British Council Exams Officer Job Vacancy in Uganda

Our client British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities, building engagement and trust between people through exchange of knowledge and ideas. To achieve this, they harness the power of education, the arts and creativity, sport, science, English and governance to build relationships of mutual benefit worldwide and to address global issues; The British Council hereby invites applications from qualified candidates for the following vacancy at the Kampala office:

Exams Officer

Purpose of Job:
To ensure that day to day delivery of exams meets or exceeds stakeholders’ standards and expectations, following predefined processes and procedures. S/he will also identify and implement opportunities for service or business improvement, with support where required.

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:
Managing individuals or teams: Able to set clear goals for individuals, monitor their performance and be available to support them.

Financial Management: To Contribute to financial processes and accurate financial information.
Effective Customer communication: To ably handle customer enquiries, complaints and concerns.

Exam Delivery: To process exam papers, plan and manage (the) events.
Computer based tests: To run the tests and understand the requirements for setting-up and running them

Requirement:
Key Competencies
• Time management
• Stress management
• Effective written communications
• IT Skills, with proficiency in MS Office applications.
• English Language – likely to be B2/C1 level
• Knowledge of wider BC work would be an advantage

Behaviours:
Creating Shared Purpose, Being Accountable, Making It Happen, and Shaping the Future

How to apply:
The full role profile, an application form and a definition guide for the behaviours can be found on www.britishcouncil.org/uganda.

The British Council is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity and Diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

The British Council is also committed to a Child Protection Policy; applications will be considered only for candidates who declare their agreement to the Policy.

Contact
Completed application forms should be submitted via email to application@ppg.co.ug with subject “Application for the job of Exam Officer” by 05:00pm on Friday 17th February 2012. Only applications received on the British Council application form will be considered.

While we thank all applicants for your interest, only the selected will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.