Facilities Coordinator
Based in Kakamega
We are an international NGO
with a strong footprint in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania: In these
countries our 3,000+ strong staff serves over 400,000 smallholding farmers and
helps them to grow their way out of hunger and poverty.
In your work, you will seek
to balance a number of key skills within your team in order to develop
facilities systems which run smoothly, in order to best support our
organization.
In order to achieve these
goals successfully, you will be honest, critically minded, and have a keen
awareness of the multiple, complex challenges of this area of work.
You will also draw on your
local sense, and both existing- and new-contacts and knowledge in order to
improve our systems in Kenya
Your Role
- Residential
Services – Overseeing a team which manages day-to-day support services to
a range of residences, including furnishing and housekeeping.
- Office
Management – Overseeing a team which manages stocking, cleaning, and other
services to over 15 offices across Kenya, including in a variety of rural
sites.
- Maintenance
Systems – Developing and managing proactive and reactive maintenance
systems for all of our facilities in Kenya.
- Space Planning
– Collaborate across the organisation to develop regular reports into
space requirements and make recommendations to senior management.
- Expansion –
Support scouting for new offices and facilities to support our programme’s
expansion
- Cost Tracking –
Managing systems which allow for accurate reporting of all costs incurred
Our Requirements
- Undergraduate
degree from a recognized academic institution
- Minimum two
years’ experience working in a relevant area – operations work within an
NGO, real estate management, construction sector, property management agency,
or similar,
- Superb written
and oral communication skills, including excellent English and fluent
Swahili
- Demonstrated
aptitude in handling confidential / sensitive information in past
professional settings
- Professional
background involving the analysis of multiple complex situations.
- Ability to work
independently and to collaborate with a wide range of teams
- References able
to speak to professionalism and high ethical standards, as well as
professional skills
- Leadership and
Management at work or outside work
- Demonstrated
computer skills in Google(email and Spreadsheets) and Microsoft Office
required
- Tenacity and
go-getter mentality
- Attention to
detail and ability to meet targets
- Passionate
about serving smallholder farmers
Career development: One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership
capacity. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through weekly
mentorship and two annual career reviews.
We also have regular
one-on-one meetings where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work
collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about.
Opportunity to grow and salary increase are based on personal
performance.
One Acre Fund is an equal
opportunity employer.
If you feel motivated to work for One Acre Fund as the Facilities Coordinator and if you fulfill our requirements for this role, we look forward to receiving your application by 7th October 2016
CLICK HERE to apply online
You will be prompted to a form that must be completed. At the end of the form you will have the opportunity to write a motivational letter and upload your CV.
Please Note: You must have attained 18years and above to qualify for any
position at One Acre Fund. One Acre Fund will never ask you for money in return
for advancement in the recruitment process or for being offered a position.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted