Strategic Asset Officer

About The Role

• Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
• Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
• Additional Payments: Casual Car Allowance
• Closing Date: 24 March 2026
• Closing time: 11:59pm
• Interview Method: Face to Face
• Legal Right to Work: Applicants must have existing right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
• 2 References - where possible we require 3 years' history.
• DBS clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
• Casual Car Documentation - the successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User and must hold a full valid driving licence and provide a car for work use if they drive.

The Strategic Asset Management Service in Manchester plays a vital role in shaping the future of our city by ensuring our diverse portfolio of assets is planned, managed, and invested in effectively. Our assets have a direct impact on how residents live, work, and thrive. We are committed to ensuring Manchester's estate is safe, sustainable, high quality, and aligned with our ambitious plans for growth, carbon reduction, and community wellbeing. If you share Manchester's ambition to deliver exceptional services and create spaces that work for everyone, we want to hear from you.

If you're successful, you'll join a team of forward thinking asset management professionals driving a high standard of strategic planning, data driven decision making, and long term stewardship of Manchester's property portfolio. Your work will directly contribute to Manchester's commitment to becoming a greener, fairer, and more inclusive city. This role is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our buildings, our communities, and the long term success of our city.

For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, Rossette Egbe at to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role.

About the Candidate

• Great Communication Skills: Can effectively communicate complex information to all levels of staff, adapting the style of communication as necessary and ensuring that this information is understood.
• Analytical Skills: ability to absorb, understand and quickly assimilate complex information and concepts and compare information from several different sources. Ability to present information using simple descriptive statistics, mathematical averages, percentages, appropriate tables and charts.
• Planning and Organising Skills: Ability to formulate independently a range of options of new or unfamiliar situations and select the appropriate course of action to produce a logical, practical and acceptable solution.
• IT Skills: Ability to use multiple applications, systems and associated software packages.
• Financial Management: Ability to monitor expenditure and ensure that financial targets are met. Be able to clearly present financial information both verbally and in writing to support organisational decision making.
• Understanding of decent homes legislation, HHSRS, Net Zero targets and the key issues relating to its achievement.

The experience below would be beneficial but is not essential: Previous relevant experience in an asset management role working with MRI asset management system.

About Us We're the local council for one of the UK's most vibrant and diverse cities.

Working for Manchester isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to contribute to a city that leads change and transforms lives. Whether it's strengthening communities or driving innovation in public services, you'll play a vital role in creating opportunities and shaping a brighter future for everyone.

Our Manchester is our vision for a fairer, greener, and healthier city - a vision shaped by the people of Manchester. It guides everything we do at the Council and is brought to life through the Our Manchester behaviours:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We 'own it' and we're not afraid to try new things
• We're proud and passionate about Manchester

Benefits we offer

• Generous holiday allowance - Enjoy up to 26 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays. Increasing to 31 days after five years of local government service. You can purchase up to two additional weeks.
• Buzzing pension - Enrolled in the UK's largest local government pension scheme with life cover of three times your salary as a lump sum.
• Enhanced parental and carers leave - Take advantage of our enhanced family leave options, designed to provide ample time for you to bond with your newborn or support your family during critical life events.
• Brilliant perks - Access a range of discounts, from saving on the weekly shop to holidays and days out with MCR+. Includes discounts on phone contracts, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs and eye tests.
• Learn and grow - Dedicated to nurturing talent and providing learning opportunities, workshops, training sessions, apprenticeships and qualifications. All this begins with a comprehensive onboarding process.
• Good Employment Charter member - Committed to offering secure, flexible work and embedding fairness. Pay is reviewed annually, we recognise three trade unions and offer extensive health and wellbeing support.
• Up to 3 days volunteering leave - Give back to the community with prorated paid volunteering leave.

Creating an Inclusive Team at Manchester City Council At Manchester City Council, we're dedicated to creating a workplace that truly reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We actively welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, disabled people and young people.

Support During the Process

• Interview Adjustments - Let us know if you need any adjustments to demonstrate your suitability during the interview.
• Accessible Formats - Our ReciteMe tool can be accessed through the "Accessibility tools" button at the top of our careers page. This tool offers features like text to speech, translation into multiple languages and adjustable text size and colour to make our site more accessible.

Guaranteed Assessment Scheme We guarantee assessments for applicants who meet the recruiting panels minimum shortlisting requirements for the role and identify with at least one of the criteria below:

• Members of the Armed Forces or veterans
• Current or former care leavers
• Have a disability or long term condition

When You Join Us

• Workplace adjustment hub which provides specialist support, advice and guidance to ensure you have the adjustments needed to thrive at work.
• Disabled Staff Network, Neurodiversity Staff Network and Mental Health Staff Network that provides a safe inclusive space to share experiences and opportunities to influence council practice.
• Commitment to ensuring all information adheres to accessibility standards and that our workplaces are accessible and disability friendly.

For more information about the role or any adjustments, email .

What we will need from you if you're successful In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Pre Employment Checks

• Proof of Right to Work - Provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the UK.
• References - Provide references from your current and previous employer(s).
• Proof of Qualifications - Evidence of qualifications relevant to the role will be required.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check - A criminal record check may be necessary.
• Proof of Manchester Residency - Demonstrate that you reside within the boundaries of Manchester City Council.
• Police Vetting - Some roles may require police vetting.
• Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance - Used for roles that involve access to government data, systems, or assets.
• Driving Licence - If the role requires driving, provide evidence of a valid driving licence.

These checks are an important part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and security of our workforce and the community we serve.

Other relevant information We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we'll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

For more information about the role, please ensure that you read the role profile attached.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, but all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience . click apply for full job details