Property Manager - Fixed Term

Are you interested in working in a tenancy/property management team?

Are you looking for purpose in what you do on a daily basis?

About Airedale Property Trust | Mō Airedale Property Trust

Airedale Property Trust (APT) is a property investment, management and development trust affiliated with the Methodist Church (MMN) of New Zealand. Together, The Three Trusts' (MMN, APT, & Lifewise) hold and manage directly a portfolio of social housing, retirement villages, and retail & residential properties.

About the Role | Mō te Tūranga

Housing first is an exciting collaborative programme that provides housing and wrap around supports to people experiencing chronic homelessness in the Rotorua Region area.

We are looking for a Property Manager who can join our Rotorua team and share our passion for ending homelessness. Property management experience is preferred but not required. If you have a social conscience, resilience as part of your DNA and want to make a real difference then this is the place to be! 

Duties | Mahi

As the Property Manager, you will have a key role within a multi-disciplinary Housing First (HF) Team with the following responsibilities:

• Managing tenancies for people who are experiencing chronic homelessness


• Building and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders, such as landlords, building managers and property managers


• Providing a variety of office and field related activities to manage and monitor tenancies including liaising with managing agents and tenants


• Working with the social support team to support people in sustaining their tenancies

The successful candidate is also expected to maintain consistent communication channels with property owners/building managers/managing agents/tenants/industry contacts, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development/ Ministry of Social Development and other collaborating agencies. We will support you to build a good understanding of tenancy agreements and the administrative work required in tenancy management as well as the capacity to work effectively alongside people with co-existing mental health and addiction issues and those who have experienced homelessness, to achieve their goals.

Skills and Qualifications | Pukenga & Wheako

• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and sensitivity to persons with experience of chronic homelessness


• Strong relationship building, communication and persuasive skills and the ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds


• Able to work effectively alongside people with co-existing mental health and addiction issues and who have experienced homelessness to achieve their goals.


• Understand the Treaty of Waitangi and be committed to the principles of Housing First.


• A Full driver license


• Possess strong organisational skills with the ability to meet a demanding workload, leveraging creativity and innovation


• Be resilient

Culture | Ahurea

• At The Three Trusts', Arohanui, Maia, Whakaute & Ngākau Pono (compassion, courage, respect, & integrity) are our guiding values.

If you want a private discussion
about the role, please feel free to contact: 
Michael Chapman, Operations Manager
[email protected]
021 912 698

Closing Date: 30 April 2026