The British Council in Syria is recruiting teachers for the teaching centre in Damascus to start in September.

Our minimum requirements: highly proficient use of English, first degree or equivalent qualification (NQF L6/L7) with a Certificate level qualification in TEFL and 1800 -2000+ hours of post-certificate experience.

You will have experience of teaching general English to adults and in exam preparation courses and specific knowledge and skills related to either teaching YLs (Primary, Middle and Secondary) or Business English.

Salary is in the range £948 to £999 per month (depending on level of qualification) with approx 55% paid in local currency. The package also includes an accommodation allowance which, in most cases, covers all rent due. See below for other allowances and benefits, including subsidised utilities, medical insurance and pension contributions.

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• Closing date: Rolling recruitment until positions are filled
• Start date: September 2010

To apply: send your completed Professional Profile (download 'application form' from the top of this web page) to teachthere@britishcouncil.org

Appointments to teaching roles are subject to Criminal Records Bureau checks in the UK or their equivalent overseas.

The British Council Korea is recruiting full time EFL Teachers for our growing Teaching Centres in Korea. Possible start dates are: 28th December 2010 (January term), 27th February 2011 (March term) and 24th April 2011 (April term). Please state your preferred start date in your application form. These posts offer some of the best developmental opportunities in the British Council Network and the chance to earn and save well in a modern Asian city with a well-developed infrastructure and low crime rate.

To be considered, you should be a highly proficient user of English with a degree from an English Speaking country. Please note the original degree transcripts are essential for visa purposes. You should also have a internationally recognised TEFL-I qualification (i.e. CELTA or equivalent) and a minimum of 2 years post-certificate teaching experience with a wide range of classes, levels and age groups.

• Start date: 28/12/2010,  27/02/2011 & 24/04/2011
• Closing date: 12 September 2010.
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Application forms (Professional profiles) can be downloaded above. Completed applications should be sent to EAteacher.Recruitment@britishcouncil.org.sg. Internal candidates should also include their last two end of year records and copy in their line managers when submitting their applications.

NB. Please note the visa process for Korea can take up to three months therefore please bear this in mind when submitting an application.

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. In line with the British Council's Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks. In the UK, and in other countries where appropriate systems exist, these include criminal records checks.

If you're interested in teaching English abroad this is a great opportunity to find out what it's really like. You'll meet our recruitment team face to face, meet other EFL teachers and get answers to those burning questions! To join this event, send an email to teachthere@britishcouncil.org with 'Open Day 18 September' in the subject line. The event will be at the City Inn Manchester, One Piccadilly Place, 1 Auburn Street, Manchester, M1 3DG from 10.00 to 13.00.

The British Council Centre in Jeddah, Riyadh and Al-Khobar provide English language training to thousands of young Saudi men and women each year both in our own classrooms and on the premises of companies and in partner training institutes.  There is a huge demand for English in this fast growing and dynamic economy, and we are now recruiting for a male teacher of English. Would you like to join us? If you can meet our qualification and experience requirements, then we can offer you a very good package, a supportive and friendly work environment, and a real boost to your career as you gain experience in a variety of interesting new courses, and perhaps study for a further ELT qualification.

Saudi Arabia is a very important country in the world today and is fast changing.  English teaching is just one of many British Council activities that aim to promote mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue.  As a British Council teacher in Saudi you’ll enjoy a comfortable home life, with many swimming pools, gyms, restaurants and huge well-stocked tax free shopping centres everywhere, as well as opportunities for sport and leisure activities such as scuba diving in the red sea, desert camping, as well as travel to neighbouring countries.

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To apply send a completed Professional Profile ('application form' available from the top of this web page) to teachthere@britishcouncil.org. Internal candidates should also include their last 2 Performance Evaluations / End of Year Records of Performance.

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. In line with the British Council's Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks. In the UK, and in other countries where appropriate systems exist, these include criminal records checks.

The British Council in Cairo is recruiting two Training Co-ordinators to start at the end of September. UK or Egyptian passport essential.

The two Egypt Teaching Centres (Agouza & Heliopolis) are strong contributors to the British Council’s ELT work across the Arabic-speaking region, Cairo being a hub for activities across the Near East and North Africa and also a regional training centre. In Agouza, the larger of the two centres, we run adult and young learner courses throughout the year as well as TKT, CELTA and DELTA orientation courses. You will play a key role in the delivery of the British Council's Teacher Support Programme for newly qualified teachers. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teacher to build their interest in and gain experience of teacher training and development.

