Leasing Manager

This role is individually accountable for identifying and closing concluding transactions for profitable Company branches, and value adding leasing transactions for new retail branches and commercial offices, relocations, enlargements, reductions, closures and renewals of the aforesaid, through others over periods of up to 5 year.
- This role fits within the Properties Team. As a Properties team, they provide a full turnkey solution to the Company and some external Group business units (referred to as private clients).

**Provide the following full turnkey solutions**:

- Leasing and strategic Services
- Properties Legal Services
- Design team managing all NBR requirements and managing of client specific corporate images
- Projects (Construct of new premises, Relocations, Closures, Upgrades, ATM installations, UPS installations, Water tank installations and Marketing or signage façade upgrades to name a few)
- Projects Co-Ordination managing all spends related to projects and some Adhoc FM services. Tracking of Budgets and managing of Ledgers to name a few of the services.
- Repairs and maintenance of managed premises via call center agents and Maintenance officer teams
- The day-to-day management of various geographical property portfolios, assigned to a Leasing Manager, taking into account target set in KPI’s within Performance Contracts.
- Identifies and concludes client briefed strategically valued leasing transactions in various portfolios for:

- new retail branches and commercial offices
- relocations, enlargements, footprint reductions, closures and renewals.
- Act as broker for the placement of various clients within Anchorages Property Managements property portfolios.
- Manage special projects and initiatives from time to time.
- Concludes above leasing transactions on terms and conditions in accordance with client mandates. Identifies property trends for opportunities. Identifies and resolves problematic vacancies for portfolio clients. Develops and maintains customer / industry networks to maximize lead identification.

**Communication**:

- Consistently negotiates best transactions for new branches/offices and renewals taking market rentals, special conditions, construction costing and retail & commercials developments into consideration.
- Client liaison/management responsibility for Ad Hoc / new retainer client(s), as one point of contact across portfolio for advice in leasing, legal, design, headcount, project management, budget, FM, etc.

**Compliance**:

- Ensure that verbal negotiated terms and conditions are accurately incorporated in Offer to Lease and other leasing documents.
- Ensure that above is reflected in the presentation to the various Property Committee Boards.
- Ensure that the transaction is concluded with the landlord in terms of the minutes of the various Property Committee Boards.
- Ensure that all transactions are finalized in adherence of the various Internal Protocols.

**Maintenance Services Delivery**:

- Meet annual new retail branch and office budget, relocations, enlargements & reductions budgets and agreed renewal budget.
- Identifies and resolves problematic space planning requirements for portfolio clients.
- Continuous training and up-skilling will be implemented to keep current on all property and industry related trends and changes.

**Job specific KRA’s**:

- Independent, self-starter, self-motivated, meticulous in time management, shows leadership qualities and member of the various Property Portfolio Management Committees.
- Individually accountable for delivery of KPI’s as per the Performance Contract.
- Collective transaction and project-based accountability within a larger team format across various property departments.
- Potential to mentor, guide and direct staff to achieve operational excellence standards and in doing so balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
- Plans and assigns work over the applicable period.

**Experience and qualifications requirements**:

- Grade 12 (Matric) (required)
- Bachelor Of Land And Property Development Management, Bachelor Of Laws (LLB)
- Valid Driver’s Licence
- Minimum 5 years practical Retail and Commercial management experience and/or 5 years post admission legal experience essential
- Property Management Diploma and/or Legal Degree advantageous
- Qualified as Full Status Estate Agent advantageous