About You:
You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us:
Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too! Avison Young has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 13th year in a row, with a Platinum Club designation! 

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Market Intelligence and Managing Director, this role includes daily market analysis, and administrative support in a fast-paced environment. This role is suited for someone who is passionate about real estate, with a preference to have a successful real estate career in a non-revenue generating capacity.

The key responsibilities of an Analyst, Market Intelligence include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Become an expert in Avison Young’s internal business intelligence tool and serve as a main point of contact within the office.
• Actively monitor and track the real estate market for relevant data which includes new developments, deals, tenant activity, trends and infrastructure projects that will be used to provide market intelligence.
• Conducts a variety of advanced searches (availability, vacancy/sale, tenant information, transaction information, title information, zoning/planning restrictions, demographics, etc.) utilizing internal and external resources.
• Regularly inputting data into our proprietary database and analytics platform. This includes lease comps, sales comps, company data cleanup, property sprints, and other related tasks. Running weekly and quarterly data scrubs to ensure high-quality data.
• Assist with data onboarding projects to incorporate new geographies.
• Participate in the production of regular reports on Commercial Real Estate product, providing analysis and commentary on vacancies, net rental rates, supply, and market trends.
• Prepare statistical and market monitor reports and decks to be utilized in proposals and presentations.
• Establish and maintain business relationships internally and externally with landlords, brokerages, property managers, municipalities, and other commercial real estate related companies to gather and confirm listing/sale and deal information.
• Participate in sales/leasing meetings, market discussions and in research conference calls.
• Any other special projects / duties as required from time to time.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential task at an above average level. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required, relevant to Real Estate, Geography or Urban Planning post-secondary is an asset
• 1-2+ years of commercial real estate or consulting experience preferred, but other relevant professional experience considered
• Proven ability to present to internal and external audiences using digital mediums 
• Strong analytical skills with extensive experience utilizing data from various platforms, including Excel and other Office 365 applications.
• Proficient in Business Intelligence and data visualization tools, with additional expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) being an asset.
• Experience with SQL, Python, R, cloud technologies or similar is considered an asset.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage and communicate with clients and produce complex deliverables under tight deadlines in partnership with an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and demanding environment, while maintaining the ability to meet deadlines without compromising accuracy, excellent product quality, and attention to detail.
• Demonstrate high level of passion and energy when taking on projects; must be driven.

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world.  We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!