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\nJob Category
\nForeign and Commonwealth Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
\nJob Subcategory
\nCorporate Services Support<\/p>\n
Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Estates Special Projects Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n The main purpose of <\/strong>job:<\/strong><\/p>\n The British High Commission is changing. In line with our ambition to build a modern partnership between the UK and Ghana, the High Commission\u2019s buildings are being updated in 2019. All the detailed project delivery will be led by London, but this role will support the Head of Corporate Services in coordinating them, as well as ensuring High Commission objectives are fed in.<\/p>\n Roles and responsibilities:<\/p>\n Working with the Heads of Corporate Services, the High Commissioner, and the Deputy High Commissioner to set clear objectives for the change of estate in Accra. Application deadline 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…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-98a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTo lead cross-High Commission consultation on the change, to actively seek input that ensures the working environment improves for all staff, innovation and ideas are encouraged, and that Departmental ways of working are understood and fed in.
\nTo coordinate London-based project managers to ensure their estates projects maximise the High Commission\u2019s objectives, whilst minimising disruption to the delivery of day-to-day work across the High Commission.
\nTo work with the Head of Estates and the Technical Works Supervisor to coordinate High Commission resources into the major estates projects, as required.
\nTo provide a mentoring role for the Head of Estates in estates-project management.
\nTo manage other ad hoc estates projects, as they arise (for example, on greening the estate).
\nEssential qualifications, skills and experience
\nBachelor\u2019s in Business Administration, Management or other relevant field of study.
\nA minimum of 5 years\u2019 experience in project management.
\nA minimum of 3 years\u2019 experience in space planning, estates management, or highly-relevant field.
\nClear competency in the field of estates management, to win the confidence of other specialists.
\nA track history in mentoring and coaching other staff (tested through references).
\nDealing with logistics, administration and budgets.
\nExcellent IT skills (including working knowledge of MS office packages (excel; word, PowerPoint etc).
\nThe ability to respond flexibly to competing demands, often at short notice.
\nDiscretion and confidentiality.
\nStrong organisational skills and good attention to detail (events planning; guest lists).
\nAbility to write accurate, professional English at speed, in formats including formal letters and minutes.
\nGood team player with strong customer service skills.
\nAbility to plan ahead, anticipate problems \/ clashes and proactively sort them out.
\nAble to work under minimal supervision and deliver for senior-level individuals.
\nDesirable qualifications, skills and experience
\nBasic financial management skills
\nWorking and delivering in a high pressure environment
\nDelivering the Essential Skills above, but in the UK
\nRequired competencies
\nSeeing the Big Picture, Making Effective Decisions, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service<\/p>\n
\n24 December 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"