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.

Shortlisting

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

Shortlisting

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