Job Vacancy: Job title: Facilities/Resourcing Manager
Job description: 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.
Facilities/Resourcing Manager
Role Purpose
To provide accurate and timely administrative and operational support to the project and the Nigeria Facilities Functions in the area of procurement, master data management, contracts database management, supplier management process and effective and efficient planning, management, delivery and evaluation of facilities, estate.
Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:
This post will have the following core functions:
1. Facilities Management
Taking prioritised and planned approach to deployment of the Facilities activities ensuring the premises and facilities are in full working order at all times and meet the aspirations of the Country Plan. Taking a planned approach to ensure that maintenance services are predominantly PPM-based and proactive, with reactive maintenance being an exceptional service.
2. Asset and Fleet Management
Ensuring acquisition of capital assets is planned and that assets are set up, capitalised and disposed of correctly. Ensure inventories are kept up-to-date, storage is appropriately secure, and disposal is managed according to policy. Manages fuel supplies, and vehicles to ensure efficient consumption and minimise risk of fuel loss through fraud.
3. Procurement
Ensuring procurement exercises undertaken for the function and on behalf of the wider office meet policy, standards and compliance needs in full, liasing closely with the procurement function.
4. Supplier Management
Managing vendor performance to clear, agreed SLA requirements, with follow-up evaluation meetings set in line with the nature of the service and/or contract.
5. Budget Management
Managing assigned budgets in line with expectations. Plans, profiles, reforecasts and commentaries will be written and delivered to timeline, and budgets managed to target. Planning will take into account best value-for-money ‘intelligent spend’ principles.
6. Logistics Management
Manage all administrative processes required for provision of hotel accommodations and flight tickets for programme staff and consultants. Facilitate all clearances necessary to ensure effective entry, presence and exit of International staff and consultants.
7. Events Management
Provide Facilities and administrative – related support to the wider teams to ensure events are adequately supported and present the British Council in line with Project Plan aspirations.
Role specific knowledge and experience:
Minimum requirements:
- First degree in relevant field with a minimum of five years relevant experience
- Member of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors & Valuers, International Facility Management Association (IFMA) or The Institute of Workplace Management (IWFM)
- Office management and maintenance experience.
- Administrative and Logistics skills with demonstrable attention to details.
- Asset and fleet management experience
- Experience working within Facilities Management Framework.
- Inventory management experience
- Budget Management experience
Further Information
- Pay Band – Pay band 6
- Remuneration: NGN10,989,828.00 gross per annum
- Contract Type – 8 months fixed term contract
- Location – Abuja, Nigeria
- Language requirements: Strong written and oral English communication skills.
- Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country the role is based.
- Closing Date – [27th June 2023] Applications will close 23:59 West African Time
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
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.
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; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.
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Location: Abuja, FCT
Job date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:31:46 GMT
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