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Career Opportunities

At KWAP, we aspire to become a High-Performance Organisation. We believe that high-performing talent will help us achieve this goal.

As an organisation that is in constant pursuit of high performance and excellence, we offer the following Employee Value Proposition:

WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE GROWTH OF THE NATION'S PENSION FUND INDUSTRY

WE PROVIDE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE REWARDS AND A CONDUCIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT

Job Vacancies

Associate, Customer Experience Strategy – Customer Experience Department

Key Responsibilities

Customer Experience Project Support:

Assist in implementing customer experience initiatives across digital and physical channels.
Support cross-functional teams in tracking project milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
Liaise with vendors and internal departments to ensure the successful execution of initiatives.

Feedback Management:

Monitor and analyse feedback data from various customer experience initiatives.
Prepare insight reports and support continuous improvement actions based on pensioner feedback.
Coordinate survey distribution, tracking, and response management.

Journey Mapping and Process Improvement:

Assist in mapping and reviewing customer journeys to identify pain points and areas of opportunity.
Support process improvement efforts aimed at enhancing satisfaction and service quality.

Stakeholder Management:

Collaborate with internal teams to embed customer experience principles into service delivery.
Support engagement activities with partners.

MyPesara Content Management and Chatbot Knowledge Base Management:

Manage content and updates for MyPesara.
Maintain and update the chatbot’s knowledge base to ensure accurate, timely, and pensioner-friendly responses.
Collaborate with internal teams to gather, review, and validate chatbot content.
Monitor chatbot interactions and escalate recurring issues or gaps in pensioners’ understanding.

Reporting and Documentation:

Maintain customer experience dashboards, documentation, and reports for internal stakeholders and senior management.
Assist in preparing materials for presentations, workshops, and management reviews.

Other Related Duties:

Perform other related duties as and when instructed by the Head of Customer Experience Strategy and Engagement.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or any related field.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in Customer Experience, Business Analyst, Service Design, or Public Service Delivery.

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Assistant Vice President, Tax Compliance – Accounts and Finance Department

Key Responsibilities

Stamp Duty Self-Assessment:

Review contracts and advise stakeholders on stamping liabilities.
Compute stamp duty for finalised contracts.
Submit stamping returns.
Monitor and maintain records of stamped contracts.

Corporate Income Tax Filing (Malaysia entities):

Collate information from respective stakeholders.
Prepare and submit tax returns for KWAP.
Review tax computations for KWAP’s domestic subsidiaries.
Assist in applying for tax exemptions.
Assist in estimating tax payable.

Service Tax Filing (Malaysia entities):

Collate information from respective stakeholders.
Prepare and submit tax returns for KWAP.
Review tax computations for KWAP’s domestic subsidiaries.

Country-by-Country Reporting, Transfer Pricing Documentation, Local File, and Master File (Domestic and International):

Review transfer pricing documentation of domestic entities.
Review Country-by-Country Reporting for the KWAP Group.
Review the Master File for the KWAP Group.
Liaise with tax agents to ensure compliance with international Local File and transfer pricing reporting requirements.

Other Duties:

Assist with other administrative tasks as and when needed.
Enhance knowledge of the most recent tax rules.
Prepare business cases, memos, reports, as well as internal and external email communications.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or any related field.
Minimum 8 years of working experience in tax role.
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and leadership skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Detail-oriented and able to maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

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Associate, Risk Reporting, Policy, and Quants – Risk Management and Compliance Department

Key Responsibilities

Frameworks, Policies, Guidelines, and Procedures

To support the development and implementation of risk management policies and procedures, gather data, conduct research, and assist in developing, managing, implementing, and improving the organisation’s risk management policies, norms, and practices.
Assist the team in creating, overseeing, interpreting, and comprehending policies and procedures while ensuring that they align with organisational strategy and goals.

Corporate Governance

Assist and support in reviewing and providing recommendations to the group-wide governance framework to establish a clear responsibility, accountability, authority, and governance structure, ensuring KWAP has established good corporate governance based on best practices and standards.
Assist in liaising with other departments to ensure the risk management process is efficient and effective.

Project Management

Participate in projects and assist in ensuring the achievement of the project’s outcomes and deliverables within the desired cost, timeline, and resources.
Participate in various engagements with stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management

To prepare notification and proposal papers related to risk management and assist the supervisor in the presentation to the Board, Senior Management, and Management committees.
Participate in project discussions, design infrastructure, and supervise the team in testing and project planning.

Strategic Planning

Assess and measure the relevant risk mitigation controls, their effectiveness, and the impact level, to prevent recurrence.
Monitor risk exposures and challenges and provide recommendations for process improvement.
Assist supervisors in formulating and designing the structures, and approval processes, strategising implementation plans, and ensuring the effective rollout of those plans.

Reporting

Assist, manage, and prepare comprehensive, accurate, and timely analytical periodic risk reporting.
Use data-driven analysis to interpret and determine causal factors, risk impacts, and reporting.
Assist the team in reporting on issues and the relevant follow-up actions to ensure all issues are rectified within the timeframe.

Costing and Budgeting

Collate items and prepare annual budget to ensure sufficient cost average to support risk management initiatives and operations

In-depth Analysis

Provide support in analysing data trends in reporting to facilitate informed decision-making.
Escalate to the immediate supervisor in the event of significant changes in related data trends.

