Assistant Manager - Student Property

Company: Haverkamp Properties, Inc.

Role summary

Assistant Manager - Student Property is a role at Haverkamp Properties, Inc. in Ames, Iowa, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-08-18. Salary: USD 45,000–48,000 per year. Experience level: 2-5.

Job title: Assistant Manager - Student Property
Company: Haverkamp Properties, Inc.
Location: Ames, Iowa, United States
Work arrangement: on-site
Category: Software Engineering
Salary: USD 45,000–48,000 per year
Experience level: 2-5
Date posted: 2026-08-18

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and helping students navigate their housing experience, this role offers a great opportunity to build your management career with a stable team. You will get to take ownership of daily operations and leasing tasks while earning a solid salary in a community-focused setting. It is an ideal spot for someone who is organized, friendly, and looking to grow within the property management field.

Job description

Description

Haverkamp Properties is a 30-year-old family business and our purpose is to “Create Communities Where You Love to LIVE” and to “maximize property values.”

We are all working together towards our 10-Year Target of seventeen thousand six hundred units under management.

You will love it here if you embrace our Core Values:

Service – we focus on serving both internally and externally

Hard Work – we go above and beyond and don’t hide from the hard things

Accountability – we take action and are responsible to follow through

Results-Driven – we keep score, and strive for the win-win

Integrity – we value the highest standards of moral and ethical character

You’ll love coming to work every day if you get, want, and have the capacity to do the following:

Lead, manage and hold your team accountable

Support in the leasing of vacant units and renewing units; this includes marketing, communication with current and future residents, promotional or community events, social media postings, etc.

Assist in office administration and help integrate all major operating functions such as letters and notices, delinquent accounts, legal filings, etc.

Own all aspects of the resident’s move-in and move-out experience

Provide 5-star customer service

You’ll have success here if you value clear processes and do the following things:

Lead Generation

Lead Conversion

Customer Fulfillment

We train our team to help them succeed, and everyone on our team helps with our success. In this role, you’ll be accountable for hitting the following critical goals:

Help the team achieve and maintain an occupancy of 98%

Obtain a renewal retention rate of 45%

Effectively use revenue management to obtain positive lease trade outs on new and renewal leases

Our company runs purely on EOS. That means as a member of this team, you will have a leader who:

Gives clear directions

Makes sure you have the necessary tools

Acts with the greater good in mind

Delegates appropriately

Takes time to truly understand your role and how you can help the company

Makes their expectations clear

Communicates well

Has effective meetings

Meets one-on-one with you quarterly or more, if needed

Rewards and recognizes your performance

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