Investment Advisor

Job description / Role

The company:

• Our client is a leading Islamic retail bank based in Bahrain, providing a diverse range of Sharia compliant products. They are currently looking for an Investment Advisor

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Set the overall objectives and execute the budgets and financial forecasts for IB Capital investment assets.
• Review and comment on the periodic market research on sectors in which the Bank has invested with relevant updates to be shared with the senior management.
• Ensure documentation related to transactions for investments is complete and, where appropriate, to be held in safe custody.
• Identifying, negotiating and executing investment/exit opportunities.
• Identifying and selecting and engaging external advisors, if required, and preparing due diligence reports.
• Preparing investment memoranda for the CEO and Board of Directors
• Oversee the preparation of investment term sheets and lead negotiations and execution of exit transactions with counterparties.
• Coordinate with Legal Department / External Legal Counsel in preparing documentation and in executing transactions.
• Provide mentoring and coaching for IB Capital’s board representatives on the Boards of subsidiaries and associates with the objective of enhancing the value of the underlying investments.
• Ensure that the business plans, investment process, risk management disciplines are adequate to deliver the agreed performance on underlying investments.
• Prepare regular updates to senior management and the board of directors.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the CEO.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in investment banking in a senior position
• Bachelor degree in a business related major.
• Master’s degree is preferable.
• Professional certificates such as CFA, CPA or similar qualification are preferable.
• Thorough knowledge of financial markets.
• Excellent market knowledge and contacts in the investment domain.
• Proven track record and extensive experience in identifying, analyzing, valuing, negotiating, executing, monitoring and exiting investment assets with comparable experience in corporate finance and project finance.
• Possesses superior client relationship skills and experience of managing large and complex investments.
• Experienced specialist, capable of fully independent activity in all aspects of investment (e.g. origination, structuring, execution, monitoring and realization).
• Significant product knowledge and extensive expertise in financing transactions.
• Proven financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Excellent English writing skills.
• Interpersonal and Communication effectiveness.
• Well organized, methodical
• Ability to manage and delegate tasks, and to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines.

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering