Officer, Investment Operations at Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority

Reference Number: ESO101

Job Description

• Under the supervision of the Chief Operating Officer, the successful candidate will work with investment teams on a diverse range of investment activities
• He/she will support the procurement of high-quality and cost-efficient services/supplies ensuring that the business gets the best value at all times.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of the Authority's investment portfolio, monitor portfolio activities and provide up-to-date reports to management
• Support compliance with project milestones, contracts, commitment and terms
• Monitor project schedules and budgets, prepare progress reports, and liaise with key internal teams i.e. Finance, Audit, Risk management etc.
• Prepare project costs variance reporting and commitment control
• Support the continuous review/monitoring of the Authority's investment portfolio in order to proactively escalate red flags
• Support the implementation of exit strategies for all holdings in the portfolio ensuring the Authority can exit from its investment on a timely and seamless basis.
• Assist with new manager on-boarding, transition for manager changes and issues resolution
• Assist in the review of performance measurement reports produced by the Global Custodian and liaise with the Investment teams to review returns and discuss anomalies
• Support cash movements within the custodial and other banking relationships (both domestic and international)
• Develop relationships with both internal and external counter-parties to ensure timely completion of project deliverables
• Support the review of monthly reporting pack from the Global Custodians (GC) and discuss any valuation differences with the Investment teams
• Play a role in procuring high-quality and cost-efficient supplies/services
• Perform administrative duties; minute taking, end-to-end business support within the procurement process flow
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned by the Unit Head/Team Lead.

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

• A Business Degree with a Post graduate/Professional qualification. Possession of ICAN/ACCA will be an added advantage
• At least 5 to 8 years of experience in a similar position
• Broad knowledge about back office processes, asset management and service providers
• Counter-party/Credit Risk experience with exposure to Financial market/Infrastructure projects
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• High level of personal and professional integrity
• Organized, and able to handle multiple tasks and delver to deadlines

In addition, candidates for these roles must possess the following attributes:

• Proven leadership, negotiating and influencing skills
• Excellent networking, relationship-building, interpersonal and communication skills
• Good understanding of the NSIA mandate, regulations and operating environment.