British CouncilHiring for Sr. Communications Trainer – IELTS Online at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: Sr. Communications Trainer – IELTS Online

Purpose of job:
This role is accountable to help establish consistency in communication standards, so the executives/ sr. executives/ Team support staff know what the British Council brand stands for and how to communicate with Customers in a variety of situations effectively. The responsibilities of this role include assessing language skills during interviews, conducting training need analysis for existing staff (including new hires), developing language training material, facilitating on-the-job language coaching and assess outcomes of sessions. Also, this role is accountable to manage the performance of the communication training team.

Experience areas:
Excellent in English Communication Skills.

Senior/Expert level overall experience with with Strong experience as a Voice & accent trainer preferably in a call center environment.

Experience of delivering improvement projects in training, related to NPS, CSAT, upselling etc.

Knowledge/ experience and understanding of Training MIS

IELTS Certified at advance level or some industry expected certification at advanced level

Knowledge of customer service principles and practices (Voice, E Mails & chat related)

Excellent MS office skills (Word, Excel, Power point etc.)

Proactive approach with focus on problem analysis & resolution

Demonstrable experience of reacting positively to change

Experience in a KPO industry in a secured environment

Knowledge of:
Able to simultaneously manage tasks for multiple processes

Ability to adapt quickly to different IT systems

Be proficient with Microsoft office, especially excel and outlook

Have great interpersonal and communication skills

Be Versatile. A big part of the IELTS function is the willingness to help one another even though it may fall outside of the job description

Motivated, self-starter who must be eager to learn and develop as the role expands

Core Skills

Communicating and Influencing Level 3

Planning and Organizing Level 2

Using Technology Level 2

Analysing Data and Problems Level 2

Managing People Level 3

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:
(including people management and finance)

Pre hiring / support in interviews:
Helping hiring managers by interviewing candidates for language/ communication skills

Develop case studies/ modules for candidate assessment and share assessment results with hiring manager for effective decision making.

Business as Usual:
Identifying individual soft skills (especially English Language training needs) needs for all BPS functions.

Designing training modules and programmes based on individual needs.

Deliver training modules based on the identified training needs and areas of opportunities.

Keeping track of training activities and analyzing their effectiveness by measuring the trained resources performance post training delivery on Quality Monitoring/C Sat and sales-conversion.

Collaborate effectively with process trainer/Quality Analyst and the team leads to ensure co- ordinated feedback for quick progress

Managing logistical requirements for training.

Sharing feedback and coaching individuals on their areas of improvement.

Team Management

Responsible for managing trainers in a 24×7 environment

Setting up goals for the team and track progress against them.

Monitor performance for the direct reports.

Accountable for overall delivery output and trainer’s performance.

Information Security and other mandatory compliances:
Read, understand and comply with the information security policies.

Raise incident / blow whistle when observe any noncompliance to information security or IELTS compliance related policies.

Ensure compliances to organisational policies like code of conduct, IT policy etc.

Qualifications:
Essential

Graduation or equivalent (Minimum 50%)

Desirable

Celta Certified

IELTS Band Score =>7.5

Further Information

Pay Band – 6

Contract Type – FTC Till 31March/2023

Department/Country – IELTS/ India

Closing Date – 8/Oct/2021

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality Statement

The British Council is committed to a policy of equality and to valuing diversity and is keen to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we work at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies.

The British Council has Disability Confident Employer Status. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific requirements or adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.