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Vacancy title:
Deputy Director, Fund Management
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Finance, Category: Management, Accounting & Finance, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate]
Jobs at:
Kenya National Entrepreneurs Savings Trust (KNEST)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, December 15 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 27 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Specifications
An Officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas: -
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -
- Overseeing the development of policies, regulations, guidelines and strategy for fund management
- Overseeing the development of the Scheme's investment plans and strategy;
- Ensuring implementation and compliance with Schemes investment plans and strategies;
- Recommending to Trustees strategic investments opportunities;
- Establishing linkages with strategic financial partners;
- Regularly meeting with investment analysts and financial strategic partners to discuss investment opportunities;
- Providing leadership in analyzing business performance, industry trends, existing or new regulatory requirements and their impact on business operations.
- Leading in Investment negotiations;
- Ensuring prudent management of all investment portfolios for the Fund;
- Ensuring investment portfolios are aligned with statutory guidelines and KNEST's strategic objectives;
- Ensure undertaking of Portfolio and Investment Research;
- Leading in liaison with Fund service providers including fund managers, custodians, project developers and advisers;
- Advising the Trustees on investment options and opportunities;
- Ensuring returns on investment
- Coordinating acquisition and management of Scheme Investment with the aim of increasing its value and assure best returns on investment
- Setting the criteria and conditions governing investment;
- Liaising with financial strategic service providers to discuss investment opportunities;
- Aligning investment portfolio with KNEST's strategic objectives;
- Ensuring maintenance of proper investment records for all securities
- Ensuring preparation of all investment and periodic portfolio performance reports
- In liaison with the Fund Manager, ensure preparation and filing of all statutory reports
- Managing and developing staff in the department.
- Ensuring prudent utilization of the resources of the Corporation
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Job application procedure
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- Applicants are advised to indicate the position and reference number on their cover letter, their current and expected salaries;
- Each application should be accompanied with a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates and transcripts, National Identity Card or Passport, testimonials and other relevant sup- porting documents;
- Hard or Soft Copy applications shall be accepted;
- Soft copy applications/ online applications should be sent in pdf format (as one running document)
Hard copy applications should be addressed to:
Chief Executive Officer KNEST Plc
P.O Box 30007-00100 Nairobi
17th Floor National Bank Building, Harambee Avenue and dropped in the recruitment box on 17th Floor National Bank Building, Harambee Avenue.
- All applications should be received not later than 15 December 2025 at 5:00 pm, EAT.
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