Head of Hospital Administration

About this role

The role is for a Head of Hospital Administration in a growing multi-specialist healthcare group. It oversees non-clinical functions such as facilities management, support services, regulatory compliance, and interdepartmental coordination to ensure a safe and compliant clinical environment. The position is based in Abuja and is a full-time senior management role. The employer operates hospital facilities with centralised corporate functions across areas like finance, supply chain, ICT, and strategy. The aim is to lead administrative operations, vendor management, and facility governance to support clinical services.

What you would do

• Lead emergency preparedness, business continuity, and disaster response planning for the facility, including drills and corrective actions.
• Report on facility, compliance, and support-service performance with improvement recommendations to executive management.
• Direct non-clinical administration functions including administrative services, health records, front office, catering, housekeeping, laundry, security, transport and general services.
• Supervise, develop, and appraise administrative and support-services staff and manage establishment levels.
• Lead service contract and vendor management, including scoping, SLAs, performance reviews, and renewals with procurement.
• Own hospital facility and estate management including preventive maintenance, biomedical equipment servicing, utilities, waste management, and building upkeep.
• Oversee environmental services and medical waste handling with infection prevention and control lead.
• Prepare and control non-clinical operating and capital budgets within delegated limits.
• Ensure facility regulatory compliance including hospital registration, licensing, inspections, fire safety, environmental and occupational health obligations.
• Design and govern workflows between clinical and non-clinical units to ensure smooth patient flow.

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.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary administrative teams and managing operating budgets.
• Experience in facility and estate management in a healthcare setting, including biomedical equipment and critical utilities.
• Experience with facility regulatory compliance and statutory inspections preparation.
• Experience in service contract and vendor management.
• Minimum of 10 years in hospital or healthcare administration, with at least 4 years at senior/managerial level overseeing multiple support functions.

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