The Investment professional is supporting the sector head to oversee strategy, budgeting, risk, talent, compensation, and M&A initiatives in our portfolio companies. The position is also responsible for managing the value of our investments in the sector, initiating and managing transformation initiatives at our portfolio companies, evaluating new investment opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS

• Masters degree in Economics, STEM or other relevant fields
• Relevant professional certificates an advantage.
• 4+ years’ experience in various sectors such as Telecom, Transport & Logistics, Energy, Financial Services, Education, healthcare, etc
• Demonstrated experience and success in M&A projects (e.g. corporate M&A)
• Fluency (oral/written) in Arabic is an advantage (dependent on portfolio companies in sector)

1.Support the Director to drive / optimize value creation in portfolio companies

• Identify portfolio company value creation opportunities through consistently refreshed shareholder opinions / value creation plans
• Act as key interface in relationship with portfolio companies (Board / exec team) to drive value creation plans to execution
• Ensure EIA decision rights (according to DoA) are executed
• Identify portfolio company synergies and oversee implementation

2.Regularly monitor asset performance and mitigate potential issues

• Conduct regular performance review of portfolio companies
• Ensure that companies are on track vs. plan on key topics
• Identify, mitigate and escalate potential issues
• Drive decision on implications of hold / sell for asset