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This role is to act as a brand ambassador of the firm, providing advisory, training, and market insights through the latest daily news, technical analysis updates, and data interpretation skills.

Accountabilities

1. Shoot promotional videos for the brand, host webinars and seminars.
2. Provide TV, Radio, and Media appearances as required and requested.
3. Work closely with related departments and provide day-to-day market analysis reports.
4. Demonstrate perspicacity in financial market concepts like Technical Analysis, Fundamental Analysis, Stock Picking, etc.
5. Manage research & prepare daily market reports to provide ongoing market updates and in-depth expert analysis.
6. Gather data, write detailed reports on findings, identify new markets, and advise upper management on tactics.
7. Work with vast amounts of written and numerical information about market trends.
8. Write, rewrite, research, and produce content about trading in financial markets for infographics, videos, educational sites, and social media.
9. Keep investors and traders informed of all market updates and provide educational materials and training.
10. Assist with training, including new hire training.
11. Project manage the creation of a mobile app version of the news site.
12. Write trading guides, market outlooks, eBooks, and content for SEO to generate new business and support current clients.
13. Provide special trading alerts and signals to clients.
14. Organize educational events in offices and other spaces arranged by the company.
15. Attend expos on behalf of the company.
16. Provide written quotes to the press such as Reuters and Bloomberg to enhance the brand.
17. Participate in media appearances, including TV outlets like CNBC and online platforms, and produce videos in the company TV studio.
18. Use social media tools like Zoom, Teams, and Skype for coaching new clients to trade confidently with higher equity.
19. Perform any other duties related to market research as the business evolves.

Experience & Skills

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.
2. 7-10 years of experience in analysis or the financial industry.
3. Passion for financial markets, with logical thinking and a continuous learning attitude.
4. Broad knowledge of Technical and Fundamental Analysis in Financial Markets.
5. Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
6. Knowledge of investment products (e.g., US Shares, EU Shares, FX, Commodities, local stock markets) preferred.
7. Knowledge of Meta Trader Platforms is an advantage.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Calling on you, the sharpest minds with the boldest ideas, to help us break the Mold. If you speak fluent stakeholder and dream in dashboards, this gig might just be your next power move.

We’re not just about insurance and investments — we’re about reimagining financial freedom. We dare to do different, and we are on a search for a Business Analyst to shake things up!

• Informatics or other relevant degree
• 5 to 7 years experience as a business analyst
• 2 to 5 years experience in financial armkets
• User interface analyst experience
• Agile methodology
• Project management
• SQL queries
• Enterprise architect
• Visio

What you will be doing:

• Design and validate the functional solution using Agile Methodology
• This involves interpreting the product / technical requirements into agile epics and stories
• Plan agile sprints and stories for the sprint
• Apply knowledge of the system, interfaces and dependencies to highlight integration aspects that must be considered
• Identify a set of stakeholders that need to be involved in creating and validating the agile story board by interview business and technical owners, as well as experienced members of the development team (development manager, architect, Snr BA)
• Design a set of test cases/scripts, test scenarios and test data sets to accompany the agile story board
• Validate the agile epics and test basket with the identified stakeholders and obtain sign-off

Reference number for this position is GZ60716 which is a contract position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of R700 per hour negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on or call him on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Calling on you, the sharpest minds with the boldest ideas, to help us break the Mold. If you speak fluent stakeholder and dream in dashboards, this gig might just be your next power move.

We're not just about insurance and investments - we're about reimagining financial freedom. We dare to do different, and we are on a search for a Business Analyst to shake things up!

• Informatics or other relevant degree
• 5 to 7 years exp as a Business Analyst
• 2 to 5 years exp in Financial Markets
• User Interface analyst experience
• Agile Methodology
• Project Management
• SQL queries
• Enterprise architect
• Visio

• Design and validate the functional solution using Agile Methodology
• This involves interpreting the product / technical requirements into Agile Epics and Stories
• Plan Agile Sprints and Stories for the Sprint
• Apply knowledge of the system, interfaces and dependencies to highlight integration aspects that must be considered
• Identify a set of stakeholders that need to be involved in creating and validating the Agile Story Board by interview business and technical owners, as well as experienced members of the development team (Development Manager, Architect, Snr BA)
• Design a set of test cases/scripts, test scenarios and test data sets to accompany the Agile Story Board
• Validate the Agile Epics and Test Basket with the identified stakeholders and obtain sign-off

Calling on you, the sharpest minds with the boldest ideas, to help us break the Mold. If you speak fluent stakeholder and dream in dashboards, this gig might just be your next power move.

Were not just about insurance and investments were about reimagining financial freedom. We dare to do different, and we are on a search for a Business Analyst to shake things up!

• Informatics or other relevant degree
• 5 to 7 years exp as a Business Analyst
• 2 to 5 years exp in Financial Markets
• User Interface analyst experience
• Agile Methodology
• Project Management
• SQL queries
• Enterprise architect
• Visio

What you will be doing:

• Design and validate the functional solution using Agile Methodology
• This involves interpreting the product / technical requirements into Agile Epics and Stories
• Plan Agile Sprints and Stories for the Sprint
• Apply knowledge of the system, interfaces and dependencies to highlight integration aspects that must be considered
• Identify a set of stakeholders that need to be involved in creating and validating the Agile Story Board by interview business and technical owners, as well as experienced members of the development team (Development Manager, Architect, Snr BA)
• Design a set of test cases/scripts, test scenarios and test data sets to accompany the Agile Story Board
• Validate the Agile Epics and Test Basket with the identified stakeholders and obtain sign-off

Reference Number for this position is GZ60716 which is a contract position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of R700 per hour

Reference: NFR003330-Abi-1

You would be working on some of the most challenging mandates within the company' rapidly transforming landscape. M&A, Financial Modelling and advanced Excel skills would paint a picture that the hiring manager would love to see!

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Execution of M&A Mandates and Transactions.
2. Financial Modelling and Valuations.
3. Investment Report writing and presentation to Investment Committees.
4. Managing all stages of transactions.

Job Experience & Skills Required:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a Business, Finance or Management.
2. 5 or more years of Experience in Investment Banking/Corporate Finance/Private Equity.
3. MBA from a top Business School or CFA is an advantage.

800 000.00 - R 1300 000.00 - Annually

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly.

Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Location: Johannesburg, Baker Street 30, ZA

• Young people who are invested in Africa’s sustainable growth
• Courageous problem solvers
• Collaborative team players
• Inquisitive minds with a relentless desire to learn
• Ambitious go-getters who are driven to win
• Individuals that subscribe to the highest ethical standards

“If you want to be the best, you need to learn from the best.”

Standard Bank placed 18th in the 2024 edition of Forbes' annual ranking of the World's Best Employers, a list that includes 850 top large multinational organisations. The bank emerged as the highest ranked company from Africa and ranked second in the Banking and Financial Services sector globally.

Postgraduate or 4-year degree in:

• Accounting
• Business sciences
• Economics
• Math/ Statistics

Additional Requirements:

• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Full-time student or very recent graduate
• Minimum of 65% average over all years of study