Community & Operations Manager
Role overview
Community & Operations Manager
Up to £50,000
27 days annual leave (plus your birthday off!)
About Folk
Folk is a new co-living brand with big ambitions to transform the way people rent in cities. Many of us are living in flats andhomes that were designed for the needs of renters 100 years ago. We think it’s time to design a new way of renting, by renters, for the needs of renters today.
We create homes that offer opportunities to connect with others, architect-designed spaces, next-level convenience, and a genuinepositive environmental and social impact. It’s a more stress free, sociable and sustainable way of renting.
Join us at the start of our journey and help us shape the future of city living.
The role
We’re looking for a personable and organised Community & Operations Manager in our newly opened co-living community, The PalmHouse, in Harrow, North West London (only 15 minutes from London Euston). You will be responsible for the day-to-day operational
management, acting as the face of the development for the residents, managing the team and enhancing the overall resident
experience.
Ensuring the smooth running of the building and that all the resident services are carried out to a high standard and are
delivered timely is essential in this role. As one of our first team members, you’ll have the unique chance to shape the
experience, build the brand and make renting better. There is no template or playbook to help us get there, so we’re looking forpeople that get excited by a new challenge (we won’t always know the answer, but we’ll figure it out). As the Community &
Operations Manager, it will be your job to lead to the team that accomplishes this.
What you’ll do
If you love delivering exceptional customer service, are a people person and are passionate about leading a team to deliveroutstanding operational performance and customer satisfaction, then this is the role for you. Below are your key responsibility
areas:
Property Management:
- To ensure our customers and their properties are cared for and maintained to the highest possible standards, in line with
- Supporting the General Manager to implement all building processes that deliver an effective operation on site, an excellent
- To deliver all aspects of the Property Management Schedule (PMS), ensuring that all objectives are met.
- To ensure that the buildings are properly resourced and serviced at all times, with any absences catered for in a cost
- To carry out monthly compliance inspections ensuring KPIs are achieved.
- To fully support the onsite team members, ensuring they are properly briefed with operational information.
- To ensure works and all services are delivered against budget, managing purchase orders, invoices, contracts and any
- Contribute to weekly, monthly and quarterly client reporting on lettings performance and operational budget management.
Resident Engagement:
- To act as the face for the development, supporting the team in engaging with residents to ensure that the highest levels of
- To implement and fully support an engagement strategy that includes resident communication and events as well as feedback and
satisfaction levels.
Health and Safety:
- To ensure Health and Safety policies and procedures are being properly implemented and a safe environment is provided for
- To help oversee the delivery of all annual testing and training for our people to ensure total compliance, maintaining robust
records.
People Management:
- To act as a role model for the values and key behaviors across the organisation.
- To promote peak performance through proper objective setting, one to one’s, personal development, team meetings and
- To ensure all policies and processes are adhered to and regulations respected, with accurate and timely work delivered by you
- To oversee contractors and manage disputes on works, customer complaints and resolve any service issues with third parties,
- To assist with the recruitment, training and developing of talent.
The ideal candidate will have:
- At least 3 years’ experience within the property management arena, preferably residential property.
- Significant experience of delivering excellent customer service and effective supplier management
- A good understanding of co-living and It’s benefits
- A people person and strong ability to build a rapport instantly
- A bias for action
- Excellent team management and communication skills
- Strong drive to achieve targets and objectives
What we offer:
- A basic annual salary of up to £47,000
- A role where no two days will be the same
- The opportunity to shape an exciting, fast growing brand
- Fantastic benefits such as enhanced family leave policies, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, enhanced sick pay, study
- We also offer enhanced annual leave including your birthday day off and a day off when you buy your house - we believe that
you deserve to celebrate special moments with your loved ones. Family always comes first at Folk
If you think you’re right for the role of Community & Operations Manager then apply now. We’re an equal opportunity employer, andinvite applicants to contact us to identify any additional support they might need during the recruitment process.