Organization Overview: CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization based in whose efforts are focused on providing medical care to children suffering primarily from orthopedic and neurological conditions.

Position: Facility Support Manager

Level: Experienced

Location: Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya.

Frequency of Travel: 30%

In collaboration with the MSC facilities teams and local hospital facility managers the Facility Support Manager (FSM) will be responsible for improving the standard of facility maintenance across the global CURE network.

This position will be based in the Nairobi office and, from there, travel to CURE locations as directed by the Head of Facilities.

The FSM will be responsible for providing training and supervision to our hospital facility managers and delivering hands-on maintenance projects, which adhere to the quality standards of CURE.

Essential Duties:

• Communicate, coordinate and collaborate with the MSC facilities team and build productive working relationships with facility managers in each CURE location.


• Responsible for the development and implementation of network-wide maintenance standards.


• Use of CMS software to track preventative maintenance activities.


• Training of Facility Managers in CMS.


• Training of Facility Managers in technical skills.


• Quality Assurance and auditing and inspection of maintenance activities.


• Management of vehicle fleet.


• Coordinating all of the hospital’s technical activities. This includes the planning of maintenance activities in construction, energy (sources and distribution), HVAC/CVC, water and sanitation, safety equipment and systems and biomedical equipment.


• Lead Safecare facilities’ audit across the network


• Ensure that fire prevention and occupational safety measures are in place.


• Ensure that each hospital has a functioning facility risk committee that meets regularly, receives their reports and acts on the recommendations.


• Develop and standardize the network’s facilities policy manual

Education / Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering


• Prior hands-on construction trades experience


• Prior supervisory experience


• Preferred prior healthcare / hospital experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of engineering practices and principles for healthcare facilities.


• Knowledge of the construction standards, codes, and regulations pertaining to the maintenance of structures and facilities.


• Ability to administer and conduct a thorough and detailed inspection of buildings and facilities.


• Excellent cross-cultural communication skills. Effectively communicating with others, both verbally and in writing.


• Ability to troubleshoot and develop a list of recommendations to correct existing facility and new construction problems.


• General understanding of lifecycle maintenance.

Competencies:

1. Attention To Details – Able to be alert in a high-risk environment; follow detailed procedures and ensure accuracy in documentation and data; carefully monitor processes; concentrate on routine work details, and organize and maintain a system of records.

2. Communication Skills – Able to clearly present information through the spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; listen well.

3. Customer Focus – Able to control one’s own time and the time of direct reports; prepare budgets and spend money wisely; ensure that people have needed equipment; identify and fulfill staffing needs.

4. Systematic Problem Solving – Able to demonstrate a high level of service delivery; do what is necessary to ensure customer satisfaction; deal with service failures and prioritize customer needs.

5. Resource Management – Able to apply systems thinking to generate solutions; focus on process rather than isolated events; obtain multiple assessments of a situation and be systematic in identifying trouble spots; use tools to define problems; evaluate alternative solutions.

How to Apply

Send your application to kenya.hr@cureinternational.org by 26th January 2022.

Due to the high volumes of applications, if you do not hear from us Two weeks after the close of this date, consider your application unsuccessful.