Assistant Vice President, Corporate Development (Far East Orchard)

Responsibilities

1. Corporate Strategy

• • Strategy Formulation & Execution: Collaborate with the Business Units to drive the Group’s Annual Strategy Cycle. Work with Senior Management team to define growth targets and capital allocation priorities with Business Units, synthesising inputs into the Annual Strategic Plan.
  • Strategic Initiatives: Partner with Senior Management and Business Units heads in execution of the approved Corporate Strategy, working together with Business Units to deliver meaningful and high-impact strategic work, including feasibility studies for new sectors/ market entry, group-level M&A, and strategic partnership negotiations.
  • Reporting: Create and prepare monthly and quarterly reports/ presentations to update Senior Management and Board. Create high-impact presentations to support the Senior Management and Board in decision-making.

2. Fund Management

• • Capital Raising Execution:  Support the fundraising process for the Group’s growing Private Capital platform, while building strong networks with market players, investors and partners. Manage the investor pipeline, oversee the virtual data room (VDR), and coordinate roadshows for new PBSA/Hospitality funds.
  • Marketing Collateral: Prepare marketing materials, including the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM), Teasers, and Pitchbooks. Synthesise investment highlights into compelling narratives for LPs.
  • DDQ & Queries: Own the Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) database. Coordinate with internal teams to provide accurate, timely, and compliant responses to LPs.
  • KYC/AML Oversight: Oversee the investor onboarding process with service providers, ensuring robust AML/CFT and Source of Wealth checks are completed.
  • Fund Operations Management: Oversee the capital call and distribution process to ensure efficient cash flow management and accurate LP equalisation.
  • Investor Reporting: Prepare quarterly performance reports and investor newsletters, ensuring LPs receive updates on fund performance and portfolio strategy.

3. Portfolio Management & Investment Oversight

• • Investment Gatekeeping (QA): Review and stress-test financial models and materials submitted by Business Units. Validate assumptions, check return calculations, and ensure alignment with the investment strategy before IC submission.
  • IC Process Management: Manage the Investment Committee process. Ensure IC papers submitted by BUs are comprehensive, standardised, and institutional-grade.
  • Fund-Level Modelling: Build and maintain Fund-level models to track aggregate returns, forecast promote/carried interest, and analyse the impact of new acquisitions on the overall Fund.

4. Other Responsibilities

• • Undertake any other duties assigned by superiors diligently and professionally.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field. CFA or CA/CPA designation (Or working towards designation) preferred.
• 4–7 years of relevant experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Real Estate Fund Management, or Corporate Strategy in a Real Estate Developer is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in a fundraising process (PPM creation, DDQ management, LP interaction), ideally within a real estate context.
• Strong Excel skills, especially in dealing with synthesising large data sets and scenarios modelling.
• Resourceful, self-motivated and possess strong problem-solving capabilities. Strong  organisational and multi-tasking skills required to lead and participate in several projects.
• Comfortable reviewing and commenting on commercial terms in legal documents (LPAs, SHAs, Loan Agreements).
• Strong written and visual communication skills. Ability to build high-impact PowerPoint presentations for Senior Management, Board, and Investor audiences.
• Experience in preparing board-level presentation materials or exposure to Listed Company reporting cycles is a strong advantage.