Applications are invited from suitably qualified Lesotho citizens to fill the position of Dealer in the Front Office Section of Dealing and Strategy Division.

Reporting to Senior Dealer, the incumbent will be responsible for, among others, carrying out the following functions:

-         Contracting foreign exchange deals.

-         Undertaking investment deals in financial markets.

-         Undertaking market and portfolio analysis in order to develop appropriate investment  strategies.

-         Preparing management reports as required.

Qualifications:

BA (economics) with at least Second Class First Division or equivalent pass in Economics with good (A or B) grades in at least three of the following subjects or their equivalents:

-         International Economics

-         International Finance

-         Monetary Economics

-         Macroeconomics

-         Econometrics

-         Statistics

Requisite Skills and Competencies:

-         Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint

-         Good oral and written English

-         Hardworking, Committed and action-oriented person

-         Able to work under pressure

-         Avid reader

Letter of application including detailed curriculum vitae, certified copies of certificates, academic transcripts and two letters of reference must be sent to:-

Senior Manager, Recruitment and Training

Central Bank of Lesotho

P.O. Box 1184

Maseru

Closing Date: 2006 August 18