To monitor and analyze trends and developments in the banking and non-bank sectors including pensions, insurance, and capital markets to contribute to the identification and assessment of the buildup in systemic risks and their implications for financial stability.
Main Accountabilities
- Analyse trends and developments in the banking and non-bank sector and derive implications thereof.
- Monitor and assess the strength of the interconnections between the banking and other financial sub-sectors like microfinance, pensions, and insurance sectors to understand the intra-financial sector exposures.
- Quantify the contribution of individual institutions or sub-sectors to systemic risk.
- Analyze the degree of usage of particular financial products, including but not limited to banking, bank-like, life insurance, and derivatives.
- Contribute to the drafting of the Systemic Risk Brief, Macro financial Conditions and Financial Stability Reports.
- Analyse the risk and vulnerability dashboards to inform stakeholders of systemic risk developments.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Senior Analyst- Macro prudential Analysis and Surveillance from time to time.
Qualifications and Experience
- Grade 12 School Certificate with five (5) ‘O’ Levels (credit or better).
- BA/BSc in Economics, Banking and Finance, Business Accounting, Finance or equivalent.
- Three (3) Years’ relevant experience.
Key Knowledge and Attributes
- Analytical and conceptual skills.
- Proficiency in macro-financial analysis.
- Econometric modelling skills.
- Knowledge of computer programming languages and/or econometric software (e.g. E-Views, MATLAB, STATA, VBA etc).
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office application such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint and/or Access.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Bank of Zambia Conditions of Service will apply.
