Maple and May Manager

Your new company
The services of Hays have been retained by our client, Choice Housing Association, to recruit a Manager for their subsidiary business, Maple and May.

Choice Housing is a registered charity and one of Northern Ireland's largest independent housing associations. As an organisation, they manage over 14,000 homes and provide services to more than 40,000 tenants.

Established in 2018, Maple and May has grown to c. 340 private rental properties. It has worked alongside parent company Choice in delivering several landmark mixed tenure projects in recent years, including the Kings Hall and the former Park Avenue Hotel sites in Belfast. It also delivered 62 private rental and affordable homes in one of NI's largest new-build schemes at Rosses Gate, Derry / Londonderry.

Your new role
The Maple & May Manager will lead the growth and operational management of Maple & May's private rented and intermediate rent housing portfolio.

This role is responsible for expanding the organisation's mixed-tenure housing offer, overseeing property management performance, and supporting the delivery of new development schemes.

The post holder will work closely with internal development teams, managing agents and external partners to ensure high standards of property management, strong financial performance and excellent tenant experience.

The role can be summarised under the following key areas:

Strategic Leadership and Portfolio Development
Property Management Oversight
Development & New Scheme Delivery
Intermediate Rent Portfolio Management
Tenant Experience and Service Development
Marketing, Branding and Business Development
Stakeholder and Partnership Management
Governance, Reporting and Risk Management
Team Leadership and Staff Management

A full job description is available on request.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this role, you must possess the following:

A degree in Real Estate, Planning or related discipline (or equivalent) with 5+ years post-qualification experience in property, housing, or real estate management.

Property / portfolio management experience.

Proven experience in identifying and negotiating investment and development opportunities.

Proven track record in achieving targets.

Knowledge of the NI Property Market, relationships and key metrics.

Experience in financial modelling and development appraisal.

An innovative attitude with a commercial outlook.A clean UK driving licence and access to private transport.

What you'll get in return
The organisation offers a superb range of perks and benefits to complement a modern work-life balance, as outlined below:

Salary: £46,079-£59,244 per annum

28 days annual leave and 12 public holidays

Hybrid working - approximately 3 days' working from home

Excellent work-life balance: the organisation supports flexible working, e.g. accruing an extra 2 days annual leave per month through flexitime, starting hours between 8am and 10am and finishing between 4pm and 6pm

12% employer pension contribution

Death in service benefit x3 annual salary

Enhanced maternity and paid paternity leave

Bereavement leave

Learning and Development opportunities to include paid courses relevant to your role

Health cash plan which includes annual routine dental treatments, dental accident & injury, yearly optical, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary therapies e.g. physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy and chiropractic treatments, alternative therapies e.g. reflexology, head massage, allergy testing, and yearly health screening.

What you need to do now
Please contact Andrew McLarnon to discuss this position in confidence. Alternatively, please apply using the link attached to register your interest.

Please note, the closing date for applications is Friday 17th April 2026.

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