Asset Manager - Care Homes
Octopus Group is seeking an Asset Manager to oversee a portfolio of operational care homes, aiming to enhance both the quality of living for residents and financial returns for investors. This role involves close collaboration with the Fund Manager and the broader investment team, focusing on areas such as rent reviews, forward-funded developments, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. The position is based in London, England, and offers a hybrid working model, with three days in the office and two days from home.
The Asset Manager will be responsible for implementing asset management strategies that improve income, value, and risk-adjusted returns. Key duties include building strong relationships with operators, consultants, and other stakeholders, analyzing quarterly operator trading data, and managing building surveys and technical due diligence. Additionally, the role involves leading index-linked rent reviews, monitoring lease compliance, and ensuring the execution of ESG and sustainability strategies in collaboration with operators and consultants.
Candidates should possess substantial hands-on experience in commercial real estate asset management, with a solid understanding of asset management principles, including leases and rent reviews. Experience in managing third-party operators and other stakeholders is essential. The ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, analyze trading and financial performance data, and work autonomously is crucial. While not mandatory, a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) accreditation and experience in healthcare real estate or operational real estate are desirable.
Octopus Group offers a competitive salary, bonus, pension, and share incentive plan. Employees enjoy untracked holiday, access to a wellness hub, up to six months of paid parental leave regardless of gender, life insurance, critical illness cover, income protection, private medical insurance for employees and their families, electric vehicle leasing, and the option to work overseas for up to a month per year.
As a certified B Corp, Octopus Group is committed to considering the interests of all stakeholders in every decision. The company values diversity and inclusion, embracing all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. Octopus Group is also proud to be disability confident and supports candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.