Capital Markets Researcher, Associate

Working within the 28 strong Commercial Research function, you will be responsible for delivering a broad range of market research and thought leadership covering the UK European 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.,

• Providing capital markets, economics and occupier insight, commentary, thought leadership and flash updates for internal and external capital markets stakeholders


• Direct client engagement, presenting 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 research
  
  You will be skilled at sourcing, managing and interpreting data, as well as creating narratives that go beyond the data to highlight implications for real estate investors and other market participants. You will be a core contributor to Knight Frank's UK capital markets outlook reports. The role is adaptable for the right person, but centred around commercial real estate investment markets., 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 an accessible 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 with both traditional and new ways of considering commercial real estate


• Creating compelling narratives through, verbal, visual, written and data 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 both traditional and 'new' style individuals and firms


• Thrives and demonstrates foresight and insight amongst an evolving commercial real estate landscape in terms of type of research, types of sectors, type of clients and understands the evolving 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
  
  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 487 Offices across 53 Territories.