Head of Hospital Administration

About this role

The role is for Head of Hospital Administration in Abuja, with a growing multi-specialist healthcare group. It oversees non-clinical administrative functions, facility and estate management, regulatory compliance, and interdepartmental coordination to ensure a safe, compliant, uninterrupted clinical environment. The employer operates hospital facilities offering clinical and diagnostic services and supports centralised corporate functions. The position is full-time and targets experienced leaders in hospital administration. Responsibilities cover directing non-clinical admin services, facility maintenance, regulatory compliance, interdepartmental workflows, vendor management, environmental and waste handling, budgeting, emergency planning, staff development, and reporting to executive management.

What you would do

• Direct non-clinical administration services including administrative services, health records, front office, catering, housekeeping, laundry, security, transport and general services.
• Oversee facility and estate management: preventive maintenance, equipment servicing, utilities, waste management and building upkeep.
• Ensure facility regulatory compliance: hospital registration and licensing, inspections, professional-council requirements, fire safety, environmental and occupational health obligations, maintain compliance register and close findings.
• Design and govern workflows between clinical and non-clinical units to prevent service disruptions.
• Lead service contracts and vendor management, including scoping, SLAs, performance reviews and renewals with procurement.
• Supervise environmental services and medical waste handling with the infection prevention and control lead.
• Prepare and control non-clinical operating and capital budgets, authorise expenditures within limits.
• Lead emergency preparedness, business continuity and disaster response planning, including drills and corrective actions.
• Supervise and develop administrative and support-services staff, manage establishment levels.
• Report facility, compliance and support-service performance to executive management with improvement recommendations.

What they are asking for

• First degree in health administration, hospital management, business administration, public health, estate or facility management, or related discipline.
• Completion of NYSC or valid exemption where applicable.
• Minimum of 10 years' relevant hospital or healthcare administration experience, including at least 4 years in senior or managerial role with multiple support functions.
• Experience in facility and estate management in a healthcare setting, including biomedical equipment and critical utilities.
• Experience in facility regulatory compliance and preparation for statutory inspections.
• Experience in service contract and vendor management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary administrative teams and managing operating budgets.

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