Job Summary
The role is responsible to implement the right research and operational strategy to ensure that the goals of the department are being met through continuously evaluate and assess the current approach and recommend ways for improvement. The job holder also supports the Director-Strategy in ensuring an updated understanding of all incentive programs across Qatar by enhancing the communication between the stakeholders as well as maintaining knowledge of changing incentive structures around the world.
Key Accountabilities
• Plays a key role in building FDI strategy, collecting and analysing business intelligence, developing new investment products, and implementing strategic projects.
• Investigates the right research methodology and implements the agreed incentive management program for the investor.
• Communicates clearly about the incentive programs with both investors and stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains a database containing all incentivized investment programs in Qatar.
• Coordinates the application of various analytical models for the Strategy Department, communicates with the investors and follows up the necessary requirements.
• Coordinates research on global incentive trends, costs and benefits of incentive programs and implements where it is required in line with the current incentive structures of the respective stakeholders and investors.
• Analyse the foreign direct investment and incentive management opportunities and provide meaningful insights that enable effective strategy development.
• Handles the administration process ensuring that all proper and necessary documentation regarding incentive management are delivered to the investors and maintained over the life of the agreement.
• Keeps abreast with global knowledge and best practices in the field of incentive management and foreign direct investment across the globe.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in international business, economics, management, marketing or business administration.
• Minimum Experience: Minimum 5-10 years of relevant work experience in an international business environment specifically in the roles of coordinating incentive programs.
Job Specific Skills
• Good understanding of challenges of international business when operating in emerging markets as well as investment attraction, FDI trends, trade and international business and economics
• Sector experience of key priority sectors in Qatar/GCC and globally
• Collaborative approach to working together in a team and across departments
• Expertise in the use of tools to analyse economic data and industry related information to understand economic impact of investment
• Excellent communication skills in written and speaking
• Fluent in English, strong Arabic is a plus, and other major business languages will be useful
• Keen analytical and organisational skills are required for direct data gathering and analysis, formulation of reports and presentations
• Ability to work at a fast pace with urgency to produce results and achieve goals as well as to meet deadlines
• Ability to define a topical research agenda and prioritize findings.
• Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously
• Computer literate
• Vision to communicate Qatar’s value proposition and assets
A leading Financial Organization in Qatar.
Source: Job Posting - gulftalent.com
