Head of Facilities Operations at British Council

Department: Business Support Services

The Role

• As Head of Facilities Operations, Nigeria with accountability for Facilities and Estates, you will work closely with the Nigeria senior team and the Resources teams to deliver and manage a fit for purpose estate and facilities function, leading on delivery of planned large-scale premises projects.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• In this role, you will be in charge of  Strategy development and implementation Management and delivery of the estates function Procurement and supplier management -Championing relevant risk management.

Minimum Criteria

• A minimum of 5 years of proven experience in a similar role within the corporate sector, public /NGO sector
• Experience managing and working in a multi-disciplinary property or estates team.
• Education to degree level or equivalent with a professional qualification in a property-related discipline supported by full membership of and accreditation with a relevant professional property institute (such as RICS, RIBA, BIFM or CIBSE in the UK or relevant regional equivalent.)
• Experience in a similar role in an international organisation is Desirable. So is membership (by examination) of an internationally accredited organisation such as IOSH or NFPA.