The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Last year we reached over 75 million people directly and 758 million people overall including online, broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.The British Council in Vietnam is a priority country for the British Council within East Asia. The British Council in Vietnam has offices and teaching centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Cashier and Admin Assistant (VIE-1743)

In this role, you will need to:

-       provide quality back-end support to the Branch and the British Council Sales and Customer Management (SCM) team.

-       deliver assistance to the Branch SCM team in sales and after-sales activities, which include, but not limited to the following: cashier duties, administration and technical support, share duty officer role with the Sales and Customer Management Executive, and any other duties as assigned by the line manager to meet operational requirements.

For more information please see the Role profile.

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate should have:

-       an excellent writing and speaking language proficiency in English and Vietnamese.

-       an undergraduate degree in Business and Commerce (or relevant) as well as one-year experience in cashier or admin role

For further information please see Role Profile and British Council Generic Behaviours

Employment Benefits

-    Payband 3/J (From VND10,903,000 per month)

-    Standard working hours of 37.5 hours and five days a week

-    21 days of Annual Leave per annum, 15 days public holidays (combination of Vietnam and UK public holidays)

-    Comprehensive Medical Insurance package for you and your family members (eligible spouse and children only)

-    Annual health check

-    Other benefits regulated in the TACOS

-    Extensive training and development opportunities, both local and within the global network

The British Council offers an international working environment and growth prospects for the future as part of a rapidly expanding organisation.

Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date: 1 January 2019 (23:59 UK Time) 

Number of vacanies: 02

The British Council offers an international working environment and growth prospects for the future as part of a rapidly expanding organisation.

For more information about the role and to apply, please visit our jobs portal through this link: https://tinyurl.com/VIE-1743e 

(Please note that priority will be given to applicants who apply on our Jobs Portal)

Valuing diversity is essential to the British Council’s work. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to try and avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies. 

The British Council is a full member of Keeping Children Safe (KCS) and has achieved level 1 child safe certification. We believe that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC, 1989 and that every child matters - everywhere in the world. In line with the British Council's Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks including criminal record checks, in line with legal requirements.