Head of Corporate Real Estate Services, Africa

Job Description : About us

As the home of iconic brands such as Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, and Johnnie Walker, Diageo sources, produces, and delivers 6.5 billion litres of world‑leading products every year across 180 markets globally. Because of this huge undertaking, we rely on highly sophisticated systems as well as the very best talent to make sure our businesses continue to run efficiently.

Purpose of the Role

Context – The Global CRES portfolio is significant in size, and consists of a mixture of office locations, supply / manufacturing sites and land / other. The Africa region covers 9 countries, with offices and manufacturing sites, plus some land / other sites. The Head of CRES is responsible for the following in the region :

• Delivering the Global CRES Strategy; to build inclusive and balanced workplaces that drive connections and inspire our employees to do their best work.
• Determining and executing the regional aspects of this strategy with respect to our 5 pillars : Workplace Experience, Portfolio and Supply Partner Optimisation, Sustainability, Culture and Capability, and Risk Management and Performance Metrics.
• Financial performance of the CRES function for all real estate assets in the regional portfolio.
• Senior stakeholder engagement & business partnering across the region – displaying SME leadership and strong relationship building.
• Ownership of the Regional / Sub‑regional Executive relationships.
• Providing oversight and leadership of CRES function – in‑house and outsourced teams.
• Ensuring proper governance for CRES related activities and managing related risk.
• Leading the business, suppliers and internal partners to ensure Diageo workspaces are motivational places to be and work, are set up to attract the right talent, foster a culture of creativity and innovation, protect the wellbeing of Diageo employees, and promote environmental sustainability.

Key Accountabilities

Building Outstanding Relationships

Manage CRES Performance & Outcomes for a geography

Manage Team and 3rd Parties

Governance, Risk, Performance Measurement & Reporting

CRES Excellence

Be Externally Curious

Entry Level Requirements – Capabilities, Skills & Experience

Diversity statement

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Worker Type

Regular

Primary Location

Waterfall

Job Posting Start Date

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