Community Manager

Greystar Worldwide, LLC; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Greystar is seeking a Community Manager in Cork to run an autonomous unit with accountability for operations, team, and resources to meet budgeted financial and occupancy goals while delivering a vibrant, safe resident community. You will partner with marketing to shape leasing strategies based on market data.

The role requires proven leasing performance, team leadership, and strong communication skills, with responsibility for budgets, forecasts and regular reporting to investors and internal

Qualifications

• Experience driving leasing performance in property management.
• Proven leadership of a team and delivering service excellence.
• Knowledge of landlord/tenant legislation and occupancy management.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Proficient in MS Office and property management software.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a role model by demonstrating core values.
• Leads the team to create positive resident experiences and exceed expectations.
• Shapes local leasing strategies with marketing based on market data.
• Ensures campaigns and promotions are effectively implemented.
• Manages relationships with stakeholders and reports performance data.
• Oversees budgeting, forecasts, and P&L reviews with stakeholders.
• Ensures compliance with laws governing housing operations and lettings.
• Maintains safety and a high standard of property appearance.

Skills

Leasing performance

Team leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

General education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Property management software

Job description

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Community Manager will run an autonomous business unit taking overall responsibility and accountability for the operations including team members, daily activities, and the resources of the property to achieve established budgeted financial and operational goals. Leading the team to build a vibrant, safe and welcoming community our residents enjoy being part of.

The annual base salary for this role starts from €49,000 depending on experience. In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in on-site bonus programs.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key RoleResponsibilities

• Acts as a role model at all times by demonstrating the core values
• Leads the team to create positive memorable experiences by exceeding expectations for all residents.
• Works in partnership with marketing to shape local marketing and leasing strategies based on relevant market data to achieve the property’s occupancy and revenue goals
• Ensures marketing campaigns, advertising and promotional activities are effectively implemented
• Establishes relationships with internal and external stakeholders (sales, marketing, groups, universities) communicating regularly with representatives, ensuring the community’s compliance with pertinent regulations and providing performance data and reporting
• Actively seeks interaction and contact with residents to proactively seek to improve service delivery and ensure community events enhance the overall resident experience.
• Meets targeted revenues by making rate recommendations based on market data and monitor s payments.
• Prepares and forecasts annual budgets by analysing financial statements, reviewing marketing information, and accessing operational reports.
• Manages the financial performance; attending regular P&L reviews with stakeholders.
• Promotes investor satisfaction and retention through timely variance reporting in respect of budgeted and actual spending and on-going communication about the performance of the properties, and responds with urgency to client/owner concerns, questions, issues, and requests.
• Promotes resident satisfaction and retention by ensuring a timely response to questions, requests and complaints in a timely manner, and taking appropriate action to resolve and address service issues.
• Assesses team member training needs and ensure thorough understanding of systems and adherence to policies
• Develops capability of team members in order to meet key performance goals and future succession requirements.
• Originates, approves and submits purchase orders and processes invoices from vendors, contractors and service providers for payment and manages communication with finance team members and other stakeholders as required.
• Oversees the tenancy management process by co-ordinating periodic apartment inspections, evicting residents, and imposing and collecting late fees and other charges within the terms of the agreement.
• Works hand in hand with Health & Safety to drive a safety culture by managing and monitoring the appropriate health & safety and compliance activities including the incident reporting system and ensures that the community operates in a safe and risk free environment.
• Ensures the operation of the community complies with Company policies and procedures and any laws and regulations governing housing operations and residential lettings.
• Manages planned and reactive maintenance and refurbishments engaging marketing and capital projects teams to ensure timely resident communication and completion to a high standard within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Conducts regular community walkabouts and inspections and takes appropriate actions to ensure that the physical aspects of the property, grounds, buildings, and amenities meet established standards for safety, cleanliness, and general appearance and appeal.

Key Relationships

• Regional Operations Managers, Investors & Portfolio Management Team.
• Corporate Support Teams including HR, Finance, Systems, Sale s & Marketing, Health & Safety & Capital Projects.

Knowledge & Qualifications

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

Experience & Skill

Essential

• Experience of successfully driving leasing performance and managing operations within the property sector or similar environment.
• Experience of leading a team and a proven track record in delivering service excellence in a similar management role/ environment.
• Detailed knowledg e of Landlord/Tenant Legislation.
• A strong team player but capable of working autonomously and taking ownership.
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi task and prioritise.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Numerical skills necessary to complete the above activities.
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills sufficient to recruit, lead, direct, evaluate and manage team members to achieve high performance, including maintenance specialists.
• Self and culturally aware and able to adapt relationship building, communications and negotiation skills to suit audience.
• Flexible approach to work ing in a fast-paced environment and adaptable to thriving in a changing environment.
• Enthusiasm to deliver an exceptional experience to stakeholders and continuously improve knowledge of self and others.

Desirable

• Evidence of change management delivery.

One of Greystar’s core values is Equality, and as such, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experience, even if you don't meet every requirement on the job advert.

Greystar is committed to having an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and interview process, please contact our Europe Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]. For more information on careers at Greystar, please also visit our careers site at https://jobs.greystar.com/.

Important Notice: Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to [e-mail].