Economist, Africa Region FIC Research
Standard Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
Johannesburg, South Africa · Pan-African
Role type
Investment Banking & Advisory
Experience
Senior
Summary
Africa-focused FIC research role producing macro forecasts, fixed-income and currency trade ideas, sovereign-market analysis and investor-facing research across several African countries.
About the role
The Economist will cover approximately three to five African countries within Standard Bank's Africa Region Fixed Income and Currencies Research team. The role combines macroeconomic forecasting, sovereign and financial-market analysis and the development of tradable fixed-income and currency ideas for institutional and corporate clients.
Key responsibilities
Collect, organise and analyse primary macroeconomic data for assigned African countries
Maintain reliable databases of economic and financial-market information
Produce medium- and long-term forecasts for growth, inflation, exchange rates and interest rates
Translate macroeconomic forecasts into fixed-income and currency trading or hedging strategies
Monitor sovereign credit ratings and African Eurobond pricing
Contribute trade ideas and analysis to the Africa Sovereign weekly report
Produce timely commentary for the Africa Brief
Contribute to the African Financial Markets Handbook
Develop frameworks for monitoring economic and market trends
Present country forecasts and market developments to internal and external stakeholders
Support the Chief Economist at IMF, AfDB and investor meetings
Organise research roadshows and investor trips involving policymakers and institutional investors
Produce flash notes and client-facing research
Key requirements
Approximately 8–10 years of senior macroeconomic-research and financial-market experience
Experience producing fixed-income or currency investment ideas
Experience developing currency-hedging ideas for corporate clients
Strong economic forecasting and financial-market-analysis skills
Knowledge of African sovereign, rates and currency markets
Ability to manage and interpret large economic datasets
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to present investment views to institutional clients and senior policymakers
Nice to have
Postgraduate degree in business, commerce, finance or accounting
Bond-pricing, hedging and investment-analysis expertise
Experience engaging the IMF, World Bank, AfDB or other international institutions