Facilities Officer - Manchester

Department: Facilities

Location: Manchester - 4 Universal Square, Devonshire St N, M12 6JH (On-site)

Type of Contract: Permanent / Full-Time

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

Our Vision: Changing lives through education.

The Role: The Facilities Officer is responsible for delivering effective facilities management services for the campus, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, and maintaining the building’s structure and assets.

This role supports the Facilities Manager with daily operations, including maintenance, security, cleaning, and front-of-house services, to ensure the premises are safe, functional, and aligned with organisational needs. The role also involves conducting handyperson tasks, managing onboarding and offboarding of staff, and maintaining records for statutory and performance compliance.

Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship!

What the Role Involves:

Building Maintenance and Safety:

• Conduct routine inspections of premises and equipment to ensure buildings and assets are safe, secure, and meet standards.
• Perform health and safety checks to ensure compliance and address any issues promptly.
• Ensure all equipment at the site is operational and compliant with PAT.
• Conduct basic handyperson services including furniture assembly, painting, and minor repairs like lock replacements, whiteboard installations, etc

Security and Access Control:

• Monitor access control systems and respond to security incidents or faults.
• Act as a first line response to activations and incidents, including emergency situations.
• Support security staff operations and ensure security protocols are followed.
• Issue and maintain records for keys and access cards.

Staff Onboarding and Offboarding:

• Assist the onboarding process for new staff, ensuring desk allocation and provision of required resources.
• Manage the offboarding process for departing staff, including the return of items and updating records.

Event Coordination and Facilities Management:

• Coordinate campus events, including setup and logistical arrangements.
• Manage stock levels for office equipment, furniture, and store room consumables, and replenish as required. Maintain FIFO and safety standards.
• Handle furniture moving, assembling, and other manual tasks.
• Monitor and maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of campus facilities.

Front of House and Customer Service:

• Act as point of contact for students, visitors, and staff, providing a professional and welcoming service.
• Act as a first aider and fire warden, ensuring readiness for emergency situations.
• Handle heavy loads safely (manual handling training provided) and support the operations of security staff.

Administrative Duties:

• Keep the asset register and staff allocation documents up to date.
• Liaise with security personnel to ensure all deliveries are collected, inventoried, and securely stored.
• Complete all planned preventative maintenance checks and keep records for statutory compliance and performance monitoring.
• Resolve ticket reports and promptly update system.

About You:

• Ability to interact in a highly professional manner with employees, contractors, consultants, visitors, management, as well as local police and fire authorities.
• Ability to take initiative and lead by example, empowering and motivating staff to foster an excellent working culture.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in performing building security checks and lock procedures.
• Exceptional observational awareness.
• Ability to understand and adhere to specific instructions and procedures.
• Experience in undertaking handyperson services, including furniture assembly and other DIY tasks such as securely fixing items to walls and painting.
• Capability to lift heavy loads safely (manual handling training will be provided).
• Availability to work varied shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
• Good knowledge of IT skills.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of security techniques, cleaning procedures
• Health and Safety awareness and experience

What We Offer:

• Time off that fits your lifestyle - 33 days' annual leave (including bank holidays), 1-day extra day of leave per year of service (up to 5 days), and Buy/Sell additional holidays (up to 5 days)
• Opportunities for growth - Tuition reimbursement for career development courses, wide variety of training courses and support with FHEA application
• Pension Scheme and Flexible Benefits (via salary sacrifice) - Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech, Health, Dental and Life Assurance schemes, Women's Health scheme (via Hertlity) and much more
• Discounts, Perks and Employee Assistance: Perks@Work discounts platform, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), discounted gym membership, eyecare vouchers and much more
• Reward for your impact - annual salary increase reviews, annual discretionary bonus, £500 award employee referral scheme

Employee Testimonial:

"What really stands out to me about GBS is its consistent focus on creating positive outcomes for students. Every team, even those without direct student contact, is deeply committed to this mission. Everyone understands that what they do plays a role in helping students succeed. It’s such a collaborative and inspiring place to work — it’s clear everyone genuinely cares about making a difference." (Steffi Korsah - Non-Academic Staff)

Global Banking School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our campus community. Due to the nature of this role, all employment offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including verification of your legal right to work in the UK, receipt of professional references (which we will not contact without your prior consent), and a criminal records check.

GBS is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.