Presentation Skills and Verbal Communication

Act with expertise as the organisation’s authority on using clear and effective verbal communication skills to express ideas, request actions, and formulate plans or policies.
Able to act as the organisational authority on communicating with the Management, Investment Panel, and Board level by speaking in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

Key Requirements

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Finance, Risk Management, Statistics, Accounting, or any related field.
Professional certification such as Financial Risk Manager (FRM) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an added advantage.
Minimum 5 years of direct working experience in risk management, preferably related to quantitative analysis and simulation.
Good analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

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Associate, External Fund Management – Investment Operations Department

Key Responsibilities

General:

Ensure all trade settlements for External Fund Managers (EFM) for equity and bonds are processed, cleared, and settled accurately within the prescribed timeline and in accordance with statutory, regulatory, and KWAP standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Responsible for assisting the Assistant Vice President (AVP) in managing the Transaction Management – External Fund Managers unit to ensure all investment settlements of the investment transactions are executed efficiently and adhere to the set parameters and approved limits.

Strategy Implementation:

Process and implement the strategic functions and departmental direction to accomplish operational goals and initiatives within a defined timetable.
Monitor and oversee overall developments to ensure all strategies are successfully implemented and meet long-term business needs.

Securities Settlement:

Process and operate all investment settlements to comply with related statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as KWAP’s governance policies.
Ensure the accounting treatment of settlement transactions performed by departments complies with the Accounting Standards adopted by KWAP.
Ensure all settlement matters related to EFMs comply with the related statutory and regulatory requirements as well as KWAP’s governance policies and SOPs.

Matching and Confirmation:

Process and implement the settlement for new and additional injections, performance payments, and any other payments for EFMs.
Produce and collate payment vouchers or journals of daily investment transactions for all investment instruments with supporting documents within the set deadlines.
Liaise with the Front Office or Counterparties on any discrepancies pertaining to investment settlement matters.
Ensure the investment system’s daily pre-End of Day (EOD) task checklist for unsettled trades has been properly attended to before system EOD.

Transaction Monitoring:

Monitor and check the management of cash accounts to ensure all cash related to securities is accounted for in Public Markets, Private Markets, Property, and Treasury.
Monitor cash transactions from the initial trade execution to trade settlement.

Operation Performance:

Produce and distribute updates on business performance and progress in achieving business plans, and take corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of business objectives.
Participate in Information Technology (IT) projects and system enhancements to meet business needs.

Stakeholder Management

Liaise with various stakeholders at KWAP, departmental, and subsidiary levels for initiatives as stated in the business plan or for any ad-hoc tasks as and when required.
Ensure excellent service by adopting best practices in meeting key stakeholders’ commitments.

Document Management:

Monitor and ensure the safekeeping of all documents under the Trade Solutions Section in accordance with KWAP document policies and guidelines.

Policy and Regulatory Compliance:

Produce and review standard operating policies, procedures, and compliance strategies related to trade solutions, ensuring alignment with company regulatory standards.
Attend to audit queries regarding Trade Solution servicing, including taking corrective actions within the stipulated timeline.
Process and implement all Investment Operations Department (IOD) operations in accordance with KWAP’s Act, Financial Policy, Investment Policy, Investment Guidelines, SOPs, and any relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., Bank Negara Malaysia, Securities Commission, etc.).

External Counterparties:

Establish and maintain adequate relationships with banking institutions and other stakeholders to ensure operational efficiency.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or any related field.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in the middle office or back-office for treasury and investment activities.
Possess good knowledge of domestic and global market regulations.
Understand investment instruments and accounting matters.
Understand investment-settlement systems, such as RENTAS, e-Pintas, and Bursa Malaysia will be an added advantage.
Understand the investment information, business management, and accounting systems.
Possess strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office.

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Associate, Private Market – Investment Operations Department

Key Responsibilities

General:

Ensure all trade settlements for Private Equity Fund investments are processed, cleared, and settled accurately within the prescribed timeline and in accordance with statutory, regulatory, and KWAP standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Responsible for assisting the Assistant Vice President (AVP) in managing the Transaction Management – Private Market unit and ad hoc tasks related to International Private Market to ensure all investment settlements of the investment transactions are executed efficiently and adhere to the set parameters and approved limits.

Strategy Implementation:

Process and implement the strategic functions and departmental direction to accomplish operational goals and initiatives within a defined timetable.
Monitor and oversee overall developments to ensure all strategies are successfully implemented and meet long-term business needs.

Securities Settlement:

Process and operate all investment settlements to comply with related statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as KWAP’s governance policies.
Ensure the accounting treatment of settlement transactions performed by departments complies with the Accounting Standards adopted by KWAP.

Matching and Confirmation:

Process and implement the settlement of investment fee payments. Check trade details and affirm the message to the broker, if all is accurate.
Produce and collate payment vouchers or journals of daily investment transactions for all investment instruments with supporting documents within the set deadlines.
Produce and gather fund and securities transactions in Investment, Custodian, and Multi-Foreign Currency Account (MFCA) systems accurately within the prescribed timeline.
Liaise with the Front Office or Counterparties on any discrepancies pertaining to investment settlement matters.

Securities Lending:

Process settlements in stock lending activities, ensuring records clearly identify which investments are available to be lent and which are currently out on loan.

Transaction Monitoring:

Monitor and check the management of cash accounts to ensure all cash related to securities is accounted for in Private Market fund investments and ad-hoc Public Market investments.
Monitor cash transactions from the initial trade execution to trade settlement.

Operation Performance:

Produce and distribute updates on business performance and progress in achieving business plans, taking corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of business objectives.
Participate in Information Technology (IT) projects and system enhancements to meet business needs.

