Job Description

Asset Planning AnalystSalary: xc2xa340,000Contract: PermanentHours: Full Time, 35 hours per week, Monday to FridayLocation: Ealing/HybridDBS: BasicAbout UsAt A2Dominion, we believe in providing homes that people love to live in. With social housing roots stretching back eight decades and over 38,000 properties under our management across London and Southern England, we're proud to offer a variety of housing options and commutes to creating vibrant, sustainable communities that enhance the lives of our residents.As a proud member of the G15, a coalition of leading housing associations, we play an active role in tackling the housing crisis. Now, we're looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our team and help us make an even bigger impact.Role OverviewThe Asset Planning Analyst supports the development of 1-year, 5-year, and 30-year investment plans, ensuring they align with organisational goals and efficiently use resources. Working closely with the Asset Planning Manager, the role focuses on collecting, analysing, and managing high-quality data to inform decision-making and ensure data-driven, strategic investment plans.Assisting in stakeholder consultations to gather priorities, contributing to plans that meet both immediate needs and long-term objectives. By supporting continuous improvement and maintaining data integrity, this role helps ensure investment plans are prioritised, well-executed, and maximise organisational impact.Key Responsibilities

• Champion and promote the core values of the business: Caring by Nature, Working Better Together, and Thinking of Tomorrow. Demonstrate these values in intent and behaviour in all interactions
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of 1-year, 5-year, and 30-year investment plans by gathering and analysing current asset data, forecasting future needs, and evaluating long-term investment requirements to ensure plans align with both short-term operational needs and long-term organisational goals
• Contribute to the analysis and prioritisation of properties for investment, ensuring plans support value maximisation, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory and quality standards, including Decent Homes requirements
• Help gather, analyse, and maintain high-quality data to support evidence-based decision-making by collecting asset performance data, maintenance records, and financial information, ensuring that data is up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive
• Support efforts to improve and maintain data quality, including assisting with validation and cleansing to ensure that analytical processes and reporting tools are accurate and effective. This involves identifying discrepancies or gaps in the data, working to correct these issues, and helping streamline the processes that ensure consistent, high-quality data is available for decision-making and reporting
• Provide support during consultations with internal and external stakeholders, taking minutes, helping to document needs, gather feedback, and integrate priorities into asset planning strategies effectively
• Support cross-departmental collaboration and communication to assist in building consensus and securing buy-in for investment plans. This will involve gathering input on priorities and concerns and ensuring that the investment plans reflect the needs and objectives of all relevant teams
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of asset planning processes, tools, and methodologies, ensuring they are effective and aligned with organisational goals
• Assist in researching and staying informed about industry trends, offering input on how emerging practices or technologies can enhance asset planning strategies
• Help establish and track performance metrics and KPIs, ensuring investment plans are measurable and objectives are consistently monitored and evaluated
• Support the preparation of regular updates and comprehensive reports, ensuring all documentation reflects accurate data and clearly communicates the results and impacts of asset planning activities

More About You

• Educated to diploma level or equivalent, or currently working towards a qualification in building, asset management, or a related discipline, or able to demonstrate relevant experience
• Basic understanding of asset management principles and practices, including long-term investment planning
• Awareness of the Decent Homes Standard and other relevant regulations governing property and investment maintenance
• Experience supporting the development of medium-to-long-term investment plans (1-year, 5-year, 30-year) and assisting with the prioritisation of resources
• Experience in prioritising investments to optimise resource allocation and align with strategic objectives
• Experience in collecting, managing, and analysing large datasets to inform decision-making and maintain data integrity
• Familiarity with asset management systems and analytical tools to drive data quality and planning accuracy
• Experience assisting with consultations and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to capture requirements and priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to support clear and effective collaboration with teams and stakeholders
• Proven ability to work as part of a team, supporting colleagues and contributing to a collaborative work environment
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills to support multiple priorities and meet deadlines effectively
• A keen eye for detail with a commitment to maintaining high standards in all deliverables
• Familiarity with basic risk management principles related to asset planning and investments (Desirable)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with intermediate to advanced skills in Excel

Choosing Us is EasyAs an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:

• 25 days' holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
• Up to 8% contributory pension
• Flexible working
• Investment in your learning and development

In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to xc2xa3300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family.If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Team to request:A2Dominion is a Disability Confident Employer which means that we are committed to employing disabled people and will:

• Actively look to attract and recruit disabled people
• Provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
• Offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Be flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job
• Make reasonable adjustments as required.

At A2Dominion, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. We always aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds - men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs.Meeting the Role RequirementsWe recognise that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we'd still encourage you to apply and also to arrange a call with one of our recruitment team to discuss your application further atA2Dominion are proud to be a Family Friendly Employer.Everyone is welcome at A2Dominion. We know that equality, diversity, and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Find out why our people love working with us.Join us at A2Dominion, where your expertise will be integral to our recovery journey, creating lasting positive changes in the lives of our customers. If you possess the right motivation and drive to contribute to our recovery and change initiatives, we invite you to apply and be a crucial part of our team.The closing date for this role is Friday 30th May 2025. We reserve the right to close the role earlier upon appointment of a successful candidate.

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