38 Foreign Exchange jobs in the United Arab Emirates

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Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

Job Purpose

The Dealer, Money Market and Foreign Exchange aims to contribute to the implementation of the investment strategy's objectives of liquidity, FX exposure, return, and risk by monitoring and executing transactions of the money market portfolios, providing research and analysis for money market and FX counterparty selection, and conducting performance measurement and attribution.

The key activities include, but are not limited to:

1. Implement the approved investment plan for money market allocation and FX exposure, and suggest development of investment strategies.
2. Suggest ideas for developing investment strategies in the money market and FX portfolios.
3. Comply with investment policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
4. Execute FX (spot, forwards, and swaps) and money market (acceptances, deposits, and money market products) transactions.
5. Participate in analyzing global and regional money markets and FX, utilizing quantitative models and qualitative assessments to forecast market movements and identify opportunities.
6. Participate in the sovereign, credit, and counterparty risk analysis through fundamental, absolute, and relative value models.
7. Assist in monitoring the return and risk profile of money market portfolios and FX portfolios, reviewing liquidity, cash flows, valuation, performance, and currency compositions.
8. Assist in producing, maintaining, and reviewing reports, including dashboards to monitor market metrics and ratings.
9. Contribute to contingency planning for market volatility and financial uncertainties.
10. Suggest improvements to policies and oversee the implementation of procedures and controls for money market and FX activities.
11. Monitor updates related to IPMS to ensure compliance and accuracy of transactions.
12. Ensure compliance with policies, processes, SOPs, and CFA code of ethics.
13. Maintain relationships with global and regional banks and financial institutions to diversify counterparty sources.
14. Maintain contact with banks and brokers for market analysis reports and financial intelligence.
15. Build and manage relationships with member countries to enhance cooperation in deposit and fund management activities.
16. Coordinate with other departments regarding portfolios and reports.
17. Suggest improvements to systems, processes, and practices based on industry standards and market changes.
18. Share knowledge with Money Markets and FX Dealers to enhance portfolio returns and business continuity.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in money market and FX management
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Business Administration, Investment Management, Economics, or related field
• Professional CFA certification or equivalent preferred
• Excellent communication and writing skills in Arabic and English; French is an advantage

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A key role has become available in the Investment Department for a Money Market and Foreign Exchange Specialist.

The successful candidate will contribute to the implementation of the Investment strategy's objectives by monitoring and executing transactions of the money market portfolios; providing research and analysis for money market and FX counterparty selection; conducting absolute and relative (to benchmarks) performance measurement and attribution.

• Implement the approved investment plan for money market allocation and FX exposure, suggest the development of investment strategies.
• Suggest ideas to the development of investment strategies in the money market and FX portfolios.
• Comply with the investment policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Execute FX (spot, forwards, and swaps) and money market (acceptances, deposits & money market products) deals transactions.
• Participate in the analysis of global and regional money markets (short term interest rates) and FX, utilizing quantitative models and qualitative assessments to forecast market movements and capture market opportunities.
• Participate in the name selection process by analyzing the sovereign, credit and counterparty risks through fundamental, absolute and relative value models.
• Assist in monitoring the money market portfolios return and risk profile both on an absolute and relative basis (acceptances, deposits and money market products) through reviewing liquidity & cash-flows of the money market portfolios and the gap of the ALM portfolio. Additionally, monitor the FX portfolios risk profiles (spot, forwards and swaps) through reviewing the valuation and performance and currency compositions and deviation with the SDR basket.
• Assist in the production, maintenance and reviewing of various reports including the dashboard to monitor the upgrade/downgrade status and market metrics of the money market holdings by rating agencies.
• Contribute to develop contingency plans to handle market volatility and other financial uncertainties in coordination with the Chief Dealer, Bonds.
• Suggest ideas leading to improvements to the policies and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering the money market and FX area.
• Monitor the updates, developments, and amendments related to the IPMS in order to ensure compliance, quality, and accuracy of all the money market and FX transactions.
• Comply at all times with all the policies, processes, standard operating procedures and CFA code of ethics.
• Maintain solid relationships with global and regional banks and financial institutions to ensure a diversified source of counterparties for the strategic distribution of the money market and FX portfolios.
• Maintain a continuous contact with banks and brokers to collect markets & economic analysis reports and timely financial markets intelligence.
• Contribute to build and manage effective business relationships with the member countries to enhance the business cooperation especially in the areas related to the deposit taking activities and fund management.
• Assist the Assistant Chief Dealer coordinate with other AMF departments regarding topics concerning money market and FX portfolios, as well as various periodic reports.
• Suggest improvements to the division systems, processes and practices encapsulating industry best practices, changes in international financial standards and money market and FX markets.
• Provide Money Markets and FX Dealer(s) knowledge sharing and transfer to contribute to the enhancement of the money markets portfolios returns and ensure continuity of the business.

