Associate Director - Sovereign Analyst
Associate Director - Sovereign Analyst
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About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
12We are looking for an experienced professional to join our Sovereign Ratings team in Johannesburg for the position of Associate Director. The role is part of the wider Financial Institutions & Sovereign team covering emerging and frontier markets across the Middle East Africa and Central Asia. The team is comprised of 20 analysts based out of our Dubai Johannesburg London and Frankfurt offices.
The Impact:
The role is critical to the success of our Sovereign ratings franchise in the broader Africa Middle East and Central Asia region. The successful candidate will assume primary analytical responsibility for a broad portfolio of sovereign and quasisovereign ratings primarily in Africa. As an experienced sovereign analyst coverage will include complex or analytically challenging credits.
What you stand to gain:
- The position offers the opportunity to interact with senior officials from central governments as well as management teams of large multilateral institutions representing S&P Global Ratings with the highest standards of professionalism.
- The portfolio is broad: Sovereigns Governmentrelated entities (GREs) and Multilateral Lending Institutions (MLIs) providing exposure to a stimulating range of analytical and relationship opportunities.
- Interaction with policy makers investors and analysts across EMEA and globally within S&P; the opportunity to assume and drive internal projects and develop new skills.
- Fundamental economic and financial analysis of sovereigns and governmentrelated or multilateral entities across Africa. We encourage analysts to continuously develop their analytical skills and gain exposure across different asset classes in the Ratings organization.
Responsibilities:
- As a primary analyst for a portfolio of credits key accountabilities include timely rating surveillance publishing highquality reports staying abreast of external developments and managing issuer relationships.
- Backup analytical responsibility for several credits and acting as the senior point of contact role for the Sovereign team in Johannesburg.
- Rating committee voting in accordance with SOP requirements.
- Delivery of new rating assignments within timeliness and quality standards.
- In coordination with the Lead Analyst and Analytical Manager communication of S&P Global thought leadership research credit themes via publications speeches conference presentations and media interviews.
What Were Looking For:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Working knowledge of French or Portuguese is a plus.
- Solid knowledge of economics and sovereign rating methodology. A S&P employee at this level would typically have 78 years of experience in credit or financial analysis with a focus on Sovereign or macroeconomic analysis.
- Sound credit judgment supported by the ability to quickly absorb analyze and act upon information as required to maintain and enhance the quality and timeliness of our analysis.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work in a diverse team setting. Ability to work across teams within S&P Global Ratings with a desire for continuous improvement and innovation whilst adhering to established ratings criteria methodology policies and procedures. We operate in a highly regulated environment.
- The position will require occasional travel mostly within Africa.
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About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings our analystdriven credit ratings research and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through highquality independent opinions on creditworthiness we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations including businesses governments and institutions.
S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the worlds foremost provider of credit ratings benchmarks analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings we help many of the worlds leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow today.
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Benefits:
We take care of you so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. Thats why we provide everything youand your careerneed to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay retirement planning a continuing education program with a companymatched student loan contribution and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: Its not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones too with some bestin class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awardssmall perks can make a big difference.
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Inclusive Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills experience and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness transparency and equal opportunity ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration we drive innovation and power global markets.
S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (the Policy) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions pursuant to the Policys requirements candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.
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S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability marital status military veteran status unemployment status or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
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