The
Canadian High Commission seeks to recruit a qualified and experienced Chancery Manager to supervise and manage the
Building Maintenance Section.
The
Maintenance Manager will be responsible for:
- Scheduling
maintenance, repair, and installation of machinery integral to the
Chancery. This includes managing a budget for parts and tools, hiring
contractors, and ensuring compliance requirements are met.
- You hire, train
and supervise maintenance crews.
- Purchasing and
for estimates on new equipment, and will be involved in the bidding
process to select suppliers and vendors.
- Familiarity with
for both predictive maintenance scheduling and the purchasing process
would be beneficial.
- Supervising the
maintenance of all building, electrical, and mechanical systems within the
Chancery.
- Monitoring and
supervising roads, ground landscaping and general maintenance works
- Engaging
consultants and monitoring progress of project activities
- Managing,
developing and motivating a competent maintenance team
Essential
qualifications
- Multi skilled,
university graduates with excellent management skills as well as sound
hands on experience
- At least 5 year
of recent experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams of mechanical,
electrical and maintenance technicians
- Ability to
rapidly adapt to modern technology is a prerequisite as the Chancery is
equipped with State of the Art Systems including modern refrigeration,
lifting and pneumatic devices as well as power units and climate control
systems
- Experience in
negotiating with various stakeholders
- Experience in
managing collaborative relationships with multiple functional areas.
Candidates
should clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the ESSENTIAL
qualifications related to both EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE.
Candidates
should use each qualification as a header and write one or two paragraphs USING
CONCRETE EXAMPLES to describe how they meet each of the qualifications.
Resumes will be used to validate the information described in the cover letter.
Failure
to provide the information in the requested format may result in the rejection
of the application.
Please
send your cover letter, CV and daytime telephone number not later than 16h00,
July 23, 2013 to:
HR
Section
Canadian High Commission
P.O. Box 1013
00621 – Nairobi
Canadian High Commission
P.O. Box 1013
00621 – Nairobi
Email:
Nairobi.competitions-concours@international.gc.ca
Subject
Line: Competition No.2013-Management-02