JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
The Trading & Market Operations Officer will be mainly be responsible for surveillance of investment activities including automated monitoring of transactions and communications.

Required Academic Qualifications, Experience, Skills & Competencies:
• Holder of Degree in Economics, Accounting, or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Must be Certified Securities Markets Certification Program recognized by Regulator.
• Minimum of two years working experience,
• Experience in any of the following areas: econometrics, statistical analysis, market performance monitoring, business of stock exchange, regulatory and policy analysis
• Stock Exchange Systems and Process Knowledge, Economic Understanding, Business Accounting.
• Ability to demonstrate Technical Leadership
• Ability to independently undertake the development, implementation, & on-going management of stakeholders’ processes & procedures
• Familiar with Microsoft office package
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to results
• Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili language
• Internal and external contacts with stakeholders on routine and operational issues

Key Duties:
• First point of contact for the resolution and escalation of market incidents in real time.
• Monitor market participant compliance with the trading rules, continuous disclosure obligations and procedures.
• Engage and service a diverse range of stakeholders such as brokers, custodians, system vendors, compliance officers, auditors, and regulators.
• Perform real time market monitoring by coding alerts accurately within set timeframes and prescribed trading rules.
• Manage stakeholder queries ensuring alignment with the trading rules, policies, and regulations.
• Maintain operational documentation, perform statistical analysis, and organize data for reporting to management, regulators, and internal/external audit.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams on continuous disclosure issues.
• Identify and implement process improvement to reduce operational risk, enhance the customer experience and develop technical change.
• Identify, support, and participate in knowledge management activities and subject matter expertise development.
• Investigate, reconcile, and resolve confirmation mismatches. Participating in UAT system testing of new applications.
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by Supervisor.