Residence Manager at the British High Commission in Lagos
Organization:
- the British High Commission
Job Location:
- Lagos
Employment Type:
- Full-time
Job Description
Employees Management:
- Head, oversee and line-oversee a team of three Residence Employees (Chief Server, Chief Cook, and Janitorial assistant), in addition to casual employees when necessary
- Top, inspiring and empowering the team, setting direction. supporting industry standard. Offering assist and direction to the team as necessary. Making sure that Residence employees accept adequate and consistent development to perform their obligations and possess avenues to formulate
- Coordinating employee output and executing yearly appraisals on time and to prescribed guidelines
- Synchronization of the team and management of rosters, operating patterns and the use of TOIL/overtime regulations to guarantee that events are handled and fulfilled productively, mobilising additional assets as required.
Events Management:
- Oversee & lead productive event dispatch (worldwide guidelines) at the Residence through active involvement in the formation/evaluate of operational structures, ownership of the Residence event advance-observe and calendar. Collaborate with arranging teams/SROs to assess and decide the appropriateness of organizing requested events at the residence.
- Head on arranging events at the Residence, and other venues (as necessary), which includes the yearly King’s Birthday Party. This comprises but is not limited to, directing visitor lists and issuing invitations for events, organizing table and flower structured, recruiting tools and casual event employees and direction to set-up and post-event clear up and cleaning.
- Definition of the pricing and Terms and Terms for external events and guarantee that agreements are handled correctly and that bills are issued and paid in a prompt fashion.
- Preserve good relations with suppliers and preserve a network of suppliers for events that proposal value for money and work within out prescribed workplace safety and wellness guidelines.
- Assist to other sections at Post to guarantee that all processes are aligned productively, follow standard procedures and are fulfilled within an accepted financial plan
Residence Management:
Monitoring of Sparklean’s initiatives of cleaning and servicing & maintenance inside the Residence making sure that the building, garden and its elements are preserved productively and to a high representational standard Co-ordinate structured for all formal visitors staying at the Residence, making sure that guest accommodations are readied for overnight guests, the highest levels of service are offered, and that all visitors accept a warm greet and are made to feel cozy and at home. Collaborate with the Estates Team and the service providers to organize servicing & maintenance of the Residence at suitable times and to the necessary guidelines, to guarantee the Residence is an efficient and professional in appearance representational facility Keeping the DHC (and family) fully informed of progress updates affecting the running of the house. H&S concerns: In conjunction with the applicable teammates, ensure the Residence and all events adhere with all necessary Workplace safety and wellness regulations and wider Embassy direction. Collaborate with outside companies and individuals to guarantee they clearly comprehend and adhere with such regulations and direction and generate risk evaluations for events.
Necessary actions:
Sharing information and Shaping, Supplying at Pace, Coordinating a Quality Service, Operating Together
Additional information
- Please make sure that your application is authentically documented based on your own experiences. If AI resources are used, their usage must only be limited to specific duty which includes making sure formatting uniformity and keyword significance.
- The core content, personal visual stories, and responses to conduct and ability-based questions must genuinely reflect your career path, experiences, and accomplishments.
- We place great value on uniqueness and individual attempt throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in instant disqualification.
- The British Assistant High Fee will never request any payment or fees to submit application for a role.
- The base remuneration is subject to tax and other statutory conclusions.
- Employees hired locally by the British Assistant High Fee in Lagos are subject to Terms and Terms of Service according to local job law in Nigeria.
- All applicants must be lawfully capable to operate and live within the country of the opening with the accurate visa/employment authorization status or show qualification to acquire the applicable license
- The duty lies on the successful applicant to:
- Acquire the applicable license
- Pay the fees for the license
- Make structured to relocate
- Meet the expenses to relocation
- Employees who are not liable to pay local earnings tax on their Purpose remuneration may possess their salaries reduced by the equivalent local earnings tax amount.
- Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
- Please note: Position grade AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
- Letter of recommendation checking and guard clearances will be executed on successful applicants
- Please log into your profile on the application system routinely to evaluate the status of your application
- Appointable applicants who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar position becomes accessible, that position may be presented to the second or subsequent applicant
Application Due Date
- Wednesday 3rd Sep, 2025