Head, Commercial Trust at a Leading Asset Management Firm – Alan & Grant

Alan & Grant – Our client, a leading asset management firm in Nigeria, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Commercial Trust

Zip/Postal Code: 100001
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job type: Full Time
Industry: Financial Services

Job Summary

• The Position Holder is responsible for driving the company’s public and commercial trust business, by driving the acquisition of public and corporate trust mandates to provide 3rd party trusteeship services on capital market regulated transactions such as supra-national, sub-national, & corporate bonds, and collective investments schemes to governments, companies, agencies and international monetary organizations.
• The Position Holder is also responsible for providing security trusteeship to debenture, loan syndication, mortgage and project finance transactions.

Key Responsibilities
Business Development:

•  Proactively seek, develop, and acquire business prospects across both public and private sectors, with the aim of driving the public and commercial trust business, by providing a wide range of trusteeship services on (public and corporate) bonds, collective investment schemes, debentures, loan syndication, and project finance transactions.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Actively participate within the capital market industry by cultivating healthy relationships with both public and private sector clients / prospects, and Capital Market Operators, strategically gathering market information, with the aim of increasing the company’s Trustees market visibility, as well as broadening own network of contacts to increase pipeline of mandates.

Business Strategy:

•  Support the Managing Director in defining and implementing the company’s business strategy in line with conditions in its operating environment and helping to drive the implementation of strategic initiatives that sustain / improve the company’s competitive advantage within its operating environment.

Product Development:

•  Lead the development and improvement of existing product and service offerings by bench-marking against competing firms, proactively eliciting the market’s needs, and working with both key parties within the company’s Group, regulators, 3rd-party organizations to build alliances, and win support in launching innovative product / service offerings  that improve the competitiveness and market dominance of company’s Trustees.

Administration of Mandates:

•  Professionally administer and manage existing mandates.

Supports Team’s Development:

• Provides advice, guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required.

Requirements

• LL.B from an accredited university
• Relevant professional certification
• Minimum of 6 years of work experience in similar role
• Ability to expand business, grow client relationships and obtain client referrals.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Skills in legal drafting/ trust structuring and advisory.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online