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

JR United Kingdom; Luton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading GCC-based Pension Fund is looking for a Senior Associate / Associate for their Portfolio Risk team in Luton. The role involves assessing investment risks and ensuring compliance with long-term goals and regulatory requirements. Candidates should have a strong analytical background, relevant experience in investment risk management, and proficiency in risk analysis tools.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in investment risk or portfolio analytics.
• Proficiency in risk platforms and strong analytical skills.
• Professional certifications like FRM or CFA are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor portfolio exposures and assess market and credit risks.
• Perform quantitative risk analysis and maintain risk dashboards.
• Collaborate to evaluate risk-return profiles of investment strategies.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Quantitative abilities

Programming

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance

Actuarial Science

Mathematics

Statistics

Engineering

Tools

Bloomberg PORT

RiskMetrics

Barra

Python

R

Excel VBA

SQL

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

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Location:

Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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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).