Associate, Debt

**About the Company**:
Hazelview Investments is an active investor, owner, and manager of global real estate assets. Founded in 1999, Hazelview currently manages over $11.6 billion in total assets across two key investment strategies: direct investments in real estate and investment in publicly traded companies that own investment-grade real estate. We use our global knowledge and expertise to make insightful real estate investments and to actively create value for our team, clients, residents, and tenants. We are committed to a diverse and sustainable future. We see value potential that others have missed. We bring the same philosophy to human investment that we bring to asset investment; focus on the underlying value, commit to maximizing its potential; work at it; be patient; take personal responsibility; share in the rewards. We’re driven to create value for people and places.

**Vision**: _“We create value for people and places”._

**Our Core Values**:

- Trust
- Ambition
- Collaboration
- Ownership Mindset
- Having Fun

**About the Position**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Work with the Real Estate Investment Management team to assess the acquisition of real estate assets across North America, including extensive property valuations, investment committee submissions, and in-depth research on various markets and asset classes.
- Underwrite new opportunities and assist in the preparation of comprehensive narrative and analytical credit submissions
- Assist in the due diligence process during property underwriting and provide continued support of monitoring the performance of direct real estate investments, this includes review market data, property reports, and financial statements, analyze project budgets, lease agreements, and sales reviews.
- Support the ongoing asset management reporting requirements, including annual budgeting, period reporting requirements and update mortgage administration system.
- Process borrower requests and obtain necessary internal approvals.
- Assist in drafting credit submissions.
- Conduct on-site property level due diligence both during initial underwriting and continued support, as needed
- Maintain detailed market research on fundamentals relevant in all commercial real estate asset classes
- Assist senior management in various assignments as necessary

**Job Requirements**:
**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business/Commerce or Real Estate program
- 2+ years of Real Estate experience from one of the following environments: Investment Banking, Real Estate Finance, Private Equity, Private Debt, Fund Management, or a major lending Institution.
- Working knowledge and an understanding of Commercial real estate, its development and valuation, underwriting from lender’s perspective and loan documentation.
- Must have exceptional computer and financial modelling skills
- Working towards the CFA considered an asset
- Experience with Argus is considered an asset

**Qualifications**:

- Advanced skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- A professional demeanor coupled with strong communication skills both written and verbal
- A demonstrated high degree of integrity, diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality
- Ability to accurately listen, understand and respond appropriately
- Ability to work and act independently using good judgment when assessing difficult situations.
- Strong analytical, research and quantitative skills
- Ability to remain calm and focused in high pressure situations
- A self-motivated individual who is proactive, takes initiative, is goal and results oriented, and who works independently without a lot of direction
- Superior organizational and time management skills in order to multi-task/prioritize and work under tight timelines and meet multiple deadlines
- Flexible with a “can-do” and “no task is too big or too small” attitude
- Excellent problem-solving capabilities
- Superior attention to detail and accuracy and excellent follow-up skills