Strata Manager
What the work is
Provides administrative services to strata communities and manages designated functions relating to common property, such as lifts, basements, gardens and roofs, on behalf of owners.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Manages and coordinates the administrative functions of strata communities on behalf of owners
- Implements and enforces rules, regulations and maintenance schedules for common strata property
- Oversees the maintenance and repair of common strata property, such as roofs, lifts, basements, air conditioning and heating systems
- Collects levies and manages budgets and financial resources for the maintenance and repair of common property
- Liaises with owners, tenants and contractors to address issues and resolve disputes
- Provides advice and guidance to owners and tenants on strata community rules and relevant strata title legislation and regulations
- Represents the strata community in meetings, negotiations and interactions with external stakeholders
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a mix of behind-the-scenes roles: a hospital records office, a strata building and a film production office. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A messy situation ends with everyone knowing who is doing what and by when
- A document, a form or a code is checked and found right the first time
- Someone thanks you for the thing they never had to think about, because you did it
Hard days
- Everyone wants an answer now, and the answer depends on someone else
- Standing between two parties who each think the other is being unreasonable
- A simple mistake in a record that can ripple through everything afterwards
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 599937, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.