British-American Jobs in Kenya

British-American is a leading financial services Group in the country 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 ambitious performance objectives, the Company wishes to recruit experienced, dynamic and innovative individuals to fill the following positions at British-American Asset Managers
Company Limited.

Relationship and Sales Manager

Reporting to the Managing Director, the jobholder will be responsible for driving production of all products through all distribution channels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership, training and support for asset management product sales through the single distribution channel and the independent financial advisory channel;
• Partnering with the management of the single distribution channel to drive production of asset management products while complimenting the production of other lines — life, general, etc.
• Lead origination of segregated, discretionary and pension scheme mandates with focus on the possibility of selling alternative products such as property and private equity;
• Institutional sales of both fund management and cash management to key institutions;
• Managing relationships for property and private equity and origination ofnew opportunities;
• Placement of property and private equity products;
• Origination of wealth management clients and managing these client relationships;
• Responsible for coordinating the independent financial advisor network;
• Responsible for affinity group marketing to chamas, Saccos, etc.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce degree or equivalent;
• Professional certification;
• At least S years experience in related field;
• Experience in managing a team in achieving and exceeding stated objectives;
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Business to Business relationship management experience;
• A demonstrated track record of sales dealing with high caliber clients;
• Customer focus and orientation.

Portfolio Manager - Fixed Income

Reporting to the Managing Director, the jobholder will be responsible for analyzing investment portfolios to determine asset allocation opportunities to maximize return or minimize investment risk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure delivery of superior risk adjusted returns to client portfolios;
• Analyze trends in global and local markets to manage primary risk factors in client portfolios and produce meaningful long term returns;
• Ensure adherence to the company’s investment strategy and detailed processes;
• Execute asset allocation decisions amongst client portfolios and general management of all publically traded asset classes;
• Serve as representative of the company in client servicing;
• Coordinating the dealing team to ensure timely and efficient execution of investment decisions.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics with strong academic record (masters degree in a quantitative discipline would be an added advantage);
• 5 to 7 years work experience in financial markets;
• Professional qualification in Finance/Investment e.g. attained CFA status or actively studying for CFA;
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with strong knowledge of investments;
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment;
• Excellent communications skills both oral and written.

Investment Associate - Property

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, the Investment Associate will be involved in sourcing and analyzing of deals across the Eastern Africa region as they support the company’s efforts to tap into the Private Equity space.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and tap the existing network to create a deal pipeline;
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis to support potential investment opportunities in line with the Investment Process;
• Evaluate the performance of potential investments;
• Prepare materials and internal memoranda that supports the investment plans and fund marketing material;
• Evaluate the present market conditions as well as potential alternative investment categories;
• Perform responsibilities of generating information and analysis for the purpose of developing and supporting asset allocation decisions including geographic and sector research;
• Prepare various investment reports, transaction documents, marketing materials and memorandums;
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Portfolio Manager.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience:

• Bachelor degree is a required minimum;
• 2 to 3 years work experience in financial services with prior hands on experience in Real Estate, Project Management and/or program management with regards to property investments;
• Extensive knowledge of analyzing property deals & developing financial models with strong analytical and conceptual skills and comprehensive knowledge of Real Estate Valuation techniques;
• Knowledge of the practices of private equity including financial tools and theories;
• Goal-oriented with good verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.

Risk Associate

Reporting to the Managing Director, the jobholder will be responsible for identifying and analyzing the areas of potential risk threatening the company assets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct research on current and future events on the economy and anticipate their possible effect on the financial success of the business;
• Identify and find out the potential areas of risks that threaten the success and working of the company;
• Predict the future trends based on the latest developments in the market;
• Propose methodologies and solutions to overcome the identified risks and their effects;
• Recommend the changes to the management based on the solutions to adopt newer strategies to overcome the risks;
• Compile the reports, presentations to highlight the effects of risks;
• Evaluate the implementation of risk reduction strategies;
• Monitor the post-period implementation of risk management strategies.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Economics, Commerce, Statistics or a related discipline;
• Professional qualifications in Finance/Investments/Risk i.e. a qualified or in the process of attaining the qualifications;
• Working experience of at least 3 years in financial markets, corporate finance, investment banking or stock broking;
• Excellent financial modeling skills;
• The aptitude to investigate and assess technical risks and to retain large amounts of technical knowledge;
• Excellent communications skills both oral and written.

Legal and Compliance Assistant

Reporting to the Legal and Compliance Manager, the jobholder will provide administrative support to AU members of the Legal Department in handling the Administrative and Clerical tasks that accrue to the department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dealing with the various correspondence that come to the department under guidance of the Advocates;
• Overseeing and enforcing the safe management procedures and in particular, ensuring up to date records of documents in the safe are maintained;
• Preparing monthly status reports on the litigation matters;
• Efficient record keeping by maintaining an appropriate bring up system, legal library sourcing for Kenya Gazettes and updating the statutes annually;
• Attending to various legal tasks at government registries;
• Filing and general office assistance;
• Perform any other duties as required.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• A Diploma in Law;
• At least three (3) years experience in a busy law firm;
• A team player willing to work with minimum supervision;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize;
• High integrity;
• Demonstrated interactions with the Lands, Company’s and any other Governmental Registry

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates. In-house training and a professional office environment will also be offered.

If this position is of interest to you, please email your detailed curriculum vitae and covering letter explaining how you would meet the demands of this challenging and exciting position giving full names and contacts of 3 referees to hr@british-american.co.ke.

Hard copies will not be accepted.

Applications should be received not later than 30th April 2012.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.