British Embassy WarsawAbout the company
22624
zł
gross / mth.
Kawalerii 12, Śródmieście, Warszawa
Warszawa, Masovian
offer expired over a month ago
contract of employment
full-time
team manager
full office work
Required languages
:
English, Polish
Your responsibilities
- Overseeing and auditing legal compliance with the Service Provider and Post to maintain a safe and compliant environment in our offices and staff accommodation. Working alongside the overseas lead for risk;
- Developing and maintaining productive relationships with the Posts within your region, with the customers/building users/FCDO directorates & departments and representatives of the FM supplier, ensuring customer expectations are properly managed;
- Ensuring that the needs of all stakeholders are identified, communicated and acted upon as appropriate, in line with correct processes and protocols;
- Providing clarity and guidance on contractual matters as they arise, ensuring a consistent approach is being taken across the region;
- Participate in performance monitoring including providing input and taking part in the Service Level Governance meetings as required;
- Act as the Client for all Forward maintenance Register projects, prioritising and managing the delivery from budgeting to operational;
- Budget management, review quotations submitted by Service Provider, ensuring that works are delivered in accordance with pricing model and challenge anomalies where necessary;
- Maintaining regular contact with other regional RCMs and service provider staff and team leads to ensure uniformity of service provision and assistance in operational management.
Our requirements
- English (C1 level Written and Spoken);
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role;
- A comprehensive understanding of the FM market, including contract management and technical facilities, ideally with exposure to international facilities management;
- Health & Safety legislation knowledge;
- Strong communication and customer engagement;
- Supplier management skills;
- Good negotiating and influencing skills;
- Good financial literacy and profit/loss reporting experience;
- Ability to evidence capability against the FCDO core competencies for this position.
Optional
- Previous experience of working in an international environment;
- Professional qualifications or equivalent in a Property/FM or engineering related subject, and membership of a property/FM related professional body;
- Knowledge of and ability to communicate in one or more of the languages used within the region;
- Good knowledge of EU or regional procurement regulations;
- Construction project management;
- Polish (B2 level Written and Spoken).
What we offer
- This is a full-time 11-month Maternity/Paternity leave cover contract, 37.5 working hours per week.
- Working hours are flexible and staff are entitled to time-off-in-lieu for agreed extra hours worked.
- The gross salary for this position is PLN 22,624 gross per month.
- The annual leave entitlement is 20 or 26 days per year pro rata and the Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Polish / UK public holidays per year.
- 1 September 2024 - is just an expected start date. The appointment can start earlier or later depending on several factors.
Job Description
This is an international role, and you will have a chance to work within a central team in FCDO's Estate Operations Team (EOT) and in partnership with local and international stakeholders across our Embassies. We are offering you the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive working environment with opportunities for personal growth.
Main purpose of the job:
Within specific regions and areas, the FCDO has outsourced the management of its UK buildings, and some overseas properties, to specialist facilities management (FM) companies. These companies are responsible for providing services to staff, which includes (Soft FM) cleaning, pest control, waste management, reception, office moves, porterage, mail services and (Hard FM), engineering services, maintenance, minor new works and refurbishment projects as well as staff/family accommodation services including sourcing properties and move in move out services. They are also tasked with ensuring that we comply with health & safety requirements and full Key Performance Indicator reporting and contract compliance reporting.
The FCDO's Estate Operations Team (EOT) manages the outsourced contracts and acts as the Intelligent Client Function (ICF) and interface between the private FM companies and the FCDO. In addition, the EOT is responsible for holding the budget for Global Maintenance Investment Funds at Posts without an FM Service provider. The EOT Interim Regional Facilities Contract Manager role will be based in Warsaw, report to the Head of Operations Europe (EOT) and will provide customer account management for Warsaw and additional Posts Bratislava, Prague, Budapest, Munich and Dusseldorf and may be required to support some additional sites across Europe (including Vienna and Paris). Accountability and ownership of the service performance and facilities expenditure within this region is essential, along with building effective customer relationships.
The Regional Contract Manager (RCM) will enable and proactively manage and support the day-to-day delivery of effective Facilities Management services in accordance with agreed contract terms. The role will also ensure that services are delivered to the required contract standards and within agreed budgets. The job holder will also have a Europe wide role for a key strategic area such as; technical FM support, compliance (including H&S), performance/audit, projects or customer relationship management.
Other benefits and conditions of employment
- Please note that staff members are responsible for paying any income tax required by the local law.
- The successful candidate will be subject to the Polish references check and satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months.
- Candidates must have the pre-existing right to live and work in Poland for the duration of the job offer in order to apply. The British Embassy does not sponsor work permits.
- Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Warsaw are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to Polish employment law.
- Please be advised that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”. Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
- We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Visa / Passport requirements
Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Poland and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the legal requirements to live and work in this country.
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The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.
The British Embassy in Poland is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. We welcome applications from high-performing, motivated individuals who wish to gain professional experience in a dynamic, fast-paced working environment.
We value team working, flexibility, responsibility and creativity, as well as everyone’s contribution to making the Embassy a great place to work, where our people get good training and fulfil their potential. We have a strong Learning and Development culture, organise regular in-house training opportunities, and encourage staff to take on opportunities for development.
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