It is anticipated that the ideal candidate will be a Senior Banker, with at least ten to fifteen years experience covering the GCC with a proven track record of gathering assets under management/fund raising.....
The appointee will:
• Most likely be working as a Private Banker, Investment Banker, Corporate Banker, Broker or Sales within Financial and Investment Management Products.
• Have a proven track record in deal flow and sales.
• Have a track record in increasing Assets Under Mangement.
• Be a ‘hands on’ Banking and Finance’ professional with strong technical skills.
• Have strong understanding of Sharia compliant financial products and experience in gaining approval thereof.
• Have strong coverage of one or more of the following: SWF, Family Offices, UHNWI, Large Corporates, FI’s, Islamic Finance Institutions, GCC focused Fund Managers etc.
• Have an exisiting client base and a track record in developing new relationships and expanding the client base in MENA region and among GCC and Shariah focused investors in Europe.
• Ability to get to key ‘decision’ makers.
• Ability to leverage existing client base and promote new equity products (initially commodity-backed followed by a broader range of equity and other asset classes)
• Ideally have an understanding of gold/precious metals as an investment/asset class.
• Ideally have experience in promotional activity so as to increase the awareness of the company and its products.
Languages: The appointee will be fluent in Arabic and English, with French being advantageous.
Personality: The successful appointee will be expected to have a ‘hands on’, ‘can do’ attitude and at the same time will be able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen. The appointee will need to be very comfortable working within a small multi-cultural environment and will embrace taking responsibility and ownership of assignments varying widely in terms of content and complexity.
Giles Button
RP International - Banking and Financial Services
GB/MD
Note: Please quote eFC Ref: 583808 when applying for this job.