# Investment Associate (UAE National)

> Emirates Investment Authority · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Posted 2025-08-11

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Strategic Assets

## 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_

## Requirements

-   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

## Apply

[Apply at Emirates Investment Authority](https://apply.workable.com/emirates-investment-authority/j/553B33C6F6/apply)

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