IELTS Examiner

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Title

IELTS Speaking Examiner

Role Information

Role Type Pay Band Location Duration Reports to:

Part time Morocco 1 year, renewable Examinations Operations Manager,

Morocco

Role purpose

To carry out assessments for the IELTS Speaking module, including second marking where necessary, maintaining the standards required by the IELTS Professional Support Network (PSN) and the British Council. This role requires frequent travel to test centres across Morocco, though mainly Beirut and Tripoli.

About us

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.

Geopolitical/SBU/Function overview:

The English and Examinations Strategic Business Unit (E&E) is one of three strategic business units in the British Council (the others being Arts and Education & Society) all of which have the remit to build trust for the people of the UK by building relationships through aspects of our language and culture. E&E achieves this by enabling people across the world to access the life-changing education and work opportunities that are created by learning English or gaining valuable UK qualifications. Promoting the English language also provides a medium for communication, helping break down barriers of misunderstanding or mistrust between cultures. The British Council’s 2020 vision for English & Examinations is to be the world authority in high quality English language teaching, learning and assessment, as well as the International distributor of choice for UK professional and school qualifications.

The Examinations business makes a significant contribution to British Council financial sustainability, and as such, it is essential that the business evolves in order to maintain its position in a fast-changing operating context. There is a need to standardise and automate activities across the globe to deliver efficiencies, and there is also a requirement to develop new digital products and services to meet changing customer demands and competitive pressures. In a cost and resource-constrained environment, balancing the on-going requirements and allocation of funds will be critical, as will the integration and planning of the implementation of the different changes across a global network of 110+ countries charged with the on-going delivery of impact and income whilst changing key elements of the supporting operational platform.

Main opportunities/challenges for this role:

Flexibility in working hours is expected in order to meet operational needs. Weekend work will be the norm, not the exception. However, two consecutive days off per week are guaranteed. The job will require regular travel between Beirut and Tripoli and other cities as the business expands.

Note:

IELTS Examiners are required to maintain certification in the Speaking module for the duration of the contract. Failure to do so could result in early termination of the contract

Main Accountabilities:

The post holder will be responsible for delivery of IELTS oral interviews. The post will work closely with the examiner support teams and will report directly to the Examinations Services Manager in Beirut in terms of deployment and to the IELTS Team Leader in Morocco in terms of compliance with PSN and IELTS Examiner standards.

Examining Responsibilities include

• Conducting IELTS speaking interviews.

• Marking IELTS speaking tests.

• Conducting other IELTS and British Council exams as required.

• Second marking for the speaking module.

• Adhering to the IELTS Professional Support Network and British Council policies.

• Other duties relevant to British Council English Language and assessment services.

• Attendance at Examiner and other relevant meetings as required.

• Maintaining the reputation and integrity of IELTS and the British Council at all times.

• Professional Academic support for the Morocco Exams Teams where necessary.

• Ensuring all duties are delivered in line with the British Council’s policy on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and that EDI is taken into account when planning and delivering activities.

• Managing information created and received in compliance with the British Council’s information management standards, policies, the UK data protection principles and local legislation.

• Participating in required British Council training and applying relevant principles in carrying out duties; this includes Child Protection and Health and Safety.

Key Relationships:

Internal

• Morocco Examinations Services Manager & IELTS Administrators

• Morocco IELTS Team Leader

• Examiner Trainers, other Examiners and Test Day Personnel.

• MENA PSN Manager

• Other PSN colleagues where necessary

External

• Candidates and potential candidates

• Test Centres and other Partners

• Other external stakeholders where required

Role Requirements:

Threshold requirements: Assessment stage

Passport requirements/ Right to work in country Candidates are expected to have researched whether they have the right to live and work in the country in which the role is based. Given that our offices have different legal status depending on the work we do in those countries, we recommend that you contact HR in country for additional information on the likelihood of securing a visa. Only at its discretion will the British Council provide support so please check first whether visa support is offered. Shortlisting

Direct contact or managing staff working with children? Yes

Shortlisting

Notes

Person Specification: Assessment stage

Language requirements (DELETE IF NOT APPROPRIATE)

Essential Desirable Assessment Stage

English C2 (IELTS band 9) Shortlisting

Qualifications

Essential Desirable Assessment Stage

Bachelor’s degree

CELTA or equivalent

TEFL/TESOL qualification

from a recognized

institution (at minimum

certificate level)

OR

EFL/ESOL related studies completed as part of an undergraduate/post graduate course from a recognized institution (minimum certificate level equivalent)

OR

A degree in Education (if supported by an undergraduate degree which includes studies focused on the English Language)

All qualifications must be validated by a reputable institution and accredited by a professional certification board. If requested, applicants are required to provide additional information regarding their qualifications (e.g. transcript, course curriculum, evidence of external validation, accreditation by a certification standards board etc).

DELTA

Last 2 PSN

Monitoring results to

‘standard’ Shortlisting

Role Specific Knowledge & Experience

Essential Desirable Assessment Stage

A minimum of 3 years’ full-

time (or equivalent part-time)

teaching experience (age 16

and above).

If an applicant’s EFL/ESOL qualification is at certificate level (or equivalent), one of the three years of full-time teaching must be post EFL/ESOL certificate

qualification.

If the EFL/ESOL qualification is at Diploma level or higher, the teaching

experience can have been completed before the qualification.

(Note: “full-time teaching” is classified as a minimum of 14 hours of face-face teaching per week. Freelance and volunteer teaching is not included)

Familiarity with one or more high-stakes examination formats 2+ years’ experience

as an IELTS Eexaminer Shortlisting

Role Specific Skills

Essential Desirable Assessment Stage

• Communicating and influencing – Level 2

• Planning and organising – Level 2

• Using technology – Level 2

• Managing risk – Level 2 Shortlisting and Interview

British Council Behaviours Assessment Stage

• Working Together – (Essential)

• Being Accountable – (Essential)

• Connecting with others – (Essential)

• Making it Happen – (Essential)

• Shaping the Future – (Essential)

• Creating Shared Purpose – (Essential) Interview

Prepared by: Date:

Sara Meksi 08 March 2024

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