See 'vacancy information' below for further information, or write to teacherapplications@britishcouncil.org.eg with particular questions.

You must have a TEFL certificate (CELTA, Trinity Cert. TESOL or equivalent) and experience of providing support for teachers, developing materials for use in training sessions and of running training sessions.

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To apply: send your Professional Profile (download 'application form' from the top of this web page) to teachthere@britishcouncil.org

Closing date: 16th September

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. The British Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its partners to share this commitment. Appointments are contingent on thorough checks, including Criminal Records checks.

We are looking for teacher/teacher trainers to be part of an exciting new project with the Malaysian Ministry of Education.  This is an excellent development opportunity for anyone interested in teacher training.

You will be part of a team of trainers working to provide Malaysian early primary teachers with methodology training, teaching resources and continuous professional development in order to improve the teaching of English in Malaysia.  

You will work within a cluster of schools delivering a range of innovative British Council training courses to Malaysian early primary English teachers.  

You must have a minimum of a TEFL-I qualification (CELTA/CertTESOL or equivalent) and 2 years’ full time post-qualification experience including young learners. We will also consider applicants who are PGCE qualified with QTS. Experience of teacher training/development, line management or coaching/mentoring is desirable.  You must be a highly proficient speaker of English and you must have a first degree or equivalent. (NQF L6/L7).

• Closing date: 30th September 2010
• Start date: January 2011
• Applications to: teachthere@britishcouncil.org
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The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. The British Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its partners to share this commitment. Appointments are contingent on thorough checks, including Criminal Records checks.

The British Council Libya is recruiting eight full time Teacher Trainers to work on a new project providing teacher training and English language teaching to secondary school teachers in Libya. This new project ‘Libya English Teaching in Secondary Schools’ (LETSS) will work in close cooperation with our well established Libyan English Teaching in Universities Project (LETUP). You will be based in one of the established university language centres and will also be required to make frequent visits to secondary schools to observe teaching practice. You will be responsible for implementing and delivering the teacher training and English language training programmes working in coordination with the secondary school teachers, Language Centre Manager and administrators, the British Council Project Manager and Teacher Trainers from other centres.

This is a very varied and challenging position working in a bi-cultural environment as part of a team of 11, delivering Teacher Training and General English courses to Secondary School English Teachers.

Successful candidates need to be able to live and work in a remote location, have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy leading & developing others. For further information on the LETSS project and the cities and towns we operate in, please see our LETUP Information Pack below.

Esssential requirements: Degree, Diploma (DELTA, Trinity Dip. TESOL etc.) and at least 4 years experience of teaching EFL.

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To apply: send your completed Professional Profile to teachthere@britishcouncil.org

We will process applications as soon as we receive them and this advert will remain until the posts are all filled.

British Council appointments are contingent on thorough checks. These include criminal records checks.

The British Council is recruiting a Training & Academic Manager to work in Al-Jabel Al-Gharbi University in Gharyan, Libya, as part of the Libyan English Teaching in Universities Project (LETUP) from September 1st 2010. UK passport essential. Also essential: TEFL Diploma (eg DELTA, Trinity Dip. TESOL etc.) and at least 4 years experience of teaching EFL.

This project is focused on establishing high quality language centres in ten universities which are fully run and staffed by Libyan university employees. This is a very varied and challenging position working in a bi-cultural environment.  The overall goal of the Training & Academic Manager is to ensure the long-term sustainability of the language centres which we have established so far. Working with one other British Council teacher/trainer and on average 6 Libyan teaching assistants, Training & Academic Managers implement and deliver the Training & Development programmes of Libyan Teaching Assistants, the Language Centre Administrators and the BC teacher/trainers.  Training & Academic Managers also take responsibility for the day-to-day academic management of the teaching team in the language centres, from organising timetabling, tests & meetings through to syllabus & materials design and delivery.  You will also be required to teach English to post-graduate students at the university.

Successful candidates need to be able to live and work in remote locations, have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy leading & developing others.  You do not need previous experience of teaching TKT, ICELT or equivalent as this can be arranged.  One year contract only.  

