Investment Manager

Thriving Investments is socially conscious fund manager focussed on investment into the ‘living' sector. It has grown its assets under management to £1.1bn across four funds that invest in a range of housing tenures that deliver social impact. It has a business plan to grow to £5bn + through both through launching new funds and growing the existing ones. The Investment Team are seeking to hire an investment professional to support this growth.

This role can be based in either London or Manchester.

As an Investment Manager, you'll play a leading role in identifying, sourcing and delivering residential property acquisitions across Thriving Investments' funds, with an initial focus on the affordable fund. Working across the full acquisition lifecycle, you'll build and maintain relationships with agents, developers, house builders, investors and colleagues across the wider business to identify opportunities that align with fund strategies and growth plans.

You'll assess new investment opportunities alongside Asset Management and operational teams, preparing investment appraisals and presenting recommendations to Investment Committees. Following approval, you'll manage acquisitions through to completion, overseeing due diligence, legal negotiations, third-party consultants and transaction delivery. You'll also monitor assets during construction and handover to ensure agreed quality and specification standards are met. As the platform grows, you'll contribute to new fund strategies, support future disposals and provide leadership and development to Investment Analysts within the team.

• Strong understanding of underwriting residential real estate assets, ideally with experience across single family housing investments.
• Proven experience working within a real estate investment firm or within a valuation and capital markets team at a consultancy business.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills,including the ability to build and analyse cashflow models, IRR calculations and investment waterfall structures.
• Demonstrable experience of residential real estate transactions, including acquisitions and due diligence processes.

You’ll be an experienced property investment professional with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for identifying and delivering investment opportunities. You will have a thorough understanding of acquisition structures, including forward funding and forward commitment arrangements, and be able to recommend the most appropriate approach for individual transactions.

You’ll be confident managing multiple acquisitions at different stages simultaneously, building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and negotiating effectively to achieve successful outcomes. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, you’ll combine strong attention to detail with sound judgement and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Experience leading or mentoring junior team members will be advantageous as you help support the development of Investment Analysts within the team.

We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond.

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme
• 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and…