Senior Specialist: Estates

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**What you’ll do**:
**Role purpose**:
The role of the Senior Specialist: Estates is to manage end to end within MAST region the Estates strategic and operational property related projects, negotiations, staff and reporting. This will include liaising with internal staff, vendors, contractors, landlords and stakeholder management and relations. This will include staff, contractor, vendor, customer and stakeholder management and relations. This to be conducted in a timely manner with the goal of maximizing operational efficiency and achieving favourable contractual terms whilst adhering to all regulatory and MAST’s policies, procedures, and processes.

**Who you are**:
**The role of the Senior Specialist will have a dual function managing Specialist and Admin staff in the central region as well as looking after their own portfolio**:

- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with landlords, stakeholders, and relevant government bodies.
- Act as the primary point of contact in managing and resolving landlord disputes, addressing queries and providing feedback
- Spearhead all strategic projects in aligning with MAST’s operational objectives
- Stay abreast with current industry trends and best practices in providing informed guidance to regional manager and landlords
- Develop strategies for landlord engagements as a means of enhancing landlord satisfaction
- Regular travels within the region
- Execute MAST's property strategy to maximize tenancy and manage costs effectively
- Obtain consents from landlords for the transfer of existing lease agreements
- Gathering, analysing and presenting data to support business decision-making skills
- Creating routine and adhoc report, dashboards and visualizations and ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data and reports
- Negotiate timely lease renewals and rental agreements with a focus on cost reduction.
- Coordinate site activities, ensuring smooth communication between landlords, contractors, and stakeholders.
- Collaborating and Management of other team member to oversee their reporting and performance deliverables as per the MAST Framework
- Manage lease tracking, budgeting, dispute resolution, and any other delegated tasks towards collaborative teamwork to maintain business continuity.

Implement and manage programs for lease and contract renewals consent and novation’s, landlord negotiations, customer liaisons and any other estates strategic projects by driving the MAST culture and behaviours as aligned to the Performance Management Framework.

**Must have technical / professional qualifications**:

- Matric (Essential).
- Relevant Degree or Diploma such as (BSC -QS; Building Science; Civil Engineering; Project management, Town Planning, (Property Management - (Essential).
- Management courses or experience (e.g., MDP/MDC) (Desirable).
- +5 to 8 Years relevant functional experience of which the following is applicable.
- 2 to 3 years knowledge& experience of contractual legal requirements (Essential).
- 2 to 3 years Environmental knowledge & experience (Essential).
- 2 to 3 years Town planning knowledge & experience (Essential).
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:
1. Planning and control tools
2. Advanced Excel
3. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail;

**Not a perfect fit?**:
**What's in it for you**:
**Who we are**:
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

Together we can.