Leasing Officer

HorizonOne Recruitment; Canberra; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

HorizonOne Recruitment is partnering with a Canberra housing provider to hire a Leasing Officer for an initial 6-month, full-time contract.

You will manage viewings, lease documentation, bond lodgement and tenancy commencements, while supporting application assessments and record keeping for accurate occupancy milestones.

Qualifications

• Experience in leasing or property management and familiarity with ACT tenancy legislation.
• Strong administrative and records management skills.
• Ability to handle high-volume tasks with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate property viewings, tenant follow-up and leasing appointments.
• Prepare and support execution of lease documentation including bond lodgement.
• Assist with application assessment administration and record keeping.
• Support tenancy exit processing and bond release coordination.
• Maintain timely data entry and communication with stakeholders.
• Escalate issues delaying lease-up or tenancy transitions.

Skills

Leasing

Property management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Records management

REI Forms familiarity

SNUG familiarity

Tools

REI Forms

SNUG

Job description

Our client is the largest provider of affordable and social housing and has been delivering to the Canberra community for over 25 hours.

With housing affordability being a serious and real issue for many Australian’s, they have successfully housed over 2000 + Canberrans.

The Opportunity

Due to a concentrated surge in workload, the Operations and Tenancy Services team require a leasing officer to support them for an initial 6-month period.

Your efforts will be greatly appreciated and reduce the administrative pressure on Tenancy and Applications Officers.

Whilst an extension beyond the 6 months can’t be guaranteed, this business is positioned for growth.

The Role

As a Leasing Officer, you’ll be responsible for:

• Coordinating property viewings, prospective tenant follow-up and leasing appointments for new supply coming online
• Preparing, issuing and supporting execution of lease documentation, including bond lodgement and related tenancy commencement tasks
• Assisting with application assessment administration, follow-up responses and accurate record keeping
• Supporting tenancy exit processing, including vacate administration, exit paperwork and bond release coordination
• Maintaining timely data entry, workflow tracking and communication with internal stakeholders to support handover and occupancy milestones
• Escalating issues that may delay lease-up, application processing or tenancy transitions

The Ideal Person

You will have worked in leasing, or property management and be familiar with legislation as it applies to tenancies in the ACT.

In addition, you will have:

• Strong attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication
• The ability to manage high-volume
• Time-sensitive tasks
• Confidence using tenancy, property or records management systems

Experience with REI Forms and SNUG is highly desirable, but not essential.

Salary / Rate

• $45/hr – $55/hr + Super
• 6-month labour hire contract, full-time
• Based on the north side of Canberra

HorizonOne is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.