Commercial Agent
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About the Role
Knight Frank seeks an enthusiastic Commercial Agent to develop commercial agency business, facilitate property transactions, and foster client relationships. The ideal candidate has a passion for real estate, strong communication skills, and a minimum of 3 years' experience in leasing.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Obtain commercial agency instructions within agreed guidelines to achieve business targets
- Network and generate business leads
- Research and present market information professionally
- Develop marketing strategies and showcase properties via listings, tours, and events
- Draft and navigate heads of terms and advise on commercial lease contracts
- Build and maintain client relationships and goodwill
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years' experience as a Senior Leasing Executive with a track record of lease renewals, new lettings, and lease disposals
- Existing client network of office occupiers, law firms, and professional services
- Sound understanding of the office market, current rents, trends, and incentives
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- MRICS or on APC pathway preferable
- Fluency in English; Arabic advantageous
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Overview
- Knight Frank is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and hardworking individual with a flexible attitude and variable skill set to join our team.
- The ideal candidate will have a passion for real estate, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of the commercial property market.
- As a Commercial Agent, you will be responsible for developing commercial agency business instructions, facilitating property transactions, fostering client relationships, and maximizing opportunities within the Knight Frank service line offering.
Responsibilities
- Understand the Knight Frank business and have sound business knowledge within this market sector.
- Obtain instructions within agreed guidelines to achieve agreed business targets.
- Network and business generate.
- Research accurately and present information in writing to a professional standard.
- Business development, setting goals and creating a strategy to achieve those goals.
- Refer business leads or other potential fee earning opportunities into other parts of the regional and global business.
- Develop comprehensive marketing strategies to promote properties to potential buyers or tenants.
- Showcase properties through various mediums such as online listings, office tours, presentations, and networking events including overseeing the preparation of leasing particulars, videos and online collateral/listings.
- Undertake the efficient administration of all procedures in carrying out business.
- Manage your own workload and support the department head’s workload.
- Prepare and maintain up to date and accurate records.
- Draft and navigate around heads of terms without any oversight.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred (or equivalent work experience).
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Senior Leasing Executive and have a track record of completing lease renewals, new lettings and lease disposals with an existing client network of office occupiers, law firms, and accountancy and technology professional services.
- Experience working with both tenant/occupiers and landlords.
- Sound understanding of the office market, current rents, trends, and incentives.
- Solid understanding of the local upcoming office supply, existing vacancies and tenants who have active requirements.
- International experience is beneficial.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with team members.
- Ability to take initiative and work proactively.
- Drive to succeed in a competitive marketplace.
- The ability to understand and make use of computers and information technology (KF Internal Systems).
- Understanding of regional business culture and regulations.
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