Public Sector People are partnering with a large, values-led organisation to appoint a Manager, Property and Housing within its property and assets function. Reporting to a senior property leader, this position will oversee housing and real estate operations across a diverse portfolio encompassing community housing, residential property and retirement living. The organisation is reviewing how its wider property function operates, with work underway to strengthen its strategy and create clearer responsibilities across property operations, facilities and asset management.

This creates a genuine opportunity for the incoming Manager to help shape the future direction of the function. The opportunity You will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for property and tenancy management, retirement living coordination and independent living unit sales.

The role combines people leadership with hands-on operational oversight. You will bring greater consistency to the function, strengthen processes and reporting, and ensure the team delivers a reliable and responsive service. Key Responsibilities

Will Include Leading, coaching and supporting a multidisciplinary property team

Overseeing community housing, residential tenancy, leasing and retirement living activities

Establishing clear priorities, workflows and performance expectations

Improving operational systems, procedures, templates and reporting

Ensuring compliance with relevant housing, tenancy and retirement living requirements

Monitoring operational risks, audits, registers and reporting obligations

Working closely with asset management, projects, development,



finance and legal teams

Supporting internal stakeholders with leasing, occupancy, sales and property matters

Providing timely advice and recommendations to senior leaders

Contributing to the organisation’s wider property strategy This is an operational leadership position rather than a capital works role. It will suit someone who enjoys leading people, creating structure and working across several connected areas of housing and property.

About You You will bring strong experience from property management, community housing, retirement living or another relevant operational property environment.

You do not need to have worked across every part of the portfolio. However, you will need the leadership capability, judgement and adaptability to manage a broad remit within a regulated and service-focused organisation. You

Will Ideally Offer Experience leading and developing a property or housing team

Robust knowledge of residential property or tenancy management

Exposure to community housing, social housing or retirement living

An understanding of property maintenance and contractor management

Experience improving operational systems, processes and reporting

Sound knowledge of compliance within a regulated environment

Confidence managing complex stakeholders and competing prioritiesA calm, practical and accountable leadership style

Relevant tertiary qualifications in property, real estate or a related disciplineExperience with NCAT, housing management systems and retirement living legislation would be advantageous.

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📌 Manager, Property and Housing (Newcastle)
🏢 Work Initiatives
📍 Newcastle