Group Manager Commercial Property Development.COE COE.New Business & Investment (Business Development)(G41001) needed at Airports Company of South Africa Limited

Key Performance Output

The successful candidate will be reporting to the Group Executive Commercial & Business Development and will be responsible but not limited to the following:

• Lead, define, plan, develop and monitor the property portfolio strategy aligned to ACSA network strategy and ultimately the overarching ACSA strategy.
• Facilitate, plan, develop and monitor the airports’ Property Development strategy based on the network strategy.
• Ensure alignment between ACSA master planning and the network as well as individual airport strategies.
• Develop guidelines, policies, procedures, and other related program content, to align with best practice and frameworks, and enable the property portfolio to carry out and enhance development programs.
• Drive the implementation and compliance with defined service standards; and drive implementation of standardized processes and ways of working according to the ACSA policies and standards.
• Lease research and implementation of Technologies, automation and artificial intelligence in Property Development.
• Ensure cross functional inputs received into strategy – customer intelligence, forecast and applicable technical research.
• Design and implement ACSA Commercialization Framework and Partnership guidelines, this should consider and entail but not limited to; Operating models, Business model, Benchmarking, Services assessment, e-Commerce, Risk profiling, Market research and analysis, HR implications, Financial implications, Adequacy and viability reconciliation between current and new infrastructure, Technology and digitalization, Associated regulations to be considered, Stakeholder engagements and Key performance indicators.
• Maximize revenue growth and commercial opportunities and support future sustainability of ACSA.
• Develop a Property Development Plan parallel to Airports Precinct plans.
• Design and implement property management reporting system.
• Assess/review and authorize payments in line with approved budget and in line with the delegated levels of authority.
• Provide input into workforce planning and implement approved labour plans to ensure team is suitably staffed to meet sub-functional objectives.
• Create Stakeholder Forums for Frequent Check-Ins and gathering of intelligence input on market developments.

Technical Skills and Experience

The following skills and experience or the equivalent of such will be required: 

• Bachelor Honours Degree (NQF 8) in Property and Real Estate Management/Commercial/Operations Management/Business is essential. 
• Master’s degree in business administration/management (NQF 9) is advantageous.
• 8 years operational Property industry/Real Estate Management experience is essential.
• 4 years middle management experience is essential.
• MS Office at intermediate level.
• Code B; Motor vehicle licence.