About CatholicCare Sydney

CatholicCare Sydney is a leading not-for-profit agency providing care and support to people in Sydney across a wide range of social services. For over 80 years, we have been working with the Sydney community to realise our share vision: to build a society in which all people, from all faiths and backgrounds, feel valued and supported.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer (COO), the Property, Facilities and Fleet Manager (PFFM) is responsible for ensuring CatholicCare Sydney’s assets are managed and maintained to meet current and emerging needs of the organisation and the people it serves.

You will provide high quality advice to key stakeholders within the organisation and report regularly to the COO on matters pertaining to property, finance and risk. You will monitor and control leases and contracts as well as plan, negotiate and manager contract and lease renewals.

You will lead a small team of specialists, fostering a high-performance, customer-centred culture and ensuring the Property, Facilities and Fleet team is providing effective support for CatholicCare Sydney’s client facing delivery teams.

Undertaking this role in accordance with CatholicCare Sydney’s mission, Vision and Guiding Principles as well as fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, are key to this role.

About You

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following Key Requirements:

• Experience in building services and/or asset management either in the not-for-profit or commercial sector
• Knowledge of and experience with ISO 41001 (Facility Management Standard)
• Demonstrated experience fostering high-performance teams and nurturing and building the capability of staff to deliver effective customer-centred support
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Good commercial and financial acumen
• An ability to create business cases or short papers for recommendation to key stakeholders
• Desirable is tertiary qualifications in Operations or Facilities Management, or an equivalent area of specialisation
• Driver’s Licence and own motor vehicle (for which a rate per km and tolls are paid)

This position is a full-time, ongoing role and is based in Lewisham. Travel will be required within the Sydney metro area.

What’s on Offer?

• Competitive salary with attractive salary packaging options
• A positive and supportive working environment, including flexibility and work/life balance
• Family-friendly leave benefits, including 1-week additional leave
• Commitment to support ongoing learning and professional development
• Practices that focus on promoting health and wellbeing
• The opportunity to have a real impact in a team and to share in the CatholicCare’s vision for the Sydney community

 Next Steps

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity and to obtain a copy of the Position Description contact Anthony Spata at Reach HR on 0402 210 055 or [email protected].

Applications must include a cover letter and resume. Your cover letter must, at a minimum, address how your skills, knowledge, experience and personal attributes align with each one of the Key Requirements of the role as outlined above.

Applications are to be sent to Anthony at [email protected].

Applications close 3 October 2023.

Note: Applications are being considered as they are received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

At CatholicCare, we believe vaccination to be the best way to keep our people and our communities safe from Covid-19. We require all employees, volunteers and students to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of engagement.

Preferred candidates will be required to have a National Police Check clearance and appointment will be subject to satisfactory check outcomes.

Only candidates with the unrestricted right to work in Australia may apply for this position.