Exciting new opportunity for a Head of Property to join Essendon Football Club (EFC) and be responsible for managing our property and maintenance portfolio of The NEC Hangar (Melbourne Airport), Windy Hill (Essendon) and Melton Country Club (Melton)About usEssendon FC - "The Bombers" - are a professional sporting team in the Australian Football League. As home to 5 sporting teams, we run our AFL men’s and women’s programs, VFL women’s and men’s programs, and a wheelchair football team. But we’re more than the game. Not only do we exist to win premierships, we aim to give back to our loyal membership base, and importantly, our community. We understand and take seriously the impact we have on social outcomes and work tirelessly to ensure these are positive, from our partnership with The Long Walk, to our indigenous pathway programs. To do this, we have strong commercial partnerships and innovate with non-traditional ventures, such as our Essendon Education Academy and EFC Investment Fund, so that we can deliver world class events, give back to our fans, run community programs and ultimately, strive toward our next premiership. About the roleWe have an exciting new opportunity for a Head of Property who will be responsible for managing the property and maintenance portfolio across our three sites:Essendon Football Club (NEC Hangar), Melrose Drive, TullamarineWindy Hill Precinct, Napier Street, Essendon including the overall precinct site maintenance and related tenancies, Windy Hill Venue (Hospitality & Gaming Club) and Community Health Club .Melton Country Club (Hospitality & Gaming Club, Melton)Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, the Head of Property will ensure EFC maintains world-class facilities that EFC People, teams and members can be proud of. The role includes, but is not limited to:Responsibility for the development and implementation of the Club’s Facilities Management strategy (across all 3x operating venues)Leading and supervising our Facilities Management team (2x direct reports).Manage the delivery of all Facilities Management services, asset portfolio management, key internal stakeholder management, tenant liaison and contractor management.Deliver superior customer service and develop key tenant stakeholder engagement by providing effective and timely communications to our tenants and stakeholders.Ensuring compliance with accreditation and building regulations.Project management responsibility of all facility maintenance/upgrade projectsManage operating expenditure, budgeting, produce and present monthly reporting and financial reporting.The role will be required to attend match days at The NEC Hangar and managing out of hours call outs relating to security breaches or other facility related emergencies from time to time. About youAs the leader of our Facilities Management team, you will have previous experience in Site, Property or Facility/Asset Management coupled with Tertiary qualifications in Property, Project Management, Construction, or other relevant fields.You will be highly organised, and thrive on structure, whilst working closely with procedures. A strong knowledge of current legislation is highly advantageous and a great skillset building rapport between key strategic partners and out tenants alike will see you succeed exponentially throughout this role.You will be required to travel to and from the Club’s venues so a current driver’s licence will be a must.The PerksApproachable, supportive management team in place who have fostered a friendly & inclusive culture.Opportunity to head up your own varied projects, manage stakeholder relationships yourself, and progress your career whilst knowing that help is at hand if you need it.Competitive salary packages on offer, with a solid pipeline of work ready to get stuck into.More annual leave? Sure! EFC People* will be gifted additional leave per year taken to coincide with Footy Department mini breaks or at the discretion of the CEO. EFC People may also choose to purchase up to 10 days per annum additional leave during the year for extra time off*.Parent friendly - We put family at the centre of our work. We know they are the centre of yours. We offer paid parental leave to both the primary and secondary carer of a biological or adopted child*. Access to our Wellbeing Partner – Converge which supports a Healthy Mind, Healthy Body and Healthy Workplace.Continuous professional development - to compete at our best we have to keep learning. It’s an expectation and a commitment we make to everyone at EFC. All EFC people will have access to the Essendon Leadership Academy which consists of formal learning, coaching and mentoring, to support you in achieving your career goals.But wait there’s more - You will have access to great benefits and discounts through our Commercial Partners. Along with two x Flexi Home & Away memberships* giving you access to our Home & Away games at Marvel Stadium and the MCG. Free onsite parking at our premium workspace, The Hangar, and more.Please keep reading...Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point above, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. We pride ourselves on creating an environment of shared spirit of passion, innovation, and inclusivity. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion is an important part of how we do business. We are united in upholding our Club-wide values and are consistently setting the benchmark both on and off the field as we strive to win our next premiership. And we wouldn’t be an elite footy club if we didn’t celebrate. All our win’s matter, on and off the field, we love to reward and recognise our people from monthly barbecues to tickets to the Crichton Medal and Brownlow.To Apply Please submit your application as soon as possible as shortlisting will commence immediately. Please include in your cover letter why you are a great fit for this role, and why you want to work with Essendon Football Club. Cover letters should be no more than two pages and outline what you can bring to this position.With our commitment to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care, we undertake several screening processes to ensure this commitment is upheld. This includes ensuring all our people hold a valid employee Working with Children/Vulnerable People check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.All applications will be treated with respect and confidentiality, including timely responses.We politely ask not to be approached by recruitment agencies at this time. 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