Arabic Research Associate
- Location:
-
Canary Wharf, East London (E14) jobs
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Company:
- Capital IQ
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 23/11/2009 11:00
- Job id:
- 45762716
- Contact:
- UK Jobs
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/00
Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor’s and a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill, is currently recruiting for Research Associates to join our London team
We are looking for Research Associates to cover Arabic speaking markets for the London, CanaryWharf office. Working as part of a regional team, you will have direct responsibility for the coverage of the local private equity market. In addition, you will participate in time-sensitive projects, data quality-assurance and collaborative initiatives with colleagues across offices.
Your main responsibilities will include:
oIdentifying relevant information on deal-activity and the buy/sell-side entities involved.
oMaintaining regional investment firm profiles through primary (direct contact) and secondary (web-based) research.
oWorking with colleagues across multiple locations, to address market specific queries.
oQuality control of regional market data.
oParticipating in and developing projects and processes focusing on data-integrity and workflow solutions.
oMaintaining and developing relevant sources of information and direct contacts within your market.
Requirements:Fluency in Arabic, English and an additional language, preferably Turkish, Greek and Hebrew.
oA University graduate or at post-graduate level.
oAn inquisitive and investigative nature with a positive attitude and a strong interest in research.
oA good communicator, with excellent written and spoken skills, and a confident telephone manner.
oAble to work to ambitious productivity goals.
oComputer literate with working knowledge of MS Office and ability to work easily with new software.
oYou must not require a work permit or sponsorship to work in the UK.
oAs intensive training is provided, a financial background is not essential; however a keen interest in learning about the private capital markets and the global business environment is important.
Please include:oAn outline of your language skills.
oA brief cover letter highlighting your reasons for applying for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
oPlease apply for this position by clicking on the link below, quoting the requisition number: 10319
http://www.mcgrawhill.com/cgi-mcgraw/careers/recruitsoft.pl?url=eu&lang=_en
The entry-level salary is competitive (circa GBP26K) with a substantial benefits package.
About Capital IQ:
Capital IQ provides high-impact information solutions to over 2000 leading financial institutions, advisory firms, and corporations. Our solutions are based on the Capital IQ Platform, a unique combination of global private and public capital market data and software applications that enable end-users to draw deep market insights, generate better ideas, optimise relationships, and simplify workflow. Clients can deploy the Platform either as a standalone solution or seamlessly integrate components of its data and tools into existing business applications and portals via systems integration and custom data feeds.
