Senior Investment Manager - Healthcare, Later Living

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Octopus Capital invests in the homes where people receive care in later life. We run Octopus Healthcare Fund (£1.7bn, 115 care homes), and our Later Living team is one of the most active investors in the UK sector.

Job Description Why this role

You’ll have a senior seat on a £1.7bn healthcare fund, working across acquisitions, development funding, joint ventures and refinancings. You’ll have a hand in fund strategy and in how our Later Living platform grows, and you’ll help develop the junior investors around you.

The role

You’ll originate, execute and manage investments across healthcare real estate, from first look to portfolio performance. Your judgement decides which care homes and operators we back, and how those investments perform for the investors who rely on the fund.

What you’ll do

Find and close deals

• Originate, underwrite and execute new investments, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and financings.
• Negotiate terms and run due diligence alongside our advisers.
• Take your recommendations to investment committees and boards.

Grow the portfolio

• Improve performance across operating and development investments, and deliver value creation initiatives against business plans.
• Help shape fund strategy and budgets.

Raise capital and build relationships

• Support fundraising and investor due diligence, joining investor meetings, roadshows and industry events.
• Produce clear portfolio and market analysis for institutional investors, and build relationships with investors, operators and consultants.

Support the team

• Mentor junior investment professionals and contribute to the growth of the wider Later Living platform.

Qualifications Essential

A track record in real estate investment, with transactions you’ve taken from origination to completion

Strong financial modelling and valuation skills that you’ve used to underwrite deals

Experience working with institutional investors and investment committees

Experience negotiating terms and managing advisers through due diligence

Desirable

Healthcare and later living experience

Meet most of this but not every point? We’d still like to hear from you.

Additional Information What we offer

A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan

Untracked holiday

Hybrid working – three days in the office, two days from home

Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, employee assistance program & more

Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender

Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection

Private medical insurance for you and your family

Electric vehicle leasing

The option to work overseas up to a month per year

Our Values

At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.