Britam Jobs . Chief Investment Officer

Chief Investment Officer Jobs at Britam, Kenya

British-American is a leading financial services group in the region, offering a wide range of insurance and asset management services to individuals, small businesses, corporations and government entities.

As part of our growth strategy and to strengthen the team to achieve its ambitious performance objectives, the company wishes to recruit experienced, dynamic and innovative individuals to fill the following positions

Chief Investment Officer Job purpose

• Ensures consistent, diversified and optimal investment strategies are applied individually to BUs and across the Group

Key responsibilities

• Ensure consistent, diversified and optimal investment strategies are applied individually to BUs and across the Group
• Assist with developing optimal investment strategies for listed assets across the group to maximise risk-adjusted returns
• Review portfolio risks mitigation summary
• Oversee private equity and property investment decisions
• Monitor and assist the executive team with optimal capital allocation across BUs and business lines
• Monitors the performance and operations of non-controlling shareholdings
• Ensures fair treatment of investment customers and adherence to delegation of authority, client mandates and investor policy statements
• Chairs the Management Investment Committee
• Develop investment policy and guidelines in line with strategic objective of the company
• Oversees development of and adherence to the group’s investment house view
• Develop and monitors adherence to the group’s ALM policy
• Assist the CEO Asset Management with developing specialist investment talent (e.g. Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Managers)
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Key Performance Measures

• Financial reporting
• Strong internal controls and investments
• Client satisfaction
• Strategy and Investment plans
• Working relationships
• Internal Relationships:

The Group Chief Investments Officer will be:

• Accountable to the Director, Finance and Strategy
• Directly responsible for the Investment Analyst
• Required to liaise and work closely with the other Department Heads and Unit Managers as may be necessary

External Relationships

• Required to develop and maintain working relationships with appropriate external parties including Capital Markets Authority

Knowledge, experience and qualifications for Investment Officer Jobs in Kenya

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or related field
• At least 10 – 12 years’ experience in a similar position 6 years of which should be in a management position
• Fully qualified accountant with Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)/Chartered Accountant (CA)/CFA/CISA through KASNEB
• Member of relevant professional body

Competencies

• Technical and functional competencies
• Investment management
• Investment appraisal
• Knowledge in financial structuring

Core competencies

• Communication skills
• Building Relationships
• Focuses on the Customers
• Develops Self
• Solves Problems
• Develops Others
• Manages Quality and Risk
• Managing Change and Ambiguity
• Managing and Executing Strategy
• Develops Business

Closing Date: Friday, June 26, 2015

Key Skills/Specialization:

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance
• Economics or related field; CPA(K)/ ACCA/

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