Responsibility for the development, preparation, implementation and delivery of Trading strategic plan, working in close liaison with Director, Markets.

▪ Identification of customer opportunities, in both FX and FI and grow the bank’s market share through growth of a robust and active trading counterparty list.

▪ Coordination of interbank trading relationships, corporate investors and issuers.

▪ External communication on trading related issues with Bank of Ghana, Ghana Stock Exchange and others as authorized.

▪ Identification of competitive threats and market opportunities, to feed into the Bank’s Trading strategy. ▪ Contribute to build and manage strategic partnerships with Financial Institutional clients as the bank seeks to grow its FI distribution business in Ghana

▪ Work with Corporate, to drive the growth of the bank’s FI sales business via increased wallet share of existing relationship, customer base expansion/new client acquisition, and driving the onboarding of new clients in the relevant segment.

▪ Manage relationships(internal/external) with Portfolio managers and other relevant officials of target clients in various FI sales client segments in a bid to meet client needs

▪ Ensure that the bank’s policies and relevant credit limits are always adhered to

▪ Act as the primary point of contact in ensuring the preparation and appropriate circulation of suitable market updates

▪ Closing new to market FI deals

▪ Develop and roll out new FI products and undertake market development activities

Financial Management

▪ Fixed Income and FX Trading budget responsibility.

Corporate Governance

▪ AML and client appropriateness – To ensure the business meets its obligations on the prevention of money laundering under the Group Policy and Standards and under local laws and regulations.

▪ Good relationship with regulators with ability to contribute & where possible influence policy formulation. Keep abreast of all the changes in the global environment and give the regulators a good feel of our strategy & what we’re trying to achieve.

▪ To ensure adherence to proper conduct and professional behavior and adherence to relevant market codes of conduct for traders.

Risk Management

▪ Implementation of Risk & Control systems and processes (including compliance)

▪ Implementation of Trading & Revenue strategies within the confines of the approved Risk & Management limits

▪ Close Management of PV01 and NOP for maximum profitability