Corporate Services Officer (46764) presso British Council

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Pay Band: 4 / H

Country/Location: Noida, India

Department: Operations

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract – 2 years

Closing Date: Wednesday, 24th September 2025- 23:59 Malaysia Time (GMT +8)

Role Purpose

The Corporate Services Officer (CSO) is responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of corporate contracts, ensuring high standards of customer service, compliant financial management, and effective coordination with Operations and Customer Service teams. Acting as the key link between clients and internal teams after sales are closed, the CSO oversees contract execution, reporting, and feedback while supporting future business opportunities with corporate clients across the B2B, B2G, and B2I sectors.

Role Accountabilities

The Corporate Services Officer (CSO) ensures smooth delivery of corporate contracts through effective financial and resource management, client support, and coordination with internal teams. The role manages invoicing, payments, and compliance reporting; supports customer registration, onboarding, and issue resolution; oversees end-of-course reports, certificates, and client feedback; and maintains strong relationships with corporate clients in collaboration with Sales. In addition, the CSO coordinates colleagues and contractors to complete tasks to agreed standards, ensuring efficient service delivery and contributing to repeat and new business opportunities.

Role specific skills, knowledge and experience

The role requires a minimum of 3 years’ experience in customer management, with strong proficiency in SAP or equivalent financial software and familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM systems. Experience in sales within large sectors such as financial services, media, pharmaceuticals, or tourism would be an added advantage.

Further Information

Language: Strong English proficiency is crucial for this role, requiring fluency in both written and spoken communication to effectively navigate British Council systems and international operations.

Education: A bachelor's degree in any discipline is required.

Locally recruited: Applications are welcomed from candidates currently in this location with a natural right to work. Relocation support is not provided.

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders will need have, or be able to obtain, a valid special work permit issued from Government of India (GOI) to work in the British High Commission (BHC). BHC will not be able to sponsor work visas or obtain/ assist with the special work permit from GOI. Offers of employment made to OCI card holders will be conditional upon candidates obtaining a special work permit.

Note: For requisite special permission to take up employment in any foreign Diplomatic Missions in India, OCI Cardholder must visit https://ociservices.gov.in

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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.

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