Estates Officer - The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple : Job Details

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple have an exciting opportunity for an Estates Officer to join the team.

Location: London

Salary: £55,000 - £59,000 gross per annum

Job Type: 37.5 hours per week, Permanent

Close Date: Monday, 17th June 2024

About Us:

A modern institution with a long and distinguished history, Middle Temple is a place of many parts. First and foremost, Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court which have the exclusive right to Call students to the Bar. The education and training of advocates lie at the heart of the Inn, but we are also a professional society for our membership worldwide; and we maintain a heritage estate in central London housing chambers from which barristers practise.

The Inn’s mission is to support the rule of law in the UK and overseas, especially Common Law jurisdictions, and carries this out by providing extensive education opportunities and support to its members across the world and offers scholarships to intending practitioners to the Bar.

Estates Officer – The Role & Responsibilities:

In this full-time role you will be ensuring the Inn’s rental income is maximised and maintained with voids and aged debts kept to a minimum.

Based at our offices between the Strand and the Thames, our estate consists of an interesting and historically important collection of buildings ranging from Middle Temple Hall built in 1570 through to post war properties constructed in sympathetic style in the 1950s. Many are listed and together with associated courtyards and gardens, all sit within ‘The Temple’ conservation area.

The Estates team is responsible for all aspects of managing and maintaining the estate comprising of properties predominantly let to commercial tenants as Barristers’ Chambers and residential accommodation for members of the Inn.

The income generated is used to maintain and improve the estate and to support the Inn’s members and wider objectives of the legal profession.

Estates Officer – You:

We’d love to hear from you if you:

- Extensive practical experience of property management

- Sound working knowledge of commercial and residential Landlord and Tenant legislation

- Familiar with generating Heads of Terms for leases and managing tenant turnover

- Familiar with strong negotiation skills with the ability to take a flexible approach to achieve objectives

- Excellent team player

Estates Officer – Benefits:

- Life Assurance

- Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services)

- Private Medical Insurance (including gym membership)

- Medical Cashback Scheme (e.g., for dental, optical)

- Generous Pension (12% employer contribution)

- Season Ticket Loans

- Generous Annual Leave Entitlements

- Access to a Range of Learning & Development Opportunities

- Opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique, and historical setting in central London

Application Process:

Closing date for applications is Monday, 17th June 2024. Interviews will be held 25th June 2024.

Middle Temple is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

To submit your application for this exciting Estates Officer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.