Associate Fund Principal: Property Deals and Transactions (X2) at Public Investment Corporation

Purpose of the role:

• To assist the Fund Principal in providing leadership and strategic vision for the fund investment, management, development, implementation and execution of a pipeline of property transactions for PIC Properties and to deliver the pipeline according to the approved outputs and thereby generating fee income for the business unit.

Requirements:

• Honours degree in Finance, Commerce, Real Estate, or equivalent relevant qualification
• CA (SA)/CFA and/or relevant MCom, MBA or MSc in Real Estate would be advantageous
• 6 - 8 years of investment and deal experience in the property industry experience
• Technical Knowledge in Real Estate
• Deal Structuring expertise (equity and debt)
• FAIS RE5 Certificate or must be obtained within 6 months of employment

Duties:

• Assist the Fund Principal in the management of the deal pipeline
• Proactively identify investment partners and opportunities
• Responsible for evaluating and unlocking value in the existing property portfolio in terms of feasibilities of sales and acquisitions
• Oversee and manage the structuring of transactions that consider equity and debt components where applicable
• Strategy implementation
• Play an active role in the production of committee reports to motivate deals/transactions proposed
• Oversee the production of quality committee reports to motivate deals proposed
• Risk management and compliance
• Human resource management
• Stakeholder management
• Continuously assess portfolio balance and diversification in line with annual property strategies
• Implement functional relationships with other asset holders/DFIs/government departments (eg,
• Conclude and implement MOUs);
• Present transactions to respective PIC Committees and PIC clients where necessary
• Manage transaction negotiation, due diligence, legal close and disbursement in an effective and timeous manner
• Develop and maintain professional and industry networks to maximise investment leads
• Implement and manage a reporting and management system that controls the pipeline management, board motivations, board reporting, deal status, etc.
• Research and maintain awareness of the market that may lead to/open up new opportunities and create a competitive advantage for the PIC and clients
• Oversee and actively manage in a timeous and effective manner, deal/transaction assessments
• Manage, lead, mentor and advise a diverse investment team
• Develop and build a well-motivated and robust investment team

Competencies and skills:

• Technical knowledge of Real Estate
• Deal Structuring expertise (equity and debt)
• Financial management
• People management
• Strategic planning
• Negotiation and deal structuring
• Advanced financial modelling skills
• Industry and sectoral research
• Valuations
• Corporate Finance experience
• Target Driven
• Attentive to detail
• Performance Driven

Deadline:16th February,2026