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Senior Associate / Associate, Portfolio Risk, GCC Pension Fund (Role Based in GCC)

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Job summary

A prominent GCC-based Pension Fund is seeking an experienced investment professional for the role of Senior Associate / Associate in their Portfolio Risk team. This position involves assessing investment risks while aligning with the fund's long-term goals. Qualified candidates will have significant experience in investment risk management and strong analytical capabilities.

Qualifications

  • 5 - 10 years experience in investment risk or portfolio analytics.
  • Proficiency in risk platforms and programming languages such as Python, R, VBA, SQL.
  • Familiarity with asset allocation models and Islamic finance principles is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor portfolio exposures and assess market, credit, and liquidity risks.
  • Perform quantitative risk analysis using VaR and stress testing.
  • Communicate key risk insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical abilities
Quantitative abilities
Programming
Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance
Bachelor's or Master's in Risk Management
Bachelor's or Master's in Economics
Bachelor's or Master's in Actuarial Science
Bachelor's or Master's in Mathematics
Bachelor's or Master's in Statistics
Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

Bloomberg PORT
RiskMetrics
Barra

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Posted:

06.06.2025

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Job Description:

Background:

Our client, a prominent GCC-based Pension Fund, is seeking an experienced investment professional to join their Portfolio Risk team. As a Senior Associate / Associate, you will assess and monitor investment risks across a diversified portfolio. The role plays a vital part in aligning investments with the fund’s long-term goals and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Monitor portfolio exposures and assess market, credit, and liquidity risks across asset classes.
  • Perform quantitative risk analysis using VaR, stress testing, and scenario analysis.
  • Develop and maintain risk dashboards, alerts, and reports for leadership and committees.
  • Support implementation and refinement of risk frameworks, policies, and controls.
  • Ensure compliance with risk limits, governance, and regulations.
  • Collaborate with teams to evaluate risk-return profiles of investment strategies.
  • Analyse portfolio sensitivity to economic, interest rate, currency, and geopolitical factors.
  • Contribute to model development, back testing, and validation.
  • Communicate key risk insights to stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • 5 – 10 years experience in investment risk, portfolio analytics, or financial risk management— preferably within pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, or asset managers.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative abilities with proficiency in risk platforms such as Bloomberg PORT, RiskMetrics, or Barra.
  • Solid programming and data analysis capabilities (e.g., Python, R, Excel VBA, SQL).
  • Familiarity with asset allocation models, risk-adjusted performance metrics, and portfolio construction principles.
  • Understanding of Islamic finance is a plus, particularly for Sukuk and Sharia-compliant investment structures.
  • Knowledge of regional and international pension fund regulatory frameworks, including capital adequacy requirements.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Actuarial Science, or a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering.
  • Professional certifications preferred: FRM, CFA, or PRM (or currently pursuing one).
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