Client Associate

Ninety One; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ninety One in Cape Town invites applications to support the UK and Europe Institutional Client Group. Based in our SA office, you will sit with the SA Unit Trust team and help coordinate the sales process for institutional clients across the UK and Europe.

Your responsibilities include coordinating RFPs, due diligence requests, client pitches, meeting briefings and follow-ups, and coordinating regular report-back meetings with existing clients.

Job description

About us:

Ninety One is an independent, active global asset manager withR3,4 trillion* of assets under management.

Established in South Africa in 1991, as Investec Asset Management, the firm started offering domestic investments in an emerging market. In 2020, almost three decades of organic growth later, the firm demerged from Investec Group and became Ninety One.

Our distinctive capabilities sit within differentiated fixed income and credit as well as specialist equities, and we have a unique perspective and approach to investment opportunities presented by emerging markets and the energy transition.

*as at31 December 2025

Ninety One is an equal opportunities employer. Our imperative is to attract and retain the best talent by providing a corporate environment where people from varying backgrounds can develop professionally and build a rewarding career.

About the team:

The UK and Europe Institutional Client Group is responsible for building and managing relationships with UK and Europe institutional asset owners and investment consultants. Based across Europe with regional responsibilities, the team is focused on representing Ninety One’s global investment solutions to public and corporate pension plans, endowments, and foundations.

In this role you will:

• Be an integral part of the sales process, supporting the UK and Europe Institutional team, but physically based in our Cape Town office, sitting with the SA Unit Trust team
• Coordinate and prepare RFP and due diligence requests
• Assist with preparing client pitches, meeting briefings and meeting follow ups
• Coordinate regular report back meetings and presentations with existing clients