Role Profile
Role Real Estate Originator
Reporting to Head of Offshore Client Real Estate
Team Investec Bank (Channel Islands) / Real Estate
Division Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Limited
Key relationships
Team Leader, Head of IBP Real Estate, IBCI Head of Private Clients, IBCI Head of Financial Intermediaries, IBCI CEO, Real Estate Deal Forum, Credit Committee, Marketing, Compliance, Legal Counsel, Operations, Monitoring Surveyors, Valuers
Description of role and key responsibilities
Who are we? Investec is a distinctive financial services group serving clients principally in the UK and South Africa. Our culture gives us our edge: we work hard to find colleagues that bring out of the ordinary thinking, and we put them in environments where they'll flourish. We combine an accessible structure with a focus on internal mobility. The role demands an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn and collaborate to help the business grow and to drive profitability; to deliver a commercial impact for the business. The role: The team is a provider of residential and commercial development and investment finance to institutional and private real estate clients. This role is for an individual to work within the Offshore Client Real Estate part of the business i.e. lending to family offices, high net worth property developers and investors, and through Financial Intermediary corporate structures investing into or structured through principally offshore jurisdictions. The Real Estate Originator will be responsible for building and converting a high-quality pipeline of new lending opportunities for the Offshore Client Real Estate business across Real Estate sectors within the UK and Channel Islands. The role will develop new client and intermediary relationships, deepen connectivity across Investec and originate appropriately structured transactions that support the team’s growth, return, credit quality and client objectives. Key responsibilities: The role will primarily involve the following:
• Originating and arranging property lending opportunities within the team’s target markets and jurisdictions. Target levels of new business generation as agreed with Team Leader. This will involve developing and maintaining a prioritised origination plan covering target clients, intermediaries, sectors and jurisdictions,
• Detailed analysis of new deals, including scrutinising client quality, detailed financial analysis, preparation and/or review of cash flow financial models and property due diligence,
• Structuring new opportunities including proposing relevant pricing, leverage, covenants, underlying security etc., and leading negotiations between borrower and Bank from indicative term sheet stage to execution of relevant transaction,
• Reviewing and / or preparing credit applications and presenting transactions to Real Estate Deal Forum and the Bank’s Credit Committees/Leadership,
• Leading the post-Credit due diligence process, including review of legal documentation, valuation reports and QS reports,
• Leading each deal through to repayment ensuring all conditions and covenants imposed are complied with throughout. Be responsible for on-time annual reviews and contractual expiries,
• Provide clear direction, coaching and transaction leadership to analysts supporting originated opportunities, helping to strengthen their technical, commercial and client-facing capabilities,
• Ensuring operational and relationship excellence, both internally and with clients,
• Responsibility for managing wider banking services provided to real estate borrowers, and
• Collaboration across the Bank through cross-business introductions and referrals.
Essential Criteria
Core Skills and Knowledge: • Track record of originating real estate debt within the UK/Channel
Islands markets, with development lending experience necessary. • In-depth property lending market knowledge across asset sectors. • Ability to prioritise opportunities based on strategic fit, conversion
probability, return and use of team resources and confidence to decline or reshape opportunities that fall outside appetite.
• Strong negotiating skills and experience working with family offices, intermediaries and HNW property clients and their needs.
• Strong networking and relationship management skills, with an ability to react well to pressure while multitasking and dealing with demanding clients, often within tight deadlines.
• Established relationships with sponsors and professional advisers within the UK and/or Channel Islands real estate markets.
• Extensive understanding and experience of structuring real estate lending transactions and associated documentation (detailed term sheets, LMA facility agreements, valuation, construction and property reports).
• Experience of cross-border or offshore ownership structures will be beneficial.
• Ability to review and analyse business plans, including an ability to evaluate covenant strength and strong cash flow understanding.
• Ability to analyse and review financial performance of a business in the context of articulating their financial performance, strength and viability.
• Strong presentation skills – to external and internal audiences, including experience presenting transactions to credit committees.
• High level of attention to detail, time management and a proactive attitude towards delivering a high-quality client experience.
• Understanding of relationship-wide value, including capital-light income and broader banking opportunities.
• Understand and follow all relevant compliance considerations including the regulatory environment and appropriate processes, procedures, and their implications.
• Proficiency in using AI-enabled productivity tools, such as Copilot, to improve efficiency, generate insight and support decision-making. Applies critical thinking and sound judgement when interpreting outputs, remains accountable for the quality and accuracy of their work.
• Regulatory Knowledge as applicable to role (compulsory).
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• To act with integrity at all times and embrace the philosophy of treating our customers fairly (compulsory).
• Strong cultural behaviours of co-operation, collaboration, respect for others, ability to engage in open and honest dialogue, embrace diversity and an unselfish contribution to colleagues, clients, and society.
ACA (or equivalent), CFA (fully qualified) or RICS qualifications are beneficial, but not necessary.
About Investec What’s our culture like? Our company culture is unique amongst our peers and other banks. A vibrant and colourful culture built upon an integrated purpose and with Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity at our heart… a place to bring your best self to work and where you can be truly yourself. Where will you be working? The role is based in our modern office in St Helier, Jersey, offering a welcoming and professional working environment, with on-site changing and shower facilities. Hybrid Working We have a flexible working environment and a unique culture, meaning that colleagues and teams are asked to spend the majority of time in the office. We see great benefit in teams being together, connecting and spending time face to face. The specific working pattern options for this role should be discussed with the line manager.