Business Development Associate

Cove started with renting coliving spaces. Now we’ve expanded to more than just coliving spaces, providing flexibility for comfortable and enjoyable long term or short term stays in our beautiful properties. With over 6000 rooms across Singapore and Indonesia, we’re living our mission and growing our homes in South Korea and Japan.

Believing in the power of a team, we aim to build the leading tech flexible living platform in Asia Pacific, providing high quality and community-centric accommodations. Here we also encourage authenticity and fun to fully embrace being human in a driven and result focused environment to make things happen and ensure the dream becomes a reality.

With an office located in the bustling Blok M area, our Jakarta office is easily accessible by public transport and surrounded by a wide array of trendy eateries, creating an ideal environment for work-life balance and convenience.

Come enjoy the journey with us and become a Cove Superstar!

Job Title: Business Development Associate

Job-Type: 6 months contract with potential for permanent employment

Reports To: Head of Business Development

Location: Jakarta (Hybrid)

What you’ll be doing:

• Source real estate opportunities, conduct site feasibility, market and pricing analysis.
• Conduct pro-forma financial projections and analysis.
• Support on structuring and preparation of proposals process to counterparty.
• Support the negotiations and legal documentation process.
• Assist with project management of signed deals that require refurbishment works.
• Identify new sub-markets for business growth.
• Build and maintain relationships with investment partners, owners and service providers.

What makes you a great fit:

• A minimum of 1 year of working experience in real estate, start-up, property management, or hospitality industry.
• Fresh graduates who demonstrate strong potential and a learning mindset are welcomed to apply.
• Preferably tertiary qualified in Real Estate, Business, Economics or a related field.
• End to end deal transaction experience from leading due diligence to legal documentation.
• Experience in account management is a plus point
• Strong preference for candidates with local market knowledge of the residential and/or hospitality landscape as well as candidates with strong existing network (across agents, landlords and developers) to source for real estate opportunities
• Good business acumen and knowledge of current business trends.
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical, detailed oriented, creative problem solver.
• Organized and able to prioritize tasks to accomplish them effectively.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint