Applications are invited from suitably qualified Lesotho citizens to fill the position of Dealer in the Front Office Section of the Investments and Market Operations Division in the Department of Financial Markets.

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

-          To obtain current market prices (exchange rates and bond prices) inputting into the treasury system for valuations

-          To trade/deal in money, foreign exchange and capital markets

-          To manage the Working capital and the Liquidity tranche as per the investment strategy

-          To prepare market recaps and undertaking ad hoc research on special projects

Qualifications:

BA (Economics) or equivalent Finance Degree with at least Second Class First Division or equivalent pass. A relevant experience, together with a good pass in the following subjects will be an added advantage;

-          International Finance

-          International Economics

-          Monetary Economics

-          Macroeconomics

-          Econometrics

-          Statistics

Requisite Skills and Competencies:

-          Excellent oral and written English

-          Hardworking, committed and action-oriented person

-          Able to work under pressure

-          Avid reader

-          Analytical

-        Computational

-          Microsoft Office (Particularly Microsoft Excel)

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

Senior Manager, Recruitment and Training

Central Bank of Lesotho

P.O. Box 1184

Maseru

Closing Date: 15 October 2010

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be responded to.

Published, 2010 September, 24