JPMorgan Public Sector Group – Sovereign Advisory Associate London 

United Kingdom, England, London 

424510981

We are looking to enhance our capabilities by bringing in an Associate with experience in the public sector and sovereign space to further our engagement with clients on positioning public policies.

Job Summary:

As an Associate in our Sovereign Advisory team, you will play a vital and accountable role in all aspects of supporting and leading sovereign advisory mandates.

Job Responsibilities

The Associate’s responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Daily mandate execution and ratings management for sovereign clients
• Preparation and oversight of presentation materials, memorandum, briefing notes, pitches and other materials for use in interaction with CRA3 and other strategic client dialogue
• Detailed credit analysis for existing sovereign clients, including sovereign balance sheet, macroeconomic, contingent liability and political analysis
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing sovereign clients and actively market advisory services to key target clients

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Prior work experience in the Sovereign or Public Sector field (investment bank, institutional investor, multilateral development bank, rating agency) is a core requirement.
• Deep understanding of broader public sector balance sheets, inclusive of SOE/GRE inter-linkages with general government public finances and indebtedness arbitrage between government and public sector entities
• Excellent academic background in undergraduate level economics, international relations and/or environmental studies/ sustainability.
• Experience in client interfacing roles
• Experience in product development and innovation
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent Excel and other Microsoft software skills
• Ability to draft high quality presentations and documentation
• Ability to manage and prioritize workload under pressure whilst multitasking on numerous projects
• Comfort in, and commitment to collaborative teamwork environment

qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Added experience in the field of debt sustainability analysis is a plus
• Postgraduate degree is a plus
• Fluency in Spanish highly preferable