Job Title: Client Advisor
Location: Lagos

United Capital is seeking to recruit into its Asset Management Division as detailed below:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Working with the Lead Client Advisor, you are expected to complement marketing and relationship management efforts.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Generate new business and retain existing clientele.
• Identify and drive new business prospects in target market segment
• Develop sales initiatives targeted at target market
• Manage client’s portfolios by advising on market developments and trends
• Provide high level personalised customer service and strategies consistent with client’s service needs/expectations
• Ensure high level customer satisfaction and retention
• Identify, analyse, pursue and report on business opportunities with existing and prospective clients and heighten awareness of the company.
• Keep abreast of new regulations or policies that may affect revenue streams and investment portfolios.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and direction in the execution of the team’s functions and activities.
• Keep abreast of new regulations or policies that may affect the company’s investment goals

SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

• Well developed business and relationship management skills and demonstrated ability to cultivate productive business networks.
• Excellent understanding of investment and portfolio management.
• Excellent knowledge of money and capital market operations.
• Excellent entrepreneurial and inter-personal skills.
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills.
• Problem solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Integrity and ethics.
• Strategic networking and relationship management abilities at the highest level.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• A first degree from a reputable university
• Possession of a professional business qualification in Sales, Wealth Management, or an MBA is preferred
• Minimum of 4 years in Sales, experience working with a Capital Market Operator is preferred.

Job Title: Vice President, Advisory
Location: Lagos

United Capital is seeking to recruit into its Investment Banking Division as detailed below:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• Provide specialist advisory services in Project Finance, Financial Advisory amongst others.
• Drive profitability and meeting performance targets by developing the relationships, tactics and business plans necessary to realizing revenue, earnings growth and increase in shareholders’ value.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Knowledge of Transaction Structuring
• Originating, structuring and executing client projects and mandates
• Networking and marketing.
• Expand opportunities with existing clients
• Identify and act on referrals typically in relation to Investment Banking mandates
• Coordinate the end-to-end capital raising process (public offers, private placements, commercial papers etc) from the preparation of offer documents to the collation of returns/allotments.
• Oversee the development and evaluation of financial models with the capability to sensitize key inputs and stress test financial covenants.
• Screening new projects, defining project description & scope and conducting feasibility studies to determine the financial viability of new ventures projecting cash flow & growth opportunities
• Liaison with regulatory authorities for sanctions & approvals
• Manage all activities related to funding tie-up & financial closure, up to disbursement.
• Contribute to revenue and business development of other business.
• Oversee quality transaction execution and client satisfaction
• Implementation of strategic action plans
• Enforcement of governance and control standards across the business
• Any other duties assigned from time to time

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Good knowledge of key sectors like Oil and Gas, Power, Agriculture and Infrastructure.
• Good business and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate productive business networks.
• Well established relationships with companies in the Private and Public sectors
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Due Diligence
• Financial Valuation
• Corporate Restructuring,
• Negotiation skills

• Risk Management
• Client Service
• Business Management (including Project Management skills)
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills

Education:

• BA/BSc. required; MBA, CFA or other advanced degrees/credentials desirable
• Minimum 10 years of relevant investment banking industry experience required

Job Title: Vice President, Capital Markets
Location: Lagos

United Capital is seeking to recruit into its Investment Banking Division as detailed below:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• Provide specialist advisory services on Capital Markets, Divestitures, Privatizations, Joint Ventures/Strategic Alliances, Capital Raising, Corporate Restructuring Transactions amongst others.
• Support with driving profitability and meeting performance targets by developing the relationships, tactics and business plans necessary to realizing revenue, earnings growth and increase in shareholders’ value.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibility for originating, structuring and executing client projects and mandates

• Networking and marketing.
• Expand opportunities with existing clients
• Identify and act on referrals typically in relation to Investment Banking mandates
• Coordinate the end-to-end capital raising process (public offers, private placements, commercial papers etc) from the preparation of offer documents to the collation of returns/allotments.
• Oversee the development and evaluation of financial models with the capability to sensitize key inputs and stress test financial covenants.
• Screening new projects, defining project description & scope and conducting feasibility studies to determine the financial viability of new ventures projecting cash flow & growth opportunities
• Liaison with regulatory authorities for sanctions & approvals
• Manage all activities related to funding tie-up & financial closure, up to disbursement.
• Contribute to revenue and business development of other business.
• Oversee quality transaction execution and client satisfaction
• Implementation of strategic action plans
• Enforcement of governance and control standards across the business
• Any other duties assigned from time to time

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Good grasp of FDI and FPI
• Good business and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate productive business networks.
• Well established relationships with companies in the Private and Public sectors
• Due Diligence
• Financial Valuation
• Corporate Restructuring,
• Negotiation skills
• Risk Management
• Client Service
• Business Management (including Project Management skills)
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• BA/BSc. required; MBA, CFA or other advanced degrees/credentials desirable
• 10 years of relevant investment banking industry experience required
• Capital raising experience in debt and equity markets required.

Job Title: Associate, Client Coverage and SME
Location: Lagos

United Capital is seeking to recruit into its Investment Banking Division as detailed below:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• Drive profitability and meeting performance targets by developing the relationships, tactics and business plans necessary to realizing revenue, earnings growth and increase in shareholders’ value.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibility for originating, structuring and executing client projects and mandates

• Networking and marketing.
• Expand opportunities with existing clients
• Identify and act on referrals typically in relation to Investment Banking mandates
• Develop structured trade finance products, including off-balance sheet solutions for Receivables and Inventory
• Identify target market and develop strategy papers on market entry and relevance
• Oversee the development and evaluation of financial models with the capability to sensitize key inputs and stress test financial covenants.
• Screening new projects, defining project description & scope and conducting feasibility studies to determine the financial viability of new ventures projecting cash flow & growth opportunities
• Liaison with regulatory authorities for sanctions & approvals
• Manage all activities related to funding tie-up & financial closure, up to disbursement.
• Contribute to revenue and business development of other business.
• Oversee quality transaction execution and client satisfaction
• Implementation of strategic action plans
• Enforcement of governance and control standards across the business
• Any other duties assigned from time to time

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• SME Financing experience is an added advantage
• Good business and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate productive business networks.
• Well established relationships with companies in the Private and Public sectors
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Due Diligence
• Financial Valuation
• Corporate Restructuring,
• Negotiation skills
• Risk Management
• Client Service
• Business Management (including Project Management skills)
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• BA/BSc. required; MBA, CFA or other advanced degrees/credentials desirable
• Minimum 7 years of relevant investment banking industry experience required
• Capital raising experience in public equity markets required.