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Unit Manager

Summary

Latest Job at Cytonn Investment Nairobi
is an independent investment management firm, with offices in Nairobi - Kenya and D.C. Metro - U.S. We are primarily focused on offering alternative investment solutions to global institutional investors, individual high net-worth investors, local institutional investors and diaspora investors interested in the East-African region. We currently have over Kshs. 73 billion of investments and projects under mandate, mainly in real estate.
In order to access and manage our growing clientele; we are looking for highly motivated, self-driven, team players to work with the distribution team as unit manager. The successful candidates shall benefit from strong training by the distribution team and it would be a path towards a lucrative career in financial advisory and distribution.

Skills Required

  • Can effectively and efficiently manage a team of individuals with minimal supervision
  • He/she should be detail oriented with good multi-tasking skills
  • He/she should have excellent oral and written communication capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Provision of financial and statistical analysis, advice and recommendations with respect to regional, provincial and overall budgets, business plans, and expenditure forecasts
  • UNIT lead and coordinator for the development and preparation of the Department's operating and capital budgets for both company supported programs and for provincial and regional expansion programs including analysis, recommendations and consultative support for assigned program areas
  • Conduction of performance measurement activities, analyze and report variances, and recommend appropriate actions
  • Active participation in the management implementation and expansion of the company's core business investment pipeline
  • Market potential: Assistance in identifying micro finance investment opportunities, estimate the size of the market and understand market conditions and regulations
  • Pipeline management: Preparation of 12 months’ investments projections for a given region (to be defined), discuss specific requirements with clients and look at how best to match demand and offer
  • Creation and establishment, implementation of Regional expansion strategies
  • Transaction origination: Preparation of investment proposals, based on internal research, and proposals to clients with terms and conditions pre-negotiated with Cytonn Investments. The Financial Advisor will remain a liaison between both parties
  • Institution of qualitative assessment principles to measure feedback on short term and long term goals with regard to Regional expansion
  • Responsible for growing the AuM of the Cytonn franchise by signing up new clients
  • Recruitment champion and member of the Distribution Hiring Committee

Qualifications

  • KCSE grade B- and above
  • Has an undergraduate degree with at least second class upper honors from a recognizable institution
  • A minimum of 4 years’ experience in financial advisory
  • Has the ability to assist the clients to make informed decisions
  • Can Promote and sell financial products and meet given sales targets
  • The individual should be up to date with the financial products and working knowledge of investment management
  • He/she should have the ability and willingness to network and develop new clients’ relationships
  • Community involvement
  • He/she should have a positive attitude with an open mind
  • Has the ability to be part of a broader team that includes all staff members working together to build client loyalty through a one team approach

Closing Date

November 18, 2016
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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