Centre Manager - Admin and Legal at Lagos Business School

Purpose of Position

• The Center Manager would be responsible for management of administrative requirements as approved by the Governing Council.

Key Job Responsibilities
Include but not limited to:

• Overall management of all administrative systems, record keeping and governance processes to aid the effective running of facilities.
• Analyze program risks and determining mitigants.
• Space management
• Oversight of routine, planned and preventative maintenance of the building facilities and outdoor space by staff, volunteers or contractors.
• Maintain, monitor and commission work as part of cyclic or needs based repair and refurbishment.
• Manage and update a register of risk for facilities and update on this to the center director.
• Manage and monitor all aspects of health and safety in the building and outside spaces as required by regulation or good practice.
• Manage operational budget
• First line review of agreements with vendors and contractors
• Liaise with Accountant, Media and other direct officers as it relates to key deliverables.
• Manage all adhoc staff that manage the facility varying capacities.
• Ensure that staff and volunteers are able to work collaboratively with each other
• Work in collaboration with other members of staff and contractors to establish marketing of facilities and good, serviced channels of communication about activities, events and facilities available.
• Deal with communications issues internally and externally
• Develop a budget and operating plan for the program.
• Manage budgets for the locations.

Requirements

• An MBA with relevant work experience (A PhD is an added advantage, given the research output expectations from the centre).
• Minimum of five years professional experience in lead management role.

Competencies Required:
To be successful in this role the candidate must possess the following:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, public speaking, strategic planning and writing skills required
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, tasks efficiently.
• Excellent time management skills and resourcefulness with attention to detail.