Video Call Speaking Associate

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.

**Pay Band: 3 / Grade I**
**Location: Noida, India**

**Department : GSS English & Exams (IELTS Operations)**

**Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract, 1 year**

**Closing Date: Sunday, 9th March 2025 - 23:59 Malaysia Time (GMT +8)**

**Role Purpose**:
Providing support (remotely) to Examiners and Test Centers during live Video Call Speaking testing. They will be ensuring that system and processes are adhered, to enable an efficient, compliant, and high-quality marking operation and ensure that Test Takers’ speaking scores are delivered within the agreed time frame. Please note employees are expected to be available & flexible for cross-skilling into other lines of business as per business requirements. Which may require upskilling & working in the required areas as per standards/schedule.

**Main accountabilities but not limited to the following**:
**Operations management**:
**The role has following key deliverable**:

- Service Delivery
- Stakeholder Management
- Quality ManagementInternal Customer Focus

**Service Delivery**
- Schedule and allocate tests for Global Hub Examiners
- Share relevant results with Test Centers
- Act as point of escalation for Test Centre queries relating to Local Examiners
- Send Apportionment timetables to Global Hub Examiners
- Supporting Examiners during live tests across multiple time zones
- Approving center requests for Global Hub Examiner support
- Assists managers with implementations of new processes
- Scheduling training events, practice sessions and assessments for VCS Examiners
- This will include following a troubleshooting guide that will be provided to them to help fix and triage issues.
- Carry out “super user” tasks to help resolve test day issues
- Act as the interface between GIS/China support teams and examiners
- Act as the interface between examiners and Global Examiner hub team
- Delivering efficiency by meeting & exceeding listed KPI’s.
- Process transactions as per process guidelines.Other responsibilities as identified during the development of the role.

**Stakeholder Management**

Develops good working relationships with appropriate colleagues throughout the British Council and in the relevant functional disciplines (VCS, Delivery) to facilitate the effective provision of high quality and customer-focused services and advice.

**Quality Management**
- Achieving quality related KPIs of the process.
- Ensuring that Process Compliances are followed.Taking continual improvement initiatives in the process.

**Internal Customer Focus**
- Responds knowledgeably and professionally to enquiries within VCS, to ensure internal customers receive high quality, prompt, and timely service and/or advice. Refers on to others only complex enquiries, or those outside own area of expertise.Uses a range of enquiry, research, and analytical approaches to ensure they have an accurate understanding of the internal customer’s business needs and concerns before providing appropriate services, advice or problem-solving support.

**Role specific knowledge and experience**

Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Analytical with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to inspire and support people.
- Ability to plan well and prioritize work.
- Good decision-making.
- Proactive approach with focus onproblem analysis & resolution.Significant years of work experience.

Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of working as part of a dispersed team to deliver a service.Demonstrable experience of reacting positively to change.

**Requirements**:
Minimum with Bachelor's degree in any field

**Additional Information**

Conditions of Employment**:Local Direct Hire**

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**Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement**

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation