Coptic Orphans

Facilities Specialist

Coptic Orphans  •  Cairo, EG (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

Facilities Specialist

Purpose of the Job:

The Facilities Specialist plays a key role in supporting the safe, clean, and efficient operation of Coptic Orphans' facilities including apartments and warehouse. This position assists with day-to-day facilities maintenance and provides logistical support to ensure a functional and welcoming work environment for staff and visitors.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Support the maintenance and upkeep of Coptic Orphans' buildings (offices, apartments, warehouse) and related installations.
  • Coordinate and monitor servicing for systems including:

- Firefighting equipment (i.e. fire extinguishers, hose reels)

- Fire Alarm (smoke and heat detectors)

- CCTV (Surveillance Cameras)

- Air conditioning

- Electric installations and equipment

  • Assist in implementing safety and security policies to ensure a safe environment for staff and visitors.
  • Record and report technical issues and support timely coordination of repairs.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and records (e.g. maintenance logs, service invoices, schedules).
  • Provide support to other facilities team members, particularly on tasks that require technical knowledge or greater sensitivity.
  • Assist in organizing office equipment and fittings, ensuring functional workspace arrangements.
  • Provide occasional backup support at the front desk when needed.

Required Education, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field.
  • 1–3 years of experience in office or facilities operations.
  • Good time management, organizational and communication skills.
  • Basic spoken and written English skills are required.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to follow instructions and meet deadlines.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Able to work effectively in a fast-paced and occasionally high-pressure environment.
  • Familiar with standard office equipment and tools.

Travel and Working requirements

  • Physical work environment requiring standing, lifting, and moving of goods.
  • Occasional overtime may be required during peak periods.
Coptic Orphans

About Coptic Orphans

Coptic Orphans is an award-winning international Christian development organization that has transformed the lives of over 100,000 children in Egypt since 1988. We believe that through long-term programs that focus on education, we can affect the vicious cycle of poverty.

When most people think of “orphans,” they think of children in orphanages who have no family at all. In fact, many orphanages in Egypt are filled with children who have families only because their widowed mothers cannot afford to feed them.

This is an injustice.

Coptic Orphans focuses on the children most likely to face the deadly combination of poverty and social injustice, but who have the greatest potential to change their lives and the lives of others.

Through child sponsors and a network of over 900 village-based on the ground volunteers, churches, and organizations, our programs help children stay in school (and stay with their families) and by God’s grace, we empower thousands of children to reclaim their dignity and self-worth.

We make a covenant with orphaned families in Egypt to stay with a child until the end of their highest education, as long as they also work hard to make full use of every possible educational opportunity they have.

Our vision is a peaceful, prosperous Egypt where children thrive, and a vibrant, engaged Diaspora.

Our team of over 150 trained professionals works from our headquarters just outside Washington, D.C. and from offices in Egypt, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Industry
Nonprofit & NGOs
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Fairfax, Virginia
Year Founded
1988
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