Building Manager - Service and Sales manager

Bristol, United Kingdom

June 2016 - Present

Unite Students is the UK’s leading manager and developer of student accommodation. We provide a home for over 50,000 students in 132 purpose built properties across 26 of the UK’s strongest university towns and cities. We have over 1,000 employees and work in partnership with more than 60 higher education providers, as well as renting rooms directly to students. Our culturally-diverse customers are at the heart of our business and we aim to provide a home for students which supports their success, whether defined as academic achievement, personal growth or employability. Our properties provide high quality, well-located, safe accommodation that is close to University campuses, transport and local amenities. Our rent includes a study bedroom, all bills, insurance, 24-hour security, fortnightly kitchen cleans and high speed Wi-Fi throughout our buildings. Founded in 1991, The Unite Group plc is a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange. We are pursuing a sustainable growth strategy designed to make the most of the resilient nature of the student accommodation sector. We aim to maintain the strongest brand in the sector and operate the highest quality portfolio through consistent investment in and improvement to our operating platform, highly selective development activity, asset management initiatives and portfolio recycling. In addition to our wholly owned properties, we are also invested in and operate a small number of specialist funds and joint ventures with institutional investment partners, the largest of which is the £1.5 billion Unite UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF). The Group’s charitable trust, the Unite Foundation provides free student accommodation and a generous annual scholarship to around 134 young people in the UK who aspire to a degree but face the most challenging circumstances. Our corporate website www.unite-group.co.uk, our student site www.unite-students.com & the Unite Foundation www.unitefoundation.co.uk

CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM LEADER

London, United Kingdom

September 2012 - August 2016