Portfolio Manager at Excellerate JHI

About the Job

Main purpose/objective of the position:

• To manage a centre by optimizing all trading opportunities, including lease agreements, and ensuring that the portfolio’s financial performance remains sound.
• Optimizing the building's income stream by establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with tenants, managing and controlling personnel, service contractors, repairs, revamps, tenant installations, inspections, and general building administration.
• This position will require an all-rounded property professional. Profit responsible.

Decision-making authority:

• Subject to the mandate as received from Portfolio Management

Experience / Education:

• 3-5 years’ experience in the property/centre management industry.
• Minimum qualification Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Registered with the Property Practitioner Regulatory Authority
• Fidelity Fund Certificate – NQF 4 & PDE qualification
• A property-related tertiary qualification would be a recommendation.
• Retail experience essential.

Skills required:

• Budgeting & Financial Management
• Business writing skills
• People management skills
• IT literacy
• Administration skills
• Driver's license

Knowledge required:

• Property / Centre Management industry
• Basic technical knowledge
• Contract management, elementary financial management
• Workable knowledge of Company policies and procedures, in-depth knowledge of lease agreements,
• Understanding of cost budgeting, basic knowledge of statutory requirements

Competencies required:

• Problem-solving & decision making
• Customer Relationship Building
• Communication
• Team leadership
• Financial & business acumen
• Confidence, Assertiveness; Negotiation; Analytical Thinking; Tolerance for Stress; Resilience.

Major drivers of work volume:

•  Vacancies
•  Geographical spread of Cluster
•  Grading and complexity of buildings in Cluster.
•  Lease renewal cycle
•  Level of service required (tenant/building profile)
•  Profile of the centre (s)
•  Number of building owners