iMarkServ - Risk Analyst

1. Requirements and Skills

- 5 to 8 years of experience in Risk Management with a Financial Services / Investment Company

- Familiarity with risk management disciplines and the practical application of sound risk practices focused more on private equity side

- Proficiency in Microsoft office suite including Word, Excel, and other specific IT applications relevant for the field/industry.

- Previous experience on working on enterprise risk management is desirable.

- Master's degree or equivalent.

- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Management(FRM) is desirable.

2. Description of Job Duties

a. Enterprise Risk Management Framework

- Enhancing the enterprise risk management framework (pertaining to Investments) and processes within the Group.

- Review and assess enterprise risk management (pertaining to Investments) policies and protocols; makes recommendations and implements modifications and improvements.

- Maintaining the investment risk systems to deliver essential risk metrics impacting the fund/portfolio.

- Regularly review and update procedures and controls for the investment risk function.

- Ensure risk policies are embedded effectively internally.

b. Understanding of Investment Philosophy

- Building and maintaining excellent knowledge of the company's assets and investments

- Perform risk analysis and provide an overview of risks and mitigation measures on all investments on an ex-post and ex-ante basis

- Assist in the risk commentary for the Portfolio risk reports, internal meetings and Risk & Compliance committee meetings

- Understand and critically review the investment reporting framework to ensure the consistency of the data reported.

c. Capital Markets Monitoring

- Understanding of Capital Markets products and mechanisms

- Monitoring of waha capital markets funds and portfolios on daily basis. Multi-asset class international portfolios (equities, fixed income, derivatives, futures)

- Overseeing the capital markets analytics and reports (P&L, VaR, stress testing.)

- Preparing Risk Analytics for monthly Fund Fact Sheets

- Manage the GIPS compliance verification process

d. Risk Reporting

- Monitoring investment risks impacting the fund/portfolio and individual PI assets

- Compile the key risk indicators and provide timely updates on any risks that can impact the performance of company's investments

- Developing/improving existing quantitative models/tools to help supervise and handle risk as well as explain performance

- Designing reports and partnering with the members of the Investment team, to deliver tools to facilitate the understanding of risk across the Organization and Board

- Producing accurate risk reports on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis as outlined by the enterprise risk management framework (pertaining to investment risks).