Overview

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa’s financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

Standard Bank is a firm believer in technical innovation, to help us guarantee exceptional client service and leading edge financial solutions. Our growing global success reflects our commitment to the latest solutions, the best people, and a uniquely flexible and vibrant working culture. To help us drive our success into the future, we are looking for resourceful individuals to join our dedicated team at our offices.

Job Position: Economist

Job Location: Walter Carrington Crescent, Lagos

Job Description

  1. The purpose of this role is to collect, organize and analyze key primary macroeconomic data with the aim of generating medium and long-term forecasts for economic growth, exchange rate, inflation, interest rate and other key macroeconomic variables for the respective countries, and utilizing such forecasts to derive tradable fixed income and currency trading or hedging strategies that will be communicated to the bank’s institutional clients, and corporate CFOs and Treasurers.

Job Requirements

  1. First Degree
  2. CFA Charterholder, or enrolled in the CFA program
  3. Minimum of 7 years experience primarily involving  macroeconomic research and financial market analysis, encompassing marketing fixed income and currency investment ideas to institutional or currency hedging ideas to corporate clients.

Behavioural Competencies:

  1. Team Working
  2. Developing Relationships
  3. Checking Details
  4. Articulating Information
  5. Interpreting Data

Technical Competencies:

  1. Data Management
  2. Economic Analysis
  3. Research
  4. Hedging
  5. Bond Pricing
  6. Investment Analysis

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Tagged as: Finance

Apply for job