View Vacancy – AUH – SDI Senior Capital Investment Specialist (HEO)

The British Embassy Abu Dhabi has a vacancy for a Senior Capital Investment Specialist with Scottish Development International (SDI), job grade HEO on a fixed-term contract for one (1) year.

The position offers the opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive environment with plenty of scope for personal development.

SDI is a joint venture between Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and the Scottish Government. Its purpose is to support the internationalisation of Scottish companies, to engage with and attract overseas companies to invest in and collaborate with Scotland and Scottish companies, potentially leading to foreign direct investment, and to maximise investment opportunities.

SDI is seeking to recruit a Senior Capital Investment Specialist to strengthen and develop our relationships with UAE based investors with a particular focus on attracting investment into projects within our renewable energy sectors. This is a high-profile customer-facing role, where highly developed influencing and sales skills at a senior level will result in the successful promotion of investment opportunities. You will assemble intelligence on investors and manage investor relationships to inform promotion and pipeline development activities, ultimately assisting a flow of strategically aligned capital investment for Scotland.

You will work closely with the core SDI Capital Investment team based in Scotland and with key stakeholders – both public and private.

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake market analysis to determine new target investors in renewable energy & the associated supply chain.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with evidence of an ability to communicate, present and influence at different levels and build and maintain trusted relationships.
• Pro-actively engage with Investors to gauge and progress interest by conducting face-to-face meetings and attending networking events and conferences.
• Ability to work autonomously at pace and prioritise workflow based on strategic importance and value add of tasks.
• Interface with senior team members to develop and execute investor-specific engagement and promotion strategies.
• Stakeholder engagement: provide feedback on investor sentiment and connect Scotland-based project sponsors to investors.
• Contribute information, ideas, and research to help develop deeper investor relations engagement strategies.
• Plan and execute investment focused VIP visits when required.
• Act as an advocate for Scotland & SDI.
• Responsible for ensuring best practice, compliance with the organisations policy regarding CRM usage, analysing data, and preparing quarterly reports.
• Participate as a member of the SDI Capital Investment team with colleagues in Scotland and elsewhere.

The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other ad hoc tasks as required.

Key behaviours required:

• Seeing the bigger picture – Understand how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives. Recognise the wider Civil Service priorities and ensure work is in the national interest.
• Delivering at Pace – Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.
• Managing a Quality Service – Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise, and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.
• Communicating and Influencing – Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity, and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses, and opinions of others.

• Good financial acumen with good numeracy and analytical skills relevant to appraising capital investment activity in private capital markets.
• Experience in capital markets/financial sector.
• The ability to lead and influence people, particularly when working in partnership with others.
• Demonstrable decision-making skills.
• Excellent ICT skills and working knowledge of online creative tools.
• Able to work well under pressure to tight deadlines in a challenging and demanding environment.
• Able to work on own initiative and taking accountability for your responsibilities and actions.
• Recent experience of CRM, interpreting market intelligence, analysing/ processing data accurately.
• With an awareness of and sensitivity to the different cultures in the region.
• High level of written and oral communication skills in English.