Associate, Real Estate, Asia Strategic Investments - Credit and Structured Solutions focus

Location: Singapore

Job Function: Real Estate 

Job Type: Permanent

Req ID: 17232 

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.
 
Real Estate
The Real Estate (RE) arm of GIC invests in real estate and real estate-related assets outside of Singapore and has one of the largest and broadest real estate portfolios amongst all institutions.
Our real estate assets cover over 40 countries and span multiple property sectors, including traditional office, retail, residential, industrial, and hospitality; and newer economy sectors such as data centres, life sciences, and healthcare properties. We invest across the real estate capital structure in equity, senior and junior debt. Through active asset management, GIC further generates income, and enhances the market value of its assets through tenant management, market positioning, leasing, and capital improvements.

Asia Strategic Investments Group (ASIG) 
You will be joining ASIG, which has a pan-Asia real estate investment mandate, based in Singapore. The team invests across the capital stack, via a broad range of products and structures (including equity, credit, funds & co-investments, secondaries, special situations, structured investments, platforms and corporate-style investments). This role will predominantly focus on scaling the Asia Pacific credit and structured solutions business within GIC RE.   

What will you do in this role?
The Analyst/Associate will be involved in investment and asset/portfolio management functions:

1. Screen and evaluate investment opportunities through market research, financial analysis, investment feasibility, and making recommendations to senior members of the team


2. Take ownership to develop and maintain financial models to underwrite deals


3. Support deal execution end-to-end, including internal approvals, due diligence, negotiation, structuring, documentation, and closing


4. Monitor markets to identify and assess industry trends and developments that inform investment underwriting and portfolio construction


5. Monitor and help strengthen the performance of the overall portfolio and specific investments, including regular review against underwriting and budget


6. Engage with third-party managers, counterparties, and intermediaries through underwriting and ongoing monitoring


7. Assist in formulating, researching, and preparing papers for new investment themes, and strategies


8. Support senior team members in business development and relationship building, including sourcing and performing due diligence on prospective managers

What qualifications, skills and traits should you possess in this role?

1. Good academic qualifications with two (2) to four (4) years of relevant experience in banking, investment, debt capital markets, real estate debt financing, structured finance, or credit


2. Excellent quantitative and financial modelling skills


3. Strong written and verbal communication skills


4. Ability to unpack complex situations and identify nuances, think creatively, synthesize information, and distil these into clear messages


5. Strong critical thinking, a curiosity to keep learning, and a solution-oriented approach


6. Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative team player


7. Committed to delivering quality outcomes and thrives in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines

Work at the Point of Impact
We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

Flexibility at GIC
At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection.  At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves.  Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.
 

GIC is an equal opportunity employer
GIC is an equal opportunity employer GIC is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
 

Please email [email protected] at any point of the application or interview process if adjustments need to be made due to a disability.

Learn more about our Real Estate Department here: https://gic.careers/group/real-estate/