For further information on the universities, their progress and the cities and towns we operate in, please consult the LETUP information pack.

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Internal applications (Professional Profile) to penelope.brown@ly.britishcouncil.org * external candidates download an application form from this web page (top of the page) and when complete, send it to teachthere@britishcouncil.org

We will process applications as soon as we receive them, and we will remove this advert once the post is filled.

British Council appointments are contingent on thorough checks. These include Criminal Records checks.

British Council Sri Lanka is recruiting a Senior Training Consultant to join the state education strand of Project English in Sri Lanka.

Project English began in 2007 with the aim of raising the standard of English of young aspiring people in India and Sri Lanka (ISL), to facilitate their access to education and career opportunities. We are aiming to train 750,000 teachers of English in India over the five year period 2008 to 2012, working with both the corporate and state sectors in the ISL region.

In the state sector, the project focus is on:

• Improving language proficiency of teachers
• Improving teaching methodologies in schools
• Providing a range of teaching resources to increase reach and impact.
• Curriculum reform

As a Senior Training Consultant, you will be responsible for the project management design and delivery of trainer training and teacher training programmes for primary, secondary and tertiary level teachers in the state sector.

We are offering a two-year contract starting on or near October 4th.

Essential recruitment requirements are

• First degree, or equivalent, in any subject, from a recognised university
• TEFL-Q (DELTA, Trinity Dip. TESOL or PGCE in TEFL or equivalent TEFL diploma)
• At least two years experience of teaching EFL after completing TEFL-Q
• Proven and significant ability to design, deliver and facilitate courses/events in Teacher/trainer training, mentoring and professional development.

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To apply: send your completed External Application form and professional profile to alison.barrett@in.britishcouncil.org

Closing date: 10th September

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. British Council appointments are contingent on thorough checks. These include Criminal Records checks.

The British Council Cairo is recruiting a Senior Teacher Adult Courses for the Heliopolis Teaching Centre. UK or Egyptian passport essential. This is an excellent opportunity for a Coordinator or Senior Teacher to develop and broaden their skills and experience in a wide range of academic and business management areas.

The Heliopolis Centre currently provides English language training to over 1000 adult students and 500 YLs every term. Liaising with the Senior Teacher Academic in the Agouza Centre, you will be responsible for providing the academic and operational lead on Adult Courses in Heliopolis for a diverse and friendly teaching team of approximately 28 teachers.

You will be a key member of the Heliopolis management team (consisting of Branch Manager, Senior Teacher Young Learners, Senior Teacher Adult Courses and 4 Coordinators) all of whom work closely together to manage the day-to-day running of this medium-sized Teaching Centre.

See below for further details. If you have particular questions which aren’t answered below, please write to teacherapplications@britishcouncil.org.eg with your questions.

To apply: send your Professional Profile (download ‘application form’ from the top of this web page) to teachthere@britishcouncil.org

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The closing date is 6 September 2010

Contract start date: mid-late September

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. The British Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its partners to share this commitment.

The British Council Libya is recruiting a Training & Academic Manager to work in Al Fateh University (Tripoli) from September 1st 2010, as part of the country-wide Libyan English Teaching in Universities Project (LETUP). UK passport essential. Also essential: TEFL Diploma (eg DELTA, Trinity Dip. TESOL etc.) and at least 4 years experience of teaching EFL.

This is a very varied and challenging position in a bi-cultural environment. Working with two other British Council teacher/trainers and 9 Libyan teaching assistants, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day academic management of the teaching team in the language centre, from organising timetabling, tests & meetings through to syllabus & materials design and delivery. You will implement and deliver training & development programmes for Libyan Teaching Assistants, Administrators and the BC teacher/trainers and you will also be required to teach English to post-graduate students at the university. The overall goal of the Training & Academic Manager is to ensure the long-term sustainability of the independent language centre in Sebha.

Successful candidates need to be able to live and work in a remote location, have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy leading & developing others. The contract is for one year. For further information on the universities, their progress and the cities and towns where LETUP is operating, please consult the LETUP information pack.

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to apply: download an application form from this web page (top of the page) and when complete, send it to teachthere@britishcouncil.org

We will process applications as soon as we receive them. This advert will be removed once the post is filled.

British Council appointments are contingent on thorough checks. These include Criminal Records checks.