Property Manager at Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections), Wellington (Te Whanganui a Tara)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Use your experience to manage and improve our diverse commercial property portfolio
• High camaraderie within an experienced Property team
• Great work-life balance
• Salary – $99,957 – $141,116

'Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi' – ‘There is only one purpose to our work: the wellness and wellbeing of our people.

Ara Poutama Aotearoa has an incredibly diverse asset portfolio of $2.8b across NZ and is undertaking significant investment in addressing capacity and enabling new ways of working to achieve its strategic objectives of keeping communities safe and changing lives.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Within the Asset Management, Infrastructure and digital Assets Group, our National Manager Non-Custodial/Community Corrections Services is looking to round out the team with a third Property Manager.

Joining the Non-Custodial/CCS Property team, you'll be part of a small, affable, and highly experienced property team.  Alongside of your colleagues, you will be responsible for the management and continuous improvement of the property portfolio within the Department's Non-Custodial/CCS space. This is a substantial and diverse portfolio that comprises both leased and owned sites which are located across New Zealand.

Commercial challenge in this role comes from managing leasing arrangements, acquiring new tenancy accommodation, or renewing existing ones, and managing key relationships between landlords, developers and other stakeholders in a complex local and nationwide environment.

You will also contribute to implementing outcomes from National Portfolio Strategies, facilities management asset plans and governance processes across the portfolio to best practice standards and will lead investment case development for capital projects.  Working with business operations and the project delivery team, you will ensure that diverse business requirements are captured and delivered. 

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and experience:

• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of managing a large commercial property portfolio within a corporate or government environment
• A proven track record in negotiating agreements to lease (including acquisitions), leases, rent reviews and other related property transactions
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to the management of commercial property
• Knowledge and/or an appreciation of the principles of energy, sustainability management and asset management planning
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate complex concepts to a range of stakeholders.

Mō mātou | About us

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu. 

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi (https://arapoutama.nz/hokairangi).

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values. 

It is an exciting time to join us as we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau. 

Applications close Sunday 1st October.  Please apply online.  For more information, please contact mark.cain@corrections.govt.nz.  This role is full time (40 hours pw) but do talk to us about flexible working).   The role and team are based in Wellington however if you are not but are willing to travel a little, then we'd still like to hear from you. 

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted, please do not contact or email profiles to the Hiring Manager directly, instead reach out to mark.cain@corrections.govt.nz