Vacancy at Coronation Merchant Bank Limited for a Head of Research

Coronation Merchant Bank Limited started as a discount house, Associated Discount House Limited, in 1993. ADHL was licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide liquidity in Sovereign debt notes and money market instruments. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below: Job Title: Head of Research Location: Nigeria Job Description The job holder will

• Drive the Group’s research and economic analysis activities, conduct sector and country studies as well as prepare the Group’s research reports for internal and external stakeholders including clients.
• Equity and Fixed Inome Research: Become the sell side research leader for equity and fixed income reports. Supervise the building of financial models to support analysis and investment recommendations for equity and debt instruments with exposure to Pan African Market. This will include preparing yearly economic outlook reports that will include sector and company evaluation for publication.
• New Product Development: In conjunction with the Strategy department and business units, pro-actively design and develop new products and schemes aimed at enhancing the Bank’s strategic and business activities to ensure the achievement of its mandate of becoming Africa’s Premier Investment Bank.
• Capacity Development for Junior Analysts: Support capacity development program for junior Analysts and ensure the development of their knowledge and technical competence enabling them become top analysts in their respective coverage area.
• Ideal candidate will build, guide and mentor junior analysts as well as ensure that the corporate research database is developed consistently across key sectors.
• Research Reports: Lead the production of regular reports which monitor developments in the Group’s key markets and products, risk based sector and country reports and providing timely analyses on their likely impact on the Nigerian/ African economy and the Bank’s operations;
• Cutting edge research: Lead the conduct of cutting research in economics, ranging from theoretical methodological issues to applied economics touching on financial issues covering various sectors. Build financial models, data storage and forecasts to support analysis and investment recommendations. Responsible for producing Macroeconomic and Cross Product Strategy research for internal and external use (i.e. Bonds/Equities/FX/Property)