Stakeholder Management:

Liaise with various stakeholders at KWAP, departmental, and subsidiary levels for initiatives as stated in the business plan or for any ad-hoc tasks as and when required.
Ensure excellent service by adopting best practices in meeting key stakeholders’ commitments.

Document Management:

Monitor and ensure the safekeeping of all documents under the Trade Solutions Section – Public Market in accordance with KWAP document policies and guidelines.

Policy and Regulatory Compliance:

Produce and review standard operating policies, procedures, and compliance strategies related to trade solutions, ensuring alignment with company regulatory standards.
Attend to audit queries regarding Trade Solution servicing, including taking corrective actions within the stipulated timeline.
Process and implement all Investment Operations Department (IOD) operations in accordance with KWAP’s Act, Financial Policy, Investment Policy, Investment Guidelines, SOPs, and any relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., Bank Negara Malaysia, Securities Commission, etc.).

External Counterparties:

Establish and maintain adequate relationships with banking institutions and other stakeholders to ensure operational efficiency.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or any related field.
Minimum 2 years of working experience in the middle office or back-office for investment processing and trade activities.
Possess good knowledge of domestic and global market regulations.
Understand investment instruments and accounting matters.
Understand investment-settlement systems, such as RENTAS, e-Pintas, and Bursa Malaysia will be an added advantage.
Understand the investment information, business management, and accounting systems.
Possess strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office.

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Associate, Public Market (Contract)– Investment Operations Department

Key Responsibilities

General:

Ensure all trade settlements for International Equity and Fixed Income investments are processed, cleared, and settled accurately within the prescribed timeline and in accordance with statutory, regulatory, and KWAP standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Responsible for assisting the Assistant Vice President (AVP) in managing the Transaction Management – Public Market unit to ensure all investment settlements of the investment transactions are executed efficiently and adhere to the set parameters and approved limits.

Strategy Implementation:

Process and implement the strategic functions and departmental direction to accomplish operational goals and initiatives within a defined timetable.
Monitor and oversee overall developments to ensure all strategies are successfully implemented and meet long-term business needs.

Securities Settlement:

Process and execute all investment settlements to comply with related statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as KWAP’s governance policies.
Ensure the accounting treatment of settlement transactions performed by departments complies with the Accounting Standards adopted by KWAP.
Ensure all settlement matters related to international trades comply with related statutory and regulatory requirements as well as KWAP’s governance policies and SOPs.

Matching and Confirmation:

Process and implement settlements for new and additional injections, performance payments, and any other payments related to international trades.
Produce and collate payment vouchers or journals of daily investment transactions for all investment instruments with supporting documents within the set deadlines.
Liaise with the Front Office or Counterparties on any discrepancies pertaining to investment settlement matters.
Ensure the investment system’s daily pre-End of Day (EOD) task checklist for unsettled trades has been properly attended to before system EOD.

Transaction Monitoring:

Monitor and check the management of cash accounts to ensure all cash related to securities is accounted for in Public Market, Private Markets, Property, and Treasury.
Monitor cash transactions from initial trade execution to trade settlement.

Operation Performance:

Produce and distribute updates on business performance and progress in achieving business plans, taking corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of business objectives.
Participate in Information Technology (IT) projects and system enhancements to meet business needs.

Stakeholder Management:

Liaise with various stakeholders at KWAP, departmental, and subsidiary levels for initiatives as stated in the business plan or for any ad-hoc tasks as and when required.
Ensure excellent service by adopting best practices in meeting key stakeholders’ commitments.

Document Management:

Monitor and ensure the safekeeping of all documents under the Trade Solutions Section in accordance with KWAP document policies and guidelines.

Policy and Regulatory Compliance:

Produce and review standard operating policies, procedures, and compliance strategies related to trade solutions, ensuring alignment with company regulatory standards.
Attend to audit queries regarding Trade Solution servicing, including taking corrective actions within the stipulated timeline.
Process and implement all Investment Operations Department (IOD) operations in accordance with KWAP’s Act, Financial Policy, Investment Policy, Investment Guidelines, SOPs, and any relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., Bank Negara Malaysia, Securities Commission, etc.).

External Counterparties:

Establish and maintain adequate relationships with banking institutions and other stakeholders to ensure operational efficiency.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or any related field.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in the middle office or back-office for treasury and investment activities.
Possess good knowledge of domestic and global market regulations.
Understand investment instruments and accounting matters.
Understand investment-settlement systems, such as RENTAS, e-Pintas, and Bursa Malaysia will be an added advantage.
Understand the investment information, business management, and accounting systems.
Possess strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office.

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Associate, Transformation Office - Digital Strategy Department

Key Responsibilities

Manage Digital transformation initiatives, including strategies, programmes, events, awareness campaigns, budgeting, policies, and procedures.
Oversee vendors and partners, such as industry experts, government agencies, and consultants by negotiating agreements and monitoring service level agreements (SLAs).
Create and execute digital awareness campaigns that drive adoption and understanding of new technologies.
Ability to articulate complex technology information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Identify digital skill gaps within the organisation and propose the necessary training and development for the organisation.
Ability to explore new ways to integrate technology into cultural events to enhance employee engagement.
Manage digital transformation-related events including workshops, training sessions, roadshows, and promotional campaigns.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Digital Marketing, or any related field.
Possess knowledge and experience in digital technology fields with a mix of exposure to digitalisation, technology implementation, process optimisation, project management, and event management.

