Analyst / Senior Analyst, Hotels & Hospitality

Job description / Role

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About the role

We are currently seeking an Analyst or Senior Analyst to join our growing Hotels & Hospitality platform, focused on advisory assignments across Africa. The position is based in Dubai, UAE. The role will primarily support hotel market and financial feasibility studies, operator search and selection mandates, strategic advisory assignments, and hospitality research projects across Africa.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior members of the Hotels & Hospitality team across Africa and the Middle East, supporting a wide range of advisory mandates for hotel owners, developers, investors, lenders, and operators. The role will involve exposure to multiple hospitality asset classes and diverse geographical markets across the African continent.

We are seeking an individual who is passionate about hospitality real estate, highly analytical, commercially minded, and motivated to deliver high-quality advisory outcomes for clients. As a member of JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group, you will contribute to one of the leading hospitality advisory practices globally.

Responsibilities

Together with the project lead and wider advisory team, responsibilities will include:

• Execute hotel advisory assignments, including market and financial feasibility studies, hotel operator search and selection processes, highest and best use studies, strategic hospitality advisory assignments, valuation report preparation, and market entry and portfolio review assignments.
• Conduct detailed hotel market research, demand analysis, competitive benchmarking, and supply pipeline assessments across African markets.
• Prepare financial models, including hotel cash flow projections, feasibility assessments, valuation support analysis, and investment return scenarios.
• Analyse hotel operating performance metrics, including ADR, RevPAR, occupancy, GOP, EBITDA, and NOI, where applicable.
• Support hotel operator search assignments by preparing operator longlists and shortlists, coordinating operator outreach, analysing operator proposals and commercial terms, and assisting with negotiations and recommendation reports.
• Prepare client deliverables, including proposals, presentations, feasibility reports, research publications, and pitch materials.
• Assist with the preparation of opinions of value, advisory studies, and transaction support assignments where required.
• Contribute to business development initiatives, thought leadership, marketing materials, credentials, and regional research publications.
• Create and maintain proprietary hospitality databases, research tools, and market intelligence platforms.
• Participate in internal meetings and collaborate with colleagues across Capital Markets, Valuation, Advisory, and Research teams.
• Support senior team members in preparing for client meetings, presentations, and transaction-related discussions.
• Travel across Africa and selected international markets for site inspections, market reviews, client meetings, and operator meetings as required.
• For Associate-level candidates, supervise and mentor Analysts on project execution and quality control.

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in hospitality consulting, hotel advisory, real estate consulting, hotel operations, corporate finance, valuations, or feasibility analysis: 0–3 years for Analyst level and 3–5 years for Associate level.
• Strong understanding of hospitality markets, hotel operations, real estate fundamentals, and investment analysis.
• Experience in market research, financial modelling, feasibility studies, or hotel advisory assignments is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling and data analysis; strong PowerPoint and report-writing skills are essential.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise, and high-quality client presentations and written reports.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English are required.
• French language capability would be advantageous given the regional market coverage.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and work effectively under tight deadlines.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently while contributing positively within a collaborative team environment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, operators, investors, and colleagues across cultures.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally across Africa and the Middle East as required by client assignments.

As a dedicated Hotels & Hospitality specialist, you will operate in a dynamic, multinational environment and contribute to some of the most significant hospitality advisory assignments across Africa. You will be encouraged to bring innovative thinking, commercial insight, and analytical rigour to support the continued growth of JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality platform in the region.

Location

On-site — Dubai, UAE

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements. We are interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table.

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About the Company

In the Middle East and North Africa, Jones Lang LaSalle is a leading player in its real estate markets including the hospitality sector. The firm has worked in over 22 Middle Eastern and North African countries and over the last year has advised clients on more than $120 billion worth of real estate, hotel and hospitality development.

We continually create value for our clients and partners by challenging conventional thinking and employing innovative investment solutions. The rapid pace of change in the region creates significant opportunities, challenges and complex decisions for investors.

Jones Lang LaSalle is recognized as having leading real estate and hospitality expertise with a leadership team that has held senior positions with some of the largest real estate developers, hospitality companies and corporate groups in the Middle East and internationally.