Head, Investment Management at Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM HoldCo)

Asset & Resource Management Holding Company - Established in 1994 as an asset management firm, ARM offers wealth creation opportunities through a unique blend of traditional asset management and alternative investment services. We enable businesses to thrive, and help our clients to maximize their returns and realise their most important goals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Investment Management

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Objective(s)

• The Position Holder is responsible for providing leadership to the investment management function of the company, by contributing to the formulation of investment strategies, product development and process improvement initiatives; maintain coverage of assigned research responsibilities; ensuring efficient trade execution, portfolio administration and transaction processing; supporting Primary Portfolio Managers, and maintaining secondary responsibility for asset portfolio.
• In addition to the foregoing, the Position Holder would be expected to extensively collaborate with the company’s Managing Director and Board of Directors to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies.

Develop Procedures and Processes:

• Produce and implement a manual of procedures and processes for all investment-related activities.

Trade Execution:

• Trade execution, including compilation and dissemination of approved portfolio trade orders to counterparties.
• The Position Holder is also responsible for ensuring efficient and accurate posting of portfolio and transaction data.

People Management:

• Responsible for driving and sustaining strategic people management practices that support the organization’s ability to achieve its corporate objectives through optimal talent resourcing, employee engagement, talent management, and people development.

Duties and Responsibilities
Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build advantageous relationships across the firm, as well as with key decision-makers in organizations in which ARM either already has an existing relationship, or are in the organization’s client pipeline, in order to support the growth of the firm’s client-base and Assets Under Management (AUM), as well as its long-term business growth.
• The Position Holder is also required to sit on the executive, investment and mutual funds committees of the organization.

Investment Strategy:

• Active contribution to the development and implementation of strategies to improve the portfolio management function.
• The Position Holder is also responsible for the implementation of agreed investment strategies and action plans, and ensuring adherence to investment mandates and client profiles.

Market Research and Analysis:

• Leads market research and analysis efforts into uncovering both global and local macroeconomic trends, extensive research into various financial instruments, and in-depth review of mostly publicly traded companies, in order to understand current trends, and forecast future performance, with the aim of applying this knowledge to managing the firm’s

Manage Portfolio Performance:

• Develop portfolio performance benchmarks and targets based on factual market information on an annual basis, or at any other frequency interval requested.

Review Investment Proposals:

• Review proposals for investment in quoted equities, bonds, and money market securities.
• Prepare funds management proposals to current and prospective clients.

Asset Allocation:

• Review on a constant basis, the asset allocation of mutual funds to ensure compliance with the trust deeds.

People Management:

• Responsible for driving and sustaining strategic people management practices that support the organization’s ability to achieve its corporate objectives through optimal talent resourcing, employee engagement, talent management, and people development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 12 - 15 years of work experience in similar role.
• Professional certification in finance and/or accounting from a recognized professional body (e.g. CFA, CGMA, ACCA, ICAN, etc.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.