We are seeking a skilled Cash and FX Market Expert to contribute to the implementation of our investment strategy's objectives of liquidity, FX exposure, return, and risk by monitoring and executing transactions of cash and FX portfolios.

The successful candidate will provide research and analysis for cash and FX counterparty selection, conduct performance measurement and attribution, and ensure compliance with investment policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.

1. Implement approved investment plans for cash allocation and FX exposure, and suggest development of investment strategies.
2. Suggest ideas for developing investment strategies in the cash and FX portfolios.
3. Comply with investment policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
4. Execute FX (spot, forwards, and swaps) and cash transactions.
5. Participate in analyzing global and regional cash and FX markets, utilizing quantitative models and qualitative assessments to forecast market movements and identify opportunities.
6. Participate in sovereign, credit, and counterparty risk analysis through fundamental, absolute, and relative value models.
7. Assist in monitoring the return and risk profile of cash and FX portfolios, reviewing liquidity, cash flows, valuation, performance, and currency compositions.
8. Assist in producing, maintaining, and reviewing reports, including dashboards to monitor market metrics and ratings.
9. Contribute to contingency planning for market volatility and financial uncertainties.
10. Suggest improvements to policies and oversee the implementation of procedures and controls for cash and FX activities.
11. Monitor updates related to IPMS to ensure compliance and accuracy of transactions.
12. Ensure compliance with policies, processes, SOPs, and CFA code of ethics.
13. Maintain relationships with global and regional banks and financial institutions to diversify counterparty sources.
14. Maintain contact with banks and brokers for market analysis reports and financial intelligence.
15. Build and manage relationships with member countries to enhance cooperation in deposit and fund management activities.
16. Coordinate with other departments regarding portfolios and reports.
17. Suggest improvements to systems, processes, and practices based on industry standards and market changes.
18. Share knowledge with colleagues to enhance portfolio returns and business continuity.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in cash and FX management
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Business Administration, Investment Management, Economics, or related field
• Professional CFA certification or equivalent preferred
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English; French is an advantage

The role involves executing transactions in the money market portfolios, providing research and analysis for FX counterparty selection, and monitoring performance measurement.

• Develop and implement the investment plan for money market allocation and FX exposure.
• Participate in analyzing global and regional money markets and FX using quantitative models and qualitative assessments to forecast market movements.
• Conduct sovereign, credit, and counterparty risk analysis through fundamental, absolute, and relative value models.
• Monitor the return and risk profile of money market portfolios and FX portfolios, reviewing liquidity, cash flows, valuation, performance, and currency compositions.
• Assist in producing reports including dashboards to monitor market metrics and ratings.

1. Minimum 2 years of experience in money market and FX management.
2. Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or related field.
3. Professional CFA certification or equivalent preferred.
4. Excellent communication and writing skills in English.

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The role of a Money Market and Foreign Exchange Specialist plays a pivotal part in shaping the investment strategy's objectives of liquidity, FX exposure, return, and risk.

