Research Analyst

Arealytics; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Research Analyst, where you'll play a vital role in expanding market reach in commercial real estate. This entry-level position offers the opportunity to collect and analyze crucial data, ensuring high-quality information is maintained for decision-makers. You'll engage with stakeholders and utilize your tech-savvy skills to navigate various data sources. If you're motivated, innovative, and eager to grow in a dynamic environment, this role is perfect for you. Be part of a team that values collaboration and strives for excellence in data management.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position with a focus on data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of commercial real estate preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Collect and maintain property-level information for commercial real estate.
• Input and validate data into the Arealytics Research Console (ERC).

Skills

Data Analysis

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Self-direction

Typing Skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

Research Tools

Job description

Arealytics is seeking a motivated Researcher Analyst to help expand its market footprint across Australia, Asia Pacific, and Europe to achieve penetration as the market leader in providing the highest quality data, analytics, and technology solution to decision-makers in commercial real estate, one of the world’s largest asset classes.

To be successful, you will need to be able to collect and analyse commercial real estate data from multiple sources, engage with key stakeholders to verify and maintain data at the highest quality level, and be willing to work hours aligned with the international markets assigned to the position. You must also be tech-savvy, innovative, ambitious, and motivated to grow your skills to keep pace and advance in a high-speed, international environment.

Position Summary:

The Research Analyst identifies, researches, and maintains property-level information including property attributes, space listings, lease transactions, sales transactions, and tenant information about occupancy in a property data set for their assigned metro for both member and non-member commercial real estate brokers. Data collected is input into the Arealytics Research Console (ERC) at a specified pace and at a 96% quality level requiring routine audits of database integrity performed by the team leads.

• Entry level, knowledge of commercial or residential real estate is preferred but not required.
• Ability to read and follow a standard city/street map.
• Ability to navigate the internet efficiently and locate critical data points for property updating.
• Ability to communicate with internal and external customers.
• Accurate keyboarding skills and minimum 35 wpm typing speed.
• Customer service, quality written communication, and professional telephone skills.
• Must be self-directed, with the ability to plan daily and weekly tasks with minimal supervision.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• MS Excel spreadsheet skills are highly preferred.

Performance Duties:

• Collect required fields for all modules located in ERC including Property, Leasing, Tenant, Listing and Sales on all available properties in assigned metro through automated processes, telephone inquiry, online research, and other data sources.
• Extract information from data sources, according to the specified data plan, and inputs the data into the ERC system.
• Inputs and/or validates data collected by the Field Research Drive Teams into the ERC software database.
• Perform routine audits to validate information and ensure consistency of data records in the ERC.
• Perform special project duties as assigned and required to support the Arealytics business.

Expectations:

• Performance: meets or exceeds daily, weekly, and monthly quality and quantity goals.
• Communication: utilises effective and professional verbal and written communication.
• Teamwork: willing and able to work harmoniously with others. Responds positively to instructions.
• Customer service: anticipates the needs of internal and/or external customers and offers solutions by demonstrating extra effort and maintaining a healthy attitude toward meeting customer needs.
• Strategic planning: analyses work, sets goals, develops plans of action, and utilises time effectively.
• Judgment: draws on core values, knowledge, and personal experience to make wise choices.
• Effectiveness under stress: demonstrate the ability to think and function effectively under conditions of mental pressure.
• Reliable and predictable attendance required.
• Project Management: effectively organise, prioritise, and manage assigned tasks.

A Research Analyst must be flexible and willing to perform additional duties that may fall outside their specific area of expertise from time to time. The business is fluid so a willingness to work as a part of a team and to meet our challenges as they are presented will be the key to our success as a company.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer granting equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons, without regard to race, color, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or veteran status.