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Assistant Vice President, Special Project and Governance – Corporate Strategy Department

Key Responsibilities

Project Management:

Undertake and execute group wide or enterprise strategic projects, based on recommendations and/or authorised directives.
Coordinate with relevant project stakeholders as and when required.
Ensure project milestones, deliverables, and timelines are met.

Strategic Investment:

Evaluate opportunistic strategic investment and partnerships, which may include merger and acquisition, and assisting in group corporate exercises, as and when required by investment department or subsidiaries.
Embark on and manage the whole merger and acquisition process, including origination, planning, and structuring due diligence, valuation, proposal preparation, and completion of the deal.

Corporate Finance and Restructuring:

Undertake corporate finance related project and exercises, group structuring projects and exercises.
Provide internal advisory on group related finance and structuring exercises.

Group Governance:

Enhance KWAP’s group governance structure in line with industry’s best practices with development of guidelines, framework and policy formulation, improvement recommendations, as well as monitoring.
Research relevant applicable benchmark and best practice in the industry.
Report and monitor subsidiary compliance to KWAP’s group governance related to policy and framework through periodical reporting.
Interdepartmental communication and coordination in the process of developing the policy and framework.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Investment, Business, Economics, or any related field.
Minimum 6 years of working experience in project management, corporate finance, investments, or governance function.
Proven track record in managing strategic projects, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, or similar complex initiatives.
Experience in developing and implementing governance frameworks, policies, and reporting mechanisms.
Effective verbal and communications skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

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Associate, Public Relations and Communications – Strategic Communications Department

Key Responsibilities

Media relations

Assist to publicise key messages, storyline, and brand narratives that support KWAP’s mission and vision for the media. Responsible in the creation of materials to convey KWAP’s aspirational narratives to the media which includes the preparation of press releases, media factsheets, articles and write-ups, media Questions and Answers, fielding media questions, pitching stories to the media, managing media interviews, preparing briefing books for spokesperson, preparing speeches for KWAP C-suites, and organising press conferences and media related events, among others.

Crisis management

Assist in crisis communication preparedness and implement response communications processes and procedures in the event of crisis. Able to execute proactive and reactive media relations tactical plan as required. Skilled at utilising tools of public relations for message dissemination to help advance reputation goals and in response to crisis situations.

Communication management

Assist in external and internal communications requirements for KWAP, ensuring its message is consistent and engaging, and that the right approvals are obtained prior to dissemination.

Content creation

Create multiple forms of content to enhance KWAP’s credibility and building KWAP’s brand identity and presence via compelling and creative content relevant to the organisation, utilising owned, earned, and paid media for content dissemination.

Advocacy

Assist in the execution of KWAP’s advocacy tactical plan in terms of its communication deliverables.

Writing and editing

Excellent writing and editorial skills in both English and Bahasa. Possess the ability to write captivating content, beyond technical language perfection for various sets of target groups and prospective audiences.

Research and analytics

Able to obtain analytical data and analyse PR campaign performance data for success measures. Using analytics to analyse trends and target the relevant audience for PR campaigns and to also avert crises through timely redressal.

Other Related Duties

Perform other related duties as and when instructed by the Public Relations and Communications Section Head and the Head of Strategic Communications Department.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Media Studies, Marketing, or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of working experience in public relations, corporate communications, or media-related roles.
Experience working in or with media organisations, Public Relations agencies, or corporate communications departments is preferred.
Familiarity with crisis communication protocols and the ability to support media strategies during high-pressure situations.
Capable of crafting clear, engaging, and audience-targeted messages across diverse platforms.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a creative flair and strong editorial judgment.

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Vice President, Infrastructure Investment – Infrastructure Department

Key Responsibilities

Key Requirements

Minimum 12 years of buy-side investment experience in public and private markets.
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Solid grasp of corporate finance, investment screening and selection, as well as valuation methods for fund and direct/co-investment opportunities, and a clear understanding of the nature of infrastructure businesses.
High familiarity with the investment process, including financial and legal due diligence, as well as subscription, Limited Partnership (LP), and shareholder agreements.
Clear understanding of the distinctions and significance of LP Advisory Committee matters, LP matters, shareholder reserved matters, and board reserved matters.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Completion of or progress toward professional certifications (e.g., CFA, ACCA) is an added advantage.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and under tight deadlines.
Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.

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Associate, Data Management – Retirement Research Function

Key Responsibilities

Identify, prepare, and store internal and external data in a suitable format for further analyses.
Manage suitable database structure for analytical analysis purposes.
Perform data validation and reconciliation with various data sources.
Maintain data relevancy and accessibility based on the organisation’s requirements.
Produce insights from retirement-related databases for policymakers and KWAP internal use or reference.
Plan and compile the project scope requirements to ensure the achievement of the project’s outcome and deliverables within the desired cost, timeline, and resources.
Participate in special projects and other various engagements with stakeholders.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of working experience in any related field.
Experience in working with data warehouses, preferably in the financial industry.
Knowledge of relevant programming languages, for example, SQL, Python, R, Excel, and others.
Knowledge of systems related to the function, for example, PG2, CRM, HRMIS, Tableau, and others.
Demonstrate knowledge and experience in requirement analysis, data extraction, and data preparation

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Associate, Branding – Strategic Communications Department

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Formation and Implementation:

Plan, propose, and implement branding initiatives in alignment with KWAP’s corporate identity and strategic objectives.
Monitor and ensure consistent application of branding across all internal and external publications and platforms.
Address stakeholder needs through effective and targeted branding initiatives.

