Facilities Officer Ref. 3664

Flexible working: this role is permanent, full-time, from Monday to Friday. Fixed hours are 08:00-16.15 (with a 16:00 finish on Fridays). You'll also have the option to take on weekend overtime which is paid at double time. You'll need to be on site during working hours, which means home working is not available.

About us

We're MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). Our mission is to protect the security and economic wellbeing of the UK from overseas threats such as regional instability, terrorism, and cyber attacks. Working across the globe and in close partnership with MI5 and GCHQ, we help the Government to counter these threats through the provision of secret intelligence. A role in MI6 will see you providing vital support to this work, within a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.

The role

We're seeking a reliable and proactive Facilities Officer to support the day to day operations of our facilities team. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining a safe, functional, and welcoming environment across our offices. This hands on position involves a mix of practical maintenance, office support, and driving duties.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Office moves and setup: Assembling, relocating, and dismantling office furniture and equipment as required for departmental moves, refurbishments, or events
• General maintenance: Carrying out minor repairs, including basic carpet laying, decorating, and internal painting of offices to maintain a high standard of presentation
• Lock and key management: Changing, repairing, and servicing locks.
• Driving duties: Driving company vehicles within central London to collect and deliver items, tools, and materials, ensuring timely and safe transport
• Health and safety: Supporting compliance with health and safety policies; reporting hazards, faults, and incidents promptly
• Stock and supplies: Maintaining an inventory of tools, maintenance supplies, and consumables, requesting replenishment as needed
• Facilities support: Escorting contractors on site, and completing general office waste clearance and light cleaning duties
• Other duties: Providing general assistance to the wider facilities teams and broader organisation as required

About you

You'll have practical skills in furniture assembly, decorating and basic maintenance, along with an understanding of the importance of health and safety in the workplace. Since you'll be driving as part of your role, you'll also need a full, clean, manual UK driving licence and you'll feel comfortable driving in central London.

You'll work in an organised way, both independently and as part of a team, and you'll bring a proactive, flexible attitude when managing changing priorities. Your communication skills will help you work closely with colleagues within your team and in the wider organisation. You'll also have basic computer skills which will allow you to maintain an accurate inventory of tools, supplies and consumables.

You might have worked in facilities, maintenance or building services, or have experience working in a trade, locksmithing or driving for work. However, if you don't have a background in facilities work, don't let this stop you from applying. If you're willing to learn and have basic practical skills and knowledge, we'll train you in all you need to know.

Training and development

When you start, you'll get an organisation induction and a buddy to help you settle in. We're proud to offer an inclusive and supportive working environment, and as an organisation that values and nurtures our colleagues, both professionally and personally, we're dedicated to helping you fulfil your potential.

There's progression available within the team and within the wider organisation, if this interests you. We'll help you set goals and targets and give you all the support you need to reach them. Plus, we offer internal training to help you grow your skills.

Rewards and benefits

You'll receive a starting salary of £38,244 plus other benefits including:

• 25 days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
• opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
• an interest free season ticket loan
• an excellent pension scheme
• a cycle to work scheme
• facilities such as a gym, restaurant, and on site coffee bars (at some locations)
• paid parental and adoption leave

Equal opportunities

At MI6 diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio economic backgrounds.

Offer of interview

We are committed to providing equitable opportunities throughout the recruitment process to support candidates with disabilities. As part of this, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who best meet the essential minimum criteria for this position, will be offered an interview, if it is practical for us to do so. (This is known as the Offer of an Interview.) To secure an interview for this role, the minimum criteria (in order of application process) are:

1. A full, clean UK driving licence.
2. A basic knowledge of IT (to be demonstrated at application form sift).
3. Strong motivation for applying to MI6 and this particular role - assessed at application form sift.

What to expect

Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order:

1. Application form sift.
2. Competency based Interview.
3. Driving assessment.
4. Fitness assessment.

Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.

Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can't take any recreational drugs and you'll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage.

Before you apply, we advise you to consider setting up a separate email address for your contact with us, to ensure your personal and application correspondence remain separate. Try to avoid having identifying features in your email address, such as your first and/or surname and date of birth. This is good practice and will help you to manage your application with us more securely.

The role is based in London and other locations within the M25, so you'll need to live within a commutable distance. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting an application, as we do not offer relocation costs.

Please note, you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to launch an application. Applying from outside the UK will impact on our ability to progress your application. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member.

Right to withdraw statement

Please be aware that we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date once a certain number of applications have been received. Please be mindful of this and submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.