Real Estate
Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) is responsible for the development and operations of Al-Futtaim’s real estate businesses across the Middle East and North Africa which includes:Dubai Festival City, a 520 hectare waterfront mixed use community, opened in 2005.Cairo Festival City, a 290 hectare mixed use development, opened in DeceMDer 2013. .Doha Festival City, comprising 433,847 sq m (land) + 250,000 sq m (GLA), IKEA opened in March 2013.
Under Development:
* Al Diriyah Festival City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 260,000 sq m
* Muscat Festival City, Oman: 100,000 sq m
* Casablanca Festival City, Morocco: 120,000 sq m
DFC City Management
Dubai Festival City is a 1300 acre, premier waterfront urban community that has been designed to capture the ground breaking 21st Century spirit of Dubai. It offers a rich and vibrant living experience that interconnects the finest, easily accessible:
* Shopping - Festival Centre
* Dining - largest F&B offering in Dubai
* Entertainment &Leisure
* Residential Community - Villas, apartments &duplexes
* Schools - Two international schools
* Hospitality - InterContinental and Crowne Plaza Hotels
* Commercial Offices
* Automotive
* Infrastructure
* 24/7 City Management
An established creekside mixed use destination, developed by Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE), Dubai Festival City offers an unrivalled community lifestyle with modern luxury, comfort and convenience. Dubai Festival City is formed by three distinctive districts; Marsa Al Khor, Festival Centre and Al Badia which are connected by an impressive 30 kilometre internal road network and a wide creekside promenade.
Distinctive residential communities will provide homes to over 50,000 residents living in 20,000 apartments, townhouses and villas. All residential areas are available for sale and lease for individuals and wealth funds. For more information, click here. In addition, 50,000 office personnel will work daily at Dubai Festival City. For more information on office leasing available at Dubai Festival City, click here
With easy access via the 13 lane Business Bay Crossing, Airport Tunnel and the 12 lane Garhoud Bridge, and situated only two kilometres from Dubai International Airport, Dubai Festival City’s unique waterfront setting will deliver vibrancy and a sense of place to Dubai’s landscape. The purpose of this role is to maximize incremental income for Dubai Festival City and contribute in the achievement of business target through implementation of a competitive and innovative Specialty Leasing Programme directed at marketing, promoting and leasing of common mall and project area sites to external agencies , organisation, associations or individual operators.
This role will be responsible for business plan, leasing strategy, implementation of the leasing plan, business development, tenant relations, etc.A
This role would also have a regionalA responsibility to oversee Specialty Leasing in other regions to leverage relationships and increase income over all malls; to ensure standards across all regions are upheld and operating procudures are standardised.
This position will manage a 5 member team if direct reportees and will report to the General Manager-Dubai Festival City and will be based out of Dubai.We are looking for a University graduate, preferably a post degree qualification in Business Management or post graduate specialisation in Marketing.
A bilingual person speaking English and Arabic would be desirable for this role.
A minimum 5-7 years of experience in leasing preferably in shopping centres, whilstA experience and knowledge in specialty leasing would be a definite advantage for the position.
A Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility. |