Investment Strategist at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To provide specialist advise & support in the collection & analysis of investment information that enables decision making & provide a sound basis for recommendation formulation, through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed SOPs.

Job Description

Risk management

Objective

• Apply the highest standards of controls and risk management practices and behaviours and embed a positive risk and control culture.
• Demonstrate prudence, sound judgement and appropriate and timely escalations in the management of all types of risk applicable to my role.

Outcome

• Understand role in the business end to end processes, including applicable risks and controls and how this improves the service we provide to our customers
• Adhere to Absa frameworks, policies and procedures applicable to my role, demonstrating sound judgement and responsible risk management, and when required highlight breaches and request dispensations and waivers on a timely basis
• Report all risk events/incidents/issues immediately upon discovery and escalate significant events/incidents/issues using the defined process for my business area
• Help to understand why risk events/incidents/issues happened and identify how to prevent them in future - focusing on fixing root causes and taking ownership ofidentified actions
• Proactively identify ways to improve the control environment by considering what could go wrong in the processes operated and how errors could be prevented - focusing on fixing root causes and taking ownership of identified actions*Complete all mandatory training to deadline
• Team spirit

Objective

• Encourage collaboration and learning from each other’s skills and using each other as resources to improve individual outcomes and objectives
• Take individual accountability with openness and transparency
• Ensure team-wide involvement, with peer and senior reviews, and input/ideas for collaborative projects

Outcome

• Collaborative research review sessions for regular research reports such as Eco week, market update and the Houseview
• Initiating peer reviews and senior reviews of own work whilst also proactively acting as a reviewer
• Participating in daily team activities including but not limited to morning market update calls
• Strategic asset allocation and investment strategy
• Conduct local and global fundamental, qualitative and quantitative research on market and economic conditions and trends
• Gather data, perform statistical analysis and build market and economic forecasts using time-series modelling techniques, parameterizing financial and economic models, and introducing machine learning algorithms like neural networks
• Run the Strategic Asset Allocation model quarterly using the Black-Litterman model framework in combination with Modern Portfolio Theory and present any recommended changes to Asset Allocation Committee

Outcomes

• Delivering market-beating investment performance
• Publications of high-quality, in-depth and up-to-date regular research reports such as the weekly Eco week as well as the monthly houseview
• Producing accurate asset class return forecasts

Portfolio management

• Management of investment portfolios within scope
• Trading and executing investment decisions of all investment portfolios within scope

Outcomes

• Implemented portfolios are managed in alignment to Houseview and/or any relevant model portfolios

Equity research

• Conducting detailed, in-depth and high-quality research on companies looking at their strategy, operations, financials and valuations
• Incorporating ESG into the investment management and research process

Outcomes

• Production of timely, high quality and informative research reports including the daily and weekly Markey wrap
• Providing high quality, in-depth and informative investment presentations to the relevant forums on an on-going basis
• Providing investment recommendations to the relevant forums and committees with a high level of conviction
• Stakeholder engagement

Objectives

• Stakeholder engagement, identifying problems, designing solutions, executing and project management across multiple disciplines and functions

Outcomes

• Relevant investment solutions for areas of the business that meet the respective value proposition requirements and/or business needs and objectives
• Enhanced business processes that satisfy business and client objectives whilst minimizing risk outcomes
• Client/Media engagements

Objectives

• Positioning Absa Investments, and more broadly Absa Group, as a market, product and thought leader on local and global investment and economic matters

Outcomes

• Regular external and internal engagements on the market and economic landscape on platforms such as tv, radio, print and roadshows amongst others

Qualifications:

• BSc qualification

Experience:

• Minimum 1 – 3 years’ experience in an Investment environment

Education

• Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: November 28, 2025