Head Of Unit Centurion - Sinakho Staffshop (Pty) Ltd

    Sinakho Staffshop (Pty) Ltd
    Sinakho Staffshop (Pty) Ltd Centurion

    5 days ago

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    Job Summary

    Responsible for setting and reviewing the investment philosophy and strategy for the corporation's local and offshore investment portfolio, considering insurance liabilities, applicable regulations, risk appetite, and solvency framework.

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Develops and implements asset modelling/analyses to inform investment strategy.
    • Reviews Investment Policy Statement (IPS) and conducts asset/liability studies with the actuarial unit.
    • Provides asset class investment portfolio construction parameters and asset manager specifications to implement investment strategy, including market analysis to support recommendations.
    • Defines asset allocation, investment guidelines, and portfolio construction, considering insurance liabilities, risk appetite, and solvency framework.
    • Compiles asset manager investment guidelines reflecting each manager's investment process and style, as well as ex-ante expectations in terms of risk taken and value added versus benchmark.
    • Liaises with the corporation's asset consultant to deliver required asset manager and investment portfolio construction research.

    Implementation of Investment Strategy

    • Selects, appoints, and onboards asset managers through adequate procedures.
    • Prepares tender, evaluation, and selection criteria for new asset managers in line with the corporation's procurement policies.
    • Liaises with incoming and outgoing asset managers, the asset consultant, and custodian to propose, plan, and execute asset transitions and provide reconciliation reports.
    • Ensures adherence to investment policy statement and investment guidelines by asset managers.
    • Monitors asset managers through performance report backs, due diligences, manager scoring, evaluations, and contract management assessments.
    • Manages fund manager allocations in line with IPS to achieve investment objectives while ensuring they are within approved risk parameters.
    • Manages the corporation's required liquidity and cash flow needs and resulting in and out flows of fund manager portfolios and portfolio rebalancing.
    • Undertakes performance evaluations of portfolios and all underlying contributors to performance.
    • Manages investment unit risks to enable the corporation to mitigate enterprise-wide risks, including maintaining a unit risk register and reporting on identified risk metrics.
    • Ensures compliance with all investment risk-related policies, such as IPS and Risk Strategy document.
    • Assists in necessary stress-testing of the investment portfolio as part of the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA).

    Managerial Responsibilities

    • Manages the investment team and sets up the function's investment processes, policies, systems, and reporting tools.
    • Sets clear performance goals for direct reports ensuring achievement of unit objectives.
    • Reviews work performed by direct reports.
    • Maintains documentation on unit processes.
    • Manages and monitors performance of investment consultant, custodian, and other external service providers.
    • Day-to-day management of investment activities and reporting regularly to the Chief Actuarial & Investments.
    • Efficient and timeous execution of investment processes with proper planning and prioritizing of tasks.
    • Timeous and high-quality reports and proposals to management and the board committees.
    • Efficient management of the unit's operational and investment-related expenses.

    Other Responsibilities

    • Forecasts the investment portfolio, expected investment returns, and expenses as part of the firm's budgeting process and strategy planning.
    • Works with the actuarial, finance, and risk units to ensure regulatory compliance and to prepare required reporting to regulators.

    Desired Experience & Qualification

    • Honour's degree in Financial Management, Accounting, Investment Management, Actuarial science, or any other relevant field.
    • CFA qualification is a requirement.
    • Minimum 7 years' experience in an investment environment.
    • Knowledge of market systems (e.g. Bloomberg) and asset modelling software will be an advantage.
    • Experience in the insurance industry will be an advantage.
    • Knowledge of government-related procurement processes, policies, and Acts will be an advantage.

    Package & Remuneration

    Market related.

    Interested?

    Kindly apply online.



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