Dear Reader,
Please visit the following sites to see the latest updates in the Islamic finance job market:
http://www.islamicfinancejobs.com/
http://www.bayt.com/en/international/jobs/q/islamic-finance/
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search?keywords=Islamic&locationType=Y&ori...
http://www.naukrigulf.com/islamic-finance-jobs
http://www.gulfbankers.com/home/index
http://www.efinancialcareers.ch/search?keywords=islamic
https://jobs.thelawyer.com/jobs/islamic-finance/
Best regards,
Michael Gassner
ABOUT YPP:
The Young Professionals Program (YPP) is the strategic talent pipeline for the professional career in the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group. The Program is designed for outstanding young graduates who can significantly help the IDB Group to carry out its mission and attain its objectives.
This Program enables each Young Professional (YP) to receive extensive exposure and experience of the IDB Group’s various activities through job rotations in different departments. Participants will initially spend two weeks Orientation stage in HRMD. Then, 27 months in Foundation stage which will be split into three rotations of 9 months each in IDB Group departments.
Participants will also benefit from a coaching/mentoring arrangement and a wide range of relevant training and developmental opportunities.
Upon successful program completion, the participant will gradually climb up the professional grades in the IDB Group
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A leading Islamic Bank based in London is currently looking to recruit a candidate to join its Real Estate team, reporting directly to the Head of Real Estate. The successful candidate will undertake a supporting role across a wide range of the Department’s general business activities including client communication, product design and implementation, relationship management and back office liaison. The role has the potential to provide the appropriate candidate with career progression opportunities and exposure to origination activities.
Contribute to originate and potentially lead a variety of buy and sell side corporate finance mandates, dealing with potential buyers and sellers in terms of project execution. This person will also be responsible for day to day management of the transaction including direct liaison with key client stakeholders.
In this role, you should have an international background and have experience working for an international bank or Big 4 (M&A or corporate advisory).
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Job Purpose
• To assist the Relationship Team in achieving the assigned financial goals, in maintaining and managing a portfolio consisting of borrowing and non-borrowing relationship, resolving day to day issues and ensuring that relationship managers' in operational
Job Purpose
· To manage and enhance the existing commercial portfolio of Emerging Corporate customers and solicit acceptable new Emerging Corporate relationships in order to meet the pre-set financial / non-financial objectives with necessary assistance from ARM/CSO.
A leadership position with foreign bank in KL to manage Islamic branches to achieve the targets / standards for sales, service quality and risk management.
The Islamic banking arm of a leading regional bank is looking for an experienced Product Manager to join their Wealth Management team.
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•Strategic interventions for improvement of portfolio size and quality
•Portfolio Pricing initiatives
• Support the acquisition efforts , specially around cross sell and alternate channels
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eFC Ref Nr1156157
Manager, Fund Transfer Pricing, Finance
Main Responsibilities:
· To assist in the setting up of Fund Transfer Pricing (FTP) in BMMB with respect to policies, procedures and systems.
· To craft and review FTP periodic reports.
· To liaise with business units on allocation of costs.
Swisslinx Middle East is URGENTLY seeking an experienced Trust or Fund Administrator to join a new entity of our reputable client, a Regional Bank. In this role, you will be based in the DIFC.
To lead and work closely across product groups and channels to formulate and deliver initiatives for a Multi-Islamic Wealth Management product.
Key tasks in this position:
? Perform fundamental security analysis of companies through analysis of financial
statements, sector research, review of outside research and ongoing interaction
with companies.
? Write buy side Coverage Reports and Sector Reports with suitable investment
rationale, valuation comparison, risk assessment, and detailed analysis of potential
profitability and growth.
? Maintain detailed valuation models for companies: DCF, Relative Valuation, Sum of
Parts Valuation, etc., including in-depth financial statement analysis & forecast of
quarterly earnings.
? Prepare composite scorecards for companies based on key metrics; including
liquidity analysis and key revenue drivers.
? Build and update company financial forecast models, and carry out periodic model
audit reviews.
? Conduct macroeconomic & microeconomic country analysis; which includes
studying the industries, sectors, and the competitive landscape.
? Prepare presentations for pitching research ideas and attend analyst conferences.
Job Purpose:
The Director of Distribution and Placement is to oversee the whole department whilst directly
reporting to the CEO.
Brief Description:
This position requires a talented person with a strong placement & distribution backgrounds;
who can roll up his/her sleeves and get the job done.
This person must have solid high level networking (HNW & Institutional) experience along with
excellent product knowledge (technical understanding of investment products).
The main function is to create and maintain relations with existing and potential customers,identify and initiate selling and cross selling initiatives and provide ongoing high quality customer service, with the aim of achieving set targets and contributing to the profitability of SIB. To maximize product sales and grow market share to meet the bank\'s targets by meeting customer needs and actively selling, cross-selling retail banking products. Handle general customers’ queries feedback and redirecting them as appropriate to other staff area. Establish, build and maintain relationships with key customers.
Responsibilities include increasing business, deposits and profitability. Managing and guiding the team through well defined objectives and responsibilities to achieve optimum business. Maintaining regular contacts with priority banking customers, thus ensuring that customer attrition is maintained at the minimum. Skills essential for this role are: Knowledge of Arabic & English language. Knowledge and understanding of banking rules, regulations and compliance requirements. Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
Responsibilities include profiling existing clients in order to fulfill their banking requirements, identifying and establishing new relationships and maintaining regular interaction with existing Priority Banking customers.
You must achieve and maintain sales targets, negotiate with customers to deliver the most favorable financial terms possible for the Bank, and maintain an ongoing dialogue with customers to ensure that they are aware of all SIB products/services.
Swisslinx Middle East is URGENTLY seeking an experienced Trust or Fund Administrator to join a new entity of our reputable client, a Regional Bank. In this role, you will be based in the DIFC. You will be reporting directly to the Head of Private Office / Private Banking.
22.11.2012: eFC Ref Nr 1128580