About the Role The Commercial Property Manager position at Swinburne University requires a commercially focused and adaptable property professional to oversee the university's commercial property portfolio. Responsibilities include overseeing quality and sustainable retail tenants, generating revenue, managing property acquisition and divestment transactions, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. This role involves optimizing campus amenities, driving operational improvements, and achieving commercial property outcomes in line with the university's strategic objectives.
The Commercial Property Manager will also be involved with developing and executing the university's retail tenancy strategy and managing the university's external property agent.
The ideal candidate should be a commercially savvy leader who is adept at challenging conventional practices and staying abreast of industry trends to deliver innovative solutions. Demonstrated experience in implementing property excellence programs encompassing policy, personnel, and systems is crucial.
The role necessitates proficiency in the Retail Tenancies Act, drafting and negotiating property contracts, fulfilling settlement transactions, as well as the ability to develop commercial property policies and procedures for the university. Furthermore, the Commercial Property Manager will assist the Director on property-related initiatives to support Swinburne University in achieving its Horizon 2025 strategy.
About You To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
Qualifications Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
About Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:
The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.
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Applications Close: Wednesday 3rd April 2024 at 5pm.
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.
Equity and Diversity Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.
We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements, please contact [email protected].
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan.
Victoria's Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes As a signatory to Victoria's Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.
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