Job Vacancies at Lotus Capital Limited

Reporting To:Head, Investment Management & Research
Key Functions & Responsibilities

• Construct investment portfolios for domestic and foreign assets including equities, fixed income and alternative investments with the aim of maximizing investment returns
• Manage portfolio risk in line with mandates
• Provide advice and guidance on investment opportunities
• Create investment performance reports
• Provide support to transaction advisory teams in identifying and packaging investment opportunities
• Communicate with stakeholders on market conditions and economic trends

Job Scope and Accountabilities
Competencies and Skills

•  Master’s degree in economics, finance or a related discipline
• Passed the CFA Level I exam – minimum requirement
• Attended trainings on Non-interest/Islamic finance preferred
• Minimum three-years’ experience in investment and financial assets management in a financial institution
• Strong understanding of investment strategies and risk management

Job Dimensions
Key Interfaces

• Head of Unit
• Finance Unit
• Legal Unit
• BD
• .HR & Admin

Key Performance Goals/Targets
*Performance is imperative and the achievement of set targets will highly influence the review of your employment at Lotus Capital. A performance review exercise will be conducted every six (6) months to ensure you are in line with your goal.

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General Role: Design and develop user interactions, servers, and databases for website functionalities and coding for mobile platforms. Particular responsibilities include developing front end channels’ architecture and basic back-end integration

Reporting To:          Head, Information Technology

Key Functions & Responsibilities

• Evaluate the needs of users and analyse any technical issues to program highly functional systems.
• Managing the complete software development process from conception to deployment.
• Managing the end-to-end life cycle for the production of software and applications
• Maintaining and upgrading existing web application to improve overall user experience and to meet company standard
• Maintaining an understanding of the latest Web applications and programming practices through education, study, and participation in conferences, workshops, and groups
• Identifying problems uncovered by customer feedback and testing, and correcting them
• Evaluating code to ensure it meets industry standards, is valid, is properly structured, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.

Competencies and Skills

• Bachelor or HND degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline
• Development languages: Knowledge of server-side programming languages including C# with
• .Net framework, or PHP Laravel framework preferrable
• Front-end technology: Expertise in front-end technologies, including JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5 and third-party libraries such as, Bootstrap, React Js, Angular, jQuery,Vue Js, and LESS
• API: Develop secured and cross platform APIs with proper documentation
• Database and cache: Familiarity with DBMS technology, including SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL and caching mechanisms such as Redis, Memcached and Varnish
• Basic design ability: Including knowledge of UI/UX and basic prototype design
• Server: Experience working with Nginx or Apache servers for application hosting
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to visualize a proposed system and be able to build it
• Payment Gateway: hands-on experience implementing industry standard payment gateways using API.
• Minimum three-years’ experience in Web application development and deployment on production server
• Mobile Application development experience will be an added advantage

Key Interfaces

• Head of Unit
• Business Support Unit
• BD
• HR & Admin
• Investment and Research Unit

Key Performance Goals/Targets

• Efficiency and effectiveness of developed interface
• Timelines and quality of support for e-channels’ user and stand in other areas of IT
• Speed of development and deployment of new e-solution/applications
• Accuracy of e-channels related MIS reports
• Interactive and attractive website which is up to date and dynamic
• Frequent innovations in web-based solutions and other e-channels

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Department: Financial Advisory

Job Objectives:

The candidate shall be responsible for supporting the Head of Unit in executing financial advisory mandates. The candidate is expected to have core financial analysis and modelling skills as well as experience in transaction structuring and fixed-income securities issuance.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain client base, and engage new clients for advisory transactions
• Identify and determine feasibility of financial advisory transactions, and contribute to negotiations
• Articulate clients’ business objectives and financial plans and engage buy-side or sell-side counterparties on transactions
• Conduct financial and commercial due diligence and prepare advanced financial models
• Prepare financing structures, information memorandums, investor presentations, technical bids and other presentations as applicable
• Work closely with other transaction parties and manage/coordinate virtual and physical data rooms
• Keep abreast of new regulations or policies that may affect various industries and consistently monitor local and international financial markets
• Manage work streams on multiple transactions
• Conduct relevant industry research and update databases accordingly
• Participate in the management and development of the department by carrying out marketing and proposal efforts
• Manage and supervise financial advisory analysts in the execution of the above responsibilities
• Educational Qualification:
• Minimum of a First Degree (Second Class Upper), a Master’s Degree and / or Professional Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CFA)
• Training in Islamic Finance or SRI will be an added advantage

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of core investment banking and financial advisory experience in an investment bank/Issuing house
• Experience in infrastructure projects, Islamic Finance or SRI will be an added advantage

Key Competency Requirements:

• Entrepreneurial skills, creativity and people management skills
• Strong analytical abilities, self-confidence, persistence, initiative and persuasiveness
• Good knowledge of applied Corporate Finance techniques
• Advanced business writing, presentation and communication skills
• Good research and financial modeling skills
• Good appreciation of major industry and regulatory trends and challenges

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Recommended Grade: TBC
Business Unit/Function: Digital Business/E-Channels
Line Manager Job title:
Type of Job: Middle Office
Full-time/Part-time/Permanent Contract: Full-time Permanent

II.JOB PURPOSE
 Drive growth of digital business. Develop innovative electronic products and services to drive retail growth.
III. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND APPROXIMATE WEIGHTING
Accountability : Product Development & Relationship Management

• Responsible for growth of digital business
• Develop policies for managing and standardizing electronic products
• Manage all electronic channels and platforms
• Provide periodic data analytics from channels
• Develop innovative digital products
• Develop new channels for service delivery
• Effective project management to ensure delivery of approved digital products
• Create revenue generating opportunities from digital platforms
•  Manage relationship with all partners and stakeholders
• Maintain productive relationships with IT, Business Development and other departments
• Provide training and guidance on digital business and electronic products

Accountability: Industry Expertise

• Excellent understanding of Digital Industry and electronic products
• Knowledge of electronic products regulations and requirements<\li>
• Understand Financial Inclusion concept and strategies<\li>
• Knowledge of the capital market products would be an added advantage<\li>/td>

Accountability: Risk, Governance & Control
Provide analysis of monthly statistics for product tracking purpose

•  Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Comply with all the Group’s policies and procedures
• Monitor Service Level Agreements with vendors and ensure effective delivery of services to both internal and external customers

Accountability: Financial Management

• Create revenue generating opportunities from digital platforms
• Ensure financial targets are achieved for Digital Business
• Responsible for cost management of products in line with budget
• Ensure appropriate product pricing with due consideration for local conditions
• Perform all other duties as reasonably assigned

JOB SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Education : Bachelor Degree
Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience post education
• Knowledge of electronic products and channels
• Product development skills
• Project management skills
• Understand financial inclusion concept and strategies
• Knowledge of capital market products
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills