Facilities Intern at British Council

Background/Role Purpose

The British Council would like to offer students / graduates an experiential learning opportunity to gain real world experience through an internship programme. The practical experience an intern gains is expected to complement the theoretical knowledge he/she has gained during their studies. The intern is expected to both learn from and contribute to the workplace during the internship period, in turn providing an opportunity to increase employability skills. An outcome being that students and graduates are more employable and successful because of the skills they acquire.

Role Context

The Facilities team delivers and supports the operations of the British Council through effective and efficient planning and management of all its facilities/resources and fleet. The team is responsible for the core facilities day to day responsibilities for the Abuja, Lagos, Kano, and Port Harcourt offices. The intern will have the opportunity to put to practice their knowledge and skills in a workplace as they gain more experience to further their career in Facilities Management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The main accountabilities of the intern(s) include:

• Responsibile for the pro-active maintenance management of Port Harcourt Office and compound, undertaking daily checks on facilities and equipment to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain the office and estate by ensuring security and optimum delivery of customer care services in Facilities Unit.
• Responsible for day-to-day coordination of all facilities services and project activities for the Facilities team, ensuring relevant and necessary report to the Facilities Manager
• Assist Facilities Team in-country to manage the Port Harcourt facilities/estate effectively and efficiently as defined in the Regional and Country Delivery Plans enabling delivery of all key sectors of the British Council Programme.
• Where appropriate, assists the Facilities Team with the coordination of other facilities and building improvement activities and liaise with relevant internal and external stakeholders and staff to ensure effective conclusion.
• And any other tasks as directed by relevant team leads.

Logistics Management:

• Provides logistic supports to visitors coming to Port Harcourt
• Effective planning and management of vehicles and drivers to ensure optimum transport support for British Council operations.

Role specific knowledge and experience

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
• Be computer literate with proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Have an interest in Facilities management.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

All these duties to be delivered in line with overarching British Council policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities & Diversity, Information Management, Child Protection, and any other relevant corporate policy.

Qualifications

• Maximum of 3 years post-NYSC in any field of study.

Desirable:

• Communicating and influencing (Level 1)
• Planning and organising (Level 1)
• Using technology (Level