Company: Omers

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Fri, 02 May 2025 23:34:05 GMT

Job description: Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and passion. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.We are a leading global real estate investor, developer and manager. We combine our capital with our capabilities to create real estate that strengthens economies and communities. By prioritizing people, partnerships and places, we generate meaningful returns for OMERS members, enhance value for our capital partners and create a brighter world for our customers.Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you’re referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.We are looking for a highly motivated Leasing Assistant to join our Retail Leasing team in Toronto. Please note that this is a temporary (fixed term) position up to 14 months, with the possibility of extension depending on business needs.Reporting to the Vice President, Retail Leasing, you will be a key team member for Oxford’s Toronto retail leasing team. The Administrative Assistant will be a primary point of contact for all leasing inquiry and reporting requirements, plus you will provide direct day-to-day administrative support to the leasing team including updating leasing plans, leasing and legal activity trackers / databases, booking meetings and travel / calendar coordination, expense reporting, and other general administrative and lease administration duties.As a member of this team, you will be responsible for ​Preparing retail leasing agreements such as Offers to Lease, Offers to Extend, as well as Expansion and Relocation Agreements.Assisting in the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly and co-owner presentations.Compiling and submitting expenses.Coordinating travel arrangements.Proactive calendar management.Updating leasing plans, activity trackers, and legal trackers on an ongoing basis.Building positive relationships with internal cross-functional groups and external companies – including site teams, Asset Management, Retail Design and Construction, Legal, Development, Accounting, external brokerage firms and retailers.Any and all special assignments and projects, as required.To succeed in this role, you have:Post-Secondary Education in Sales, Business or Marketing.2-3 years of leasing, administrative, marketing experience.Digital literacy of MS Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams), VTS and eagerness to use new technologies.Strong communication skills, are able to easily make connections, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, co-owners, brokers and retailers.Self-motivated, flexible, solution oriented, proactive, independent self starter who is highly responsive and acts with urgency in order to manage competing priorities.A passion for retail and real estate.Real estate and retail experience will be considered an asset.Oxford’s purpose is to strengthen economies and communities through real estate.Our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the customers we proudly serve.From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

Summary:

Join a dynamic global workplace at OMERS and Oxford Properties, where diverse perspectives and personal growth are prioritized. As a leading real estate investor, developer, and manager, the organization focuses on creating impactful real estate solutions that benefit economies and communities.

They are seeking a Leasing Assistant for a temporary position in Toronto, responsible for supporting the retail leasing team with tasks such as preparing leasing agreements, managing budgets, coordinating travel, and maintaining leasing databases. Ideal candidates should have post-secondary education, 2-3 years of relevant experience, and strong communication skills.

OMERS is committed to inclusivity and creating a sense of belonging through various employee programs. The company values a people-centric culture and aims to reflect the communities it serves.