Senior Manager
About this position
Knight Frank is seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking Manager or Senior Manager for their Strategy and Consultancy service line, which provides strategic analyses across various real estate markets. The role involves advising government entities, developers, and investors.
Responsibilities
• Support Partners in provision of advice to clients.
• Research, validate and assist in all bidding processes.
• Develop and write proposals.
• Assist in development of all sales and marketing collaterals (digital and print).
• Track and report performance of clients’ projects outbound and inbound marketing activities and initiatives, and performance across platforms.
• Define target markets and develop applicable pricing models.
• Develop sales strategies, plans and tactics as per clients’ objectives. Develop sales phasing strategies and price real estate projects.
• Perform comparative market analysis to estimate property values.
• Assist in researching and analysing market conditions, trends, opportunities, competition and case studies.
• Maintaining and updating an accurate database of real estate properties.
• Undertake feasibility and highest and best use studies, assess risk and financial feasibility.
• Liaise with sub consultants and other professionals where required to deliver results.
• Communicate fully with all stakeholders and colleagues to ensure the delivery of tasks are managed in an efficient and professional manner.
• Link and interface with other internal departments to coordinate inputs for reports. Cross sell opportunities into regional and global teams.
• Refer business leads or other potential fee earning opportunities into other parts of the regional and global business.
• Contribute to business development including proposal writing and attending network events.
• Build and maintain goodwill, confidentiality, and trust with prospective and existing clients at all times in order to foster the professional image of the Partnership.
• Provide high quality, user-friendly and value for money service.
• Keep abreast of key trends and developments in real estate regionally and globally in order to provide an informed opinion.
• Mentor and coach junior staff members in the team.
• Review the work undertaken by junior staff members to ensure that quality of output is maintained.
• Undertake research for the identified services and provide meaningful market driven advice with full responsibility for the project deliverables.
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in property development or consultancy with prior experience working in the Middle East.
• An understanding and appreciation of Middle East macro-economics and drivers of development strategies and real estate sector growth.