We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
We connect. We inspire.
Role Purpose
Act as a proud ambassador for the British Council, delivering exceptional, customer-focused services that reflect our global standards of excellence. You will play a key role in ensuring an outstanding customer experience by providing high-quality, responsive, and culturally relevant support tailored to the needs of our diverse audiences in Hong Kong.
Through your contribution, you will help strengthen customer satisfaction, build lasting relationships, and support the achievement of the British Council’s strategic objectives.
Main Accountabilities
Provide day-to-day operational support to the Sales & Customer Management (SCM) team, ensuring the smooth delivery of services across all customer touchpoints. You will be responsible for accurately registering and reserving students in appropriate classes, maintaining up-to-date records, and ensuring all information is correctly captured across systems. This includes handling payments efficiently through the British Council systems and credit card machines for courses, placement tests, examinations, and other services.
Deliver a consistently high standard of customer service by responding to inbound calls in a professional, polite, and timely manner, ensuring customers receive clear and accurate information. You will play a key role in understanding and addressing customer needs, contributing to a positive and seamless customer experience at every interaction.
In addition, you will support safeguarding practices by ensuring all relevant policies and guidelines are upheld at all times. You may also be required to undertake other duties as assigned by your Line Manager to support team and organisational objectives.
Qualifications & Skills
Essential
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work. The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer. The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.
Safeguarding Statement
The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with. 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. Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
If you experience any difficulties with submitting your application, please email askhr@britishcouncil.org
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.
We uniquely combine the UK’s deep expertise in arts and culture, education and the English language, our global presence and relationships in over 100 countries, our unparalleled access to young people and influencers and our creative sparkle.
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.
For more information, please visit: http://www.britishcouncil.org
