Responsibilities

The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in the securities of blue chip companies listed on the stock exchanges of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

• Exploring fundamentally driven, market-neutral equities opportunities in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait ,Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey and Israel
• Focus on old world industries such as basic materials, financials, industrials and telecommunications
• Identify investment opportunities in the equity market including fundamental due diligence and a rigorous valuation analysis
• Employ a bottom-up stock picking process and disciplined risk management process
• Undertake the liquidity screening and assess the quality of management via annual company visits

Will be responsible for comprehensive analysis of MENA stocks including:

• SAUDI BASIC IND CORP, Materials, Saudi Arabia
• AL RAHJI BANK, Financials, Saudi Arabia
• SAMBA FINANCIAL GROUP, Financials, Saudi Arabia
• EMAAR PROPERTIES, Real Estate, UAE
• SAUDI ELECTRICITY CO, Utilities, Saudi Arabia
• ETISALAT, Telecoms, UAE
• RIYADH BANK, Financials, Saudi Arabia
• QATAR INDUSTRIES, Industrials, Qatar
• NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT, Financials, Kuwait
• ORASCOM (Telecoms & Materials), Egypt
• MOBILE TELECOM CO, Telecoms, Kuwait
• ETIHAD ETISALAT, Telecoms, Saudi Arabia
• DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK, Financials, UAE
• TEVA, Pharma, Israel

• TURKCELL, Telecoms, Turkey

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience gained at buy-side institutions with emerging market exposure
• A proven track record in Emerging Markets focused funds
• Fluency in Arabic is a plus but not a prerequisite