About Unison

Unison is a not-for-profit organisation that works to reduce disadvantage and social exclusion. We believe that affordable housing is the foundation on which to build a life of value but that a good life takes more than just housing. A good life takes place in a community. Unison also assists over 3,500 people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness each year across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs, Geelong, Werribee and Gippsland.

The role

We’re looking for an experienced Manager, Maintenance to work as part of our Property Team, based at our Melbourne head office but working across all Unison sites. This role will lead our team of Facilities Advisors, ensuring Unison’s properties are maintained to our standards quickly and efficiently, and with quality and care for our renters.

Day-to-day, you’ll coordinate the operations of the Maintenance Team in line with our compliance and regulatory obligations, act as an escalation point for troubleshooting and for critical on-call issues, and maintain open lines of communication with our contractors, renters and teams.

You’ll also be an experienced people leader who develops and supports their team to deepen their professional practice, learn new skills and create career development opportunities within the team by accessing and participating in Unison’s people programs on offer.

In return, you’ll have access to rostered days off, generous salary packaging, five weeks of annual leave with 17.5% leave loading, 15 days of personal leave, employer paid parental leave and robust wellbeing and capability programs as part of Unison’s commitment to being a leading employer of choice.

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We’d love to hear from you! For more information about this position, please hit the ‘Apply Now’ button now which will take you to our Careers page on our website.