Facilities Officer
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to Growth Director
The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly organised and passionate professional to join our team as the Facilities Officer based in Nairobi Kenya.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to Growth Director
The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly organised and passionate professional to join our team as the Facilities Officer based in Nairobi Kenya.
The ideal candidate is a
results-focused and detail oriented professional.
Responsibilities and
Requirements
- Project manage
the setting up of all new offices and branches including budget setting,
checklist timelines, lease negotiation, build out and setting up of
the offices and warehouses.
- Ensure all
Living Good facilities (branches, head office and warehouses) are fully
compliant with all legal and licensing requirements and be the main point
of contact for the landlords.
- Ensure all
Living Goods facilities are in good maintenance at all times to allow
staff to work effectively.
- Manage the
security requirements for Living Goods Kenya facilities and be the point
contact for any safety and security issues.
- Manage the
renewal of all leases in a timely manner, overseeing all negotiations.
- Manage the
ongoing timely and cost effective non stock procurement requirements to
ensure the smooth operation of Living Goods Kenya facilities e.g.
stationery and printing orders, tech orders, marketing purchases and staff
uniforms etc. This includes obtaining quotes, issuing local purchase
orders and obtaining all necessary sign offs managing the end to end
purchasing process.
- Maintain a
database of all nonstock procurements suppliers, managing the supplier
selection, management and review processes in line with Living Goods
agreed processes.
- Manage all
service providers and contractors used by Living Goods Kenya ensuring they
are fit for purpose and deliver to the right quality and cost including
security contractors, caterers, pest control, training venues etc
Key Measures of Success
- New branches
set up on time and to budget and to the right standard
- Branches and
offices have all the right support and materials to allow for smooth
operations
- Turnaround time
in responding to branch requests and resolving facility issues
Essential Qualifications,
Experience & Attributes
- Minimum 4 years
of experience in facilities management and procurement
- Ability to
budget and manage payments with good spreadsheet skills.
- Ideally experience
in Security Management
- University
degree.
- Willingness to
travel across Kenya and regularly stay up-country with estimated travel
time of 30-50%.
- Strong
communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact
effectively with different teams
- High integrity
and collaborative workstyle a must.
- Strong
attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organisation skills.
- Good
mathematics and deductive reasoning skills
Compensation: A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with
experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity.
The opportunity to be your
best while making lives better for those in need.
What is Living Goods? Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
What is Living Goods? Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living Goods seeks nothing
less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through
networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand,
buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible
prices to the people who need them most.
By combining the best practices
from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living
Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth,
of underserved communities.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
Life at Living Goods: Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
Life at Living Goods: Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble.
At Living Goods, you will
have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive
and test new ideas every day.
If you work well in a
dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself
and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet
challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at
Living Goods.
See
www.livinggoods.org/principles.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please CLICK HERE to apply online through our applicant tracking system. Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please CLICK HERE to apply online through our applicant tracking system. Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
For more information about Living Goods, please visit:
www.livinggoods.org
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www.livinggoods.org
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