Description
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 8,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 328,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.
Job Description & Summary
Ensure that Privatized Companies (Industries Qatar ("IQ"), Gulf International Services ("GIS"), Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company ("QAMCO") and Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company ("MPHC")) are able to fully discharge their extemal communications, disclosure obligations to shareholders, investors and government/regulatory authorities, and maintain an adequate public presence within the investing community, arrange physical and virtual meetings with current and potential investors.
Job Description:
- Prepare reports, draft press releases (including quarterly trading statements), IR presentations and responses to queries, and to release to specific external stakeholders like shareholders, investors, the media and the regulators (QE/ QFMA/ QCSD), subject to review and endorsement by the Head, Investor Relations and Communications.
- Support Head, IR & Communications in IR meetings, conferences, road shows, earning calls with investors and the media outlets to ensure the privatized companies adhere to disclosure and regulatory obligations and support the investment decision making process of investors.
- Maintain shareholder databases for the all 4 Privatized Companies and produce regular analysis, to assist in informing senior management of changing trends in the shareholder profile, and make recommendations and / or corrective action, as applicable.
- Coordinate all activities related to the distribution of dividends to the shareholders of the privatized companies. This will include liaison with the dividend distribution banks, preparation of the tender and contractual agreements.
- Arrange raising awareness campaigns in coordination with the distributing banks to ensure shareholders are aware of the dividend collection process, and collect their dividends on a timely basis.
- Support in preparation of the annual report contents, including Chairman's message, Board of Director's Report, brief about group companies, financial analysis, etc.
- Ensure that shareholders and other external stakeholders, like the QE and the media, are adequately informed of price sensitive information about IQ, GIS and MPHC by reviewing monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reports, presentations and trading statements, and responses to queries.
- To act as a key point of contact for shareholders and potential investors, resolving queries and addressing any problems.
- Develop applicable policies and procedures for the investor relations section to improve governance and practice within the section.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Economics, preferably with an internationally recognised professional qualification.
- At least 5 year experience in investor affairs/relations, management reporting, business journalism, etc.
- Strong Microsoft Excel user.
- Familiar with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication (both written and oral) skills.
- Fluent in English, Arabic an advantage.
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