This position requires a meticulous individual who can monitor and execute transactions of money market portfolios, conduct thorough research and analysis for money market and FX counterparty selection, and provide performance measurement and attribution. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical skills and be able to contribute to the development of innovative ideas for investment strategies in money market and FX portfolios.

• Key Responsibilities:
• Implement approved investment plans for money market allocation and FX exposure, suggesting development of investment strategies.
• Develop and implement new investment strategies in money market and FX portfolios.
• Ensure compliance with investment policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Execute FX and money market transactions, including spot, forwards, swaps, acceptances, deposits, and money market products.
• Conduct thorough analysis of global and regional money markets and FX using quantitative models and qualitative assessments to forecast market movements and identify opportunities.
• Participate in sovereign, credit, and counterparty risk analysis through fundamental, absolute, and relative value models.
• Monitor the return and risk profile of money market portfolios and FX portfolios, reviewing liquidity, cash flows, valuation, performance, and currency compositions.
• Produce, maintain, and review reports, including dashboards to monitor market metrics and ratings.
• Assist in contingency planning for market volatility and financial uncertainties.
• Improve policies and oversee the implementation of procedures and controls for money market and FX activities.
• Monitor updates related to IPMS to ensure accuracy of transactions.
• Ensure compliance with policies, processes, SOPs, and CFA code of ethics.
• Maintain relationships with global and regional banks and financial institutions to diversify counterparty sources.
• Build relationships with member countries to enhance cooperation in deposit and fund management activities.
• Coordinate with other departments regarding portfolios and reports.
• Share knowledge with Money Markets and FX Dealers to enhance portfolio returns and business continuity.

Organization
Arab Monetary Fund
Opening Date
Monday, December 23, :00-Monday, June 30, :00

The Arab Monetary Fund aims to onboard a"Dealer, Money Market and Foreign Exchange"in the Investment Department, reporting to the Section Manager, Treasury and Direct Investments.

Job Purpose
The Dealer, Money Market and Foreign Exchange aims to contribute to the implementation of the Investment strategy's objectives of liquidity, FX exposure, return and risk by monitoring and executing transactions of the money market portfolios; providing research and analysis for money market and FX counterparty selection; conducting absolute and relative (to benchmarks) performance measurement and attribution.

Key Accountability Areas and Activities
The key activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Implement the approved investment plan for money market allocation and FX exposure, suggest the development of investment strategies.
• Suggest ideas to the development of investment strategies in the money market and FX portfolios.
• Comply with the investment policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Execute FX (spot, forwards, and swaps) and money market (acceptances, deposits & money market products) deals transactions.
• Participate in the analysis of global and regional money markets (short term interest rates) and FX, utilizing quantitative models and qualitative assessments to forecast market movements and capture market opportunities.
• Participate in the name selection process by analyzing the sovereign, credit and counterparty risks through fundamental, absolute and relative value models.
• Assist in monitoring the money market portfolios return and risk profile both on an absolute and relative basis (acceptances, deposits and money market products) through reviewing liquidity & cash-flows of the money market portfolios and the gap of the ALM portfolio. Additionally, monitor the FX portfolios risk profiles (spot, forwards and swaps) through reviewing the valuation and performance and currency compositions and deviation with the SDR basket.
• Assist in the production, maintenance and reviewing of various reports including the dashboard to monitor the upgrade/downgrade status and market metrics of the money market holdings by rating agencies.
• Contribute to develop contingency plans to handle market volatility and other financial uncertainties in coordination with the Chief Dealer, Bonds.
• Suggest ideas leading to improvements to the policies and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering the money market and FX area.
• Monitor the updates, developments, and amendments related to the IPMS in order to ensure compliance, quality, and accuracy of all the money market and FX transactions.
• Comply at all times with all the policies, processes, standard operating procedures and CFA code of ethics.
• Maintain solid relationships with global and regional banks and financial institutions to ensure a diversified source of counterparties for the strategic distribution of the money market and FX portfolios.
• Maintain a continuous contact with banks and brokers to collect markets & economic analysis reports and timely financial markets intelligence.
• Contribute to build and manage effective business relationships with the member countries to enhance the business cooperation especially in the areas related to the deposit taking activities and fund management.
• Assist the Assistant Chief Dealer coordinate with other AMF departments regarding topics concerning money market and FX portfolios, as well as various periodic reports.
• Suggest improvements to the division systems, processes and practices encapsulating industry best practices, changes in international financial standards and money market and FX markets.
• Provide Money Markets and FX Dealer(s) knowledge sharing and transfer to contribute to the enhancement of the money markets portfolios returns and ensure continuity of the business.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in money market and FX management
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Business Administration, Investment Management, or Economics or a related field
• Professional certification of CFA or equivalent professional dealing certificate is preferred
• Excellent communication and writing skills in Arabic and English. French, as a third language, is a solid advantage

