Position: Investments & Research Intern
Job Type: Internship
Job Category: Research
Location: Nairobi
Job Description
Cytonn Investments is an
alternative investment manager, with a captive real estate development
capability. Cytonn has a unique strategy of coupling two compelling demand
areas – the lack of high yielding investment products due to the large banking
spread, and the lack of institutional grade real estate; by providing high yielding
instruments to attract funding from investors, and we deploy that funding to
investment grade, well planned and comprehensive real estate developments that
are largely pre-sold.
Real estate investments
are made through our development affiliate, Cytonn Real Estate, where we
currently have over Kshs. 82 billion (USD 820 mn) of projects under mandate
across ten projects. In private equity, we invest in banking, FinTech, and
hospitality.
Cytonn Investments is
looking for a highly motivated, dynamic, hardworking and self-driven team
players to join the team in the Investments Department. The position will
afford the individual a unique opportunity to participate in both a strong
incentive structure and a clear path to a fulfilling career in Investments Management.
The successful
candidates will assist with the implementation of our investments strategy to
achieve growth of our funds among them the Cytonn High Yield Fund, Cytonn Money
Market Fund, Cytonn Equity Fund and Cytonn Balanced Fund. The successful candidate
will also contribute to the research, release and presentation of our weekly
economic and financial markets report. The Internship has the opportunity
for full-time employment for candidates who successfully pass through the
internship program.
Responsibilities
- Conducting fundamental company & investment
opportunity research and analysis in listed Financial Services Sector
stocks in the Sub-Saharan Africa space
- Active portfolio management of the Cytonn Funds,
including periodic updates on investment and market performance and
securities trading,
- Conducting country, industry and capital markets
research so as to keep up with detailed knowledge about the Sub Saharan
Africa micro and macroeconomic environment and financial markets
- Participating in the evaluation, formulation and
implementation of investment strategies
- Updating Financial models and analyzing data
- Contributing in investment meetings and review
sessions
- Performing other duties as assigned
- Undertaking Real Estate market research for site identification,
site acquisition and business case preparation.
- Responsible for performing all aspects of the Site
Acquisition process from site identification and qualification through to
the completion of zoning approvals for multiple sites.
- Data collection and analysis on sales trends and
consumer demographics, preferences, needs and buying habits in the real
estate industry.
- Assisting with conducting research using
comparable properties sold in an area and investigating potential issues
that affect value such as the title of the property by ensuring an up to
date database of all property comparables as provided by the real estate
team.
- Consulting and coordinating with agents in
gathering property photos, staging, repairs, cleaning, signage, access
requirements & marketing activities including property listings,
assisting prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss
conditions of sale, and drawing up real estate contract
- Coordinating the preparation and assembly of
documents for presentations and meetings.
Qualifications
- Must have achieved at least a B+ or equivalent in
high school
- A graduate degree, with a minimum 2nd Class, Upper
Division in Accounting, Finance or a business related course
- Applicant required to be a candidate in the CFA,
CIFA Programs (or demonstrate a path towards becoming one), with a strong
financial background
- Strong communication skills (both written and
oral)
- Good analytical and quantitative reasoning
- Strong organizational and time management skills
-ability to adhere to deadlines, multi-task and be able to prioritize
- Entrepreneurial spirit with demonstrated
creativity & innovation in business
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office,
with exceptional skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- A team player with strong interpersonal skills
How to apply