Investment Associate (UAE National)

Emirates Investment Authority; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Investment Authority in Abu Dhabi seeks an Investment Associate to support the sector head and oversee strategy, budgeting, risk, talent, compensation, and M&A initiatives across portfolio companies. The role focuses on maximizing value by coordinating with boards and executive teams to drive actionable value creation.

You will analyze portfolio performance, identify synergies, and contribute to sector research, deal origination, and due diligence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business required; CFA/CPA are an added advantage.
• Strong financial modelling experience is essential.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Drive / optimize value creation in portfolio companies.
• Support portfolio company value creation opportunities through refreshed shareholder opinions / Value Creation Plans.
• Support identification and analysis of portfolio company synergies and their implementation.
• Monitor asset performance and mitigate potential issues.
• Perform analysis and reporting that supports regular performance review of portfolio companies.
• Review and report whether companies are on track vs. plan on key topics.
• Flag any potential issues to the investment manager.
• Provide data and requests for reports and analysis underpinning hold/sell decisions.
• Deal origination for new strategic investments in coordination with M&A.
• Forge connections with sector ecosystem and stakeholders.
• Conduct reports and analysis to enable deal teams to execute on deal transactions; contribute on sector topics (commercial diligence).
• Reporting - inter-company comparison on costs, sales, profit, ratios, etc.

Skills

Financial modelling

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Deal origination

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business

CFA

CPA

Job description

The Investment Associate provides support to the sector head who works through our appointed board members to oversee strategy, budgeting, risk, talent, compensation, and M&A initiatives in our portfolio companies. The position is also responsible for helping : manage the value of our investments in the sector; initiating and managing transformation initiatives at our portfolio companies; evaluating new investment opportunities.

Responsibilities and duties

Drive / optimize value creation in portfolio companies

• Support portfolio company value creation opportunities through consistently refreshed shareholder opinions / Value Creation Plans
• Provide support to the Investment manager who acts as the key interface in relationship with portfolio companies (Board / Exec team) to drive value creation plans to execution
• Support the identification and analysis of portfolio company synergies and their implementation

Monitor asset performance and mitigate potential issues

• Perform analysis and reporting that supports regular performance review of portfolio companies
• Review and report upon companies are on track vs. plan on key topics
• Flag any potential issues to the investment manager
• Provide data and requests for reports and analysis that underpin decisions on implications of hold / sell for asset

Sector strategies & detailed sector screens

• Gather data and research that supports the development of sector strategies / EIA point of view on sector and on latest relevant trends / investable themes
• Gather data and research that supports the development of detailed sector screens to identify most attractive opportunities for investment
• Deal origination for new strategic investments (in coordination with M&A)
• Begin to forge connections that engage with sector ecosystem and allow further building strong network with relevant stakeholders
• Conduct reports and analysis as requested to enable deal teams to execute on deal transactions in collaboration with M&A team; heavily contribute on all sector specific / commercial topics (e.g., commercial diligence)
• Reporting - Perform inter-company comparison with other sector/industry competitor in terms of costs, sales, profit, ratios, etc

• Bachelors degree in Finance or Business
• Relevant professional certificates are an added advantage (CFA, CPA)
• Must hold valid UAE family book
• Must have 4-8 yrs experience in Consulting / Investments or related field
• Strong financial modelling experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills