Job Description

Our client is looking for an Associate Investment Consultant to join their team - can be JHB or CPT based
Job Specification

• Client-facing position
• Support Investment Consultants and/or Senior Investment Consultants in providing a professional and quality service to institutional clients
• Ensure that client requirements are managed to deliver, which includes operational and administrative applications
• Produce outputs of a high quality (including presentations, documents, emails)
• Investment-related and requires the employee to apply investment knowledge and thinking in their daily tasks
• Creating meeting action item notes
• Preparing presentations and attending client meetings
• Coordinating and preparing client output
• Performing investment-related calculations and analysis
• Checking investment reports and returns for accuracy
• Considering client investment strategy and monitoring alignment of client portfolio with strategy, tactical views, and regulations
• Ad hoc team-related outputs
• Administrative, operational and record-keeping tasks
• Key client contact for day-to-day requirements
• Collaborate with the Consulting Operations manager and Head of Consulting to create frameworks, methodologies and processes for consulting
• Contribute ideas for special projects to enhance consulting work and participate in projects (both internal and client projects) when required
• Stay current with AI developments relevant to the role and consulting more broadly, and share insights with team members

Minimum Requirement

• Preferably B.Com or equivalent with a focus on investment finance
• Evidence of investment-related knowledge, adaptability, and interests
• FAIS compliant representative (RE5)
• Obtain the RE5 qualification within 1 year from the date of appointment with our client
• CFA, CFP or similar, or studying towards these qualifications, is advantageous
• Minimum 5-7+ years of relevant investment industry experience
• Experience using or implementing AI tools for investment-related work is highly advantageous
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office suite
• Performance analysis and calculation experience
• Time management and project management in a multi-faceted, multi-dimensional role
• Relevant investment industry experience (multi-management/ consulting/asset management)
• Client servicing and client relationship experience
• Solid technical understanding and knowledge of investments and markets, and practical experience in the application thereof in a working role across tasks

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