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Data and Planning Manager (Asset Management)

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Data and Planning Manager (Asset Management)
Salary Up to £56,203
Location Didsbury, Manchester
Permanent, Full Time
35 hours per week
Reporting to the Head of Asset Strategy, you will lead a team responsible for data governance, quality, and analysis, alongside business planning, investment programming, systems development, and overseeing our reporting requirements. The team will lead on data collection, changes to asset data, manage data reporting requirements, and provide analysis and insight to help us understand how we can use data to improve decision making and outcomes for customers.
What you’ll be doing


  • Leading and managing Change Control processes, ensuring change requests to systems are reviewed, risk assessed, consulted on with key stakeholders, and implemented in a timely manner.

  • Lead a team in providing data analytics to inform planned investment programmes, intervention requirements, and proactive surveying regimes (including likelihood of damp and mould).

  • Set clear team performance expectations, plan and manage activities and projects, monitor and report on performance and metrics, and conduct regular performance reviews.

  • Ensure stock data is updated and maintained in relevant systems following any changes to stock or assets.

  • Co-ordinate data cleansing to ensure accuracy for effective cost forecasting within the business plan.

  • Support the development of planned investment, programmes, cyclical work and investment and sustainability projects.

  • Provide information to support service charge requirements, including Section 20 consultation processes, and ensuring Leaseholders are informed of future planned works.

  • Collate data for internal and external reporting requirements, including RSH returns, Decency Standards, and KPI/OPI reporting to meet strategical needs.

  • Contribute to the development and update of the 30-year business plan.

  • Implement policies, service standards and processes that meet the evolving needs of the business.

  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulations.

  • Continuously improve service delivery based on customer and stakeholder insight.

  • Produce property reports highlighting any issues affecting the sustainability of stock, including for divestment and acquisition decisions.

  • Working both collaboratively and independently, using initiative to provide solutions to emerging issues in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

What you’ll need


  • Degree educated (desirable); relevant property or construction related professional qualification.

  • Considerable experience of using asset management systems and sustainability assessment.

  • High standard of IT literacy/ use of full range of Microsoft Office.

  • Undertake training as appropriate to the post and to keep abreast of developments across the housing profession.

  • Experience of social housing legislation and regulatory standards relevant to social housing asset management.

  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to complete tasks in an accurate and timely manner when working under pressure.

  • Strong customer focus.

  • Full driving licence and own vehicle.

What we need from you
Highly organised, reliable, and target-driven, with excellent time management and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
Respecting professional boundaries and conducting yourself in a professional manner at all times.
A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity
An ability to work in uncertainty
To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity, and respect for diversity
What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment
Pension ¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)
WPA ¦ Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available - option to increase & add family members
Annual leave ¦ Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays
Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’
Professional Fees ¦ The business pays the cost of one professional membership fee for each colleague
The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
Ways of Working¦ We offer some hybrid and flexible working
Health and Wellbeing Initiatives ¦ Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing

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