Job Opportunities at Macdonald & Company

Job Summary

A Real Estate “heavy weight” with long-standing and impactful relationships in property is sought to find and close a wide range of deals within a relatively short space of time. Based in either Johannesburg or Cape Town, your role will stretch into four major African territories, with additional countries to be investigated, where your existing network of senior contacts at landlords and developers will be leveraged immediately. Providing beneficial financial insights forms the backbone of this role and, given that the deals have a high level of complexity and value, it would only suit those who have a deep understanding of viability modelling and proven business acumen.

Requirement

• To add value to this established team you will be an individual who is able to build and present business cases which take various operational considerations into account. 
• You must also be comfortable presenting at the highest levels, by adopting a “hands on” working approach in each location, to best understand local nuisances, demands and challenges. 
• It would suit an influencer who is able to travel regularly and who has a formal Business/Finance/Legal qualification coupled with a minimum of 15 years working experience, at least of 5 of which would have been within an occupier environment.

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Job Summary

Seeking a Property and Leasing Assistant to support the property management team. This role involves working closely with the Property and Facilities Manager, four days a week. Your role will primarily involve handling tenant relations, which includes responding promptly to tenant inquiries and maintaining positive relationships. You will also be responsible for coordinating property maintenance in collaboration with maintenance personnel and contractors. Financial record-keeping is an important aspect of this job, as you will be required to ensure that all maintenance costs are accurately captured and maintain up-to-date records of financial transactions. Additionally, you will be expected to perform any other general administrative duties as needed.

Requirement

• The perfect candidate for this position will possess excellent communication skills, be detail-oriented, 
• Be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, and have strong organisational and multitasking abilities. 
• Additionally, you should have a high school diploma or equivalent, 
• Previous experience in property is not required for this position. However, an exceptional command over written English is essential as you will be responsible for drafting various leasing and legal addendums, and responding to emails on behalf of your manager at a senior level. 
• You should also possess a high degree of administrative detail to spot clerical errors and update complex spreadsheets accurately.

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Duities

Your duties will include but are not limited to: 

• Setting up standard operating procedures, 
• Getting involved in recruitment and staff management, 
• Acting as a hunter by bringing in new business for the company as well as ensuring that existing clients. 

Requirement

• To be considered for this role you must have at least 10 years' experience in a Sales position within the property services industry. 5 plus years' experience managing a team as well as streamlining processes is mandatory. 

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Job Summary

This position will require assisting the on-site facilities teams (outsourced) to perform their function better by implementing risk mitigation measures, assessing all security risk for the client (break in, looting, riots, theft etc.) creating and implementing a plan to get the client to best practice standards, building a 5-year security plan, assisting with upgrading the control room, advising the Senior Facilities Manager of all matters security related and ensuring a long and mutually beneficial relationship between the client and the service provider continues.

Key attributes include:

• Thorough understanding/experience working with larger corporates, 
• Knowledge of risk and best practices is critical, and knowledge of security technology/control rooms would be advantageous.

Requirement

• To be considered for this role you will need at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role, at least 2 years’ experience in a management position, a valid driver’s license and a relevant certification related to facilities management and/or security.