Assets Manager

**Assets Manager**
- Passionate about helping your community?
- Are you a leader?
- Permanent Full-time opportunity in Batemans Bay
- SCHADS Level 6

**The Organisation**

SEARMS is a registered National Regulatory System for Community Housing Providers (NRSCH) Aboriginal Community Housing provider (ACHP). We have served Aboriginal communities in regional NSW since 2003.

Our portfolio is complex. We own and manage our own 45 properties as well as 133 properties owned between 10 other Aboriginal organisations (including Local Area Land Councils) and 63 Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) NSW (state-owned assets) under 16 different service agreements

The gaining of our accreditation in January this year as a Tier 3 provider under NRSCH confirmed our commitment to best practise generally. At that time, SEARMS was one of only 24 ACHP’s nationally and one of only 10 such organisations in NSW. We have also been recognised by the AHO NSW as a ‘growth provider’ - assessed as having the structure and internal capacity for additional management transfers.

In 2024, SEARMS achieved ASES accreditation (Australian Service Excellence Standard). This is another level of achievement for the organisation.

As part of its growth strategy, SEARMS has established a Canberra office to complement its Batemans Bay head office. As such, we are constantly looking for people who are passionate about serving their community. We have a number of positions currently available.

Joining an organisation in the midst of exceptional growth can be challenging Every day there are challenges, and it requires a solid grounding of skills, resilience and initiative to thrive. If you feel this could be you, we offer an excellent range of benefits including:

- An opportunity to support organisational growth and development while delivering community outcomes.
- Full non-profit status with salary sacrifice available to reduce tax and increase your take home pay

To thrive in this working environment, you will be culturally sensitive with compassion, empathy and a genuine interest in people. Leadership, resilience and the ability to work under pressure are also essential, as is professionalism, integrity and ethical behaviour.

**The Role**

The role is responsible for the strategic management, maintenance, and optimisation of the organisation's housing assets. These include:

- Assisting the COO in ensuring all regulatory, compliance and reporting outputs are being met by the Assets team.
- Coordinate effective and efficient use of systems by Assets team to meet above requirements.
- Identifying team capabilities and work with the COO to development targeted training and development programs.
- Understanding of budgets and budget constraints.
- Engaging with complex clients to ensure communication of information is timely, accurate and appropriate.
- Investigate complaints relating to team/team performance and report to COO.

**Essential Criteria**:

- A relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent knowledge and a minimum of 3 years’ experience where required for practice, registration with professional body maintained.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in leading a team
- Trade qualification (Construction/Building or related field)
- An awareness of, or the ability to gain knowledge of the regulatory and compliance frameworks that SEARMS works within, particularly the Residential Tenancies Act and the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
- Demonstrated good standard of written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to produce quality work with strong attention to detail within defined deadlines
- An understanding of and ability to work within a diverse workplace
- Effective time management and organisational skills

**Desirable**:

- Experience in quality and/or risk management frameworks and maintenance
- Knowledge of, and commitment to, relevant legislation, policies, practises and standards, including WHSE, RTA, EEO and the NRSCH standards

**Mandatory employment criteria**:

- Intermediate to advance skills in Microsoft Office software: Word, Outlook and Excel,
- Proven experience in using asset management software such as - Console & Bricks & Agent
- Full Driver’s License
- Working with Children Check
- Criminal record check providing suitable clearance to work with vulnerable members of the community
- Vaccinations - COVID 19 as per current health guidelines
- White card

**For full details of the role, please contact SEARMS’ Chief Business Officer Rosie on 1800 138 425.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $50.00 - $53.00 per hour

Expected hours: 38 per week

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Batemans Bay, NSW: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Property management: 3 years (preferr