Asset Strategy Business Partner - Adults & Childrens

We’re recruiting to a key role in our Strategic Asset Management team at Dorset Council, focused on shaping and understanding the operational property needs of Adults and Children’s Services. This role is central to ensuring our buildings genuinely support the way services work and helping us plan responsibly for the future, so communities have the right spaces in the right places.

What you’ll be doing

 As our Adults and Children’s Service Requirements Partner, you’ll work alongside teams across both service areas to co-create solutions that reflect their deeper priorities and long-term ambitions. Moving beyond initial requests, you’ll foster meaningful dialogue to uncover strategic opportunities and align needs with future-focused outcomes. Through this collaborative approach, you’ll translate insights into clear, actionable plans that empower our property and technical teams to deliver lasting impact.

You’ll lead asset reviews, develop asset class strategies and shape long-term plans that balance ambition with budgets. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and councillors, communicate confidently and act as the link between technical detail and service priorities, helping everyone see the wider picture and make well-informed decisions.

• analytical, able to draw out real requirements rather than just what is first said
• diplomatic, with strong judgement and an ability to understand nuance
• confident meeting people across Adults and Children’s Services to understand how they work and what they need
• skilled at translating between technical property language and social, service-focused priorities
• an effective communicator who can speak professionally with councillors, senior leaders and partners
  
• strategic in your thinking, able to consider budgets, long-term plans and what is realistically achievable
• a people person who builds trust quickly and works collaboratively
• experienced in options appraisals, business cases or operational property work, or able to bring equivalent strategic experience from a related field

If you’re ready to use your insight and strategic thinking to support frontline services and improve outcomes for Dorset’s communities, we’d love to hear from you.

At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.

We: 

• provide essential services that support over 380,000 residents 
• work in partnership to make a real difference 
• value every role and the impact it has on our communities 
• support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive 

You will: 

• be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset 
• have access to a range of benefits and support 
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression 

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve. 

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible. If you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application. 

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement. 

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us. 

Find out more about how to apply.