Are you looking for an employer who
promotes individual excellence and mutual respect in a team driven culture with
a key focus on social empowerment?
Kingdom Securities Ltd, a subsidiary
of the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, is the place for those looking to new
horizons.
Research Analyst
The role holder will be responsible for initiating
and conducting research on companies, monitoring performance of stocks and
offering recommendations to investors on whether to buy or sell particular
financial instruments.
The role
Specifically, the successful
jobholder will be expected to:
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Maintain a library of financial
reports of all listed companies
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Maintain a database of financial
market trading statistics
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Maintain information of key local and
global economies and markets.
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Maintain a library of key GOK
publications.
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Have an in depth analysis of
economic and industry dynamics
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Participate in company research
visits and attend investor briefings
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Undertake fundamental analysis of all
listed companies and provide investment recommendations to clients
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Undertake unquoted equity reviews and
other investment reviews on clients request
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Prepare investment recommendations
on financial instruments
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Engage other market players in
primary data generation
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Prepare regular analyst reports and
ensure timely circulation of research findings and reports to the relevant
units
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Maintain Research Department
filing system
Qualifications, Skills &
Attributes
The successful jobholder will be
required to possess the following skills and competencies:-
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A Bachelor’s degree in a business,
economics, finance or related field.
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A candidate in the CFA program, or
other relevant professional course
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At least 1 years’ experience in an
investment firm or financial institution
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Advanced Word, PowerPoint and Excel
knowledge Sound understanding of database architecture
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Advanced accounting and financial
modelling
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Strong communication skills with
ability to exercise objective and independent thought
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Innovative problem solver, analytical
with critical thinking ability
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Self-supervising – personally
accountable for the quality and accuracy of work
Please quote this reference on your
application: RA/01/HRD/2015
Fixed Income / Equities Trader
The role holders will be in charge of sourcing and dealing financial instruments.
The role holders will be in charge of sourcing and dealing financial instruments.
The role holders will also be
responsible for managing the Company’s institutional and high net worth clients
and increase the trade volumes in the fixed income/equities segment.
The Role
Specifically, the successful
jobholders will be expected to:
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Drive and deliver exceptional sales
performance by identifying and meeting
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Ensure clients’ mandates are executed
to the best interests of the clients.
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Own and manage the institutional and
high net worth customers’ queries and
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Provide Financial Advisory to the
clients on market performance, trends and outlooks.
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Assisting the firms’ clientele in
managing and monitoring their portfolio performance.
·
Prepare and dispatch to clients’,
regular investment reports that incorporate economic
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Familiarize with various investments
held and be able to offer justification to the
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Proactively search for new opportunities.
Qualifications, Skills &
Attributes
The successful jobholders will be
required to possess the following skills and competencies:-
·
A Bachelor’s degree in a business,
economics, finance or related field.
·
Working experience of at least 1 year
in a financial or investment services institution in a dealing, analysis or
marketing/sales role.
·
Good knowledge on bonds including
pricing methodologies, shares and trading.
·
Excellent presentation skills and
ability to interact freely at all levels.
·
High integrity and passion to deliver
excellent results
Please quote the specific reference
on your application: FIT/01/KSL/2015 for Fixed Income Trader and ED/02/KSL/2015
for Equities Trader
Head Dealer – Kingdom Securities Ltd (KSL)
The role will be responsible for the management of
trading financial securities, sourcing for deals and ensuring that Kingdom
Securities Ltd clients’ mandates are executed to the best of the clients’
interests.
The Role
The successful jobholder will be
required to:
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Ensure that the orders in the retail
books are uploaded into the trading systems.
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Ensure timely Trade execution of buy/
sell instructions on both equity and debt instruments
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Liaise with institutional clients’
e.g. Fund managers and Insurance Companies with a view of getting block
buy/sell equity orders and matching them.
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Undertake fixed income trading and
sales in secondary bond market for local & foreign institutional investors,
like Fund managers, Commercial Banks, Pension Funds and Insurance
Companies.
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Provide portfolio management services
to high net worth clients in both equity and debt advisory on the prevailing
market activity.
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Offer Kingdom Securities Ltd
institutional and corporate client’s debt advisory on the prevailing market
activity and provide insight on the prevailing market sentiment and direction.
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Liaise with other stock brokers both
internally and externally on what equity positions they could be holding with a
view to sell.
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Market available equity blocks to
institutional investors and other broker firms while proactively searching for
new investment opportunities and bringing them to the attention of the research
department for analysis.
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Support the trading & business
development teams with market insights and information in a bid to support them
when dealing with clients.
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Assist the Kingdom Securities Ltd
clientele in managing and monitoring their portfolio performance.
·
Prepare and dispatch to clients
regular investment reports that incorporate economic and market overview,
current portfolio valuation, transactions and performance during the period and
strategy for the following period.
Skills, Competencies and Experience
The successful candidate will be
required to have the following skills, attributes and competencies:
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance,
Economics or any other business related degree
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CFA Finalist or CPA (K)
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At least three years’ experience in a
similar position
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Proficient in stock brokerage
systems
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Sound knowledge of data base modeling
techniques would be beneficial with ability to quickly pick up the use of
non-windows applications and in house database
Please quote this reference on your
application: HD/03/KSL/HRD/2015
How to apply:
Interested candidates meeting the
above criteria should forward an application enclosing detailed Curriculum
Vitae accompanied by copies of certificates and indicating the current
remuneration to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke by close of business Friday, 25 September
2015
We are an equal opportunity employer.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Only the short listed candidates will
be contacted.
