Specialist, Money Market and Foreign Exchange
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About the Role
The Arab Monetary Fund seeks a Specialist to execute money market and FX transactions, manage liquidity and FX exposure, and support investment strategy. Requires 2+ years experience in money market and FX management, a bachelor's degree in finance or related field, and CFA preferred.
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Responsibilities
- Implement the approved investment plan for money market allocation and FX exposure, suggest the development of investment strategies.
- Execute FX (spot, forwards, and swaps) and money market (acceptances, deposits & money market products) deals transactions.
- Participate in the analysis of global and regional money markets and FX, utilizing quantitative models and qualitative assessments.
- Assist in monitoring the money market portfolios return and risk profile both on an absolute and relative basis.
- Maintain solid relationships with global and regional banks and financial institutions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in money market and FX management
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Investment Management, or Economics or a related field
- Professional certification of CFA or equivalent professional dealing certificate is preferred
- Excellent communication and writing skills in Arabic and English
- French, as a third language, is a solid advantage
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Job Purpose
- The Specialist, Money Market and Foreign Exchange aims to contribute to the implementation of the Investment strategy’s objectives of liquidity, FX exposure, return and risk by monitoring and executing transactions of the money market portfolios; providing research and analysis for money market and
Key Accountability Areas and Activities
- Implement the approved investment plan for money market allocation and FX exposure, suggest the development of investment strategies.
- Suggest ideas to the development of investment strategies in the money market and FX portfolios.
- Comply with the investment policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
- Execute FX (spot, forwards, and swaps) and money market (acceptances, deposits & money market products) deals transactions.
- Participate in the analysis of global and regional money markets (short term interest rates) and FX, utilizing quantitative models and qualitative assessments to forecast market movements and capture market opportunities.
- Participate in the name selection process by analyzing the sovereign, credit and counterparty risks through fundamental, absolute and relative value models.
- Assist in monitoring the money market portfolios return and risk profile both on an absolute and relative basis (acceptances, deposits and money market products) through reviewing liquidity & cash flows of the money market portfolios and the gap of the ALM portfolio. Additionally, monitor the FX por
- Assist in the production, maintenance and reviewing of various reports including the dashboard to monitor the upgrade/downgrade status and market metrics of the money market holdings by rating agencies.
- Contribute to develop contingency plans to handle market volatility and other financial uncertainties in coordination with the Chief Dealer, Bonds.
- Suggest ideas leading to improvements to the policies and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering the money market and FX area.
- Monitor the updates, developments, and amendments related to the IPMS in order to ensure compliance, quality, and accuracy of all the money market and FX transactions.
- Comply at all times with all the policies, processes, standard operating procedures and CFA code of ethics.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in money market and FX management
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Investment Management, or Economics or a related field
- Professional certification of CFA or equivalent professional dealing certificate is preferred
- Excellent communication and writing skills in Arabic and English. French, as a third language, is a solid advantage
Benefits
- Tax free salary and supplementary allowances as housing, furniture and air ticket, schooling, and comprehensive medical insurance.
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