Facilities Administrator

• Job Type: Permanent, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm.
• Salary:
  Circa £30,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)
• Location:
  
  This is a full-time, site-based role at the IB Global Centre in Cardiff

The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 6,200 schools across 163 countries. A career with the IB is not just a job; it's an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.

To support the effective day-to-day operation of the Cardiff Global Centre, providing high-quality facilities, workplace and hospitality services for colleagues and visitors. Working closely with the Facilities Manager, the role coordinates facilities administration, supplier management, health and safety activities, workplace experience services, and ad hoc project work to maintain a safe, compliant and welcoming office environment. The role also collaborates with global Facilities colleagues to support consistent processes and service standards across IB locations.

• Support the effective daily operation of the Cardiff Global Centre, ensuring the workplace is safe, well maintained and professionally presented.
• Provide professional reception and visitor services, including welcoming visitors, coordinating access and supporting relevant safety and security requirements.
• Coordinate workplace hospitality, meetings, catering, events, courier and related office services.
• Conduct routine workplace inspections and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, statutory inspections and servicing.
• Coordinate day-to-day activity of facilities suppliers, monitoring service delivery and maintaining accurate supplier and contract records.
• Support Facilities budget administration, purchasing, purchase orders, supplier invoices and expenditure monitoring.
• Maintain Facilities health and safety, emergency-response, security and business-continuity records and support related activities.
• Maintain accurate Facilities, workplace, space, inventory and asset information and support rep
• Occasional evening, weekend or emergency out-of-hours support may be required.orting and ad hoc projects.

• Minimum two years of Facilities or Workplace-related experience, with an understanding of core Facilities Management principles.
• Strong customer service and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Experience supporting budget administration, purchasing and expenditure monitoring.
• Experience coordinating third-party suppliers or vendors.
• Knowledge of relevant local legislation and workplace requirements.
• Confident user of Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
• A-Levels or equivalent plus GCSE at C Grade or equivalent in Maths and English.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency.

• Flexible benefits allowance equivalent to 1.5% of Annual Salary to spend on benefits or as addition to salary
• 10% employer pension contribution with a minimum 3% employee contribution
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• 25 Days Annual Leave plus public holidays. The opportunity to purchase up to 5 days of leave each year.
• Life assurance 4x annual salary
• Paid volunteering leave
• Excellent continuous professional development

We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified applicants. As a global employer, we adhere to all relevant employment legislation in the countries in which we operate, and we're happy to provide any reasonable support or adjustments as needed to ensure applicants can fully participate in our recruitment process.