Performance Management:

Oversee and enhance KWAP’s branding presence across various channels, including traditional media, print, and internal communications.
Collaborate with other departments to ensure consistent and compliant branding implementation across the organisation.
Track and report on branding performance metrics to support continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement

Analyse and gather data from traditional branding touchpoints to understand stakeholder perceptions and needs.
Support the development of stakeholder engagement plans by delivering brand-aligned communication via traditional creative services (e.g., print, event materials, internal branding).
Work closely with internal teams and vendors to produce high-quality, impactful branding materials.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate Degree in Communications, Marketing, Branding, or any related field.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in branding, communications, or corporate marketing roles.
Good understanding of brand strategy, brand identity systems, and traditional media.
Strong communication, project management, and analytical skills.
Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, knowledge of design application (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop) is an added advantage.

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Senior Associate, Strategic Planning – Corporate Strategy Department

Key Responsibilities

Assist in conducting assessment and formulating KWAP long-term Strategic Blueprint, which encapsulates KWAP’s Purpose, Strategic Objectives, and Target Outcomes based on the direction set by Board and Senior Management.
Assist in facilitating the strategic planning process for KWAP, including designing and executing the Board and management retreats.
Identify and recommend the Strategic Themes for KWAP Annual Business Plan cycle.
Explore and identify new business opportunities, ecosystems, partnerships, and ventures that align with KWAP’s strategic objectives.
Assist in development phase of new ventures or ecosystems, as well as its implementation plan.
Assist in undertaking thematic research and analyse the key domestic and global trends, government policies, and political landscape, emerging opportunities and the industry related research or study to formulate strategy recommendations for Corporate or Enterprise.
Provide benchmarking research on domestic and global practices for KWAP’s consideration in venturing into new business opportunities or ecosystems.
Identify key internal and external factors that could shape future scenarios for KWAP.
Assist in facilitating knowledge sharing with external parties on the industry best practices.
Assist in any strategic initiative, including Corporate collaboration and other approach in executing Strategic initiatives in KWAP.
Actively collaborate with various internal stakeholders, including Senior Management for other Thought Leadership initiatives.
Provide support to Senior Management, other divisions, and external stakeholders to facilitate effective implementation of strategic initiatives.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of working experience in Strategic Planning or Advisory role from the audit or professional services firm.
Strong expertise in long-term strategic planning and management development with strong business acumen.
Proactive and dynamic, with strong leadership qualities. Excellent communication skills in clearly articulating ideas and representing the organisation’s perspectives.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Possess outstanding organisational skills with the ability to set and handle multiple priorities.

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Associate, Payment Operation – Accounts and Finance Department

Key Responsibilities

Payment Operation:

Monitor and process all payments and settlements to internal stakeholders, such as staff advance and claims, corporate credit cards, and Board allowances in a timely manner.
Analyse and review creditor’s ageing from time to time and manage the issues, if any.
Monitor documents printing and filing of finance documents in accordance to policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Perform task as and when required by the management.

Compliance and Management:

Monitor and ensure all accounting documents with compliance of internal control procedure and accounting policies.
Monitor and ensure all payments and settlement to stakeholders, such as suppliers, subsidiaries, agencies, consultants and others, are processed in a timely manner and in line with the Financial Policies and Guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP).

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or any related field.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in Accounting or Finance fields.
Possess knowledge of Microsoft Office, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and familiar with any accounting systems.
Able to work under tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Good in accounting entries.

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Associate, Asset Servicing – Investment Operations Department

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Action (CA) Monitoring:

Continuously operate the CA processes, including performance check and balance on the current workflow.
Gather and operate the Information Technology (IT) project and system enhancement.
Keep updated on latest market practices and market requirements relating to CA.

CA Stakeholders Management:

Gather all relevant CA investment decisions and report them accurately and timely to all applicable external stakeholders.

CA related Tax Matters:

Operate and collate all CA related tax matters that are accounted for in the investment system and in the year end reporting.
Liaise with External Custodian who renders investment tax related matters, timely and accurately.

Liaison for New Products or Investment:

Ensure the delegated work are conducted and completed accurately and timely. This includes ensuring the new products, investments requirements, or nuances, such as User Acceptance Test (UAT), are performed and to liaise with vendors, as and when required.
Assist Assistant Vice President (AVP), Vice President (VP), and Head of Department (HOD) on matters pertaining to organisation’s stakeholders, departments, and subsidiaries level initiatives, as stated in the business plan or any ad-hoc tasks as and when required.

Administer Company Meetings Proxy Forms:

Collate the Company Meetings Proxy Forms to be completed and given the right to vote on resolutions brought at company meetings, which is commonly an annual general meeting (AGM) or an extraordinary general meeting (EGM).

Investment Reconciliation:

Operate the overall reconciliation of record of safe custody investments supported by appropriate statements obtained, detailing assets held in the safekeeping.

Document Management:

Operate the safekeeping of all documents under the Asset Servicing Section following KWAP document policies and guidelines.

Vendor Management:

Gather and communicate the organisation’s requirements and demands to the appointed or potential vendors and alliances, such as custodians, system providers, consultants, and others, by comprehending and articulating those needs.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Investment, or any related field.
Minimum 2 to 5 years of working experience in Investment middle and back-office operation.
Experience in domestic and global market regulations.
Possess understanding of the investment instruments in the market.
Possess skills in using investment supporting system, such as Bloomberg, Reuters, RENTAS, Mfund, or any investment systems will be an added advantage.

