Capital Markets Researcher, Associate

Reporting to Head of Capital Markets Research

Scope

We are the world’s leading independent international property consultancy, headquartered in the UK, offering agency and professional advice across Commercial, Residential and Rural sectors. Established in 1896, Knight Frank now comprises a global network of over 20,000 people in over 600 Offices across 53 Territories.

Responsibilities

Working within the 25 strong Commercial Research function, you will be responsible for delivering a broad range of market research and thought leadership covering the UK real estate investment markets. You will be responsible for advancing the quality and insights contained within our public facing research together with ensuring that our clients and prospective clients are directly exposed to our market knowledge.

Capital markets research covers a broad range of research related to the buying and selling of commercial real estate.

You will be skilled at working across multiple stakeholders, creating narratives that go beyond the data to highlight implications for real estate investors and other market participants. You will be able to disseminate our research in a compelling, engaging and accessible manner. You will also be a core contributor to Knight Frank’s UK capital markets research. The role is adaptable for the right person, but centred around commercial real estate investment markets.

Responsibilities Include

• Providing real estate capital markets, economics and occupier insight. This will include via written commentary, thought leadership and flash updates for internal and external real estate capital markets stakeholders
• Direct client engagement, presenting real estate capital markets analysis and commentary internally and externally
• Line managing one Capital Markets Analyst
• Responding to time-sensitive internal and external bespoke requests
• Prioritising across multiple departments and stakeholders
• Managing the content for the capital markets portal of the Knight Frank Intelligence Lab, as well as oversight of the internal Capital Markets Sharepoint page
• Spokesperson for UK Capital Markets real estate research
  
  

Qualifications/Education Required

Professional experience and personal skills profile

• Degree qualified, with an aptitude for quantitative techniques, an analytical approach to completing assignments and strong attention to detail
• An interest in drawing conclusions from the analysis of data and an ability to articulate these in a clear and engaging way
• An interest in working closely with the capital markets and other KF teams
• An interest in news, current affairs and how this links back to the commercial real estate investment market
  
  

Particular Aptitudes

• A team player who is approachable, enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated, with a passion for excellence and strong commerciality
• A networker who is able to build rapport, develop relationships and gain trust with internal and external clients
• Create compelling narratives through verbal, visual, written and data-led means to communicate messages appropriately to different audiences
• Management and coaching skills
• Curious, innovative and adaptable, with a passion for life- long learning and an ability to work with a broad range of different firms and individuals
• Thrives and demonstrates foresight and insight against a backdrop of an evolving commercial real estate landscape in terms of type of research, types of sectors and type of clients. Understands the changing demands across these
• Innovative, with an ability to challenge the status quo and drive efficiencies
• Skilled at drawing key themes from data to construct an argument in a clear and logical way, including considering the UK in a global context
• Able to present and otherwise communicate information in an engaging manner to audiences ranging from individuals in the capital markets business, to small client groups and larger gatherings
• Ability to synthesize data and themes into succinct and relevant messages
• Good time management and the ability to prioritise tasks and work to tight deadlines
• Able to adapt to changing priorities as needed and concurrently manage a diverse range of projects
  
  

Skills Required

• Excellent English language oral and written skills
• Can communicate clearly and listen effectively
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Familiarity with packages such as Macrobond, RCA, MSCI, Power BI, Alteryx, Data Science or languages such as Python useful, but not essential
• Familiarity with the lending market useful, but not essential
  
  

Please note: this is a Direct Search led by Knight Frank. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs, even if provided by PSL agencies.