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Position 1: Exams Invigilators Ethiopia
Role specific knowledge and experience:
- English language level of B1 (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing skills) or equivalent (e.g. Cambridge English PET, IELTS 5)
- Diploma or Equivalent Qualification
- Customer Service: Experience of responding to children/ young adults and parents’ needs (as customers) in a professional manner, to a high level of quality
- Minimum 1 – 2 years Invigilating experience
Further details:
The post holder will be part of the Ethiopia Exams team. The post holder will be part of a wider pool of test day personnel, contracted to support the delivery of a variety of tests on behalf of the British Council across various locations in the country. The post holder will be required to work very closely with a team of other test-day personnel and test-day service providers.
Location: Addis Ababa, Jijiga, Dire Dawa, Mekele, and Arba Minch – Ethiopia
Closing Date: 14 August 2024 23:59 South Africa Time..
Position 2: IELTS Speaking Examiners – Ethiopia
Essential Requirements and Experience:
- An undergraduate or Master’s degree or a qualification which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to an undergraduate or Master’s degree*.
- A recognized qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages(TESOL) or recognized equivalent as part of a recognized university award course.
- At least 3 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 over)**.
- The required professional attributes and interpersonal skills for the role.
Pay band: Hourly rate
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Closing Date – 31 December 2024 @ 23:59 South Africa time
Position 3: Head of English Programmes, Ethiopia
Essential requirements:
- Postgraduate qualification in English, education, development studies, project management, or related field.
- Experience of managing education projects
- Experience of delivering externally funded projects or programmes
- Experience of overseeing monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) within projects and incorporating lessons learned from MEL into programmes and strategy
- Experience of engaging with diverse stakeholders, including multilateral agencies, donors, government officials, and academics
Desirable:
- TEFL-Q: a diploma level qualification in teaching English as a foreign / second language which meets accreditation UK requirements
- A project management qualification
- Experience of managing teacher education projects for English language teachers
- Experience of managing school leadership support projects
- Experience of managing online teacher education projects
- Experience of writing for academic journals and presenting at international conferences
- Experience of delivering client funded projects or programmes
- Experience of technical writing or budget development for client funded programme proposals
Location: Addis Ababa, Sub Saharan Africa, ET
Closing Date: August 22, 2024 (23:59 East African Time)
How to Apply:
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