Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

This officer will be answerable to the General Manager, Finance & Investment.

Responsibilities or duties

Specific duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Developing policy guidelines on all matters related to management of the Funds’ properties;
• Ensuring timely payments of statutory fees, service providers and compliance to legislative frameworks;
• Reviewing professional properties valuation reports, market survey and advise as appropriate;
• Developing and implement property management standard operating procedures and ensuring compliance with the same;
• Developing the selection standards (i.e. bid documents) for the property management and property service providers;
• Conducting briefings for the property managing agents on targets, rental levels and general maintenance;
• Ensuring valuation of properties and submission of relevant documentation to relevant bodies,
• Analysing valuation reports and implementing the recommendations;
• Conducting periodic inspection of the Fund’s properties to ensure that they are maintained at the highest habitable state;
• Acquiring and managing office space;

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

For appointment to this grade, an Officer must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Land Economics, Real Estate, Construction, Planning or related field from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in Land Economics, Real Estate, Construction, Planning or related field from a recognized institution;
• Leadership course from a recognized institution;
• Professional Qualification in any of the following disciplines: Real Estate, Land Economics, Planning, Property Management or related field from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant and accredited professional body and in good standing;
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Experience needed

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years, three (3) of which must be at the grade of Assistant Manager, Property Management or in a comparable position; and

• Developing policy guidelines on all matters related to management of the Funds’ properties;
• Ensuring timely payments of statutory fees, service providers and compliance to legislative frameworks;
• Reviewing professional properties valuation reports, market survey and advise as appropriate;
• Developing and implement property management standard operating procedures and ensuring compliance with the same;
• Developing the selection standards (i.e. bid documents) for the property management and property service providers;
• Conducting briefings for the property managing agents on targets, rental levels and general maintenance;
• Ensuring valuation of properties and submission of relevant documentation to relevant bodies,
• Analysing valuation reports and implementing the recommendations;
• Conducting periodic inspection of the Fund’s properties to ensure that they are maintained at the highest habitable state;
• Acquiring and managing office space;

• Proficiency in computer applications.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Land Economics, Real Estate, Construction, Planning or related field from a recognized institution;
• Master’s Degree in Land Economics, Real Estate, Construction, Planning or related field from a recognized institution;
• Leadership course from a recognized institution;
• Professional Qualification in any of the following disciplines: Real Estate, Land Economics, Planning, Property Management or related field from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant and accredited professional body and in good standing;