British Council
    (10 reviews)

    Company Profile

    Company overview

    Industry

    Government Administration & Politics

    Company size

    101-1,000

    Primary location

    30 Napier Road Singapore
    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.East Asia is a very dynamic region with continuing economic growth. With a population of 2 billion people we are seeking to increase our impact significantly. In order to do this, we have significant growth plans for all our programmes in English, Education and Society and the Arts. All our work in English is customer and client funded, which means we generate income to support our growth and impact. We also have challenging business growth and partnership development plans to achieve this, so it’s essential we balance between growth in income and resulting growth in impact is maintained and understood internally and externally.The East Asia region has an employee population of ca. 2300 in 14 markets - Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland) 201202363R (Singapore).

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    Singapore
    The successful candidate will primarily support teachers and trainers delivering Adult General English, B20 (professional skills) courses and Adult...
    The successful candidate will primarily support teachers and trainers delivering Adult General English, B20 (professional skills) courses and Adult...
    classification: Education & TrainingEducation & Training
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    What’s it like working at British Council?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Employees at the British Council appreciate the friendly staff and great working environment, as well as the excellent culture. They value the flexible working options, ability to work from home, and good benefits such as a shorter working week, comprehensive insurance coverage, and generous annual leave entitlement. The learning and development opportunities are also seen as a positive.

    However, there are some potential areas for improvement. Some employees feel there is slow growth and that promotions can be challenging to obtain. There are indications that management could be improved, with a lack of clear direction and disconnect from employees on the ground. A few reviewers mentioned that salaries could be higher, particularly for entry-level roles. Additionally, some employees feel that processes could be streamlined, with a need for greater ownership and collaboration.

    Recent reviews

    5.0
    Virtual assistant
    Oct 2021
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Nice working enjoying working
    The good thingsFriendly staff and great working of places in chennai
    The challengesEvent management and event organization
    4.0
    Finance
    May 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Good organization to work
    The good things1. Excellent Culture 2. Very good work environment. 3. Flexible working options
    The challenges1. Slow Growth. 2. Every promotion is like getting a new job.
    1.0
    Manager
    Apr 2020
    SingaporeLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Mess...mess....mess..directionless and professionals, don't waste time working there. They don't value
    The good thingsFlexible working hours ...if you have it. Or work from home (aka never aopear in office)
    The challengesMess with no clear direction as Its by mgt by functional. No one will take ownership in processes
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