Department: Operations / Sales
Reporting to: Managing Partner
Hours: 40 hours per week
Staff reporting: None
Location: Manama, Bahrain
ABOUT SOVEREIGN
With a network of 23 offices spanning Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Sovereign’s global headcount is now approaching 550. We currently manage over 20,000 structures for a wide variety of clients – companies, entrepreneurs, private investors or ultra to high-net-worth individuals and their families – and have assets under administration in excess of £20 billion.
We pride ourselves on the exceptional breadth and depth of our technical knowledge; our culture is entrepreneurial, but we are fully committed to maintaining compliance and promoting ethical conduct.
JOB PURPOSE
To provide the services related to government regulations and approvals and at the same time to contribute/assist in the business operations whenever required.
MAIN DUTIES
- Develop new business and introduce the incubator to intermediaries.
- Handle the communication between the incubator and the SME’s Directorate.
- Handle the communication between the incubator and the clients, and cross sell.
- Handle the process of landing new clients (preparing the service agreement/ invoices/ payments etc.)
- Make sure the Incubator is in a good standing.
- Submitting the required reports to the SME’s Directorate.
- Coordinate and arrange for training events.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
- Excellent organisational skills
- Very good oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic
- Previous experience in a government liaison role/PRO in the Bahrain
- Previous experience in a Business center or Incubator in the Bahrain
- Excellent knowledge of all regulations in Bahrain
- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively particularly with local government bodies
- A good deal of common sense, etiquette and an ability to think on one’s feet
- Ideally educated to degree level (A’ level education considered)
- Good computer literacy (MS Office, Excel)
- Excellent organisational skills
- Professional telephone manner
- Proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Bright, confident personality
- Well presented
- Highly personable Flexible and mature approach with ability to work unsupervised
