Fund Manager, Fixed Income at Sankore Global

The Fund Manager, Fixed Income will work closely with the CIO to design and implement our global fixed income investment strategy. Responsibilities will cover the following:

• Select, direct and execute Fixed Income Trades on behalf of the company.
• Interact with both internal and external parties to ensure seamless execution on mandated transactions and coordinate the ultimate settlement of transactions across all asset classes.
• Develop and monitor assessments on portfolio risks, prepare a report for decision making.
• Perform and evaluate research, such as detailed company or industry analyses, to inform financial forecasting, decision making, or valuation.
• Maintain internal databases of market data such as market spreads, deal pricing details, etc.
• Monitor macroeconomic data and provide market outlook as it affects the various investment portfolios
• Interact with Fund Managers to develop and implement fund investment policies or strategies.
• Review and comply with the firm’s policies and proactively identify operational risks/ control deficiencies.
• Monitor financial or operational performance of individual investments to ensure portfolios meet risk goals.
• Maintain Investment portfolios, and report on portfolio performance to management.
• Interact with clients through portfolio update meetings and provide investment recommendations.
• Monitor regulatory law changes to ensure Investment compliance or to capitalize on development opportunities.
• Attend investment briefings or consult financial media to stay abreast of relevant investment markets.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably with a concentration in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Technology, or Engineering
• At least 7 years of Institutional experience at a trading firm.
• Has previous experience in macroeconomic research, fund management and should be very interested in and follow global markets
• Master’s degree is an added advantage
• Must have a CFA certification or is in the process of acquiring one (1)
• Excellent written & oral communication skills
• Experience with Blackrock’s Aladdin Portfolio Management system desired
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Benefits

• Pay is very competitive and the role would be entitled to performance based profit sharing.

Desired Attributes

• Working experience as a Fixed Income trader
• Strong knowledge of the Securities Industry, Product and Portfolio Management
• Must have experience across fixed income products including Treasuries, Bonds, Mortgages.
• High understanding of Trading and data analytics
• Excellent communication skills
• Interpersonal relation skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft package and trading software
• Excellent Organizational and Leadership Skills