Facilities Management Intern, Port Harcourt

Role information 

Role type 

Pay band—N/A 

Duration 

Business Delivery  

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12months 

Role purpose 

The British Council would like to offer students and graduates an experiential learning opportunity to gain real-world experience through an internship programme. The practical experience gained by the intern is expected to complement the theoretical knowledge acquired during their studies. The intern is expected to both learn from and contribute to the workplace during the internship period, thereby increasing their employability skills. An outcome is that students and graduates become 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 day-to-day facilities operations of the Port Harcourt office. The intern will have the opportunity to put their knowledge and skills into practice in the workplace while gaining practical experience to support their career development in Facilities Management.  

Main accountabilities 

• Understudy and learn Facilities processes, leadership, stakeholder and vendor management through interactions with the Facilities Staff in location 

• Assist the Facilities Team in-country in managing the Port Harcourt facilities and estate effectively and efficiently, as defined in the Regional and Country Delivery Plans.  

• Support the proactive maintenance management of the Port Harcourt office and compound by undertaking daily checks of facilities and equipment to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness.  

• Help maintain the office and estate by supporting security arrangements and ensuring the delivery of quality customer care services within the Facilities Unit.  

• Support the day-to-day coordination of facilities services and project activities, ensuring relevant and timely reports are submitted to the Facilities Manager.  

• Assist the Facilities Team with the coordination of facilities and building improvement activities and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support successful completion.  

• Provide logistical support to visitors coming to Port Harcourt.  

• Support the planning and management of vehicles and drivers to ensure effective transport support for British Council operations.  

• Provide basic administrative support for IT-related activities as required.  

Condition of employment  

Proof of Identity requirements/right to work in country 

Candidates are expected to have researched whether they have the right to live and work in the country in which the role is based. Given that our offices have different legal status depending on the work we do in those countries, we recommend that you contact HR in country for additional information on the likelihood of securing a visa. Only at its discretion will the British Council provide support so please check first whether visa support is offered. 

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Language Requirements  

Assessment stage 

Shortlisting  

Additional job requirements  

N/A 

Person specification 

Qualifications 

Minimum/essential 

Desirable 

Assessment stage 

Graduate-level education in any field 

Graduated within the last four years 

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Role specific knowledge and experience 

Minimum/essential 

Desirable 

Assessment stage 

N/A 

• Demonstrate fluency in written and spoken English 

• be computer literate with proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

• demonstrate an interest in Facilities Management.  

Shortlisting AND/OR interview 

Role specific skills 

Assessment stage 

Refer to function/job family skills framework where applicable  

Shortlisting AND /OR interview 

British Council core skills 

Assessment stage 

• Communicating and influencing (Level 1) 

• Planning and organising (Level 1) 

• Using technology (Level 1) 

Shortlisting AND /OR interview 

British Council values and behaviours  

Assessment stage 

British council values and behaviours are applicable across our organisation, in all roles and at all levels. They are important because they say what we stand for at the British Council and help us to deliver our strategy. We use them to guide our decision making, as well as guiding how we treat one another and the people we work with. These will be assessed in the selection process. Our values are: 

Open and Committed; Expert and Inclusive; Optimistic and Bold.  

The behaviours for each values pair can be found on our Intranet SharePoint site for internal staff and at our Careers portal for external applicants. 

Shortlisting AND /OR interview 

For Recruiter / Hiring Manager use only 

Background Checks   

Initial and continuing employment with the British Council is subject to an annual background check. The job undertaken defines the nature of check(s) and assessment applied, please identify the one screening category considered relevant for this job: 

Offer 

• Senior Manager (PB9/SMP and all head of function/business area, Director or Country Director jobs at PB7/8). 

No 

• Finance (directly managing expenditure or revenue of or more than £1 million e.g. payroll, procurement, accountancy/controller). 

No 

• Regulated for child safeguarding (The job is considered regulated if the role holder has frequent (minimum of once a week) or intensive (more than 4 days in one month) occurs in a place giving access to children (e.g. School) or is the line manager of others undertaking regulated activity) 

No 

• Standard Screening (If none of the above categories apply then the role is subject to standard screening) 

Yes 

Role Profile completed by  

Date 

Name: Ifeoma Ume 

10/08/26