Africa Analyst

1 day ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Pharo Management Full time

Africa Analyst

Company:

Pharo Management is a leading global macro hedge fund with a focus on Emerging Markets. Founded in 2000, the firm currently manages approximately $7 billion in assets across five funds. Pharo trades foreign exchange, sovereign and corporate credit, local market interest rates, commodities, and their derivatives.  Our investment approach combines macroeconomic fundamental research as well as technical analyses.

Pharo has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi, and employs a diverse, dynamic team of 135 professionals representing over 20 nationalities and 30 languages. We are united by our founding values of excellence, curiosity, collaboration, respect, humility, and creativity.  We are passionate about what we do and are committed to attracting the best and brightest talent.

Job description:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful company as an Africa Analyst. Based in Nairobi, this dual role will involve, firstly, assisting the economics research team in their coverage of the region, and, secondly, performing some groundwork on structured credit analysis. The successful candidate will:

  • Be the eyes and ears on the ground for the economists based in London
  • Cover the news flow for the region to support the research team
  • Gather market intelligence on local market trading
  • Provide support in the quantitative efforts, including assisting with credit analysis and with the gathering and preparation of data
  • Collaborate with portfolio managers in creating investment strategies
  • Foster productive partnerships with colleagues both locally and internationally

Required qualities and skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, or a related field
  • Up to three years' work experience at a top tier financial services institution, ideally gained within structured finance or in the macroeconomic space
  • Strong in quantitative analysis
  • Very good level of proficiency in Python or R
  • Experienced user of Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent communication skills so that you can share and explain your work to others
  • Ability to communicate fluently in English
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously
  • Keen interest in economics and financial markets

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