Head of Assets - United Kingdom - St Mungo's

Description

Can you lead the management of our property portfolio, the delivery of cyclical and reinvestment works and our responsive repairs and voids service?

Our ambition as a homelessness charity and housing association is to end homelessness for good. We believe that a key step of reaching this aim is in providing quality housing. Our Housing Services teams work hard to ensure we can provide safe, comfortable, and sustainable homes which give people the opportunity to rebuild their lives. We now have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Assets who will help us achieve that ambition.

In this role, you will support the Director of Assets & Compliance to deliver our strategic objectives, including our statutory and regulatory obligations focusing on the safety of our clients, quality, and value for money.

You will oversee Asset, Responsive Repairs and Portfolio teams, providing motivational line management to Managers of these teams; supporting them to ensure the organisation makes sound investment and divestment decisions, implementing the asset management strategy and developing and implementing quality repairs, maintenance and voids standards.

In this role, you will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo's London or regional locations.

About you

We are looking for a dynamic, customer centred and systematic Head of Service with experience of successfully delivering strategic asset management and responsive repairs and voids services.

You will have extensive experience of working at a Head of Service/senior management level ideally gained in the housing sector and will have the ability to work with a range of customers, colleagues and external key stakeholders. You will have experience of leading a large functional diverse team, have a solution focused approach and an interest in collaborative team working.

Above all else you'll be strong leader with a track record of delivering and a talent for driving innovation, quality and customer satisfaction.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

How to apply

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Closing date: 10 am on 20 May 2024.

We will review applications on a rolling basis and may close this advert early.

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.