Investment Executive

Overall Job Purpose

The overall purpose of the position is developing and implementing the overall investment plan in line with ZBC’s mandate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•Formulate and recommend investment policies and strategies to effectively manage portfolios to enhance returns and reduce risk.

•Lead the investment staff and advisors in implementing the Board’s investment policies and strategies to achieve ZBC’s investment goals.

•Develop and execute investment-related strategies and procedures necessary for optimal investment performance and operations.

•Analyze economic, financial, market trends worldwide, and identify the recommendations to address such issues.

•Participate and maintain relationships with other institutional investors, investment managers, and advisors to stay abreast of best practices.

•Assist with developing and providing investments education programs to the Board and staff; may provide and coordinate staff and Board training on investment issues.

•Develop the organizational capacity for ZBC to timely respond during volatile markets to enhance returns, manage risk and protect assets.

Qualifications and Experience

•A Bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Accounting/ Economics

•A Masters’ degree in the above areas will be an added advantage.

•At least 10 years of relevant experience of which 5 years should be at executive level.