Assistant Manager

Randstad NV; City Of London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE is seeking an Assistant Manager to coordinate leasing and reservations, assist the Community Manager in day-to-day management, drive occupancy and revenue, and ensure resident satisfaction. You will oversee on-site inquiries, prepare tenancy documentation, monitor rents and arrears, and support a fast-paced team in a London portfolio.

The role requires strong knowledge of landlord/tenant legislation, budgeting, and reporting, with fluent English and excellent organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience driving leasing/sales performance and managing operations with P&L and budget.
• Detailed knowledge of Landlord/Tenant Legislation.
• Strong team player but capable of working autonomously.
• Flexible in a fast-paced environment and adaptable to change.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Fluent English in verbal and written form.
• Excellent organisation with multitasking and prioritisation.
• Numerical skills for financial tasks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate leasing and reservations activities aligning with budgeted revenue and occupancy targets.
• Assist Community Manager in day-to-day portfolio management and resident retention.
• Generate and monitor traffic, qualify prospects, prepare tenancy documentation, and manage move-in/move-out processes.
• Utilise property systems to produce sales/leasing reports and manage maintenance records.
• Oversee on-site inquiries and ensure an inventory of ready apartments; set rent pricing and concessions.
• Ensure advertising/promotional activities are effectively implemented.
• Maintain local knowledge for resident needs and market conditions.
• Monitor lease expirations and tenancy terms to manage vacancies and revenue.

Skills

Team leadership

Fluent English

Microsoft Office

Education

BSc commercial management

IOSH

Tools

Property management software

Job description

The Assistant Manager is responsible for coordinating and delivering the leasing and reservations activities, and assisting the Community Manager in the day to day management of this portfolio to achieve budgeted revenue, occupancy priorities, resident retention and leasing goals and objectives.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities

• Acts as a role model at all times by demonstrating the core values.
• Responsible for viewing activities ensuring that the Property meets the required Company standards, follow up calls are carried out and feedback is received following all viewings.
• Actively participates in the leasing process by generating and monitoring traffic, qualifying prospects, preparing tenancy documentation, and completing move‑in/move‑out and notice to vacate procedures in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Uses the Company's property systems to generate sales and leasing reports, monitor unit availability data, log and monitor maintenance requests and record incidents and accidents, ensuring records and documents are accurate and up to date.
• Actively seeks interaction with residents to proactively seek to improve service delivery.
• Promotes resident satisfaction and retention by ensuring a timely response to questions, requests and complaints and taking appropriate action to resolve and address service issues.
• Oversees on‑site enquiries, ensuring an appropriate inventory of "ready" apartments, recommending rent pricing and concessions, and monitoring the day‑to‑day sales and leasing activities.
• Ensures advertising and promotional activities are effectively implemented.
• Develops and maintains local knowledge and information resources relevant to resident needs i.e. travel, entertainment and amenities.
• Stays informed about current market and competitor conditions that may impact the community's occupancy and results.
• Co-ordinates the tenancy management process by making periodic apartment inspections, evicting residents, and imposing and collecting late fees and other charges within the terms of the agreement. Monitors lease/tenancy agreement terms expirations to control vacancy exposure.
• Monitors payments and chases outstanding rent arrears following rent collection processes to meet business goals whilst promoting tenancy extensions and other revenue streams.
• Works with the maintenance team to ensure the physical aspects of the community meet the Company's standards for overall appearance and co-ordinates and inspects show flats for market alignment and touring prospective residents.
• Works with the Community Manager to engage and motivate the team to achieve leasing and occupancy targets.
• Assists the Community Manager in developing the capability of Team Members in order to meet key performance goals and future succession requirements, coordinating with Learning & Development to ensure training is provided and addresses performance if required.
• Assists the Community Manager with ensuring on-site team's understanding of applicable statutory UK tenancy legislation, Health and Safety compliance and Company's policies and procedures.
• Promotes investor satisfaction and retention through timely reporting about the performance of the properties, and responds quickly and with urgency to client/owner concerns, questions, issues, and requests.
• Reviews and analyses financial and other operational reports to identify and resolve issues impacting leasing performance, and accesses the Company's internal resources as needed to support solutions.
• Identify and implement opportunities for generating revenue streams and maximise efficiency of utilities.
• Acts up covering the Community Manager responsibilities' in his or her absence, ensuring work is organised and executed in line with expectations.
• Participates where required in an on call roster to provide out of hours emergency support for the Community.
• Ensures the operation of the Community complies with Company policies and procedures and any laws and regulations governing housing operations and residential lettings.

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Good level of general education.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Proficiency in using property operations software. Training will however, be provided.

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Experience of successfully driving leasing/sales performance and managing operations including P&L responsibility and budget monitoring within the property sector or similar environment.
• Detailed knowledge of Landlord/Tenant Legislation.
• A strong team player but capable of working autonomously and taking ownership.
• Flexible approach to working in a fast‑paced environment and adaptable to thriving in a changing environment.
• Self and culturally aware and able to adapt relationship building, communications and negotiation skills to suit audience.
• Fluent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi task and prioritise.
• Numerical skills necessary to complete the above activities.
• Enthusiasm to deliver an exceptional experience to stakeholders and continuously improve knowledge of self and others.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

skills

• Team leadership

qualifications

• IOSH

education

• BSc commercial management