About the Company

Our purpose is to build prosperity by investing in resilient real assets. Our vision is to be a trusted investment manager, respected for our expertise in restorative real estate investment enabling people, communities and eco-systems to thrive.

We are a dedicated real estate and real-estate debt specialist managing €25.5bn on behalf of institutional investors globally. Our global platform of 15 locations enables us to combine a truly global perspective with local expertise to offer investors a range of compelling strategies.

The firm has over 30 years of experience delivering real estate strategies for investors, with over 380 staff dedicated to positive client outcomes. Our strategies span the office, logistics & industrial, retail, living and debt sectors, and have been designed with the flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of investors.

Responsible investment is integrated into our investment-management process to ensure that responsible investment risks and opportunities are not siloed, but recognised and acted upon throughout our business, as well as communicated to investors.

Savills Investment Management: Resilience. Responsibility. Results.

Job Purpose

Savills IM is seeking a junior analyst for a new role in its Research & Strategy team in London. The role will support the UK Research & Strategy and CIO office across a range of activities, primarily covering real estate equity investments in the commercial, living real estate sectors. The role would suit someone recently graduated or with 1-2 years of relevant experience, who is inquisitive, has an attention to detail and a strong interest in real estate as an asset class and investment strategies related to this.

Role Responsibilities
Responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Monitor and report on key UK and European economic and capital market trends as they relate to, and impact, real estate equity and debt investments.

• Contribute to research publications, including thematic research papers – ideally leading the origination and completion of specific research materials in due course – quarterly market outlook reports, house views, client reporting.

• Support and collaborate with investment teams data sourcing, analysis and client engagement.

• Use quantitative analysis to better inform strategic investment decision making.

• Potential to take greater responsibility for sector-specific research and business engagement as the candidate develops in the role.

• Adherence to SavillsIM Risk and Compliance Framework.

Job Requirements

• Strong academic qualifications and an analytical and inquisitive mindset

• A demonstrable interest and understanding of real estate investment and the key drivers of their performance

• Excellent written and oral communication in English. While English is the primary business language for this role, we would welcome candidates with other relevant language skills, but this is not essential.

• Ability to produce concise and thoughtful materials and communicate the findings to a wide variety of internal and external audiences at all levels of seniority.

• Ability to demonstrate a high level of tenacity and attention to detail

• Strong interest in sustainability & ESG trends in the real estate sector

• Motivated self-starter, with the ability to analyse situations, recommend sound solutions and implement strategies

• Be comfortable working to short deadlines and juggling multiple work streams at once

• Good knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Knowledge of other relevant statistical software and experience managing datasets will be a plus but not essential.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race and religion. We are focused on fostering a culture and environment that allows for inclusion and diversity throughout our business. Savills IM offers several employee led forums which provide support and guidance around Diversity & Inclusion, as well as ensuring our principles are built in to all of our processes, practices and expectations.