Britam June 2015 Jobs in Kenya-Group Chief Investment Officer

Job purpose

Ensures consistent, diversified and optimal investment strategies are applied individually to BUs and across the Group
Key responsibilities

• Ensure consistent, diversified and optimal investment strategies are applied individually to BUs and across the Group
• Assist with developing optimal investment strategies for listed assets across the group to maximise risk-adjusted returns
• Review portfolio risks mitigation summary
• Oversee private equity and property investment decisions
• Monitor and assist the executive team with optimal capital allocation across BUs and business lines
• Monitors the performance and operations of non-controlling shareholdings
• Ensures fair treatment of investment customers and adherence to delegation of authority, client mandates and investor policy statements
• Chairs the Management Investment Committee
• Develop investment policy and guidelines in line with strategic objective of the company
• Oversees development of and adherence to the group’s investment house view
• Develop and monitors adherence to the group’s ALM policy
• Assist the CEO Asset Management with developing specialist investment talent (e.g. Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Managers)
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Key Performance Measures

• Financial reporting
• Strong internal controls and investments
• Client satisfaction
• Strategy and Investment plans
• Working relationships
• Internal Relationships:
• The Group Chief Investments Officer will be:
• Accountable to the Director, Finance and Strategy
• Directly responsible for the Investment Analyst
• Required to liaise and work closely with the other Department Heads and Unit Managers as may be necessary

External Relationships

• Required to develop and maintain working relationships with appropriate external parties including Capital Markets Authority

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or related field
• At least 10 - 12 years’ experience in a similar position 6 years of which should be in a management position
• Fully qualified accountant with Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)/Chartered Accountant (CA)/CFA/CISA through KASNEB
• Member of relevant professional body

Competencies

• Technical and functional competencies
• Investment management
• Investment appraisal
• Knowledge in financial structuring

Core competencies

• Communication skills
• Building Relationships
• Focuses on the Customers
• Develops Self
• Solves Problems
• Develops Others
• Manages Quality and Risk
• Managing Change and Ambiguity
• Managing and Executing Strategy
• Develops Business

Closing Date:

Friday, June 26, 2015

Key Skills/Specialization:

A bachelor's degree in Finance

Economics or related field; CPA(K)/ ACCA/

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