The Management Recruitment Group
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Create a culture of service excellence focused on delivering a world-class student and staff experience. The University of Sheffield is a truly special place, with a bold and ambitious future. A leading global university renowned for the excellence, impact and the distinctiveness of its research-led learning and teaching across a wide range of disciplines, we are home to 30,000 of the brightest students and over 8,000 staff from more than 140 countries around the world. We want Sheffield to be an international centre of excellence for centuries to come, so we recruit ambitious, creative people from across the globe and we nurture their talent. Reporting to the Director of Estates & Facilities, you will take full responsibility for developing and implementing key University strategies for our expansive accommodation portfolio which supports student recruitment. In addition, development and implementation of strategies to deliver estates & facilities campus services and commercial activities including wholly owned subsidiaries, all of which support the University's Strategic Delivery Plan. The role holder will also be the University of Sheffield strategic lead for the contract and relationship with Catalyst and the Project Co. joint venture. It is a wide-ranging remit where the postholder will have responsibility for a portfolio of commercial activities with budgetary and financial performance in the region of £60-£65m commercial revenue. You would be accountable for a team of c.500+ multidisciplinary staff within Estates & Facilities and c.150 in the wholly owned subsidiary UNICUS (where you would be Director of Operations). In totality, this is one of the largest and most unique roles of its kind in the higher education sector, requiring a combination of commercial ability with a strong service ethos. You will be a leader who is passionate about people and culture with a proven track record in the development of resilient and high functioning teams. This is a post that will suit individuals who can adopt a long-term approach to strategy alongside the rigours of day-to-day world class operations. It will suit leaders with a career history of delivering innovation across a similarly wide range of commercial and hospitality services. To schedule a confidential discussion, please contact our retained advisors Michael Hewlett or James Gregory of The Management Recruitment Group (MRG). We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.
29/10/2026
Full time
Create a culture of service excellence focused on delivering a world-class student and staff experience. The University of Sheffield is a truly special place, with a bold and ambitious future. A leading global university renowned for the excellence, impact and the distinctiveness of its research-led learning and teaching across a wide range of disciplines, we are home to 30,000 of the brightest students and over 8,000 staff from more than 140 countries around the world. We want Sheffield to be an international centre of excellence for centuries to come, so we recruit ambitious, creative people from across the globe and we nurture their talent. Reporting to the Director of Estates & Facilities, you will take full responsibility for developing and implementing key University strategies for our expansive accommodation portfolio which supports student recruitment. In addition, development and implementation of strategies to deliver estates & facilities campus services and commercial activities including wholly owned subsidiaries, all of which support the University's Strategic Delivery Plan. The role holder will also be the University of Sheffield strategic lead for the contract and relationship with Catalyst and the Project Co. joint venture. It is a wide-ranging remit where the postholder will have responsibility for a portfolio of commercial activities with budgetary and financial performance in the region of £60-£65m commercial revenue. You would be accountable for a team of c.500+ multidisciplinary staff within Estates & Facilities and c.150 in the wholly owned subsidiary UNICUS (where you would be Director of Operations). In totality, this is one of the largest and most unique roles of its kind in the higher education sector, requiring a combination of commercial ability with a strong service ethos. You will be a leader who is passionate about people and culture with a proven track record in the development of resilient and high functioning teams. This is a post that will suit individuals who can adopt a long-term approach to strategy alongside the rigours of day-to-day world class operations. It will suit leaders with a career history of delivering innovation across a similarly wide range of commercial and hospitality services. To schedule a confidential discussion, please contact our retained advisors Michael Hewlett or James Gregory of The Management Recruitment Group (MRG). We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.
Interim Voids Manager 6 months West Midlands c £300 - £400 per day MRG is exclusively partnering with a well-established Housing Association in the West Midlands to appoint an Interim Voids Manager during a period of organisational transformation and service improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced housing professional to lead the voids service, driving performance, reducing re-let times, improving customer outcomes, and ensuring homes are brought back into use efficiently and cost-effectively. The Role Reporting into the senior housing leadership team, you will: Lead and manage the voids and lettings turnaround function. Drive improvements in void turnaround performance and letting times. Oversee contractor and internal delivery performance. Identify process efficiencies and embed best practice across the service. Monitor budgets and ensure value for money. Produce performance reports and action plans for senior stakeholders. Work collaboratively with asset management, repairs, housing management and customer service teams. About You We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate: Significant experience managing voids services within a housing association, local authority or social housing environment. A proven track record of improving void turnaround times and service performance. Strong operational leadership and stakeholder management skills. Experience managing contractors and repairs-related services. The ability to quickly assess challenges and implement practical solutions. Excellent performance management and data analysis capabilities. MRG is a leading executive search and interim management consultancy working across housing, public services and the not-for-profit sector. This assignment is being managed exclusively by MRG.
29/10/2026
Full time
Interim Voids Manager 6 months West Midlands c £300 - £400 per day MRG is exclusively partnering with a well-established Housing Association in the West Midlands to appoint an Interim Voids Manager during a period of organisational transformation and service improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced housing professional to lead the voids service, driving performance, reducing re-let times, improving customer outcomes, and ensuring homes are brought back into use efficiently and cost-effectively. The Role Reporting into the senior housing leadership team, you will: Lead and manage the voids and lettings turnaround function. Drive improvements in void turnaround performance and letting times. Oversee contractor and internal delivery performance. Identify process efficiencies and embed best practice across the service. Monitor budgets and ensure value for money. Produce performance reports and action plans for senior stakeholders. Work collaboratively with asset management, repairs, housing management and customer service teams. About You We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate: Significant experience managing voids services within a housing association, local authority or social housing environment. A proven track record of improving void turnaround times and service performance. Strong operational leadership and stakeholder management skills. Experience managing contractors and repairs-related services. The ability to quickly assess challenges and implement practical solutions. Excellent performance management and data analysis capabilities. MRG is a leading executive search and interim management consultancy working across housing, public services and the not-for-profit sector. This assignment is being managed exclusively by MRG.
