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

JR United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent GCC-based Pension Fund is seeking a Senior Associate/Associate for their Portfolio Risk team in Reading, UK. The role involves assessing and monitoring investment risks across a diversified portfolio, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while aligning investments with the fund's long-term goals. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and quantitative skills, alongside a background in financial risk management. Relevant experience in pension funds or asset management is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years experience in investment risk or financial risk management preferred.
• Proficiency in risk platforms and programming tools like Python and SQL is essential.
• Understanding of Islamic finance is a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical abilities

Quantitative abilities

Risk analysis

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance

Risk Management

Economics

Mathematics

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), reading

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reading, United Kingdom

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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, are seeking an experienced investment professional to join their Portfolio Risk team. As 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)