Asset Strategy Lead

Location:  Northampton

Competitive salary, depending on experience

Hours:  Full time, 37.5 hours per week

A top 20 UK charity, St Andrew’s is a unique provider of specialist care in mental health, learning disability, autistic spectrum disorders and neurological conditions. We aspire to deliver truly world class, holistic services within our outstanding facilities.

Your role with us

Reporting to the Director of Estates & Facilities, you will be accountable for maximising the use of the Charity’s existing assets but crucially also supporting the expansion of our Community Hospitals and Care models as we see increasing sector focus on the delivery of Transforming Care and Care Closer to Home.

Aligned to delivery of our strategy for new offers, we seek to optimise our existing healthcare estate as new delivery models emerge. This will include supporting strategic decision making associated with some of our largest assets & delivering alternative sustainable uses to support the growth of the Charity.

As part of the Estates & Facilities Senior Leadership Team, you will work collaboratively in leading and managing external framework consultants, agents and suppliers whilst developing & managing key relationships with internal stakeholders and customers.  Experience of working with Commissioners and Public Health Bodies would be an advantage in addition to good quality networks with Care providers, developers, landlords and agents. 

About you: 

Preferably a Chartered Surveyor or relatable profession and skilled in the negotiation of the property related aspects of new business, you should be highly resilient, an exemplary starter/finisher and able to report and communicate effectively to Executive level. 

With strong focus on balancing delivery against emerging strategy, you will be a well-networked, commercially aware & influential individual with a proven track record in an aligned Asset Strategy role, having managed estates of a similar size and scale, ideally within the Private Care & Complex Needs sector.  An understanding of key modernisation issues for healthcare estates is desirable.

You will have a collaborative and empowering leadership style and demonstrate high levels of trust, integrity and adherence to governance.

Interested?

If you are interested in this unique yet challenging role where you can drive the long term strategic direction of our existing estate and identify growth opportunities, we would love you to apply.

To arrange an informal discussion, please contact our internal recruitment consultant, Paula Cullinan : pmcullinan@standrew.co.uk

Closing Date:   25th August 2019