Deputy Head of Banking Department

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Deputy Head of Banking Department Office location: Basel Department: Banking Unit: Service: Employment - Duration: 5 years Contract type: Fixed-term FTE%: 100% Application Deadline: 10/03/2024

Description

Deputy Head of Banking Department

Purpose of the job:

The successful candidate is responsible for assisting the Head of Banking in the management of the Department, including all dealing and support operations involved in the management of the Bankโ€™s assets and liabilities. They will lead and run one of the core areas of the Banking Department.

The Deputy operates in a close team relationship with the Head of Banking, acting as replacement in their absence, and participates in the formulation of strategy and the management of the Bank as a member of the Finance Committee. They contribute to the strategic planning and management of the BIS in close association with the members of the Executive Committee.

Principal accountabilities:

Assist and deputise for the Head of Banking Department in exercising their responsibilities for the following activities:

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

all the dealing and support operations involved in the management of the Bankโ€™s assets and liabilities; managing and leading the departmentโ€™s staff (approx. +100) in Basel, Hong Kong and Mexico City; providing financial services to the central bank and supranational customer base of the BIS by designing and offering attractive investment instruments; supervising the placing of the proceeds from these investments with high credit quality institutions; supervising the management of the Bankโ€™s own capital and its third-party portfolio management activity; maximising the return to the Bank on the financial services it offers and on the investment of its capital subject to maintaining competitive pricing and keeping within BIS prudent risk parameters; overseeing the implementation of the Banking Departmentโ€™s medium-term strategy , which includes diversifying the investment strategy, and extending the range of banking products and services; overseeing the transformation of the IT environment supporting the delivery of Banking services;

Taking direct responsibility for leading and running one of the core business areas of the Banking Department.

Qualification:

MA/MSc in Economics, Finance or equivalent.

Skills:

Clear record of achievement in international banking with experience in prudent treasury, asset/liability management and/or portfolio management. Good understanding of the characteristics and requirements of central banks and supranational institutions as customers. Analytical, managerial and leadership skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent English drafting skills.

Work experience:

Between 10 to 15 years of experience in a senior position in a financial institution.

In return, we offer the opportunity to work at the hub for central bank cooperation, an intellectually stimulating international setting alongside colleagues from more than 60 countries, and competitive employment conditions. The BIS is fully committed to equal opportunity employment and strives for diversity among its staff.

Please apply submitting a CV and a covering letter outlining how you experience relates to the skill requirements of the position.

The closing date for applications is 10th of March, 11.59 pm CET.

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