Team Lead, Investor Relations at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Investor Relations

Location: Nigeria

Job Objective

• To assist in the coordination and implementation of an investor relation programme, that will manage the relationship between the bank and its shareholders

Roles & Responsibilities

• Participate in the formulation of UBA’s investor relations policies, objectives & initiatives
• Participate in the bank’s drive to attract more investments from identified target groups
• Contribute to the development of an active relationship with existing and potential investors and external investment analysis (both buy and sell side)
• Manage reporting calendar, including road shows, meetings, results announcements and conference calls
• Organize meetings with independent shareholder associations in preparation for Annual General Meetings
• Monitor Nigerian and international press for accuracy of reporting IR issues & internal dissemination as appropriate
• Responsible for ensuring the timely production of quality annual reports and other internal reports (including monthly departmental reports, quarterly board report, company fact sheet etc.)
• Liaise with UBA Registrars to ensure needs of retail shareholders are being effectively dealt with.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of investor relations materials to existing and potential investors
• Act as resource within UBA to help guide effective public disclosure consistent with regulatory and best practice guidelines
• Assist Head, investor Relations in shareholder targeting and analysis
• Work on influencing sell-side coverage towards ensuring more followers and more publishing from followers
• Maintain an accurate and updated database of analysts, institutional investors and other contact that are critical to IR’s core function
• Prepare ad hoc press releases as appropriate
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Head, Investor Relations

Candidate's Profile

• A Bachelor's Degree in any Financial related discipline, preferably also have completed CFA.
• We are looking for a candidate who has a good negotiation skills and an accounting background, who would participate in the bank’s drive to attract more investments from identified target groups. One who also has a good understanding of financial markets.

Skills Required:

• Leadership /Supervisory.
• Organization & Coordination.
• Negotiation.
• Accounting.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Communication (oral & written) especially with external audiences.

Knowledge Required:

• Financial markets.
• Accounting & Corporate Finance.
• Financial Institutions Regulations.

Application Closing Date
5th October, 2021.