Head - Portfolio Management at a Leading Pan-African Financial Services Institution - Alan & Grant

Alan & Grant - Our client is a leading pan-African financial services institution focused on leveraging technology to empower businesses, individuals and governments with excellent financial services.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head - Portfolio Management

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The ideal candidate is responsible for driving the Portfolio management unit to ensure optimal portfolio performance, minimal portfolio risk as well as actively generate income for the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure mutual funds returns consistently exceed agreed benchmark.
• Active management of portfolio to generate additional revenue from incentive fee, dividend, margin, leveraged transaction income, trading income etc.
• Ensure full compliance with trust deeds and SEC rules with respect to management of the funds
• Ensure minimal portfolio risk – liquidity risk, interest rate risk, price risk, market risk etc.
• Creation of new products or funds to address growing client’s interest as well as take advantage of market opportunities.
• Management of the team to deliver on clear KPI.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Social Sciences
• Minimum of 10 years post NYSC experience
• ICAN or ACCA certification is an added advantage
• Deep knowledge of investment management, research & analysis and portfolio management workflow components.
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and people management skills.
• Portfolio management and statistical analysis skills.
• Conversant with various investment strategies, asset classes and themes.
• Ability to think strategically and holistically and to appreciate the systemic impact of various policies, issues and solutions.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.