Real Assets Private Markets Funds Investments

Client of PER; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of PER in Dubai is seeking an investment professional to join its real assets funds team. The role focuses on identifying and evaluating fund managers across real assets, conducting thorough due diligence, and developing invest­ment theses for senior approval.

You will monitor manager and asset performance, balance allocations, and stay ahead of regulatory changes while maintaining relationships with managers and institutional investors.

Qualifications

• Strong financial modelling skills (DCF, LBO, comparables) required.
• Proven due diligence experience (qualitative and quantitative).
• Knowledge of fund structures, SPVs and co-investments is preferred.
• Experience working with fund managers, advisors and legal teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate fund managers specialising in real assets (real estate, infra, alt investments).
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative due diligence on fund managers and strategies.
• Develop investment theses and recommendations for Investment Committee approval.
• Monitor performance of selected fund managers and assets; rebalance allocations to optimise returns and manage risk.
• Track market trends, regulatory changes and macro factors; benchmark against peers.
• Build relationships with fund managers, institutional investors and stakeholders; represent the organisation at industry events.
• Communicate investment strategies and results to senior management through reports.
• Ensure investments comply with regulatory standards and governance policies; prepare audit/compliance documentation.

Skills

Financial modelling

Due diligence

Fund structures

Stakeholder communication

Education

Finance or Economics degree

CFA/ACCA/CAIA desirable

Job description

About our client

Our client is a leading multi-family office headquartered in Dubai managing substantial global investments on behalf of prominent GCC families The firm takes a long-term institutional approach to capital deployment investing across private equity real estate infrastructure secondaries public markets and fund commitments The firm is now seeking an investment professional to join its real assets funds team as it continues to scale

What the job involves

• Identify and evaluate fund managers specialising in real assets including real estate infrastructure and other alternative investments
• Conduct in-depth qualitative and quantitative due diligence on fund managers strategies performance and alignment with organisational goals
• Develop investment theses and recommendations for approval by the Investment Committee
• Monitor the performance of selected fund managers and underlying assets rebalancing allocations to optimise returns and manage risk
• Track market trends regulatory changes and macroeconomic factors and benchmark manager performance against industry peers
• Build and maintain relationships with fund managers institutional investors and other key stakeholders and represent the organisation at industry forums and conferences
• Communicate investment strategies and results to senior management through detailed reporting
• Ensure all investments comply with regulatory standards and internal governance policies and prepare documentation for audit and compliance reviews

Who we are looking for

• Strong financial modelling skills, including DCF, LBO and comparables analysis
• Proven due diligence experience, both qualitative and quantitative
• Good knowledge of fund structures, SPVs and co-investments
• Confident working with fund managers, advisors and legal teams
• Strong attention to detail and high ethical standards
• Degree in Finance, Economics or a related field; CFA, ACCA or CAIA highly desirable