Associate, Investor Relations (Debt IR & Credit Analysis) - #1090006

Introduction

The successful candidate will be supporting the Investor Relations team mainly in the field of Debt Investor Relations as well as Credit Analysis and Ratings. Opportunities to expand the responsibilities in the areas of strategic stakeholder engagement are possible, in the future.

Responsibilities

Credit Analysis and Ratings

• Conduct research in areas of credit rating methodologies, credit market trends, financial performance of companies, sovereign-related companies and sustainability.
• Support in credit analysis and developing insights to internal stakeholders through concise presentations and reports.
• Assist with developing the credit story of Temasek and support the engagements with credit rating agencies.
• Develop and maintain large data sets and financial models to assist with financial analysis and credit rating assessments.
• Support the team’s responses to relevant consultation papers in the credit rating sphere.
• Assist with the annual audit process.
  
  

Debt Investor Relations

• Contribute to the development and execution of investor relations strategies and initiatives to attract and retain bond investors.
• Assist with developing messages and content for investor and stakeholder engagement materials such as investor presentations, bond offering circular and Temasek Review.
• Support the in-house planning and execution of global bond investor meetings and other stakeholder engagements.
• Assist with execution of institutional and retail bond issuances, including reviewing legal documents and preparing marketing material.
• Monitor trends and developments relating to the market, regulations and investor coverage to provide insights for enhancing our investor relations efforts.
• Maintain IR-led webpages and investor database.
  
  

Requirements

• Less than 1 year of relevant experience.
• Fresh graduates or final year students in their last semester are welcome to apply.
• Recognised degree in a quantitative discipline e.g., Business Management/Economics/Finance.
• Additional modules taken in Communications/Marketing/Business Law are a bonus.
• Analytical and comfortable working with large amounts of data to generate actionable insights.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills (English and Mandarin) with the ability to clearly explain complex information.
• Conscientious and detail-oriented when handling qualitative and quantitative information.
• Demonstrated capability in managing multiple projects across different domains and prioritising tasks effectively.
• Open to working on a diverse range of topics with undefined outcomes.
• Strong work ethic, ownership mentality and proactive.
• Effective team player with the ability to build meaningful relationships stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; VBA programming skills are a plus.