• Full-Time role with Work from Home Options!
• Location: Sydney
• Great Salary offering $150,000 + Super + NFP Salary Packaging

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

This new and exciting opportunity to join Mission Australia Housing as our Strategic Asset Manager will see you developing and supporting the delivery of Strategic and Operational Asset Management Plans across MA Housing entities.

The role will seek to increase asset capabilities by providing support to our Regional and State based teams across a broad portfolio. This senior role will work closely with Operations, New Business and Property Development teams to oversee the acquisition, disposal, and effective management of all properties nationally and will support the development of new property projects and opportunities, ensuring asset contract compliance and exploring asset-based funding and sustainability opportunities.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Work with State and Regional Teams to develop and support the delivery of long- and short-term asset management plans using property condition data to inform plans
• Partner with multiple teams and business units, develop, implement, and review annually, MA Housing’s Strategic Asset Management Plan
• Monitor and report on asset management plans and budgets to ensure plans and budgets remain on track
• Provide asset-based subject matter expertise through a range of internal forums such as new business and asset strategy meeting
• Develop processes to support good contract management of maintenance contractors including QA and contractor management
• Provide regular reporting across key areas of operational asset management, including asset management plans and projects
• Identify risks and develop and implement risk management strategies to ensure projects deliverables are achieved

Requirements for Success

• Relevant senior-level asset experience, ideally in the social housing sector or building & construction industry
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field
• Demonstrated knowledge of social housing systems in Australia
• Exceptional relationship and contract management skills with the ability to drive performance and deliver results
• Experience in analysing, managing, and reporting on large amounts of data and providing regular reports
• Experience in developing professional documents including asset management plans, policies, and business plans
• Intermediate skills across Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people. 

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’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve. 

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia. 

 Find out more about a career with Mission Australia. 

 We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.

If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Strategic Asset Manager - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

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)
• Generous discounts with health insurance and major retailers 
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How to Apply

View the PD_Strategic Asset Manager.pdf and click “Apply now”. We will respond to your application. 

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