Main Responsibilities To maximise the development potential of land and property for the mission of the church. Strategic • Agree and set project priorities with the Head of Parish Property Support and in turn, to coordinate work with the other Asset Man- agers with a day-to-day responsibility for managing and coordinating workflow and seeing tasks through to completion. • Lead the Asset Managers and ensure governance procedures in place for reporting to Line manager, Senior Staff and Trustees. • Steer proposals and develop strategy for the different portfolios in direct and indirect ownership. • Ensure the team is management effectively towards agreed performance targets. • To ensure there is a clear permanent record for every transaction. • To work with the Head of Parish Property support to identify potential returns within the portfolio to maximise return. • To review Planning Proposals of neighbouring properties to identify potential Rights of Light payments, scaffolding licences, access licenses and related neighbourly matters. • Seek out and exploit the maximum development potential of LDF and parish assets and other opportunities that would add value. • Clearly brief each project/opportunity with defined outcomes, pro- ject plan, milestone dates and stakeholder. • Act as overseer and coordinator of Project Manager. • Advise and guide parishes and LDF colleagues on processes, both planning and ecclesiastical for projects. • To guide Parishes and colleagues on selecting, interviewing, and appointing professional advisors and team. • Provide professional advice on lease and licenses to parishes and colleagues. • Agree annual priorities with line manager for approval by JOT (Joint Operational Team representing both senior clergy and senior laity)
and deliver the agreed objectives.
Development Management • Monitor market trends and emerging legislation impacting on invest- ment strategy and keep wider team updated. • Identify and implement value and income accretive asset management initiatives with the objective of maximising total returns, including but not limited to the following points. • New lettings • Obtaining Planning consents • Joint ventures • Refurbishments • Lease renewals and re-gears • Disposals • Prepare property-specific asset management plans and undertake hold-sell analysis. • Prepare development and investment appraisals in support of busi- ness plans to demonstrate financial risks and returns of recommend- ed strategies. • Appoint, manage, and coordinate the work of external consultants and monitor performance (managing agents, solicitors, valuers, plan- ning consultants, insurance brokers, etc.). • Ensure that neighbourly issues e.g., rights of light, party walls, noise, boundary disputes etc. and lease consents are managed appropriate- ly. • Ensure appropriate insurance is in place and recorded. • Take responsibility for the risk register for each project and coordinate a risk register for all work of the Asset Managers. • Prepare reports for Diocesan Finance Committee (trustee body) ap- proval to proposed transactions or major capital projects and attend and present at meetings if necessary. • Work with the Property Team accountants and give administrative support as required.
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