Commercial Bank of Africa aims to be the leader within the banking industry in Kenya and the Eastern
Africa region.
Our efforts and resources are focused on Corporate Banking, Institutional Banking, Treasury and the highend market of Personal Banking.
As such, we seek to recruit customer-focused and performance-oriented individuals with strong leadership
skills to fill the vacant positions listed below.
RESEARCH ECONOMIST
Reporting to the Head of Business Development, Treasury, the purpose of this role is to provide predictive
analytics to the Bank’s currency and fixed income traders as well as analytical support to the Bank’s Asset
and liability Committee.
Key Responsibilities
• Conducting research and providing insights on evolving trends in the currency markets, fixed
income and commodity markets as well as local and global policy developments
•
Production of Market Research and Insights and communicating these views through articles,
seminars and periodic newsletters to the Bank’s clients, the Bank’s management and the media
• Developing econometric models that can forecast currency movements and trends
• Conducting industry studies and surveys on select industries in the region - manufacturing, telecoms
and the energy sectors
• Analytical support to the Bank’s Asset and Liability Committee-coordination of a monthly ALCO
speaker series to discuss critical business development and research themes relevant to the Bank’s
balance sheet
• Analysis of Treasury Bills, short-term time deposits and overnight placements, currency swaps
among other money market instruments
Qualifications and Experience Requirements
• A graduate degree in Economics - Upper Second Class Honors or GPA 3.0
• 4 years’ experience in using statistical analysis to predict future trends and financial market
behavior patterns
• Banking/Treasury experience will be an added advantage
To apply, send your application letter and CV, quoting the job title via e-mail only, to jobs@cba.co.ke
Kindly submit your application by Wednesday 7 September, 2011.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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