British High Commission in Ethiopia Job Vacancy for Accommodation Assistant A2 (INTERNAL)

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Estates

Main purpose of job:

Ensuring office and staff accommodation is fully furnished, estates inventory maintained and compliant with One HMG accommodation standards and health and safety policies.

Roles and responsibilities :

Warehousing, utilities and information management

  • Day to day maintenance of warehouse and float stores, keeping accurate inventory list of all estate assets – furniture, float and fittings.
  • Ensure adequate inventory cover for all estate accommodation and office needs. Advise Estate Manager on future needs and purchasing requirements.
  • Maintain correct information on Pyramid for the whole of estate and housing stock.
  • Handle requisition and receiving of hotel invoices in Prism.
  • PO housekeeping (maintaining minimum agreed post FPCI score).
  • Settlement of utility bills (in the absence of accounts office support) and managing accurate utility imprest account.
  • Completing disposal of goods in line with Post’s Disposal of Assets policy.
  • Maintain up to date electronic and hard copy filing systems.

Housing stock/Estate furnishing and maintenance

  • Furnish all the properties in accordance with OneHMG accommodation policy and to required standard.
  • Manage individual property inventory lists, including float, furniture and fittings.
  • Ensure furnishings and float items requested by officer are in place on arrival.
  • Ensure the officer signs and returns float list to accommodation section within three days of arrival.
  • Property checks on arrival and departure – ensuring inventory is correct and accounted for, notifying Estate Manager of damaged and missing items and ensuring the relevant officer is charged as appropriate.
  • Ensure all property is maintained to required standard and manage work request with TWG as required and ensure timely completion.

Resources managed:

  •  Warehouse – Float and Furnishings Inventory, Imprest account – Utilities

  • Customer Service Background in property or logistics
  • Valid Driving license
  • Fluent in English

  • Basic excel and computer skills
  • Previous exposure to billing and utilities account management

Changing and Improving, Achieving Commercial Outcomes, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

22 December 2017

A2 (L)

Permanent

Africa

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

British Embassy

ETB 15 202 gross

1 January 2018

Learning and development opportunities :

Internal system courses and training:

–       Prism

–       Pyramid

–       H&S Champions

  • Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
  • Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
  • The British Embassy will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
  • Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Addis are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Ethiopia.
  • All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in Ethiopia with the correct visa/work permit status.
  • Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
  • Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework Please note: Job grade AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
  • Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates.

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