Job Description

Fixed Income Portfolio Manager MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BSc Honours (or higher)/Economics/Fin Maths or Actuary and CFA

• Portfolio Manager Experience (min 5years), Track record of performance

• Experience in the spectrum of Fixed Income instruments (including CDS, Futures, Repo, Options/Vol, ILBxe2x80x99s Govixe2x80x99s Credit, deposits, and cash instruments

• Experience in an asset management environment or similar

SKILLS:

• In-depth knowledge of risk management, Financial markets

• Understanding of the drivers, implications of macroeconomics factors

• Trading dynamics in the Fixed Income markets

• Build models for Fixed Income spreads, mean reversion, models for trading opportunities, liquidity models, models covering ILB vs Nominals,

• Ability to engage, understand and develop investment strategies from policy makers (like SARB, NT etc)

• Performance measurement and management

• Portfolio implementation and management

• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills

• Monitoring and maintenance of data

• Presentation skills

• Outstanding math, communication, and financial literacy

• Ethical, pro-active, positive, confident, and driven to excel.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Technically literate in VBA; SQL Query and PowerPoint, Bloomberg, FactSet

• Knowledge of the Pension Funds Act and other relevant legislation

• SAFEX markets, Government budgets, NT policy, SARB policy

• Repo Markets

• FX markets (local & international)

• Credit markets, (SOE & Private)

CONDENSED LIST OF DUTIES:

• Co-manage Nominal Bond Portfolio, ILB Bond Portfolio, Credit Portfolio, and LDI program.

• Operate within the ethical, professional and legal limits of the SA and International legislation and codes of practice regulating the financial markets.

• Check and approve performance reports

• Dealing into markets, and monitoring post trade admin

• Build and maintain fixed income portfolio models.

• Reporting on performance numbers

• Presentations on portfolio strategy, and macro strategy

• Filter views into Equity Team

Job Type: Full-time