Property Assistant

My client is a third sector organisation who support charities on a national level, they own a vast amount of land and property in the UK and they need a property assistant to join their team. This property assistant reports into the director and the role is to support the director and handle the majority of the incoming enquires whilst also working proactively to source quotations for works and liaise with tenants and also field the land enquires or refer the enquirer to the local council. It is essential that the person who takes this role has a background and understanding in paperwork around conveyancing, deeds, land registry documents, scheduling works and maintenance and can communicate verbally to build a rapport on all levels. This role requires travelling (possibly 2 – 3 times per month) to other offices or to the land/property which is requiring works/sale.TasksResearch into the organisations land interests and access historic recordsLiaise with Land Registry and a variety of third parties including clients, external partners, contractors & suppliers to ensure compliance and standards are metSchedule and manage property repairs and maintenanceliaise with contractors and suppliers, raise purchase ordersArrange all routine service calls and reactive repairsManage annual contractor approvals, verifying qualifications and insuranceVisit sites to assess activity and works, documenting and highlighting all non-complianceOwn a broad range of administrative duties which support the estates management functionUpdate the finance team to ensure financial records relating to property are accurately maintained and that invoices are issued and paid