The Role
Reporting to the Regional General Manager for Yorkshire, you will be the role model and champion for our front line operational teams across your cluster of buildings, in addition to being a member of the leadership team for the city as a whole.
What youll be doing
As GM you will lead your teams to deliver the end to end operational, financial and commercial metrics as well as driving team inclusivity, engagement and performance.
Working autonomously but supported by well-established central functions, you are responsible for developing and leveraging the suite of central initiatives to meet and exceed business objectives, supplementing these with local strategies to further develop your clusters perforance and contribute to the success of the city.
What were looking for in you
- You will CARE
- Be an inspirational leader, highly authentic and self-aware, able to create an environment where people are free to be themselves, are open and best practice is shared
- Create pride in the team to deliver a consistent Unite experience according to our brand standards
- Be a mentor and coach to all our managers and potential talent throughout the business, providing feedback and development opportunities as necessary
- Build superior confidence in our teams and throughout the cities, recognising brilliant performance
- Have aproven track record in attracting and developing top leaders and supporting others at all levels in developing their career
- Able to manage challenging conversation and provide developmental support to ensure the team meets the expected standard of performance across all activities, and managing underperformance where necesary
- Able to drive a culture of high-performance and lifelong learning, taking responsiblity to develop own areas of growth and supporting the team through regular 1- to- 1 conversations
- Have a proven track record of over exceeding and delivering results
The other stuff -
As GM you will be in properties and available as the business needs dictate, in line with our promise to our students of being there when you need us
Have a UK / EU driving license
Be available on call for escalation when required
What You`ll Get in Return
- A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
- 25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
- A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
- Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
- Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
- Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!
About Unite Students
Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s largest provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 23 leading university towns and cities, with over 70,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.
**Instinctive inclusion.**We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.
People make Unite Students. Employees, students, and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.
Room for Everyone
We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.
We are US.
As part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, all new employees in this position will be required to undertake a basic criminal record check prior to commencing employment. The cost of this check will be incurred by Unite Students. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory criminal record check result.
If this position sounds exciting to you, we would love to receive your application!