Head of Community Leasing & Portfolio

Auckland Council Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Auckland Council’s Commercial and Property department has a fixed-term opportunity for a Manager Leasing within the Leasing and Portfolio Management team. Reporting to the Head of Leasing and Portfolio Management, you’ll lead the teams responsible for community leases across Council’s large and diverse property portfolio.

You’ll bring a strategic view of the portfolio, expert property knowledge and the confidence to be the escalation point for key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in property/leasing environments.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience delivering process improvements in a political environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop leasing teams to deliver lease documents, rent reviews, recoveries and breach/risk management.
• Identify and deliver process improvements to lift team and portfolio performance.
• Review and implement policy on use and occupation of Council land and facilities.
• Build and maintain relationships with tenants, landlords, local boards, iwi and elected members.
• Set and deliver annual budgets, targets and work programmes.
• Provide specialist property advice with a future focus.

Job description

Auckland Council’s Commercial and Property department has a fixed-term opportunity for a Manager Leasing within the Leasing and Portfolio Management team. Reporting to the Head of Leasing and Portfolio Management, you’ll lead the teams responsible for community leases across Council’s large and diverse property portfolio.

You’ll bring a strategic view of the portfolio, expert property knowledge and the confidence to be the escalation point for key stakeholders.