View Vacancy - Corporate Services Assistant (DNK103)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Estates, Finance, Procurement

The British Embassy in Copenhagen is part of a world-wide network representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Corporate Services Assistant.

The main purpose of the job is the day-to-day management of the Residential Properties. Ensuring that all fire, health and safety requirements are adhered to, and that all service and repair work is carried out efficiently with a keen eye on value for money.

 

Management of Residential Properties

  • Co-ordinating action on faults or break-down of machinery or equipment in all properties.
  • Managing and monitoring annual service contracts.
  • Liaising with local contractors regarding maintenance and repair work.
  • Manage property search for UK-based officers and managing all rental contracts.
  • Ensure relevant stakeholders are informed as necessary.

Health & Safety

  • Understand and follow FCO health & safety standards, working closely with the Fire Safety Manager and Deputy Corporate Services Manager to ensure all properties meet the required standards.
  • Ensure that routine health and safety checks are carried out and that documentary evidence is maintained.

 

Finances and procurement:

  • Ensuring budgets are efficiently managed and that value-for- money objectives are achieved in line with FCO guidelines. Flagging up concerns or financial gaps in excess of 1% appropriately.
  • Understand and follow procurement guidelines.
  • Contract Management including tendering, supplier management for work carried out on Residential properties.

 

General

  • Provide support to Deputy Corporate Services Manager.
  • Supervision of 3 support staff.
  • Data Capture of quarterly Embassy VAT returns.

 

  • Good organisational and time management skills.
  • Positive outlook with a can- do attitude.
  • Some experience in contract management.
  • Some supervisory experience.
  • Customer service experience (internal or external).
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
  • Working as part of a close-knit team, you are a self starter, with evidence of team management experience. You will need to ensure delivery of a quality service with expectations well managed. Ability to work under pressure during seasonal peak periods with a clear focus on timely and concise communications to relevant stakeholders.
  • Good communication skills in both English and Danish.
  • Budget management skills.
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations in Denmark and/or UK.
14 March 2017
Administrative Officer (AO)
Full-time, Fixed Term
35
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Denmark
Copenhagen
British Embassy
1
1 April 2017

This is a fixed-term contract of 9 months to cover for a maternity leave.

The successful candidate will be subject to professional background check and security clearance.

The successful candidate must have pre-existing work authorization for Denmark in order to apply.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Copenhagen are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Danish employment law.


Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
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.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.