Head, Commercial Trust at a Leading Asset Management Firm – Alan & Grant

Job Title: Head, Commercial Trust

Job Summary

• The Position Holder is responsible for driving the company’s public and commercial trust business, by driving the acquisition of public and corporate trust mandates to provide 3rd party trusteeship services on capital market regulated transactions such as supra-national, sub-national, & corporate bonds, and collective investments schemes to governments, companies, agencies and international monetary organizations.
• The Position Holder is also responsible for providing security trusteeship to debenture, loan syndication, mortgage and project finance transactions.

Key Responsibilities
Business Development:

•  Proactively seek, develop, and acquire business prospects across both public and private sectors, with the aim of driving the public and commercial trust business, by providing a wide range of trusteeship services on (public and corporate) bonds, collective investment schemes, debentures, loan syndication, and project finance transactions.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Actively participate within the capital market industry by cultivating healthy relationships with both public and private sector clients / prospects, and Capital Market Operators, strategically gathering market information, with the aim of increasing the company’s Trustees market visibility, as well as broadening own network of contacts to increase pipeline of mandates.

Business Strategy:

•  Support the Managing Director in defining and implementing the company’s business strategy in line with conditions in its operating environment and helping to drive the implementation of strategic initiatives that sustain / improve the company’s competitive advantage within its operating environment.

Product Development:

•  Lead the development and improvement of existing product and service offerings by bench-marking against competing firms, proactively eliciting the market’s needs, and working with both key parties within the company’s Group, regulators, 3rd-party organizations to build alliances, and win support in launching innovative product / service offerings  that improve the competitiveness and market dominance of company’s Trustees.

Administration of Mandates:

•  Professionally administer and manage existing mandates.

Supports Team’s Development:

• Provides advice, guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required.

Requirements

• LL.B from an accredited university
• Relevant professional certification
• Minimum of 6 years of work experience in similar role
• Ability to expand business, grow client relationships and obtain client referrals.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Skills in legal drafting/ trust structuring and advisory.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on Not Specified Qualified and interested candidates can: Click here to apply online. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:
Official Job Website: https://alanandgrant.com/

Note:

Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.