Associate Director

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Scope Group Full time

We have an opportunity for an Associate Director in Scope’s Sovereign and Public Sector Ratings team to join an international team of economists and public sector analysts to become responsible for the credit analysis of a portfolio of sovereigns, supranationals, sub-sovereigns and/or government-related entities. The position is UK-based, but other European offices could also be considered. Remote work is also a possibility.

Your tasks & responsibilities
- Conduct ratings and research on a portfolio of mostly non-European sovereigns, and in addition, UK-based government related entities (universities, social housing)
- Lead rating committee discussions, being responsible for rating recommendations and the communication with issuers, investors and journalists
- Identify, initiate and undertake rigorous quantitative and qualitative economic, financial and political risk analysis, including macro-economic scenario analyses
- Production of high-quality rating reports and sector research, demonstrating Scope’s fundamental understanding of macro-economic and public sector trends
- Conduct investor and issuer outreach, and interviews with the press presenting and explaining Scope’s analytical approach
- Development and training of junior analysts, further developing the Sovereign and Public Sector team

Your professional & personal profile
- 5+ years of relevant experience in sovereign and public sector analysis and/or applied economics gained from a ministry of finance, central bank, international institution, rating agency, bank or macro-economic research house
- Strong understanding of macro-economics and public sector balance sheets and a keen interest and awareness of international and political affairs. Graduate degree in economics or equivalent (PhD, MA); CFA is a plus
- Strong quantitative skills (economics, econometrics, accounting and finance). Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, Eviews, Stata, Oxford Economics, Bloomberg
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and at least one other European language (ideally, German or French) are a must, particularly in producing high quality research and extensive public speaking experience is a plus
- Intellectually curious, analytically rigorous and a keen interest to take ownership and responsibility of multiple projects under tight deadlines that involve both independent and team work
- Confident and professional appearance and high social and communication skills
- Cool under pressure, accountable and reliable with highest integrity and fun to work with

What we offer
We offer a challenging and rewarding position with significant responsibilities, reporting directly to the Managing Director. A friendly, openminded and culturally diverse team with a flat hierarchy in an international company with a proven track record of 15 years awaits you. Start date for the position is as soon as possible.

Interested?

What we want to see
- Signed current CV
- Criminal record certificate (can be provided at a later date)
- At least 3 letters of reference (can be provided at a later date)
- Copy of your university degrees and certificates (can be provided at a later date)

About Scope
Scope Ratings GmbH is part of the Scope Group with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo and Paris. As the leading European credit rating agency, the company specialises in the analysis and ratings of financial institutions, corporates, structured finance, project finance and public finance. Scope Ratings’ credit risk analysis is opinion-driven, forward-looking and non-mechanistic, an approach that adds to a greater diversity of opinion for institutional investors. Scope Ratings is a credit rating agency registered in accordance with the EU rating regulation and operating in the European Union with ECAI status


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