Job Title: Head of Strategic Asset Solutions
Head Office Location: Brindley Place, Birmingham
Job Location: B1 2JB - Some hybrid working and travel to group GSA offices as appropriate.
Salary - £73,370 per annum
Contract type - 2 Years - Fixed term
Working hours - Full time - 37hours
Closing Date - 13 October 2024
Interview Date - TBC
About the role
The purpose of this role is to devise and deliver solutions for complex and/or large scale property assets within GreenSquareAccord`s portfolio to ensure they meet the needs of the business. These may be mixed tenure and with management agreements and lease arrangements in place.
This role will identify, create strategies for, and action solutions, to optimise GreenSquareAccord`s property assets in line with the business plan. You will identify assets which in their current state do not meet the needs of the Group and its customers for financial, quality, compliance or other reasons, and the route to optimisation of the asset via ongoing management or disposal is complex. Leading on any lease or agreement review and negotiations.
Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.
This role requires a cover letter. If one is not provided, you might not be considered for the role.
About you
You will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and experience of undertaking asset portfolio reviews, modelling of property performance and identifying strategies for management. You will understand and be able to review complex lease and management arrangements and be confident in identifying commercial approaches and negotiations with key partners and agencies.
You will excellent communication skills and have a good working knowledge of the domestic housing market and the operations and regulation of registered housing providers and a good understanding of property law and financial analysis.
Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require evidence of the required certificates and qualifications for this role. Without this evidence, you would be unable to commence employment at GreenSquareAccord.
About us
GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England.
We believe passionately in our mission to build better lives and provide social housing and support services to 54,000 people across our four localities. We are proud to play an active role in helping people to deal with the consequences of the housing crisis by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.
We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.
Our purpose
We are proud to be able to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently.
Our focus is on building better lives. Everything we do is about people - whether that`s providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life.
Our colleagues live and breathe this social purpose and we need great people, with skills across a range of disciplines, to make this happen.
Working for GreenSquareAccord gives you the chance to bring your skills and expertise and make a real difference. It doesn`t matter which role you are considering applying for, your work will help thousands of people build a better life.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.
A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.
Our five core commitments are:
- We believe our customer is everything
- We are one team
- We are supportive and caring
- We are business-minded for social purpose
- We are curious and ambitious.
You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
GreenSquareAccord also offer a non-contractual performance-related bonus scheme. Further details will be made available upon joining, along with supporting documentation which can be found on the GreenSquareAccord intranet site.
How to apply
Please no agency contact and any approaches will not be responded to.
If you wish to apply for this role please email a copy of your up to date CV to and covering letter to cover the following questions for the role:recruitment.mailbox@greensquareaccord.co.uk.
Please provide a summary of how you meet the requirements for this role? (500 word max)
What do you see as the key challenges in developing an effective housing asset management strategy? (500 word max)
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
