Join our team and play a role managing property which is used to deliver valuable community services. The property portfolio you will help manage includes residential, retail and commercial assets such as disability accommodation, domestic violence accommodation, community hubs, church property and childcare centres. You will help manage property all over the Archdiocese of Brisbane, which extends from the NSW border, north to Hervey Bay and as far west as Kingaroy.
You will be based at the Cathedral of St Stephen precinct, in the Brisbane CBD, and work alongside the Asset and Property Manager to oversee a variety of asset classes and gain exposure to all aspects of the property lifecycle.
You will be part of the Property and Building team which is a collaborative group of men and women of all ages and specialties across design and construction, development management, facilities management and portfolio strategy. Combined the team provide for the property needs of mission based agencies. Some of our valued keystones are innovation, collaboration, team spirit, creativity, stability, continual improvement and the enjoyment of work. The successful applicant will have the usual skills sought in Property Managers but also the desire and ability to work within an organisation built around community and the attitude of service and respect.
The Property and Building team is an ‘in-house’ service provider, providing advice in relation to Property and Asset management; Design & Construction; Property Development; Facilities Management; and general property maintenance management to the Archdiocese of Brisbane, Parishes, Centacare Social Services, and other Archdiocesan Agencies.
Within this role you will be responsible for or assist in the following:
- Providing general advice to Archdiocesan Agencies and Parishes in relation to property matters
- Working with other service lines (Design & Construction; Property Development) in relation to the delivery of property
- Managing lease and tenancy agreements, including rent reviews, negotiation and lease renewals
- Administration of rental payments and arrears, property maintenance, the database for the Archdiocese portfolio and accounts and finance tasks such as invoice coding, invoice approval and budgeting
- Conducting inspections for incoming and outgoing tenants, plus condition reports
- Finalising tenancy make goods or negotiating financial settlements
- Developing property procedures to improve internal control procedures
- Previous property management/development experience in commercial, residential or both required
- Experience in property accounting
- Familiarity with property trends and markets
- Property database programs competency
- High level communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Driver’s licence
- Real estate certificate is desirable however not essential
- Ability to understand and navigate Organisational Governance requirements
- Competitive remuneration rates and employment conditions
- Flexible working arrangements
- External study assistance for study relevant to your role – up to 50% of the course fees plus up to 5 days paid study leave per year
- 12% superannuation
- API Leisure & Lifestyle – access to rewards program offering discount, benefits and special offers
- Novated Leasing options
- Leave Loading – 17.5% leave loading on annual leave taken
- Full time workers – 37.5 hour working week
- Parental Leave - Employer provided 6 weeks paid paternal leave
- Paid training – annual compliance training, CPR/First Aid renewal if relevant to your role
- Access to our EAP
- Private Health Cover Corporate Membership discounts
- Where relevant – Laptop and mobile phone
To apply for this role please submit your cover letter and resume via the Apply For This Job button.
Please note that due to the high level of expected interest in the role we will only be contacting those who progress to the interview round and we will be interviewing before the closing date.
This is a permanent full-time position of 37.5 hours and remuneration will reflect the experience of the successful candidate.
For further information please contact Seamus Baldwin (HR), baldwins@bne.catholic.net.au
Please note the successful candidate will also need to undergo a national criminal history/police check, obtain / maintain a current Working with Children Blue Card and sign a Prior Conduct Declaration.
The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people (0 - 18 years) and/or vulnerable adults. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a 0 tolerance to abuse of children or vulnerable adults.