Asset Strategy Manager

Mosscare St Vincents Housing (MSV Housing); Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Essential car user allowance

Home working kit provided

33 days holiday per year + bank-hols

Company pension with up to 10% matched

Health cash plan

Job summary

MSV Housing is seeking an experienced Asset Strategy Manager to shape and optimise our property portfolio in Manchester. You will lead the Data Team, drive disposal strategies, stock rationalisation, and invest in data quality to support long-term objectives.

You will build strong relationships with residents, legal partners and external partners, translating data into strategic recommendations that maximise value and sustainability while meeting customer needs.

Qualifications

• Level 4 in Chartered Institute of Housing or willingness to work towards.
• Experience in a management or senior role in related field.
• Proven leadership experience within asset management, property services, or a related field, with a track record of leading high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic skills, with experience using asset management data to identify improvements and support informed decision-making.
• Demonstrable experience in investment planning and delivering asset investment programmes, alongside the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the organisation's Disposal Strategy and stock rationalisation programme, ensuring assets are optimised to support long-term business objectives.
• Manage the five-year stock condition survey programme, overseeing external consultants to ensure accurate, high-quality data is delivered on time and within budget.
• Drive asset performance through data analysis, option appraisals, and strategic recommendations that maximise the value and sustainability of the property portfolio.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, residents, consultants, legal partners, and external stakeholders to support effective asset management and property disposals.
• Lead and develop the Data Team, ensuring the integrity of asset data, high-quality reporting, and continuous improvement across asset management processes and projects.

Skills

Asset management

Data analysis

Strategic planning

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Level 4 in Chartered Institute of Housing

Job description

At MSV Housing we’re committed to making sure our customers have good quality safe homes and our Asset Strategy Manager are key to making this happen.

We are looking to recruit an experienced individual to join our established team. They will play a pivotal role in shaping and optimising our property portfolio to meet the current and future needs of our customers. Leading our Data Team and working closely with senior leaders and external partners, you’ll drive effective asset management through strategic planning, robust data management, and informed decision-making.

In addition, we are looking for candidates that have a passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities.

What do our Asset Strategy Manager do;

• Lead the delivery of the organisation's Disposal Strategy and stock rationalisation programme, ensuring assets are optimised to support long-term business objectives.
• Manage the five-year stock condition survey programme, overseeing external consultants to ensure accurate, high-quality data is delivered on time and within budget.
• Drive asset performance through data analysis, option appraisals, and strategic recommendations that maximise the value and sustainability of the property portfolio.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, residents, consultants, legal partners, and external stakeholders to support effective asset management and property disposals.
• Lead and develop the Data Team, ensuring the integrity of asset data, high-quality reporting, and continuous improvement across asset management processes and projects.

What we are looking for;

• Level 4 in Charted Institute of Housing / or willingness to work towards
• Experience in a management or senior role in related field.
• Proven leadership experience within asset management, property services, or a related field, with a track record of leading high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic skills, with experience using asset management data to identify improvements and support informed decision-making.
• Demonstrable experience in investment planning and delivering asset investment programmes, alongside the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

We offer a range of great benefits including:

• Essential car user allowance to support you with car running costs
• Flexibility on where you work with home working kit provided
• 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday a buy scheme.
• Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
• Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.
• Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay
• Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives
• Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.
• Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career
• Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ+, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.

MSV are committed to Equality and Inclusion all applications are scored against the essential criteria of the role; however, we encourage candidates to submit an ammonised CV if they can do so.

MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you might have, and have a range of flexible working options and wellbeing support available to all colleagues to facilitate this.

We’re passionate about inclusion and we’d love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role.

If you wish to discuss the roles informally, please contact Glen Kirk, Head of Asset Strategy