Research Director

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

The Research Director will provide research and analysis to EIA and its investment departments to create investment themes and ideas to raise EIA performance. Responsibilities and duties
  • Macro Economic Research
    • Stay up to date with latest macro economic research and thinking
    • Identify macro-economic themes that can be implemented in the portfolio
2. Micro Level Research
  • Identify micro level themes that can be implemented across asset classes
  • Provide insight into potential sectors of interest and value opportunities
  • Provide insight into companies and investments of interest
3. Global Trends
  • Stay up to date with global trends and latest thinking about future global social, economic, technological and political changes
  • Provide recommendations to EIA to update strategy based upon global trends
4. Investment Industry
  • Provide insight into investment industry trends
  • Provide insight into developments in SWFs and other similar investment entities
  • Provide insight into developments with General Partners
5. UAE / GCC
  • Provide insight into government related initiatives and economic strategies
  • Provide insight into local peer group activities and strategies
6. Information Network Creation
  • Establish a network of external and internal stakeholders for information sharing
  • Ensure EIA presence in relevant investment conferences
  • Understand the universe of research activities within our portfolio companies and seek efficient and synergistic information sharing
7. Reporting
  • Establish a research framework to pro-actively push regular reporting to committees and internal stakeholders
  • Formalise reporting of investable themes
  • Formalise inputs required from internal stakeholders

Requirements
  • Minimum Bachelors Degree preferably in Economics or Finance related discipline
  • Preferably Masters Degree in Economics or Finance related discipline or MBA
  • 15+ years experience in a research / macro-economics related field with minimum 5 years in buyside investment institutions
  • Significant experience in researching and recommending investment themes and trends
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of global, and emerging market, capital markets
  • Thorough knowledge of the GCC investment market
  • Experience analysing investment trends and opportunities including individual equity / corporate analysis
  • Preferably broad understanding of our key strategic direct investment industries \xe2\x80\x93 telecommunications, energy, logistics

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1603843
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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