Property Acquisition Manager

Property Acquisition Manager

Job type: Full time / Permanent
Salary: 38,896 Per Annum
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Bristol
Covering: All of Southwest (Depending on Business needs)
This role requires regular travel: A Full Driving License and access to your own vehicle are essential.
Basic DBS check required.

Nacro is a national Social Justice Charity with more than 50 years\’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities, and working with stakeholders towards reducing crime. Nacro delivers the Community Accommodation Support service (CAS), a national service across England and Wales, which provides community-based accommodation and support for adult defendants and those released from custody.

Responsibilities

• Property acquisition, property lease renewals, and property hand backs.
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with Nacro’s property partners, including investors, sourcing companies, managing agents and owners.
• Negotiating individual property leases to achieve best value for money and meet contractual and growth targets in relation to property and bedspace numbers.
• Using financial incentives appropriately to secure properties against contractual targets and timescales within delegated authority limits or upon senior manager approval, and maintaining records of incentives offered and paid.
• Implementing property condition surveys, identifying repairs, defects and remedial works required, and assessing the suitability of potential properties and locations for supported accommodation, office and educational premises.

Qualifications

• A good understanding of the requirements for property compliance as defined in relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks, e.g. Health & Safety, energy efficiency legislation and other regulatory standards.
• An in-depth understanding of property lease agreement terms and demonstrable experience of undertaking commercial negotiations to achieve best value.
• Basic knowledge of HMO standards and requirements.
• Experience and knowledge of supported housing and letting.
• Ability to undertake property condition surveys, assess suitability of potential properties and locations, and identify necessary remedial works.

At Nacro, we believe in the power of a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with criminal records and first-hand experience of the criminal justice system. All applications are assessed on merit.