Facilities Intern at the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Facilities Intern

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Duration: 1 Year

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

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

Desirable:

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

Language requirements: 

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Application Closing Date
4th August, 2024. (Applications will close 23:59 GMT).