Key Skills

Job Description

Applications without a capital markets certification (such as CISI or CFA) or without a CV will not be processed. Wise Minds is a Dutch digital consultancy. We need a senior Capital Markets Business Analyst for a tender financed by the African Development Bank. The client is a capital markets institution in East Africa that wants a digital platform for its stock market. We need your CV by 2 November. About the platform - Individual, institutional, foreign and diaspora investors open their accounts online, with document upload, e-signatures and approval workflows. - The platform screens investors for KYC and AML/CFT, including PEP and sanctions checks. - Issuers and investors use it for primary market offers such as IPOs and bonds, from subscription to allotment. - The market manages and publishes its market data on it, including historical data. - It connects to the central securities depository, banks, mobile money and national ID services. What you need - You hold a bachelor's degree in business information systems, finance, economics, capital markets or a related field. - You hold at least one capital markets certification, such as CISI or CFA. - You have at least 5 years of experience as a business analyst. - You have completed at least 3 projects involving stock exchanges, securities trading, investment platforms, brokerage systems or market infrastructure, and you can name a client reference for each. - You know how IPOs, bond issuance, listing, market data dissemination, investor onboarding and KYC work. - You write and present in professional English. Strong advantages - You have worked in East Africa. - You speak French. - You have worked on projects funded by the AfDB, the World Bank or another development bank. - You have worked with central securities depositories, book-building or eAuction systems, mobile money or USSD, or AML/CFT frameworks. How to apply - Send your CV, a short note with your most relevant projects, and your answers to the screening questions. Deadline: 2 November.

Core Responsibilities

Support the design and delivery of a digital platform for an East African capital markets institution, covering online investor onboarding, KYC and AML/CFT screening, and primary market offers such as IPOs and bonds. The platform will also support market data management and publication and integrate with the central securities depository, banks, mobile money services, and national ID services.

Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, at least one capital markets certification such as CISI or CFA, and at least five years of business analyst experience. They must have completed at least three relevant capital markets projects with client references, understand key market processes, and communicate professionally in English.