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Associate, Placements and Trade – Corporate Treasury Department

Key Responsibilities

Liquidity Visibility:

Assist in preparing centralised group cash flow in ensuring sufficient liquidity and adhere to limit of authority (LOA), standard operating procedure (SOP) and regulations set internally and externally.
Implement operational strategy to meet efficient liquidity management for the organisation.
Sought cash positions from all business and subsidiaries and to manage the visibility.
Monitor Group’s liquidity to ensure it is always available to meet group investment and operational requirement.

Cash Forecasting:

Estimate the flow of cash in and out of a business over a specific period of time to help the organisation predict future cash positions, avoid crippling cash shortages, and earn returns on any cash surpluses they may have in the most efficient manner possible.

Cash Flow Management:

Prepare money market and foreign exchange cash flow.
Execute money market and foreign exchange transactions as per market convention and based on operation requirements within the stipulated timeline.
Engage with other relevant departments on matters pertaining to money market and foreign exchange transactions to ensure all investment requirements and operations are completed within the stipulated timeline.
Perform thorough analytical analysis on market trends, economic reports, valuations, product assessments, and risk-return assessments for more informed decision-making.
Assist to analyse and prepare proposals for new initiatives that benefit the organisation and ensuring operation works efficiently.

Money Market:

Execute fund placement for deposit and investment in money market, domestically and internationally.
Trade money market instruments.
Assist Vice President (VP) and Assistant Vice President (AVP) to study, identify, and prepare proposal for new product or tools mechanism to manage efficient group cash flow.

Performance Management:

Monitor and prepare updates to VP and Head of Department (HOD) on operation and regulatory changes to keep abreast of the latest development.
Produce periodic and ad-hoc reports to facilitate management with decision-making.
Obtain compliance report from compliance team to ensure all in order.
Propose improvements and corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of operation objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Adopt best practices in meeting the key stakeholders’ commitments.

Policy and Regulatory Compliance:

Assist in the review of money market and foreign exchange investment-related documents to ensure compliance with market standard practice.
Monitor that all transactions are performed as per internal and external policies, guidelines, and regulations to ensure compliance.
Assist in the review of internal policies and guidelines periodically to keep updated with market development and internal procedures.

External Stakeholders:

Establish and maintain good relationships with external counterparties to preserve a good reputation for the institution and ease business dealings.

Peer-to-Peer Development:

Train new hires or interns pertaining to unit tasks and financial market intelligence to ensure new talent will be able to develop sufficient competence and ensure business continuity.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Investment, Business, Economics, or any related field.
Preferably holds a Pasaran Kewangan Malaysia Certificate (PKMC) or other professional related certificates.
Minimum 1 to 3 years of working experience in Treasury, Fixed Income, or Investments field.
Possess 1 to 3 years’ of experience in fund or cash management or foreign exchange management and trading.
Excellent understanding of rates and foreign exchange (domestic and international).

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Vice President, Infrastructure Investment - Infrastructure Department

Key Responsibilities

1) Management of Investment Team

Oversight of the investment function of infrastructure, which includes guiding, advising and supervision of the investment leads and team for the following functions (as stated below) to be successfully undertaken.

2) Define Portfolio Strategy

Develop Infra investment portfolio strategy based on the future outlook of Infra market.

3)Funds and Direct/Co-Investments Selection & Investment Assessment

Research, evaluation and selection of best fit asset manager and company in managing organization’s investment assets (including discretionary and non-discretionary funds). Assessment of qualitative and quantitative factors in the selection of investment in various market as per overall organisation investment strategy.

4) Deals Structuring & Due Diligence

The development, assessment, and negotiation of appropriate investment structure and instrumental in managing the risk and return of investment. Perform commercial, legal, financial, tax and other relevant due diligence for investment purpose.

5) Presentation to Obtain Investment Approvals

Lead and/or support investment committee, panel and board level presentations.

6) Investment Execution

Execution of investment including Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) for funds and Sales & Purchase Agreement (SPA), Joint venture Agreements (JVA) etc. for direct/co-investments.

7) Corporate Action

Management, monitoring and providing decision on corporate action events. Obtaining approval from HOD or relevant committees to subscribe to rights issue, stock split, bonus issues, warrants, etc. Liaise with relevant department to undertake necessary action in relation to investee companies’ corporate action exercises that may or may not have significant impact on shareholdi in the portfolio.

8)Business Development

Strategic analysis, market intelligence, networking and capability to source for investment opportunities.

9) Divestment

Execution of exit strategy for specific investment.

10) Investment Relationship Management

Active Relationship Building within Investment Ecosystem & Market-Facing Presence (local & international). Building reputation in Investment Capability (including Thought Leadership).

11) Stakeholder Management

Liaise with relevant regulators and stakeholders as required. Obtaining Investment approval from MOF when required.

12) Proactive Risk Management

Identify and mitigate Investment Risk proactively to enable optimal pursuit and early effective identification of viable investments.

