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What were the main 'career decision' milestones in your life so far?
Who are the people who most influenced your career direction?
How did you go about getting your current job?
I was working in the agency side of the business carrying out commercial lettings on behalf of landlords, I spotted my current job on LinkedIn and it really appealed to me as I always had an interest in working for Aviva. My experience is predominantly in retail, so this aligned with Aviva's fund having a number of retail assets. I had an interest in moving to the client side also.
Given it was during a pandemic having applied online everything was done virtually from initial discussions to interviews, the interview process consisted of two interviews with the second being a presentation. My direct line manager called to say I was successful, and this was followed up with an offer letter from HR.
Describe a typical day?
A typical day for me can be very diverse which is why I love my role, usually there is a number of meetings in the diary with property managers to discuss any arrears and how we plan to deal with this, we also have a number of team meetings to discuss any issues with the properties. We are hands on with communicating with our tenants, so this is daily also.
What are the main tasks and responsibilities?
My role as Asset Manager is hands on managing of approx. 12 of our 48 assets nationwide, this includes liaising with tenants, property managers, solicitors, seeking to add value to the properties via developing sites, regearing existing tenants leases and other value add opportunities.
Re-letting any vacant units and reporting to the head of the fund Suzie Nolan is also a large part of the role as then Suzie analyses the liquidity of how the fund is performing and relays this to the brokers who represents pension holders.
What are the main challenges?
At present managing properties when there has been a number of store closures due to Covid 19 has been challenging, our tenants turnover has naturally been impacted so we are closely liaising with them to assist where possible but also having our investors interest and keep rent collections as high as possible.
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Is there anything that isn't great?
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Does your job allow you to have a lifestyle you are happy with?
What advice would you give to someone considering this job?
What are the three most important personal characteristics required for the job?
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