Property & Compliance Manager

**Join one of Victoria's Leading Not-For-Profits**

**Full Time Permanent Role at Head Office in Box Hill**

**About Us**:
For over 165 years we have been in Victoria assisting people through the challenges of poverty and exclusion address suffering, advocating against inequality and promoting human dignity and self-determination.

Overall, the group of companies of St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria has many arms and services. These include soup vans, education programs, home visitation programs and VincentCare Victoria, which provides a range of services and programs for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and disadvantage. This includes crisis accommodation, drug and alcohol dependency programs, and housing.

**The Role**:
In this dynamic role, become a pivotal part of the Property and Procurement team and manage a diverse property portfolio consisting of our retail stores, distribution centres, VincentCare properties, and assistance centres.

The Property and Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing maintenance, compliance, environmental and building operational management strategies to our sites.

**Key accountabilities include**:

- Utilizing the Property Maintenance system(s) to develop and manage all preventative (PM) and reactive maintenance (RM) requirements;
- Ensuring building compliance and driving initiatives on engineering standards across the business
- Managing the property-related capital works program for SVDPV and VincentCare;
- Administering expenses associated with property maintenance activities in accordance with SVDP policies and procedures;
- Planning, allocating, and coordinating all required works and documentation by external contractors.

**About You**:
Well known for having an outstanding communication style and a sound knowledge of the logistics of property maintenance, you can effectively manage a diverse portfolio and various administrative tasks.

You enjoy working in a hands-on environment and take pride in being a team player with effective problem-solving skills.

**More specifically you will have**:

- A qualification in Project Management, Facilities Management and/or trade qualification or at least five years industry experience which is directly relevant to the role (_essential_);
- Current Victorian Driver Licence (_essential_);
- Strong general administration skills;
- An understanding of property management systems;
- Strong computer skills, Microsoft Office, Excel knowledge of WMS System;
- Significant experience in both day-to-day operations and management of projects;
- Substantial experience and capacity in supervision of suppliers, contractors and staff;
- A capability to prioritise work commitments and manage competing deadlines;
- Strongly focussed customer service ethos, with strong empathy and understanding for the needs of the stakeholders.

**In return we offer**:

- Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
- We are committed to professional development to make sure that your career keeps growing while you’re working with us.
- We make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year.
- We believe in families, so we like to provide a family-friendly environment in which to work.
- We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others. We are passionate about #Social Justice.
- We have some great talent who are happy to share their experience and skills to help you on your way.

**#Join Good**

If this opportunity sounds perfect to you, we can’t wait to hear from you

Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter that tells us a little more about you and why you would be perfect for the role.

Click here for a copy of the Position Description.

**Applications close: January 31**st** at 11:30pm**

**Eligibility**

To be eligible for this role, you will need to have a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and complete a national police check issued by SVDP - the organisation will cover the cost.

***_St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is proactive in supporting child _**_safety._**

**_ We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences._