Assistant Director – Asset Strategy and Data

Assistant Director – Asset Strategy and Data

Sunderland

£86,226 (plus pending pay award)

About the Company

We are a values-led, charitable organisation that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We have a clear vision and a social purpose. We believe that everyone has the right to live in a good quality home that they can afford. We invest millions of pounds every year to keep our existing homes safe and decent. We also play our part in helping to deal with the UK housing crisis by building hundreds of new, modern homes for rent in Sunderland.

There has never been a better time to be a part of Gentoo. Our property directorate has been brought together into one knowledgeable and experienced team, working together to maintain and invest in our portfolio of 28,500 homes, serving 60,000 customers. We are also focussed on the future and we are currently developing our new Corporate and Property Strategy which will set a clear direction of future travel for the organisation.

About the Role

This role is a key member of the Gentoo Property Leadership team with responsibility for the delivery of the Group’s Property Strategy and ensuring the Group provides safe and decent homes for customers of today and tomorrow. The position plays a key role in the overall success of the Property directorate and is accountable for the Group’s strategic asset management, asset data, stock condition, investment and regeneration planning and asbestos Management.

The purpose of the role will be to be responsible for the overall management of Gentoo’s strategic asset management function ensuring the group delivers its approved Property Strategy. This role holds responsibility for; ensuring the accuracy of the Group’s stock condition/asset data and its cyclical refreshment, the data stored within the Group’s Asset Management Systems and ensuring the group complies with statutory and regulatory requirements.

This role will ensure that the Group has a clear understanding of the performance and sustainability of its assets, develop strategies and approaches to improve the value of Gentoo’s assets in conjunction with other departments with the Group and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leadership – a strong track record in developing high performing teams, with a collaborative style which inspires others to deliver a great service.
• Engagement - Open and inclusive feedback to customer and colleague feedback on how to improve services to customers.
• Commercial - Demonstrable experience of ensuring properties are achieving their full potential as income producing assets.
• Customer - A customer focused and commercial mindset ensuring Gentoo delivers great services to customers and spends our money wisely.

Qualifications

Experienced leader – Extensive relevant experience in a senior property role, with responsibility for a complex property portfolio, colleagues and managing significant budgets.

Asset management – Experienced In optimising asset performance, planned investment and regeneration, procurement, and stakeholder engagement.

Financial management – Experienced in large budgets, operates commercially, and committed to ensuring value for money.

Property safety – Has a deep understanding of all property compliance related matters and regulatory requirements as a landlord.

Knowledge

• Qualifications - A recognised property related qualification or relevant experience in a similar role
• Health and Safety – Significant experience in health and safety, CDM, building safety, fire safety and property compliance
• Knowledge – Significant knowledge of the social housing sector, property related challenges and social housing regulation.
• Analytical – The ability to review complex data and make this relatable to non-technical colleagues.

Attributes

• Communication - The ability to communicate effectively in a range of settings and to write clear, concise reports, which have clear conclusions and recommendations.
• Customer Focus – Experienced in working with a diverse range of customers, with continuous engagement and delivering best in class services.
• Leadership – A supportive and visible leader who provides clear direction, develops professionalism and high performance in others.
• Challenge – Possesses the interpersonal skills to challenge constructively, build rapport and influence senior leaders.
• Teamwork – Has the ability to bring people together to achieve objectives.

We are committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. Equality ensuring people from all communities have equal opportunities to access services. Diversity is about respecting and valuing people’s differences and treating them in a suitable way. Inclusion is about making sure that people feel comfortable to be themselves.

Further details and information on how to apply can be found on the microsite: https://gentoo.castlepeak-group.com/ or by emailing our retained consultancy Castle Peak Group: james.carss@castlepeak-group.com