Strategic Analyst
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About the Role
Savills Middle East seeks a highly motivated Strategic Analyst with a master's degree and 1-2 years of experience to support real estate consultancy. The role involves market research, data analysis, feasibility studies, and financial modeling for diverse projects across the GCC and Middle East.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct primary and secondary research to analyze real estate markets including supply, demand, pricing, and outlook
- Analyze real estate development models such as land lease, rental, and sales models
- Assess performance of real estate projects using metrics like GLA, rental rates, sales values, and FAR
- Support development and maintenance of market databases across multiple geographies
- Undertake market segmentation and benchmarking analysis across asset classes
- Analyze demographic, economic, and market data to assess real estate demand drivers
- Prepare market research reports and feasibility studies including financial projections
- Assist in preparing financial assumptions and developing financial models using Excel
- Prepare presentations and communicate findings to stakeholders using PowerPoint
- Support business development activities by assisting with proposals and client submissions
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Real Estate, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
- 1 3 years of relevant experience in real estate, market research, consulting, or feasibility studies
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Strong understanding of financial concepts including costs, revenues, cash flows, IRR, and NPV
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret market data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Arabic language skills are an advantage
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Role Overview
- The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and creative professional with a master's degree in Business Administration, Real Estate Economics, or a related field, and 1–2 years of relevant professional experience.
- The successful candidate will act as a trusted point of contact for ad hoc real estate consultancy requests, support proposals, pitches, and tenders, and assist in delivering detailed market analysis and high quality real estate study reports.
- As part of the Strategic Consultancy team, the candidate will contribute to a wide range of real estate advisory assignments across the GCC and wider Middle East.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct primary and secondary research to analyse real estate markets, including supply, demand, pricing, performance, pipeline, and market outlook.
- Analyse real estate development models, including land lease, rental, and sales models.
- Assess the performance of real estate projects using key metrics such as Gross Leasable Area (GLA), rental rates, sales values, land requirements, and applicable Floor Area Ratio (FAR).
- Support the development and maintenance of market databases across multiple geographies, including historical market data, existing supply, demand trends, and future development pipelines.
- Undertake market segmentation and benchmarking analysis across a range of asset classes, including residential, retail, hospitality, office, industrial, and entertainment.
- Analyse demographic, economic, and market data to assess real estate demand drivers, including population growth, household formation, and employment trends.
- Prepare market research reports and feasibility studies, including macroeconomic overviews, site and location analysis, market analysis, benchmarking, development strategies, and financial projections.
- Collect and analyse market data to support project programming, development briefs, project phasing, and comparisons against competing developments.
- Assist in preparing financial assumptions and developing project feasibility and financial models using Microsoft Excel.
- Support the preparation, review, and refinement of development appraisals and financial models.
- Prepare presentations and communicate key findings to internal stakeholders, clients, and senior business leaders using Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Support business development activities by assisting with proposals, presentations, and client submissions.
Skills, Knowledge And Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Real Estate, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Commerce, Business Management, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of relevant experience in real estate, market research, consulting, feasibility studies, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with experience in data analysis, reporting, and presentation preparation.
- Strong understanding of financial concepts, including costs, revenues, profitability, cash flows, IRR, and NPV.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market data, identify trends, and prepare high quality reports.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Arabic language skills are an advantage.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high quality work.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and effectively communicate with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
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