• Permanent Full time| 35 hours per week
• Location: Macquarie Park and Camperdown
• Salary: $118K + Super + NFP salary packaging benefits
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Mission Australia Housing provides social and affordable housing to vulnerable Australians ensuring they have access to good quality housing that enables people to participate in their communities.

This role will be responsible for managing housing assets, ensuring maintenance excellence, and driving operational efficiency across two locations. This role will work closely with stakeholders to develop and implement asset management strategies that enhance the quality of housing facilities.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Oversee the maintenance, safety and sustainability of housing assets
• Proactively manage all contracts ensuring high performance
• Undertake and review site inspections to approve scope of work
• Conduct systematic audits to ensure compliance with contract, WHS, quality and code of conduct requirements
• Develop and contribute to a range of reports to facilitate effective asset management planning and reporting
• Identify risks and develop and implement risk management strategies and monitor project progress
• Build and maintain effective relationships with external and internal stakeholders for constructive working relationships
• Manage informal and formal appeals and complaints and contribute to implementing strategies where a need is identified
• Work within the framework of integrated service delivery

Requirements for Success

• Tertiary qualifications with demonstrated knowledge of property and asset management
• Knowledge of social housing and Residential Tenancy Act would be preferred
• Exceptional relationship management skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills with effective management capabilities
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office products for reporting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong administrative experience and interpersonal skills
• Drivers licence with no restrictions

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, referee checks, and WWCC.

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritize the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We Strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]

Your benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave

How to apply

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As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you