Job Description

This role is individually accountable for supporting the Group CEO UAP Old Mutual East Africa in formulation of investment philosophy, strategy and processes to ensure overall Asset Management business delivery. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results over periods for up to two years.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for setting the investment philosophy, strategy and process.
• Responsible for ensuring alignment between OMIGSA and Country Asset Management at a philosophy level.
• Responsible for performance of overall business delivery.
• Responsible for the governance, compliance and general control environment within Asset Management. Ensures clean audit, risk and compliance reports.
• Responsible for the overall client relationship in the investment business.
• Responsible for the development of new solutions (Private Equity Funds and Fixed Interest Products).
• Responsible for ensuring that efficient business processes and practices are in place.
• Responsible for people management aspects of the Asset Management business.
• Delegates to, and manages, functional teams.
• Develops MMs and specialists under supervision.
• Manages the pipeline of talent in existing and new markets, including building succession plans across the business to ensure that the necessary depth of talent for channel leadership is available.
• Ensures clean audit, risk and compliance reports.
• Defines and implements investment best practice in area of responsibility.
• Drives operational excellence throughout Asset Management.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Competence
• Level
• Description
• Strategic
• Strategic Intent
• Identifies, understands and acts on broader opportunities in order to drive longer-term value-adding change. Identifies and acts on market and/or competitor trends/opportunities to set, develop and drive out value adding change. Is able to understand, identify and act on broader opportunities in order to drive longer-term, value-adding change.
• Execution
• Strategic Intent
• Displays consistent energy, drive and perseverance in order to deliver results. Demonstrates a willingness to take calculated risks to achieve stretch performance goals.
• Innovation (Perspective)
• Strategic Intent
• Demonstrates ability to relate to challenges from a range of diverse but relevant perspectives. Generates creative/out-of-the-box solutions. Challenges the status quo and/or demonstrates ability to relate to challenges from a range of diverse but relevant perspectives. Generates new perspectives that allow a more creative approach to be followed. Willing to take calculated risks when introducing novel ideas.
• Personal Mastery (Learning)
• Strategic Intent
• Learns and actively works to build self-awareness; develop through experience and feedback from others. Copes effectively with stress and has the resilience to take on stretching and challenging assignments which carry a risk of failure. Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures; processes; requirements, or cultures.
• Collaboration (Relating)
• Strategic Intent
• Proactively establishes and maintains relationships. Values driven in relating to others. Engenders trust, respect and the building of meaningful relationships across a variety of contexts. Able to handle a wide range of relational challenges including conflict and confrontation to collaborate across boundaries.
• Leading with Influence
• Strategic Intent
• Influences and rallies people behind common goals and inspires others to exceed expectations. Actively supports the growth and performance of people around them. Communicates clear strategies and objectives for own function.
• Customer First
• Strategic Intent
• Puts the customer at the heart of business decisions and drives to improve value for customers. Builds inspiring customer relationships. Being a customer champion and being responsive to customer needs so as to improve our speed to market.
• 10 years Business Leadership.
• Technical Knowledge
• Experience in Management

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• B.Com, B.Sc (Econ), B.Acc.  (i.e. Business Degree)
• Postgraduate in Financial Industry
• CFA/ICIFA qualification is an added advantage

EducationNQF Level 9 – Masters

Closing Date03 June 2025 , 23:59