Community Lease Specialist

Auckland Council Group; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Travel across Auckland region

Job summary

Auckland Council is seeking a Community Lease Specialist to join the Leasing team. You will help ensure council spaces on land and buildings are used to deliver social outcomes, manage a portfolio of leases from application to execution, and provide expert advice on occupancy matters.

The role requires an analytical mind, strong communication, knowledge of local government legislation and the Reserves Act, and experience in property or contract management.

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant tertiary qualification in property, law, administration or related field.

Responsibilities

• Process applications for community occupancy on Council land and buildings.
• Manage a portfolio of leases from application through to execution and ongoing management.
• Prepare decision-making reports for local boards and reporting for governance approval.
• Perform rent reviews and support operational recoveries to ensure value for money.
• Maintain accurate lease data and property files; monitor and report on lease status.

Skills

Analytical mind

Impeccable communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Local government legislation

Reserves Act knowledge

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in property, law, administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

SAP

GIS

Job description

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• Enable community outcomes through Auckland's largest community property portfolio.
• Partner with local boards, community organisations and stakeholders across Tāmaki Makaurau.
• Fixed Term opportunity ending 17/12/2027.

Community organisations play a vital role in strengthening Auckland's communities. Through community leases and occupancy agreements, we enable sports clubs, arts groups, social services, recreation providers and other community organisations to access council-owned land and facilities. As a Community Lease Specialist, you will help ensure these spaces continue to create positive social outcomes for Aucklanders.

We’re looking for a Community Lease Specialist to join our Leasing team here at Auckland Council. As a Community Lease Specialist, you’ll be making a vital contribution to our region by ensuring our facilities are utilised to their full potential. You will provide expert advice on community occupancy matters, navigate legislative requirements, prepare decision-making reports for local boards, and manage a portfolio of leases from application through to execution and ongoing management.

Your main responsibilities will include delivering your leasing work programme, processing applications for community occupancy on Council land and buildings, managing relationships with tenants and other key stakeholders, completing the statutory requirements for occupancies, as well as making recommendations and reporting to governance boards for approval on new and existing leases, variations, assignments and other lease functions.

You will also be managing existing leases in a pro‑active way to ensure all Council responsibilities and community outcomes are being met while maintaining accurate lease data and property files. You will prepare and manage rent reviews, support operational recoveries and deliver property related value for money through community occupancies.

• Please note: This is a Fixed Term opportunity ending 17/12/2027.

With an analytical mind and impeccable communication skills, we welcome applicants from property, leasing, legal, planning, or contract management backgrounds who enjoy working with people, navigating legislative frameworks and delivering practical solutions. Ideally, you will have a working understanding of local government legislation and the Reserves Act, and are interested in developing your understanding of Māori perspectives and contributing to positive outcomes for Māori communities.

You will come with a degree or relevant tertiary qualification (i.e. property, law, administration or related field) or equivalent gained experience in property or contract management environments. You are great at multitasking and will be a natural at building relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. You are skilled in negotiating your way through complex or political environments and have to ability to develop and provide quality advice. As a committed problem solver, you’ll have a knack for thinking strategically. You’ll be comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint, while any experience with SAP and GIS will be well regarded.

This role requires travel to other parts of the Auckland region, so it is important that you hold a full, clean New Zealand driver’s license.

Work within an energetic, engaged and collaborative team where delivering successful outcomes for Aucklanders is at the core of our mahi (work). This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and nurturing environment. We’ll offer you challenges, variety, complexity and the opportunity to grow and showcase your talents.

As a Council employee, you’ll be entitled to a range of benefits and partnership discounts. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer a hybrid working environment while enabling strong team collaboration. You will have some flexibility with how those hours are set and the location.

Our friendly and collaborative team is committed to making a positive contribution to Auckland’s community, and we would love for you to join us.

Applications close: Sunday 22nd November 2026

Qualification Checks will be conducted along with other relevant pre‑employment checks required for employment with Auckland Council.

Employees in receipt of salary protection and/or on the predecessor Council terms and conditions of employment, please note that the salary protection and/or predecessor Council terms and conditions, including relocation, apply to your current position. Should you change to a new position (other than any secondment) you will be issued with a new employment letter of offer with current Auckland Council terms and conditions.