The British Council is the United Kingdom's principal organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations and our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relations between people in the UK and in other countries.       

Details

Location Ho Chi Minh City
Salary Pay band grade G
Duration Fixed term contract for two years
Closing date Thursday 28 January 2016

Role overview

British Council in Ho Chi Minh City, an integral part of the British Council in Vietnam, with activities in all areas (teaching centre, examination services, programmes in arts and culture, education and society). There are major plans to build the scale of our engagement in the city, with a particular emphasis on expanding our teaching centre footprint.

Manage the full range of business services in this newly created job as Business Support Services Manager in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The Business Support Services Manager will be responsible for supporting human resources (HR), IT, Administration and facilities within the British Council, which has over 100 staff in HCMC and operates globally as the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations.

Key responsibilities for the Business Support Services Manager will include:

  • Overseeing delivery of facilities management services and maintaining a high-quality working and learning environment
  • Administration management; ensuring contracts, management information and other administration is carried out correctly
  • Budget monitoring and forecasting for the HCMC operations
  • Business risk management
  • Human Resources (HR) management, including managing daily HR duties, issue resolution, recruitment and payroll

The successful applicant for this vacancy will require strong people management skills, crossing over multiple teams, as well as previous experience of at least five years, covering the relevant business areas.

In return for your skills and experience the British Council offers an international working environment with great long-term career opportunities, benefits and support. 

In your application, please include evidence of the relevant experience which you possess, matched against the criteria listed in the Role Profile and Person Specification for this post.

How to apply

Interested candidates please fill in the e-form on Recruitment website. The closing date is 28 January 2016 (23:59 UK time).

We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted. 

We are an equal opportunities employer 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.

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