Analyst

Dubai Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Holding seeks an Analyst to join their dynamic team. The role revolves around financial analysis, investment evaluations, and collaboration with senior professionals to drive insightful decisions. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, 2 years of experience in relevant fields, and strong analytical skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years of work experience at leading fund of funds, secondaries firm, investment bank or similar.
• Must possess strong financial analysis and modelling skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investment evaluations, monitoring market developments, and preparing reports.
• Collaborate with senior investment professionals on fund performance and execution.
• Support strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects.

Skills

Financial analysis

Modelling skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree from top universities

Job description

Established in 2004, Dubai Holding is a global investment company with investments in more than 34 countries and a combined workforce of nearly 45,000 individuals. In line with the vision of Dubai’s leadership and economic diversification strategy, Dubai Holding companies have nurtured sectors, irrevocably transforming Dubai’s socio-economic landscape and positioning Dubai as a diversified, globally integrated economy.

Dubai Holding is committed to the diversification of Dubai’s non-oil economy. Our portfolio, valued at over AED 284+ billion, spans 10 sectors, including real estate, hospitality, leisure & entertainment, ICT, design, education, media, retail, manufacturing & logistics, and science.

Dubai Holding is looking to hire an Analyst reporting to the Executive Director – Funds. The role holder will be responsible to conduct in-depth analysis, modelling and due diligence on various funds (private equity, private credit, infrastructure, venture capital and other asset classes). The role holder will collaborate closely with senior investment professionals and support the origination, evaluation, execution, monitoring and reporting of investments.

If you’re ready to embark on a dynamic journey where your talents are valued, and your contributions make a real impact, we would like to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities:

Research and origination

• Support the monitoring market developments, identify key trends and conduct market mapping exercises.
• Research key trends affecting the current macro-economic trends and target segments to provide insights on the portfolio construction and the capital allocation.
• Keep track of investment opportunities, maintain investments pipeline and update forward calendar.

Investment evaluation and recommendation

• Support the evaluation of primary and secondary investments, including fund manager analysis, track record evaluation, benchmarking, financial modelling, valuation, industry research and sensitivity analysis.
• Participate in due diligence meetings with GPs and reference calls with LPs.
• Assist in the development of clear presentations in relation to analysis and research performed in order to communicate findings to management to make recommendations on investment opportunities.

Transaction execution and governance

• Support as appropriate execution of investments, including finalizing investment documents and terms, acquisition of final approval documentation as per DHI governance framework.

Portfolio management, monitoring and reporting

• Continuously monitor fund performance and ensure investments are aligned the approved mandate and within the predefined risk parameters.
• Provide DH management regular updates to assess the investment performance and prepare and release relevant reports to provide management with timely information for effective decision making.
• Monitor and analyze market developments and market risk exposure on the investment portfolio.
• Prepare periodic reporting packs for the senior management, both at DHI level and wider DH ecosystem.

Strategic initiatives and ad hoc projects

• Support the senior investment professional in the undertaking of any strategic initiative and ad hoc projects.

Who we are looking for:

• Must have 2 years of work experience at leading fund of funds, secondaries firm, investment bank, strategy consulting or private equity firms

Education / Professional Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from top universities

Technical Competencies:

• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and lateral thinking to solve problems
• Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritize workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure
• A team-player and the ability to engage with senior counterparties
• Excellent relationship management skills

As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 14 business days.

This job description is not all inclusive. Dubai Holding reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Dubai Holding is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.