The position is for a self-motivated and pro-active senior asset manager to work on Legal & General’s Life Fund

Job Title:                                Senior Asset Manager - Life Fund

Department:                          LGIM Real Assets

Reports to:                            Senior Fund Manager, Life Fund

Job Summary:                        The position is for a self-motivated and pro-active senior asset manager to work on Legal & General’s Life Fund

The Life Fund is a mature fund with commercial property assets totalling £900m, invested across all sectors, both directly and indirectly. The Fund is currently targeted to outperform its MSCI Benchmark, and deliver the Client’s sales programme. The Fund has a strong long term performance record, and a history of consistent and excellent added value through creative asset management, and sales delivery.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving performance in one of Legal & General’s flagship Funds and will have plenty of scope for career development in a challenging and rewarding role.

Key Accountabilities

• Maximise performance from the individual's portfolio of assets which will provide exposure to a diverse range of direct offices, industrial and retail assets and an element of indirect industrials held within the Industrial Property Investment Fund.
• Assist in the preparation of the Annual Fund Strategy, and Quarterly Reports and Presentations, to include asset and fund return modelling
• Identify and execute value add initiatives across the assets
• To secure strong outcomes through leasing of voids, rent reviews, and lease renewals / expiries, managing external advisors as required.
• Research, model and carry out due diligence on asset transactions
• Support the Fund Manager in discussions with the Fund’s valuers
• Manage the Fund’s managing agents and solicitors
• Assist in the sourcing of appropriate investment and development opportunities
• Assist in Fund reporting both internally and externally
• Develop and maintain good contacts with key advisors, landlords and tenants

Requirements
 

• Excellent academic background, with a numerical aptitude, strong A levels and a degree (which may be non-cognate) and MRICS qualified
• Good attention to detail, with a clear, accurate, concise reporting style for both verbal and written communications
• An experienced and senior asset manager with a strong awareness of this function, together with good investment acumen
• An driven, focussed, pro-active and creative approach, with the drive to follow through on delegated tasks and the ability to self-start on new initiatives
• A strong track record of experience within the retail, office and industrial sectors
• An innovative approach to identifying and implementing ways to release value from existing assets
• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Argus Investor and Developer and Excel
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise effectively
• A team player

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 25 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.