Key Requirements

Minimum 12 years of buy-side investment experience in public and private markets.
Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong grasp on corporate finance, screening and selection, as well as valuation methods of fun and direct/co-investment opportunities and nature of Infra businesses.
High familiarization with investment process including financial and legal due diligence, as well subscription, LP and shareholder agreements.
Clear understanding on the difference and importance of LP Advisory Committee matters, LP
matters, shareholder reserves matters, and board reserves matters.
Possess strong people and communication skills and an advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office applications.
Completion or progress towards professional certification (e.g., CFA, ACCA, etc.) is an added advantage.
Able to work with minimum supervision and under tight deadlines.
Strong business sense and commercial acumen

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Associate, Infrastructure Investment - Infrastructure Department

Key Responsibilities

Support the infrastructure investment portfolio strategy based on the outlook of the infrastructure market.
Gather the assessment of qualitative and quantitative factors in the selection of investment in various markets as per organisation’s overall infrastructure investment strategy.
Support the execution of acquisition and exit strategies for specific investments.
Assist in the development, assessment, and negotiation of appropriate investment structures and instruments in managing the risk and return of investment.
Perform commercial, legal, financial, tax, and other relevant due diligence for investment purposes.
Assist with the strategic analysis, market intelligence, networking, and capability to source for investment opportunities.
Establish good partnerships with internal stakeholders, external stakeholders, relevant regulators, and the group of companies.
Assist in the research, evaluation, and selection of best-fit asset manager in managing organisation’s investment assets.
Identify and mitigate Investment Risk proactively to enable optimal pursuit and early effective identification of viable investments.

Key Requirements

Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Accounting, Business, Finance, or any related field.
Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience in the investment field.
Experience in dealing with projects on acquiring, divesting, and financing of companies or assets.
Able to develop financial models.
Monitor various aspects of a deal and work with various departments.
Driven, self-starter with rigorous analytical and financial analysis skills.
Able to work under tight timeline constraints.

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Associate, Tax Advisory – Accounts & Finance Department

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Income Tax Filing (Malaysia Entities):

Collate information from respective stakeholders.
Review the tax computation.
Assist on applying tax exemption.
Assist on estimation of tax payable.

Tax Reclaim Matters (International Portfolio Investments):

Monitor the tax report on a monthly basis to identify any discrepancy of tax rate being deducted on the dividend and interest income.
Generate monthly tax reclaim report.
Liaise with the custodian and provide relevant supporting document to the custodian for entitlement of treaty rates.
Prepare relevant documentation for tax reclaim matters.
Monitor the tax documentation or tax exemption expiry and prepare necessary document for renewal.

Tax filings (International Portfolio Investments):

Collate information for tax agent to compute the capital gain tax return.
Review capital gain tax computation prepared by tax agent.

E-invoicing:

Assist and advise the finance team and relevant stakeholders on the applicable treatment for e-invoicing transaction.

Funds Due Diligence Tasks:

Review the partnership agreements and relevant documentation for private equity fund and similar funds.
Laise with legal counsel on the appropriate tax provisions to be documented.
Review and advice tax provisions to be documented in the side letter or partnership agreement.

Tax Advisory Tasks:

Assist on any tax advisory.
Review tax advisory report and provide opinion to stakeholders.
Advice on how to raise stamp duty in the stamping portal.

Other Duties:

Assist with other administrative tasks as and when needed.
Enhance knowledge with most recent tax rules.
Preparation of business cases, memos, reports, as well as internal and external email communication.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or any related field.
Minimum 2 years of working experience in tax role.
Proficiency in using Microsoft Office.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Detail-oriented and able to maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

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Associate, Employee Support – Accounts and Finance Department

Key Responsibilities

Stationery and Inventory Management:

Maintain optimal stock levels of stationery items to meet the needs of all departments.
Regularly monitor stock levels and reorder stationery supplies proactively to avoid shortages.
Conduct periodic stock count to ensure accuracy of inventory records.
Manage the distribution of stationery items to employees and departments efficiently.
Implement measures to control access to the stationery storage area and prevent unauthorised removal of supplies.
Prepare regular reports on stationery inventory levels, usage, and expenditures.

Helpdesk Management:

Oversee the helpdesk function, ensuring timely resolution of technical issues and staff inquiries.
Act as the first point of contact for staff inquiries or issues.
Resolve minor problems or escalate them to the appropriate department.
Monitor and analyse helpdesk metrics to improve service quality.
Maintain records of all helpdesk requests and resolutions for tracking and reporting purposes.

Issuing Administration Communications:

Prepare internal communications, such as announcements and updates, in relation to Administration Function.
Ensure that all communications are clear, concise, and relevant to the intended audience.
Distribute communications via appropriate channels (e.g., email, intranet).
Ensure that communications are issued in a timely manner to keep staff informed about important updates or changes.

Staffs Support:

Assist in handling office supplies, procurement, and inventory management.
Assist in new employee onboarding, ensuring a smooth transition for new hires.
Manage and issue access cards, office phones, and parking passes.
Monitor and ensure upkeep of the office pantry by ensuring the coffee machine, water dispenser, and other facilities are in good working condition.
Oversee the day-to-day operation of the office pantry, ensuring it is stocked with necessary supplies, such as beverages and snacks.
Maintain cleanliness and organisation in the office area and manage cleaning schedules.
Organise regular inventory checks of pantry supplies.

Transportation and Staff Logistic Support:

Coordinate transportation arrangements for staffs as and when needed.
Ensure that company vehicles are well-maintained, insured, and available for use.
Assist in the management of staff travel and logistics, ensuring smooth execution of business trips and prepare report for audit purposes.

Business Continuity Management (BCM) Support:

Support the Business Continuity Plan by ensuring all necessary administrative tasks are carried out during emergencies or business disruptions.
Assist in the organisation of training and drills to ensure preparedness.

Other Duties:

Organise, manage, and provide accurate documentation and information to Auditors (Internal and External) in a timely and professional manner.
Prepare business cases, memos, reports, as well as internal and external email communication.
Assist with special projects and other administrative tasks as and when needed.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, or any related field.
Minimum 2 years of working experience in office administration or a similar administrative role.
Strong organisational and time-management skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Ability to work independently and together as part of a team.

