Senior Group Strategic Investments Manager

1. JOB PURPOSE:

Support internal analytics of ADNOC listed instruments, including stocks and bonds. Effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders. Ensure the highest possible equity and debt focused IR standards across the Group. Assist in maximizing shareholder value, including through participation in equity and debt capital markets projects of Group Strategic Investments team.

2. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Key Accountabilities

• Maintain an informed approach on key trends, financial results, and stakeholder expectations. Carry out peer and market reviews and provide timely alerts and reports internally.
• Support ADNOC Group through provision of regular and ad-hoc internal reports and analysis related to the ADNOC listed instruments.
• Collect materials, conduct analysis and build working communication streams internally, as well as with equity and fixed income representatives of the brokerage and investor community to maintain high level of awareness around the price movements and key drivers of ADNOC listed instruments.
• Support in drafting and updating of any equity or fixed income related investor materials to be used by the IR team of ADNOC Group for internal as well as external meetings on a timely, accurate and complete basis within the bounds of applicable laws, regulations and internal policy.
• Monitor and record feedback from existing / prospective investors. Participate in investor marketing and targeting activity of the Group and its associates.
• Guide and support investor and analyst engagement across the Group.
• Evaluate ADNOC Group equity stories and source ways to maximize value creation across the Group.
• Source ways to maximize liquidity across ADNOC listed company portfolio.
• Proactively participate in the development of the internal “Center of IR Excellence” to advance internal IR Best Practice standards.
• Proactively participate and help drive internal employee awareness exercises focused on capital markets, IR and ADNOC stocks.
• Help refine existing and build new IR Strategies.
• Assist in developing and monitoring performance metrics for the IR function across ADNOC Group.
• Play an active role in ADNOC Group’s debt and equity capital markets activities and projects.
• Carry out regular debt related reporting.
• Assist in attracting top IR talent across the organization and proactively participate and drive internal IR Learning & Development programs.
• Liaise with Legal and Compliance on laws, regulations, and best IR practices and ensure these are applied across the Group.
• Help drive internal IR digitalization and AI activities.
• Liaise with Corporate Communication on investors and analyst engagement events and publication of materials in different media platforms of ADNOC Group and assist in preparation of appropriate messaging and evaluation of external perception.
• Monitor comps and be informed on valuation of ADNOC Group’s listed subsidiaries relative to history and the key peers.
• Assist in rolling-out trainings to relevant internal personnel and IR teams to secure compliance with applicable laws and regulations as well as implementation of the highest IR standards and practices across the Group.
• Support individual IR teams on ad-hoc basis, including through the potential IPO processes.
• Support ADNOC Group’s Sustainability objectives by actively monitoring related information and being in position to articulate these to all stakeholders. Assist the internal Sustainability team in tasks requiring investor engagement.

2. Supervision

• Participate in planning and coordination of all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Assist in training and development of the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective IR objectives.

3. Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Implement approved Department / Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Department / Section’s work programs in line with Company and International standards.
• Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.

4. Performance Management

- Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Department / Section in line with the Company Performance framework.

5. Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability

- Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.

3. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

1. Internal (including, but not limited to):

• Relevant departments as required.
• Management as required.

2. External (including, but not limited to):

• IR teams of the listed subsidiaries of ADNOC Group.
• Management teams of the listed subsidiaries of ADNOC Group, as required.
• Service Providers (including brokers).
• Suppliers.
• Consultants.
• Investors.
• Sell-side analysts.
• Rating agencies.
• ADX.
• Regulatory bodies.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Accounting / Finance).
• 10+ of relevant experience (preferably in IR, finance, investment banking, advisory, equity or credit research)
• Work experience in the industries of ADNOC presence will be a major advantage
• Proficiency in written and verbal English.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Arabic language will be a major advantage
• CFA / MBA / CA / Certified Investor Relations Officer (CIRO) or other relevant IR certification are not required but will be a major advantage