Job Title: Research Analyst (Financial Services)
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Finance / Economics / Research / Business
Job Functions: Financial Market Analysis
Responsibilities
- Full coverage of banking and finance / Investment beat in terms of breaking news, feature stories, investigative stories etc.
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of the financial industry to deliver confident writing at multiple levels of sophistication.
- Cover all Nigerian regulators effectively i.e. CBN, SEC, NDIC etc.
- Cover markets news timely on a daily basis and be abreast of all news
- Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action
- Ensure timely breaking news across your beats and other beat assigned
- Conduct interviews and represent the company at functions, press briefings and general events
- Create original content and enhance existing content while incorporating SEO best practices.
- Conduct regular research and comparism of banks and corporates thereby creating ranking or product review stories
- Build a large network of connections across your beats and scope of work.
Requirements / Essential Skills
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- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in a related field including Finance, Economics, Mathematics or Statistics.
- Experience working in a fast-paced media firm or related services firm is highly desirable.
- 3-5 years proven experience in Banking and Finance, Investment and other related portfolios
- Good writing, interpretation and financial story telling skills
- Ability to break down complex financial terms to comprehensible bits for readers
- Prior high-quality experience in similar roles with top firms in the Investment, capital or financial space will be a major advantage.
- Prior writing experience at a digital or print media is an advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to work on tight deadlines.
Remuneration
Up to N300,000 monthly (gross) depending on experience.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Deadline: May 4, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Research / Survey |