Assistant Transaction Manager

About JLL
- We’re JLL—a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 91,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That’s why we’re committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We’re using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities.
Our core values of teamwork, ethics and excellence are also fundamental to everything we do and we’re honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.
Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where we all feel welcomed, valued and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are today and where we’re headed in the future. And we know that unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation and succeed together.
**Job Description**:
This role could be based in Melbourne or Regional Victoria.

If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home. At JLL, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put that expertise into action on landmark projects, and work on game-changing real estate initiatives.

**What this opportunity involves**:
Our Assistant Transaction Managers are responsible for supporting the management of an assigned portfolio under the guidance of a Transaction Manager.
Depending on your skill level, you will initially help with reporting, researching market evidence and drafting lease documents and business cases. Our aim is to develop your skills progressively to learn all there is to know about lease negotiation, portfolio management and client management

You will work as part of an agile, evolving team managing a large and complex government portfolio, where your initial focus will be to obtain an understanding of relevant state, federal or departmental policies, rules, regulations and legislation.

**Duties will include**:
Ensuring all lease data is abstracted and approved in the property management information systems (PMIS)
Assist in the monitoring of critical dates and ensure all lease events are actioned in accordance with the lease
Confirming data changes are accurately documented and approved in the PMIS
Work to enhance existing playbooks for all the processing functions, including rent reviews and reporting
Learning and adopting best practice in managing the portfolio, including risk management
Overseeing the management of the rent roll and all payments under the lease, such as outgoings
Preparing documentation in accordance with the contract and client requirements
Undertaking market sweeps, research and property benchmarking advice
Account reconciliation
Researching and compiling lease transaction plans, market evidence analysis and business case papers to management, with accurate representation of asset and lease performance

**Sound like you? This is what we’re looking for**:
A great attitude and desire to grow your career is most important to us. We are flexible providing you are after an opportunity not just a job, where you wish to cement yourself for the long term, taking full advantage of this chance for succession planning, personal growth, and development.
We're looking for skills in Excel, accounting, research, and you are passionate about real estate holding some transferable experience.
You might be a graduate with skills as a Lease administrator, Property Administrator, Property Paralegal, or Research Analyst, ready to kick start your career.
You need to be well organised, have an excellent eye for detail and can learn quickly. High level written and verbal communication is a must as we will be grooming you to be client facing and to negotiate leases.
You must be an Australian Citizen in order to comply with our client’s requirements.

**What you can expect from us**:
As an organisation, we don’t just accept that we are a place of many different people, but we embrace it, we celebrate it, and we proactively support the needs that difference brings. JLL is committed to equal opportunity and building an inclusive workplace. This is why, for more than a decade, we continue to rank among the World’s Most Ethical Companies.

What you can expect from us
We succeed together and believe the best inspire the best, so we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our success.
Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your career ambitions, recognizing your contributions, investing in your well-being and providing competitive benefits and pay.