IELTS examiners at British Council in Ho Chi Minh City

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. The British Council has a presence in 14 countries in the East Asia region. These range from developed markets with sophisticated infrastructures (Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Taiwan) to developing markets with fledgling but growing infrastructure (China, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam).

In Vietnam, the British Council is active in English and exams with four teaching centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and manages programmes in Education, Society, and English for Education Systems, Arts, and the UK-Vietnam seasons project. The country currently has about 200 full-time staff members in the strategic business units, of whom about two-thirds currently work in English and exams.

Service requirements

Applicants should meet the following 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) or recognised equivalent as part of a recognised university award course
• at least three years full time (or the equivalent part time) relevant TESOL teaching experience (minimum one year post certificate level qualification). The majority of this teaching experience must relate to adult students (16 years and above)
• the required professional attributes and interpersonal skills
• legally accepted to work or provide services in Vietnam
• a clear Police Check record will be required before we can confirm successful applicants.

In order to become an IELTS examiner you must attend and successfully complete training and certification. Training fee is VND4,750,000/trainee (approximately US$210/person).

The application including an IELTS examiner application form, relevant qualifications and letter from referee should be sent to:

Huong Vo 
Operations Manager
Vietnam Examinations
British Council 25 Le Duan Street
District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
huong.vo@britishcouncil.org.vn

We are an equal opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. The British Council believe that all children have potential and that every child matters - everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC, 1989.