DCM Vice President

Role Purpose:

Assist with sourcing new prospective investors and deals as well as overseeing all aspects of investment processes including evaluation, negotiation, documentation, structuring, approval, deal execution and communicate with all transaction parties.

Role Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Provide technical input on all transactions
• Support in marketing debt product offerings to corporate, financial institutions and government clients
• Handle all operations prior to issuance for subscription process and all legal documents
• Monitor all processes post the issuance through all parties
• Maintain a high degree of trust with clients during execution and grow rapport with clients by demonstrating an understanding of their needs and being responsive
• Adhere to the company’s approach and policies for managing risks and applicable legal and regulatory rules
• Proactively participate in communicating information, knowledge, and ideas to promote team success
• Provide analytical & modelling support, structuring ideas, financing agreement negotiation support, and supervise all aspects of transaction execution
• Monitor the activities with underwriter, rating agency, auditor, legal counsel, custodian and other transaction parties’ engagements
• Coordinate with advisors in the preparation of financial, legal and rating documents as well as the transaction prospectus
• Prepare structures to assist various clients to raise funds through various DCM structures
• Monitor team performance through appropriate performance planning, coaching, and performance reviews
• Implement new methodologies to improve all Debt Capital Market services related processes

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics or relevant
• A credit course is a must
• Certificate in Advanced Fixed income is preferred
• Master’s Degree and CFA credentials are preferred

Experience:

• 7 to 9 years of relevant experience within investment banking, projects financing or corporate risk
• Knowledge of preparing and reviewing financial models for projects
• Knowledge of macroeconomic and financial analysis
• Familiarity with the legal aspects of the companies and investment law, policies of the Financial Regulatory Authority, the Central Bank of Egypt, and the applicable economic laws related to investment

Job-Specific Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Problem solving and decision making
• Organizational and analytical skills
• Relating and networking
• Persuading and influencing
• Leadership and mentoring
• Strong presentation skills

Core Competencies:

Initiative & Problem Solving:

• Creates opportunities or minimizes potential problems by anticipating and preparing for these in advance
• Seeks multiple perspectives to understand the breadth and depth of complex issues
• Actively finds new ways of doing things to improve quality of work

Adaptability & Flexibility:

• Keeps staff motivated during times of change, promoting the benefits
• Reduces the concern of others when leading change
• Takes ownership of communicating change initiatives clearly, ensuring smooth implementation
• Alters normal procedures to fit a specific situation/unforeseen circumstances

Working with Others:

• Understands differences, anticipates areas of conflict in tasks and takes action
• Backs up team members and stand up for them if they fail
• Identifies opportunities for joint working and is clear about roles and responsibilities within the team to minimize duplication and deliver shared goals
• Encourages an environment of sharing ideas, opinions and openness within the team

Effective Communication:

• Provides timely, appropriate, and useful information to others to ensure team members remain focused
• Is influential and persuasive when necessary
• Uses a variety of techniques & customization based on situation and people’s differences
• Takes feedback into consideration while implementing organizational change