Overview: Who Are We At aparto, we're more than just student accommodation, we're a community that acts as a home-away-from-home for students across the UK, Ireland, Italy, and Spain. We understand that university life is a significant transition for many, often marking the first time they've lived away from their families. That's why we strive to make aparto not just a place to stay, but a vibrant, supportive environment where students can make lifelong friends, discover new possibilities, and have experiences that will shape their futures.

Responsibilities:
Role Profile The Senior General Manager is accountable for the operational, commercial and customer performance of all properties within their cluster, which may include direct responsibility for the day-to-day management of an assigned property. The role provides leadership and direction across the cluster, working through General Managers, Assistant Managers and property teams as applicable to ensure each property delivers against its Business Plan while maintaining consistent aparto standards. The Senior General Manager balances direct property leadership with multi-site oversight, allocating their time and resources according to operational requirements. They are responsible for driving financial performance, resident experience, compliance, leasing performance, people development and continuous improvement across the cluster. Operational Leadership
- Take overall responsibility for the operational and commercial performance of all properties within the cluster.
- Lead, coach and support General Managers, Assistant Managers and property teams as applicable, ensuring clear accountability and consistent performance across the cluster.
- Ensure each property delivers against its Business Plan, aparto standards, agreed KPIs and operational priorities.




- Balance time effectively across properties according to operational requirements, using remote management and delegation where appropriate.
- Ensure consistent implementation of aparto policies, processes, systems and operational standards across the cluster.
- Review cluster performance data, identify trends and implement clear action plans to improve performance.
- Act as a senior escalation point for significant operational issues and support property leaders in resolving complex matters.
- Support mobilisation of new properties, operational transitions, refurbishments and other strategic projects as required. Commercial Performance
- Take overall responsibility for the financial performance of the cluster, including P&L; management, budgeting, forecasting and cost control.
- Ensure each property delivers its revenue, occupancy and profitability targets.
- Review financial performance with property leaders and ensure appropriate action is taken where performance is below plan.
- Monitor operating expenditure, OPEX and CAPEX, ensuring costs are appropriately controlled and allocated.
- Identify opportunities to improve NOI, generate additional income and improve operational efficiency across the cluster.
- Support commercial decision-making through analysis of market, competitor and property performance data. Resident Experience
- Champion an exceptional resident experience across the cluster,



ensuring consistent service standards across all properties.
- Use resident feedback, reviews, NPS and service data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure enquiries, complaints and significant resident issues are managed promptly and effectively.
- Promote a strong culture of Service, Belonging and Community across all properties.
- Ensure resident events, wellbeing initiatives and community activity are delivered to an appropriate standard. Property & Facilities Management
- Ensure all properties within the cluster are safe, clean, well maintained and presented to a high standard.
- Ensure planned preventative and reactive maintenance is effectively managed across the cluster.
- Monitor property standards and ensure defects, maintenance issues and other actions are resolved within agreed timescales.
- Ensure lifecycle maintenance and refurbishment programmes are delivered effectively.
- Monitor contractor and supplier performance and support property leaders in addressing issues where required.
- Ensure properties are operationally ready for key trading periods, including summer turnaround and student move-in. Health, Safety & Compliance
- Take overall responsibility for maintaining high standards of health and safety across the cluster.
- Ensure property leaders understand and fulfil their responsibilities for health and safety and compliance.
- Ensure required inspections, statutory testing, risk assessments, audits and training are completed and accurately recorded.
- Ensure actions arising from audits, inspections and risk assessments are completed within agreed timescales.
- Review incidents, accidents and significant risks and ensure appropriate corrective action is taken.
- Ensure properties

📌 Senior General Manager (Valencia)
🏢 Confidential
📍 Valencia