties

• Administering  the resources, processes and systems that support the Mainland China Teaching Operations Project to ensure that it can establish partnership teaching centres efficiently and effectively in Mainland China
• Co-ordinating events and initiatives that support project implementation
• Supporting the Project Manager in the development and maintenance of partnerships and related contacts

Competencies and skills required for this post are listed in the linked job description.

Salary for this post is RMB 13489 per month before deductions.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form as attachment to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn. The Application Form, Job Description and Guidance for completing the application form are linked to this job advertisement.  

Deadline for applications is 17:00 on 18 July 2008.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by end of August 2008, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only. If you have any questions about completing the job application form please email hr.enquiry@britishcouncil.org.cn

British Council Beijing Office: Networks Manager

Our Beijing Office is inviting applications for the post of Networks Manager for the China-UK Connections through Culture programme. As a member of the Beijing arts team, the post holder will lead on the management of Connections through Culture, a project aimed at developing and supporting a network of sustainable links between professional arts organisations in China and the UK. This post has a fixed-term contract for 12 months.

Main duties

• Planning and implementing networking events for arts organisations in China and the UK
• Providing advisory and brokering services to Chinese and UK arts organisations
• Providing on-the-ground support to UK arts organisations visiting China
• Managing regional information services

Competencies and skills required for this post are listed in the linked job description.

Salary for this post is RMB 13489 per month before deductions.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn. The Application Form, Job Description and Guidance for completing the application form are linked to this job advertisement.  

Deadline for applications is 17:00 on 11 July 2008.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by end of July 2008, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only. If you have any questions about completing the job application form please email hr.enquiry@britishcouncil.org.cn

British Council Beijing Office: Arts Officer

Our Beijing Office is inviting applications for the post of Arts Officer.  As a member of the Beijing arts team, the post holder will promote the diversity and creativity of contemporary UK through the arts programme by assisting in planning and implementation of cultural events of all arts forms. This post has a fixed-term contract for 9 months.

Main duties

• Managing and implementing arts projects as required
• Assisting Arts Manager in the development and maintenance of relations with key Chinese partners
• Conducting information search in support of arts programme planning and updating arts contacts lists
• Providing general administrative support to Director Arts and Arts Manager

Competencies and skills required for this post are listed in the linked job description.

Salary for this post is RMB 8141 per month before deductions.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form as attachment to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.cn. The Application Form, Job Description and Guidance for completing the application form are linked to this job advertisement.  

Deadline for applications is 17:00 on 11 July 2008. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by end of July 2008, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

British Council Shanghai Office: Examinations Services Officer

Our Shanghai Office is inviting applications for the post of Examinations Services Officer. The post holder will report to Professional and Education Examinations Manager. The post has a fixed-term contract, and will end on 7 August 2009.

Competencies and skills required for this post are listed in the linked job description.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form to job.shanghai@britishcouncil.org.cn. The Application Form, Job Description and Guidance for completing the application form are linked to this advertisement.

Deadline for applications is 17:00 on 21 July 2008. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by 31 July 2008, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

British Council Guangzhou Office: Communications Officer

Our Guangzhou Office is inviting applications for the post of Communications Officer. Competencies and skills required for this post are listed in the linked job description.

Salary for this post is RMB 8140 per month before deductions.

Interested applicants should submit a completed British Council application form to hr_guangzhou@britishcouncil.org.cn. The Application Form, Job Description, Guidance for completing the application form are linked to this job advertisement.

Deadline for applications is 17:00 on 21 July 2008. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by us. If you have not heard from us by 25 July 2008, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.

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