Overview
The Program Officer, Transaction Management oversees all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchase and sales inquiries, due diligence, lease reviews and benchmarking, market intelligence, strategy development, vendor and location sourcing, contract and lease negotiations, governance submissions, portfolio management, planning, reporting, and document execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Support global real estate transactions and their management, including strategy development, market assessment, sourcing, selection, negotiation, and closing and subsequent landlord relationships.
- Coordinate acquisition, disposition, expansion, contraction, renewal, termination, and relocation activities across multiple, concurrent projects. Ensure seamless execution through meticulous planning, reporting, and recording.
- Coordinate due diligence processes, including property inspections, legal reviews, sellers and lessors’ integrity reviews, and financial assessments
- Ensure lease terms and conditions are aligned with the organization’s strategic goals and financial parameters.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on commercial real estate, including socio-economic and microeconomic trends, industry developments, workplace strategies, and technological innovations.
- Stay informed about market dynamics and corporate real estate advancements. Educate clients and business leaders unfamiliar with industry practices to build organizational capacity.
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., Legal, Budget, Security) and external stakeholders to ensure sound strategies and decisions.
- Actively liaise with landlords and developers to align the World Bank priorities and protect its interests.
- Promote awareness of guidelines and drive adherence to real estate governance standards.
- Lead transaction controllership and due diligence, coordinating with internal functions and external entities as required to safeguard institutional integrity.
- Collaborate with CoE to define in-house versus outsourced tasks, identifying roles, responsibilities, skills, and resource needs for in-house functions.
- Collaborate with CoE to Support the engagement of outsourced services and establish the necessary procedures and guidelines for effective process implementation.
- Maintain proactive and regular engagement with management, regional team and staff to support transaction planning and management.
Required Experience
- At least five years of experience in Business Administration, Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Architecture, Facilities Management, Project Management, Engineering, or a similar field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a corporate environment, including work with international locations and emerging markets.
- Previous experience in real estate transactions on a worldwide basis, with mastery of real estate transactions processes, language, and terms, including ability to write, analyze, and interpret real estate proposals, contracts, leases, and other related documents.
Qualifications
- A master's degree and at least five years of experience in Business Administration, Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Architecture, Facilities Management, Project Management, Engineering, or a similar field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a corporate environment, including work with international locations and emerging markets.
- Relevant Professional certifications, e.g., MCR, RICS, PMP, etc. desirable.
- Mastery of key MS Office tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project)
