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Director, Head of Research MENA

6 hours ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates MUFG Bank Full time

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world s most trusted financial group, it s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Overall Purpose of Job:

Overall specific responsibility for strengthening the MENA research product offering and to provide research support on strategic direction for the MENA region.

Essential Functions:

Producing research content

You are responsible for creating crude oil and MENA macro (including Turkey) research content in the form of research reports, presentation packs and digital content which will be distributed to internal and external users. You are accountable for the content produced in the report. It is your responsibility to ensure that the content and distribution of the content is consistent with compliance guidelines. You have the responsibility for managing and providing guidance to the research analyst in the team to incorporate new content into the research reports.

Supporting business activities in MENA

You are responsible for supporting MENA business activities mainly within EMEA but also to support teams in other global centres, including, London, New York and Asia. You are responsible for providing timely and insightful analysis on MENA macro and crude oil market developments to clients including in research reports, representing the bank in client meetings, holding conference calls on important market topics and responding to ad hoc requests from clients and internal stakeholders. As a dual hatted employee, you are responsible for managing any conflicts of interest when working with employees and client with both the MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities.

Management of MENA Research team

You are responsible for supporting the day to day running of the MENA Research function. You have the responsibility to manage and oversee the activities of MENA Research, ii) you will take over the responsibility for providing updates on macro market developments, activities carried out and progress made by MENA Research and wider applicable KPIs, and iii) you will oversee and monitor activities carried out by other MENA Research team members to ensure they are working towards the team goals while ensuring that risks management controls are met. It is your responsibility to coach and guide members of the team. MUFG Bank, Ltd. A member of MUFG, a global financial group

Provide economic insight to senior management and risk management committees

You are responsible for providing economic updates to senior management on important developments for the business including providing economic forecasts for the MTBP. You are responsible for providing regular MENA economic and crude oil market insight to the risk management team to help stress test positions held by the MUFG Bank and Securities. You are responsible for providing MENA market updates at the MUFG Securities Traders Risk meeting and MUFG Bank Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO).

Presenting MUFG market views to the media

You have authority to communicate with the media to present MUFG crude oil and MENA macro market views to help boost the media profile of MUFG and strengthen the MUFG brand globally. You are accountable for comments made to the media and it is your responsibility to ensure that they meet the guidance lines set out by compliance so there is no risk of reputable damage for MUFG. You are responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with the media.

To ensure that risk management controls are followed within MENA Research You are accountable for ensuring that your research activities are compliant with required rules and regulations set by the compliance, legal and Risk Management teams. You are responsible for communicating with the compliance and legal teams to keep ensure that the appropriate and industry accepted disclaimers and attributions on research reports and relevant website are up to date.

Other Requirements

  • Relationship with other functions and stakeholders Maintain and enhance good working relationships with stakeholders, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and develop effective local policies and procedures appropriate to the Company, and working in support of the One MUFG and overall Group strategy.
  • Performance and Duties The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity s performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and emended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head..

Education Essential

  • University degree (or equivalent) in economics.

Preferred

  • Master s in economics or politics.

Work Experience

  • Previous experience as a senior economist, industry analyst or country analyst in a financial organization, research firm or consulting firm in the MENA.