British Council Nigeria Job Vacncies
The British Council in Nigeria is looking for a suitable and qualified candidate to fill the post of a Project Manager.
Context and Environment:
The post will involve managing ongoing and new projects in Nigeria under the supervision of the English Language Teaching Adviser. The post will involve working with at least one Project Officer to deliver training programmes to mainly state primary teachers throughout Nigeria.
Job aim:
- To contribute to the regional strategy for English in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- To manage a portfolio of large scale and local ELT projects, mainly through partnerships to meet the British Council’s objectives and targets.
Responsibilities:
The post holder will be responsible for managing a number of projects within the British Council’s global English portfolio. Specific duties will include:
- financial accounting and planning for each project
- project planning, monitoring and evaluation
- managing relationships with project partners and representing the project to other external stakeholders
- ensuring projects are marketed to the highest standard in print, digitally and at events
- soliciting partnership funding against specified income targets
- ensuring that all project activity reflects key equal opportunities and diversity issues
The post holder will be accountable to English Language Teaching Adviser for the successful progress and implementation of each project. The role will involve team work with one or more Project Officer(s) and possibly one other Project Manager.
How to apply?
Read through the role profile document. Download and complete the application form. To help you understand and complete the application form, read through the ‘How to complete the application’ document at the top of this page. Listed within the role profile document, you will find a number of listed ‘behaviours’ and ‘skills and knowledge’. Evidence against those criteria’s will need to be provided in your role application form. To help you understand those criteria’s, we have provided a ‘behaviours’ and ‘generic skills’ dictionary at the top of this page.
Please read all the documents carefully before you fill in the job application form. Telephone applications will not be considered. Completed applications should be sent via email to by no later than 03 October 2012.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We do not accept CV’s, handwritten applications or expressions of interest. The application form must clearly explain how your experience matches the above profile and include names and contact details of 3 references.
Candidates with special needs should please ask us for this information in alternative formats.
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Nigeria – IELTS Examiners |
The British Council in Nigeria is looking for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to join our team of IELTS Examiners.
Outline:
Examiners conduct one to one interviews with IELTS candidates to assess their spoken English according to set requirements. Examiners also assess written scripts produced by candidates under exam conditions. Examiners are recruited on a casual basis and are expected to examine at least ten sessions a year at regular intervals. Remuneration is paid per interview/script. Weekend working is usually required. IELTS examinations regularly take place in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Therefore, we are looking for examiners who live in, or within relatively easy reach of these cities. We may occasionally run examinations in other cities in Nigeria.
Requirements:
•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) / Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) / or recognised equivalent as part of a recognised university award course.**
•At least 3 years full time (14 hours per week minimum or the equivalent part time) relevant TESOL/TEFL 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. Please see our recruitment pack for more details.
How to apply?
Read through the IELTS Examiner Minimum Professional Requirements & IELTS Guide for Examiner Applicants documents. Download and complete the application form. Closing date for applications: Ongoing. Completed applications should be sent via email to
For more information about IELTS visit www.IELTS.org
**e.g. UK qualifications: CELTA; DELTA; Cert. TESOL; Dip. TESOL; PGCE; B Ed.; M Ed; MA Applied Linguistics. Assessed teaching practice and ESOL/EFL studies at cert. level must be part of the course.
Nigerian qualifications include:
Either, a Nigerian 1st degree, an NCE in ELT plus relevant teaching experience and IELTS 9.0. Or Nigerian B.Ed in English Language Teaching (transcripts verify course content), relevant teaching experience plus IELTS 9.0. A first degree plus a Nigerian PGDE or M.Ed/MA in TESOL or TEFL (transcripts verify course content), plus relevant teaching experience and IELTS 9.0. If shortlisted, you will need to submit a transcript of the teaching course you attended.
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