Job Title: Assistant Director - Strategic Assets

Head Office Location: Brindley Place, Birmingham

Job Location: B1 2JB - Some hybrid working and travel to group GSA offices as appropriate.

Salary - £84,755 per annum

Contract type – Permanent

Working hours – Full time – 37hours

Closing Date – 20 October 2024

Interview Date - TBC

About the role

You will lead on the development of data backed investment programmes for our existing and future assets.

Ensuring that the asset data infrastructure and data governance is fit for purpose, and reflects the true state of the groups assets.

You will have overall responsibility for property data that informs wider teams on their liability and maintenance and support corporate and regulatory reporting.

Lead and embed GSA approach to sustainability, working with stakeholders to identify targets, opportunities and assist delivery and facilitate our approach to ESG reporting.

You will lead on and oversee our asset disposal strategy, with the assessment f property performance and option appraisal and team delivery oversight and reporting.

You will identify and seek to maximise grant and external support networks.

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed.

Further details will be sent following offer.

About you

You will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and experience of undertaking asset portfolio reviews, modelling of property performance and identifying strategies, programmes and short and long term business planning.

You will have a proven track record of leading multi disciplinary teams and excellent analytical skills.

You will have excellent communication skills and have a good working knowledge of the domestic housing market and the operations and regulation of registered housing providers and a good understanding of property law and financial analysis.

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require evidence of the required certificates and qualifications for this role.

Without this evidence, you would be unable to commence employment at GreenSquareAccord.

About us

GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England.

We believe passionately in our mission to build better lives and provide social housing and support services to 54,000 people across our four localities.

We are proud to play an active role in helping people to deal with the consequences of the housing crisis by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.

We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society.

This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.

Our purpose

We are proud to be able to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently.

Our focus is on building better lives.

Everything we do is about people – whether that’s providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life.

Our colleagues live and breathe this social purpose and we need great people, with skills across a range of disciplines, to make this happen.

Working for GreenSquareAccord gives you the chance to bring your skills and expertise and make a real difference.

It doesn’t matter which role you are considering applying for, your work will help thousands of people build a better life.

The GSA Way

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do.

To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.

A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe.

Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.

Our five core commitments are:

We believe our customer is everything

We are one team

We are supportive and caring

We are business-minded for social purpose

We are curious and ambitious.

You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.

Benefits

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package.

This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

GreenSquareAccord also offer a non-contractual performance-related bonus scheme.

Further details will be made available upon joining, along with supporting documentation which can be found on the GreenSquareAccord intranet site.

All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.

GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required.

All applicants with a disability who meet the ‘essential eligibility criteria’ for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.

If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.