Passionate about investments and seeking a rewarding career in fiduciary asset management?We have an exciting opportunity for a Portfolio Implementation Specialist in our Fixed Interest team.This role will provide administrative,procedural and risk management support to the Investment team,particularly the Portfolio Managers (PMs),ensuring you're part of a collaborative and successful team.1. Gaining and maintaining knowledge of all fund mandates, definitions and notes.2. Generating the portfolio exposure reports:Preparing daily/weekly exposure and other relevant risk reports for PMs; andDriving projects to enhance/automate/expand existing reports and daily interaction with PMs.3. Generating the house-view trade implementation calculations:Managing and implementing house-view trade calculations;Over time, creating systems to ensure that the house-view trade calculations process occurs quickly and succinctly across all funds;Loading transactions in Decalog (transitioning to Charles River [CRIMS] in 2023); andAssisting in the automation of the fair allocation project, with the aim of assisting analysts with all trade allocations.4. Managing the cash management function:Monitoring fund cash positions and preventing overdrafts; andFollowing standing instructions to correct potential overdraft positions.5. Generating the fund rebalance calculations:Rebalancing bond carve-out portfolios for inflows and outflows; andAssisting with the rebalancing of interest rate risk exposures across all funds on a regular basis.6. Maintaining the counterparty client list linked to GMRA and ISDA master agreements.7. Preparing monthly and/or ad-hoc risk reports for the Investment Executive Committee.8. Providing back-up with the following:Assisting, and in some cases, running, with selected projects affecting the Investment team;Attending the Project Forum and Operations Committee meetings when required;Engaging with the Specialist Investment Administration team on the needs of theFixed Interest team as they relate to Infostore on a regular basis; andAssisting the Business Development team with ad-hoc client requests. Skills, know-how and experience:Specific knowledge of fixed income instruments, their valuation and how to administer these instruments;Risk management of fixed income assets and funds;Understanding of equity and bonds;Ability to use systems like Infostore and Decalog/CRIMS;Knowledge on fixed interested and how to calculate;Knowledge of financial mathematics and statistics; andHigh-level knowledge of Advanced MS Excel and/or coding skills.Technical/ professional qualifications:BCom or similar qualification in Mathematics; andPost graduate qualification or study towards one would be advantageous (e.g. Honours degree or CFA).Key behaviours and competencies:Strong analytical skills;High attention to detail;Collaboration and teamwork;Adaptability;Self-motivation/discipline and diligence;Demonstrable drive, purpose and initiative;Curiosity and willingness to learn;Excellent verbal and written communication skills; andExcellent planning and organising skills.