Fund Manager

Job title : Fund Manager

What you'll do

• Manage the firm's own portfolio within a Board-approved mandate and risk limits, choosing NGX equities, FGN bonds, treasury bills, commercial paper and Eurobonds using your own research.
• Set position sizes and stop-losses, rebalance the portfolio, and get a second approval for any trade above the agreed limit.
• Report monthly performance against the benchmark to the Managing Director and Investment Committee, and publish a model portfolio for our stockbrokers.
• Work with the dealing desk, operations and compliance so every trade settles correctly and stays within SEC rules.

What you need

• A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting or a similar subject. A master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
• At least 4 years in portfolio management, investment research or fixed income and equity trading at an asset manager, stockbroker, bank treasury or pension fund, including at least 2 years making or recommending portfolio decisions.
• A track record you can show us: the portfolios you managed or co-managed, their size, their
• returns against a benchmark and their worst fall.
• CFA (at least Level II passed) or Chartered Stockbroker (CIS), and registered with the SEC as
• a sponsored individual or able to be. We'll sponsor you.
• Strong knowledge of Nigerian equities, bonds and treasury bills, how CBN decisions move rates, and the Investments and Securities Act 2025.
• Disciplined about risk, strong at Excel modelling, and able to explain a decision in plain words.

It's a bonus if you have

• CFA charterholder
• Bloomberg or Refinitiv experience
• Eurobonds or US equities
• Mutual fund or managed-portfolio experience
• Experience using AI tools at work