About the role

As our Sales and Strategic Assets Manager, you’ll lead a team responsible for delivering our sales pipeline across JRHT, where you’ll play a large part in delivering JRHT’s latest Development Strategy and Asset Management Strategy.

You’ll be instrumental in providing specialist advice on all sale related matters and take a lead on dealing with all commercial leases and leaseholders.

You’ll manage our relationships with estate agents, surveyors, valuers, and Solicitors to deliver agreed sales targets. You will also manage commercial leases and rent reviews across a wide range of JRHT properties including shops, farm holdings and Clifton estate assets.

Part of the role will include managing the budget and marketing needs such as on show homes, brochures, website, social and site signage.

The role is vital in a team that will be responsible for delivering JRHT’s latest Development Strategy and Asset Management Strategy.

About you

An adaptable and solution focussed individual with previous experience of successfully managing and motivating a sales team.

You will have demonstrable knowledge of the housing development and asset management processes, as well as being able to understand and interpret complex information.

You’ll have a natural ability to influence others with great stakeholder management and communication skills. You will be confident in using your own initiative and making decisions. Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work at pace and with accuracy are essential.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North East. JRF and JRHT are two important influencing organisations with an ambitious agenda for inspiring positive change in the UK in line with our vision of a prosperous and poverty free UK.

About us

To apply, please upload your CV and supporting letter explaining your motivation for the role and how you think your skills, knowledge and experience makes you the ideal candidate.

Closing date for applications is Monday 29 August 2022

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 7 September 2022

At JRF / JRHT we’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and hope others will do the same. So as life returns to normal, and for those roles which allow it, we’re developing a more blended approach to how and where you work. Which means you can expect to work flexibly between the office and home.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At JRF/JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.