17th September 2015 Chennai, India
5 reasons you should think about working for the UK in India
I’m always conscious that working for my government is a privilege, even if I’ll never become rich as a British civil servant. And working in India – on most days – is an absolute blast, not least because of the incredible team across India that I get to work with. Being a dynamic and growing network means, exciting new positions are always opening up. So here are 5 good reasons to work for the British High Commission network across India.
1) You can be you. Like India, we’re proud to be a diverse, multi-cultural society. Is a big part of our country’s strength. That’s why inthe workplace we don’t discriminate by age, religion, colour, background, gender or sexual orientation. Rather, we want to harness the benefits of diverse teams in which individuals can explore their full talent. We appoint staff through competence based interviews where we’ll ask you for examples of things that you’ve done that showcase your potential to do the job and not based on your family links or which University you went to.
2) You can be part of amazing things. The UK India relationship matters – PM Modi calls it an “Unbeatable combination”.
Whether it’s a Royal Visit to India or Government visitors in both directions (and there’s a big one not 2 months away), helping the right people travel to the UK and helping stop the wrong ones, supporting important business deals for our mutual prosperity, promoting defence and security cooperation or helping deal with a crisis like the tragic train crash in Haryana, working for us gives you the chance to be part of something important and memorable. We’re working to build a partnership that makes both the UK and India better, fairer and more prosperous countries. That’s work worth doing.
3) We’re in the people business and we pride ourselves on how well we treat our staff. That’s why we care about our teams and invest in them. That means opportunities to travel in India and beyond, met amazing people., do really worthwhile learning and development, to try new things and meet exciting (and sometimes famous!) new people.
We offer first-rate training programmes that develop you for your current job and your next one. We work family friendly hours, actively support flexible working and offer a good health care package.
4) We’re appearing near you! The UK has the widest Diplomatic network in India with a High Commission in Delhi and Deputy High Commissions in Ahmedebad (or newest!), Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkota, plus trade offices in Pune and Jaipur. Many roles across the network have wider geographical responsibility across India, and even beyond into the wider S Asia region.
5) Most of the time, we have a lot of fun. It’s exciting being part of dynamic, high-performing and diverse teams doing something that matters. But for me is also about getting out of the office and seeing the real India, whether that’s scarily clever and scarily young entrepreneurs who are not just out to change the world but to disrupt it; senior business leaders, academics or NGOs that are committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society.
Applying is easy. It’s merit-based and on-line via the UKinIndia website: https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-high-commission-new-delhi/about/recruitment.
I hope to be working with you soon.
8
8
Hi Bharat,
I am a UK Citizen of Indian Origin. I have been living in UK since 12 years. I am planning to relocate to India as my parents are getting old. I am currently working in a IT company as Project Manager. Do you think there will be any IT related openings in BHC.
Warm regards
Feros
Dear Sir,
Thanks for the good blog on working for the UK in India.
I am an Indian origin UK national lived and worked in the UK for about 15 years in IT/Financial institutions in UK. Moved to India and living in Tamilnadu state now. What kind of UK-India related opportunities currently possibly available in BHC locations in Chennai/Bengalure. Thanks.
Hello Mr Bharat.
It was interesting reading your posts and your encouragement to work in India with ample opportunities availble in BHC India.
I am a Asian British currently residing in India for the past 1 year.
I have been applying jobs mainly entry clearance officer position in British high commissions for the past 2 years. I gain vast experience in immigration field and have been working as an immigration advisor in U.K. And now in India. I was offered a job at U.K. Home office in Croydon and hence my SC security clearance is also done and valid until 2025.
I matched all the criteria required sir the ECO position. Despite all this applications made I have been receiving no positive feedback from BHC. The recruitment procedure is not transparent and it’s very hard to know what’s happening at the other end.
I would be much thankful if you could guide further.
Hi Amee
I’ll reply directly to your e-mail, but do please keep applying
Best
Bharat
Hi. I’m a detective in the UK Police and have been in the force for 15 years with a vast range of experience mainly in serious and organised crime and working with multi agencies.
I speak fluent English, bengali, hindi, urdu and Punjabi.
I was looking at moving to to India with my wife and daughter and wondering if there would be suitable roles for me to work in and what would be the best way to find out. Many thanks
Zam
India is a country of almost infinite opportunity, and your experience sounds very relevant. There may alos be opportunities to work for @ukinindia – see the website.
I am thinking of moving to Goa, India to take early retirement, is there any restrictions in me wanting to top up my income by working remotely as say in data entry or customer services.
I am a non Indian British citizen.
I’m not the expert but the ICT/BPO industry is vibrant. You’ll need to make sure you have bthe right visa if you wish to work.
Thanks Bharat,
You put a useful information.
Can you guide about Such current recruitment?
Sorry for the delay. The website (or look up ukinindia) has all current vacancies.
Hi,
We are a service provider based in India providing with Back-offices, Virtual Assistants for completion of your work remotely,
Services Include:-
BPO Projects (With Office Setup, Staff-setup and Full Management)
Remote Assistance Available in Field of
-Customer Services
-Sales and services (Virtual Sales Assistants who can make sales on call and Emails)
-Web Development
-Software Development (MAC/Windows/Android)
-Writer/ Translator/ Data-entry/ Etc. Admin Work
Customer Satisfaction is our main motto
Contact with project details
Professional Infotech
professionalinfo.bvg@gmail.com
mohnor68@hotmail.com
+(91) 07878828098
Dear sir, I came across your blog while surfing the net today. I was born in India and worked in UK as a chef with different leading companies and acquired british nationality there. A few years back I came back to India following the death of my father. Just asking if there can be jobs for people like me and how to go about it. I am on OCI card here and am based in Patna, Bihar. Thanks.
I agree to all that Bharat mentioned here.. As a Citizen of India & Ex-colleague of Bharat, I have experienced the work culture of British High Commission in India. Nothing is prefect but it would be correct to say that the team here is quite close to perfection, very affectionate and Especially the team which is running under the leadership of Bharat Joshi!! I enjoyed my short tenure with the British High Commission and would look forward to a long standing relationship with the family here..
Boy!! Am I endorsing the brilliant work.. 🙂
Thanks Sulabh. I hope you’re well
Dear Ian. Many thanks for your question. Yes, we welcome applications from anyone that is qualified, including expatriates that are legally resident in India. There are also some jobs that can only be filled by nationals from certain countries for security reasons. I hope that’s helpful.