About us

Women’s Community Shelters (WCS) was established in 2012 to build community capacity and response to women’s homelessness, including Domestic and Family Violence. WCS works with communities to establish new shelters which provide short term emergency accommodation and support in a safe environment.

Under a tripartite model, WCS brings together government, community and philanthropy to fund the establishment and ongoing operation of shelters and other innovative housing solutions.

As a Tier 3 Community Housing provider, WCS relies on traditional and innovative housing solutions to achieve positive individual outcomes for women with and without children.

Our work includes education and prevention; early intervention; crisis and transitional accommodation; outreach support and recovery; and advocacy. We support women of all ages, at all stages of their journey.

• Location: Surry Hills, Sydney (next to Central Station)
• Work type: Maximum term contract (2 years) Full-Time (preferred), or part time for right candidate (with work from home flexibility)
• Reporting to: Director of Housing
• Salary type: Salary range is $120 - $130K, dependant on experience, with attractive NFP salary packaging benefits

Applications close: Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they are received and plan to hold interviews on the 30 October 2024

Role purpose

The Manager – Asset Strategy and Operations will play a crucial role in the strategic and operational management and development of Women Community Shelters property portfolio. As a new position you will be responsible for the development and implementation of cross divisional policies and systems to support the planned and responsive maintenance of safe and sustainable homes and building internal knowledge and skill in relation to asset management.

The role will be part of an innovative team that is positioned to respond to government and philanthropic opportunities when they present and will support the Director of Housing in the associated project management and delivery.

In addition, you will be responsible for developing strong working relationships across the WCS shelter network and providing advice and training to shelter managers and other relevant staff within the network as required.

Key responsibilities include

• Asset management
• Project and contract management
• Business excellence and innovation
• Relationship management
• Financial management

Skills and experience required

Essential:

• Tertiary qualifications or relevant demonstrated experience in strategic and operational property and asset management.
• Demonstrated experience in life-cycle asset management and planning.
• Experience in strategic partnership development and relationship management.
• Strong working knowledge of compliance and reporting frameworks and legislative requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in system development and review.
• Demonstrated experience in project management principles and delivery.
• Expertise in policy development and implementation.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated computer literacy in Microsoft products.
• Hold a current NSW Drivers licence.
• Mandatory Compliance Checks including Working With Children’s Check and National Police Check.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Social and Affordable Housing.
• Experience in the scoping and implementation of Tenancy and Asset Management Systems.

• Experience in the development and delivery of training to support quality outcomes.

What’s on offer

• Meaningful work with purpose and impact.
• Hybrid work and work life balance.
• Great team environment in Surry Hills convenient office location close to Central train station.
• Salary Sacrifice fringe benefit – meaning you can package up to $15,900 per annum of your pre-tax salary before income tax is calculated, you take home even more pay!
• Meal, entertainment, leisure and accommodation benefits.
• Additional leave days on offer during Christmas and New year.
• Wellbeing allowance.
• Supportive learning culture with career development and training opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program.

How to Apply

• Please submit a cover letter addressing the skills and experience required and a resume (no longer than 3 pages) via the "Apply Now" button.
• Applications that do not have a cover letter will not be considered.
• We seek a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
• Please note a National Police Check, Working with Children Check and proof of Covid-19 vaccinations are required for all WCS staff.
• For any questions, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Manager - Asset Strategy & Operations enquiry via EthicalJobs.