We offer an attractive package of benefits aligned with our employment policies, including a tax-free salary and supplementary allowances as housing, furniture and air ticket, schooling, and comprehensive medical insurance.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Global Markets Trader role is an entry-level position that combines financial markets expertise with a passion for trading.

• Support the trading desk by executing trades, conducting market research, and collaborating with senior traders to achieve business goals.

This opportunity allows individuals to gain hands-on experience in trading across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, and commodities.

1. Execute trades under the supervision of senior traders, ensuring timely and accurate execution.
2. Monitor market conditions, update the team on relevant market movements, and maintain awareness of global market developments.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of financial markets, trading concepts, and financial instruments.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with trading platforms or financial analysis tools.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Finance and Sales

Industries: Banking

Investment Portfolio Manager

You will initially be allocated investment portfolios covering a range of institutional and family office clients.

• Portfolios will be managed on a fully discretionary basis by teams of three to six people. The team aims to specify, develop, and execute clients' investment strategies .
• This involves setting long-term asset allocation targets, evaluating and selecting third-party investment managers, designing and overseeing derivative overlay strategies, generating tactical asset allocation ideas, and attending client meetings to report on performance and discuss strategies.
• Assist in business development within the region by identifying prospects, engaging with key leaders, participating in meetings, and preparing meeting notes and follow-ups, including pitch materials.
• Perform due diligence on third-party investment managers, co-author investment strategy documents, and help develop the company's brand.
• Ensure adherence to information security policies and procedures, raising issues with the Cyber Security team as needed.
• Maintain compliance with local data protection regulations and privacy controls, reporting any issues through appropriate channels.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Be an intellectually curious team player with a strong desire to uphold the company's reputation for excellence.
• Possess a strong academic background with a genuine passion for financial markets.
• Have good problem-solving and interpersonal skills, thriving in a collaborative environment.
• Have approximately 5+ years of experience in a professional services role (e.g., management consulting, investment banking, accounting).
• Be bilingual in Arabic and English, with experience of living and working in the GCC.
• Be committed to professional development, such as obtaining the CFA qualification, which the company will support.

Benefits

Please note that we are unable to provide feedback to all applicants; only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Role of a Global Markets Trader

This is a mid-entry-level position designed for individuals with a passion for financial markets and a desire to develop a career in trading.

• Support the trading desk by executing trades, conducting market research, and assisting senior traders with various tasks.

This role offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in trading across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, and commodities.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or a related field
• 0-2 years of experience in trading, financial analysis, or a related field (internship experience is acceptable)
• Basic knowledge of financial markets, trading concepts, and financial instruments
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with trading platforms or financial analysis tools
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Highly motivated and eager to learn about global markets and trading
• Strong work ethic and a commitment to continuous improvement
• High level of integrity and adherence to ethical standards
• Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure

This position provides opportunities to:

• Gain hands-on experience in trading
• Develop strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Improve knowledge of financial markets and trading concepts
• Enhance communication and teamwork skills
• Work in a dynamic and challenging environment

This is a unique opportunity to join a team of professionals working in the financial industry. As a Global Markets Trader, you will have the chance to contribute to the success of our organization and develop your skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.