Vice President, Project & Corporate Finance - UAEN

Vice President, Project & Corporate Finance - UAEN

Job Description

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Implement EDB's value-proposition (products and programs) for government and private sector clients in line with national priorities and in consultation with internal management stakeholders; ensure that EDB's value-proposition remains relevant within the context of evolving national priorities and market needs.
• Engage proactively with risk and operations to ensure the delivery of transactions across the project lifecycle.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Maintain, develop, and originate relationships with EDB's government and private sector clients throughout the project lifecycle and ensure all requirements on the client front are met.
• Create strong brand awareness within the UAE of EDB's role to make EDB a preferred advisor for all financial/business transactions to our target client base.
• Develop EDB's Pitch-book in line with Head of Originations (Senior Bankers) requirements (e.g., ensuring a healthy active pipeline).
• Be part of the deal team led by Senior bankers for larger complex deals and manage simpler deals independently with support from the deal team.
• Ensure customer interests are protected at all times and advise clearly on both benefits and risks undertaken.
• Protect the reputational risk of EDB at all times, ensuring all transactions add value to EDB (both financial and reputational).
• Build and maintain relationships with key government and private sector stakeholders across the ecosystem of the five priority sectors.
• Support the Head of Project and Corporate Finance in reviewing the financing portfolio within parameters outlined in the credit and risk policies of EDB.
• Liaise with key operational functions to ensure client service delivery metrics are in line with set objectives, escalating significant deviations to the Head of Project and Corporate Finance.
• Support the Head of Project and Corporate Finance in facilitating partnerships between government and private sector clients and EDB, conducting roadshows and investor meetings.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of all client-specific reports to relevant departments.
• Evaluate the initial viability of projects against the pre-screening (eligibility) criteria and recommend sector-specific consultants to support the client in the credit application if needed.
• Proactively engage with the operational department during the operational/commission-earning period of the project and develop relevant documentation (e.g., loan review report).
• Ensure that all client activities and operations comply with AML and Regulatory Compliance requirements of EDB.
• Support senior management in capital mobilization committees on the progress of current projects.
• Attend weekly review meetings with the team to ensure compliance with policies and procedures, escalating exceptions as appropriate.
• Proactively respond to suggestions from Audit, Compliance, and Regulators, preparing responses to reports/queries raised by Internal/External Audit.