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.
Role Purpose
- Overall involvement and control of the IT operational cross team projects in the standard, stable ways, through communications with stakeholders.
- Conduct clear project schedule plans, project progress control, risk recognition and mitigations, make sure the projects deliverables are acceptable and followed the aligned timelines. Exam IT operation teams include development team, infrastructure team, QA team, service management team, and Service delivery team.
Main Accountabilities But Not Limited To The Following
- Involve in IT operational teams (Service delivery, Infrastructure, Developer team) project management, including scope definition, key milestones clarification, process control, risk mitigation, cost management.
- Regularly conduct project meetings to ensure project process is under control, recognized and resolved in terms of the potential risks.
- Collaborate with teams for Training requirements, be charged to conduct relevant training schemas to sustain the capabilities of colleagues from IT operations perspective.
- Write down the relevant project documents based on the standard regulations.
- Communicate well with key stakeholders, align resource, deal with the potential blockers and manage the risks or problems.
- Involve in the IT operational side which include budget planning, procurement, financial settlement matters.
Role Specific Knowledge And Experience
- Managing IT projects or systems
- Work experience in IT industry
- Good communication skills
- Solid project documentation skills
- Objectives oriented and results driven
- High motivation in process optimizations
- PMO (Project Management Office) (Preferred)
- Familiar with the development operations framework, Agile software development lifecycle, experience in CMMI, Agile project management. (desirable)
Further Information
Pay Band: 6 (from CNY 12,000 per month)
Contract Type: Fixed term contract (2 years)
Location: Beijing, China
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (Graduate with relevant technical certification)
- PMP (Project Management Professional), ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) certifications (Preferred)
- Language requirements: English C1 (Aptis, IELTS 6 or equivalent) and Chinese C1 (or HSK 5)
- Condition of Employment:
Local Direct Hire
Applications are welcomed from candidates currently in this location with a natural right to work.
Applications are also welcomed from candidates currently based in other British Council country offices. However, please note candidates must have a natural right to work in the country, on a permanent basis, as immigration clearance and/or on-going visa support is not provided by the British Council for this role. Relocation support is also not provided.
Closing Date: Monday, 03 June 2024- 23:59 China Time (GMT +8)
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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 and engagement in our work and activities.
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We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.
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