Surveillance Officer
Capital Markets Authority (CMA)
is a statutory agency charged with the responsibility of
regulating and developing an
efficient capital market in Kenya. To take our increasingly vibrant market to
the next level, the Authority now invites applications from qualified,
competent and experienced candidates for this position.
SURVEILLANCE
OFFICER– HCA/SO/5/2013
Reporting to the Assistant
Manager, Surveillance, the selected candidates will be responsible for monitoring
and conducting market surveillance operations on a broad range of securities
transactions focusing on unfair
security dealings such as manipulation of stock prices and insider trading that may cause damage to shareholders
rights.
The main responsibilities
include;
1. Carry out real time
surveillance of day-to-day stock exchange operations including the
transactions of securities
undertaken through the central depository and settlement corp. and
provide an early warning alert on
the potential risks faced by market participants.
2. Examine stock transactions
showing irregular movements based on day-to-day surveillance
of market movements and
information obtained from various sources.
3. Examine daily transactions and
analyze stocks whose prices have surged or plunged during a relatively short
period of time taking into account actual percentage variances and the impact
it may create on stockholders.
4. Conduct preliminary
investigation to trace the causation of unusual trading patterns.
Required
Qualifications, Competencies & Experience
1. Bachelor’s degree in IT,
Engineering, Commerce, Economics, statistics or in a business
related field.
2. A minimum of two (2) years
relevant work experience gained from money and capital
markets or relevant financial
organizations with a strong focus on compliance and market
regulation.
3. Must possess strong IT skills,
analytical skills and strong work ethics.
4. Must be self-motivated, goal
oriented and be able to adapt to changing needs of the
organization.
We are looking for candidates who
are proactive high performers; goals oriented, possess strong report writing and problem solving skills,
able to meet deadlines, have a strong attention to detail as well as having a
view of the big picture and are dynamic.
If your background, experience
and competence matches the specifications outlined, please send your application, quoting the reference of
the position, including your current curriculum vitae, copies of your
certificates and other testimonials, salary history, three referees (one of who
must be either your current or previous employer), day telephone number, e-mail
address and details of your current salary and benefits to:
Chief Executive
Capital Markets
Authority
P. O Box 74800 –
00200
NAIROBI
The closing date is March 13,
2013.
Only shortlisted candidates will
be contacted for interviews.
“Capital Markets Authority is an
Equal Opportunity Employer”
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