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The Risk Officer will be positioned at Luxembourg headquarters and he will be in charge of the risk controls of the investment funds (UCITS and AIFM) managed by the Company, producing detailed analysis of the risk indicators for internal and external stakeholders.

The candidate should be able to work both independently and as part of a team to provide analysis and commentary on the funds’ risk profile. In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to the ongoing development of the group's risk framework, including setting of appropriate limits in line with risk appetite.

The Role

• Daily production and analysis of VAR, back testing and stress-testing of risk indicators, compliance limit calculation
• Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to senior management and committees
• Monthly production of risk indicators for the preparation of factsheets
• Seek ways to improve risk measurement practices
• Work with other business areas, and support management in business or departmental wide initiatives
• Provide analysis for work with external parties
• Provide ad-hoc analysis as required
• Work on initiatives to and deal with queries from senior management.

Key Requirements

• You have a University degree in Finance or equivalent
• You have professional experience with mathematical models
• Strong risk assessment gained from a financial institution
• You have a good understanding of the financial institutions and their regulatory environment as well as the sovereign developments
• You have a good understanding of the investment fund industry and of the UCITS and AIF funds in particular
• You have a good understanding of financial products including financial derivative instruments
• You are able to program in VBA/Excel and SQL
• You are fluent in English and French. An additional language is a plus
• You are able to multi-task and to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Interested?

Please send your application (CV, Cover letter) by e-mail: job@farad-group.com

The successful candidate will contribute to ensure best practices in the Business Development department, build a network of contacts with prospective clients and key institutional partners. This is a key role drawing on technical expertise, managerial excellence and commercial acumen. A hands-on approach will be needed to deliver on key responsibilities.

The Role

• Execute the company’s commercial strategy both domestically and internationally.
• Identify new targets for the commercial development, mapping the organizations and building a network of contacts.
• Initiate, develop and foster new client relationships to increase Selectra’s market share
• Take all appropriate steps and launch initiatives as deemed necessary to attract new mandates or widen the scope of services and products.
• Acquire and maintain market intelligence and observe and follow closely initiatives of our main competitors
• Respond on a regular basis to RFIs (requests for information) or RFPs (requests for proposal)
• Contribute to sales methodology approach: pre-qualify deals properly (documentation), contribute to profiles and preliminary assessment, work on profitability analysis, define actions and monitor execution and adequate follow up.
• Adapt and develop sales presentations/ service offering support material.
• Continually update knowledge of industry standards and developments to communicate to clients.

Key Requirements

• Good command of Italian, English and French.
• 4 to 5 years relevant experience in the financial sector, ideally in the fund services area in a similar role.
• A prior exposure to the Alternative Fund Industry would be an advantage.
• Openness, flexibility and adaptability to an international environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a true service-oriented attitude, with an ability to build and foster relationships for the long term.
• Hard worker dedicated to achieving results.
• Highly organized and detail orientated with a client focus.
• The position involves frequent travelling.

Interested?

Please send your application (CV, Cover letter) by e-mail: job@farad-group.com

The Senior Risk Officer will be positioned at out Luxembourg headquarters and will ensure the risk management of all companies in asset management and fund investments as per CSSF.

The Role

• Monitor regulatory risk;
• Commitment / Counterparty risk / Concentration risk / Coverage risk;
• Value at Risk;
• Back testing;
• Stress testing;
• EPM and collateral controls;
• Monitor operational risk;
• Stale prices monitoring;
• OTC instruments valuation ;
• Large subscription/ redemption;
• Compliance breaches;
• Reports data from TPAs;
• Fees;
• NAV Plausibility checks;
• Production of daily and monthly risk reports;
• Preparation and attendance to Risk and Pricing Committees;
• Preparation of Key Risk indicators for Board pack;
• Act as specialist for risk management function;
• Demo / Risk management capabilities.

Key Requirements

• Master in Finance, Economics or Mathematics
• Fluent in French and English
• IT Focused (Bloomberg, MS Office, Line Data Compliance)
• Autonomous, highly motivated, fast learner
• Good communication skills and details minded
• Analytical/quantitative capabilities

Interested?

Please send your application (CV, Cover letter) by e-mail: job@farad-group.com