Analyst

Company Description
The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore.

Job Description
The Investment Office of NUS is recruiting 1-2 analysts to join our inaugural Analyst Program. This is a 2-year program offering the opportunity to learn about asset allocation, different investment strategies in various asset classes, risk management, portfolio management, and operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

Investment Work:

1. Assist in researching and sourcing for investment ideas.
2. Assist in the execution of investment due diligence work, including qualitative and quantitative analysis of prospective investment opportunities, interviewing the managers, reference checks, industry/sector research, preparing recommendation memo and legal documentation review.
3. Assist in the portfolio monitoring and management of existing investments.
4. Assist in preparation of reports, presentations, or updates to the investment committee, NUS management, or other stakeholders.
5. Assist in taking meeting minutes for internal and external meetings.
6. Assist with any other ad-hoc duties/projects required by the Investment Office.

Operations Work:

1. Support automation of existing processes, specifically to help organize data.
2. Utilize R or Python to develop scripts for standard reports.
3. Design reporting dashboards with Power BI.
4. Conduct risk and performance reporting and analysis for the portfolio.
5. Support compliance and operational due diligence.

Qualifications

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree or higher; strong academic performance.
2. Inquisitive, passionate, and interested in investing.
3. Soft skills: excellent written and verbal communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, adaptability, learning agility, and teamwork.
4. Technical skills: proficiency in Word/Excel/PPT, R or Python, data analysis, and visualization.
5. Prior part-time work or internship experience preferred.

Covid-19 Message
At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required. Applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: National University of Singapore

Department: Investment Office

Employee Referral Eligible: Yes

Job Requisition ID: 27363