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Associate, Performance – Human Resource Department

Key Responsibilities

Performance Management:

Coordinate and execute the implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS).
Provide support and assistance for employees in completing the Performance Management process.
Serve as a point of reference for the Performance Management System module on eHR, conduct briefings, knowledge-sharing sessions, and help desk as and when necessary.
Create and establish awareness materials on Performance Management (as and when required).
Ensure standard operating procedure (SOP) is updated in accordance with the Intellectual Documents Management Guideline requirement.
Assist audit and excellence matters related to PMS.
Assist in data analysis, reporting, and preparing proposal papers.
Understand the overall process of PMS in KWAP and provide recommendations for improvement based on current needs.

Career Management:

Coordinate promotion and upgrading overall process.
Assist in preparing proposal papers for promotion and upgrading approval.
Manage internal and external communications.
Recommend improvement in the promotion and upgrading process (if any).
Plan and execute the assessment process and ensure tasks are completed within the targeted timeline.
Assist in developing SOP, and guidelines, as well as ensure intellectual documents are updated following the requirements.

Rewards Operations:

Assist in completing the contract renewal operations process.
Assist in recommending salary for new joiners, promotion, upgrading and any other salary exercise.
Assist in Job Evaluation Exercises and able to understand the fundamentals of rewards and remunerations.

eHR System:

Main point of contact as system administrator for the Performance Module.
Manage, monitor, and administer end-to-end processes for the eHR Performance Module via the system.
Provide recommendations on the overall enhancement of the Performance Module under the eHR system

Data Management:

Become the reference point and ensure the accuracy of performance data to be submitted to third parties.
Manage the interaction and protection of sensitive data with third parties by maintaining good working.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Human Resource, Business Administration, or any related field.
Minimum 2 years of working experience in Performance Management or similar role.
Good analytical thinking.
Good command of English and good writing skills.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and designer tools, such as Canva or Adobe Photoshop.

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Associate, Secretarial – Secretarial Function

Key Responsibilities

Assist the Assistant Vice President (AVP) in performing secretarial duties, including but not limited to, the preparation and organisation of meetings, conduct and proceedings of meetings, issuance of meetings agenda, drafting of minutes, summary of decisions, matters arising, etc.
Provide support to AVP in the organisation of all meetings of the Board / Investment Panel / Management Committees.
Ensure that the minutes of the meeting and the decisions of the meeting are properly and accurately recorded and produced timely in accordance with the relevant Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Company Secretarial, Accounting, or any related fields.
Posses license and/or accreditation from relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in corporate secretarial practices or in-house company secretarial with knowledge and experience in corporate/company secretarial matters.
Proficiency in minute-taking with strong attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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Associate, Monitoring and Compliance – Investment Services Function

Key Responsibilities
Planning and Organising

Assist to coordinate preparation of department scorecard and expenditure budget.
Assist to monitor execution of department scorecard and budget utilisation.

Investment Monitoring

Monitor external investment portfolio performance for reporting purposes.
Monitor loan servicing, loan collaterals, and loan compliance.
Monitor credit position of the borrowers and External Fund Managers (EFM) compliance.
Monitor Property Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA).
Monitor and update Net Value Asset (NAV) for Private Equity, Real Estate, and Infrastructure.

Review and Reporting

Prepare loan reports, such as holdings, valuation, and compliance.
Prepare and reconcile EFM monthly reporting , such as valuation, compliance, and performance.
Prepare and process EFM income accrual, expenses, journal, capital injection, withdrawal of capital and income repatriation.
Prepare and reconcile NAV for Private Equity, Real Estate, and Infrastructure.

Policy and Regulation

Review of critical functions to ensure adherence with the Act, internal policies, and procedures.
Participate in Investment Services Function (ISF) business continuity plan.
Review of ISF intellectual documents.

Administrative Duties

Assist in execution of legal documentations, due diligence and disbursement of loan / financing / collateral / loan compliance.
Assist in documentation and administration for loan holding portfolio.

Key Requirements

Bachelors’ Degree in Accountancy, Business, Administration, Finance, Economics, or any related field.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in investment-related industry.
Strong technical, analytical, and problem solving skills.
Computer literate with knowledge in Microsoft Office.
Good interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
Highly motivated and able to work in group or individually.

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Assistant Vice President, Credit Research – Portfolio Strategy and Research Department

Key Responsibilities

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Investment, Finance, Accounting, or any related field.
Possess professional qualifications, such as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), or other relevant certificates.
Minimum 9 years of working experience in capital market related functions.
Experienced in capital market related functions.

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Assistant Vice President, Policy Management and Governance Unit – Investment Excellence Function

Key Responsibilities

Review the need for new investment policies or guidelines in collaboration with relevant stakeholders—including the KWAP Group Legal Services Department and the Risk Management and Compliance Department, if applicable—develop and draft proposal papers and statements that support KWAP’s investment activities and needs, ensuring alignment with the Retirement Fund Act, KWAP’s mandate, objectives, and philosophy, as well as industry and global best practices.
Review existing investment policies and guidelines in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to identify and address any gaps or limitations, ensuring robust governance and resilience, while supporting the HOF in making appropriate recommendations to key stakeholders, including other department heads, C-Suites, the Investment Committee, the Investment Panel, and the Board.
Provide the challenge process on operational or implementation issues that may arise during the process of development and implementation of initiatives, which may involve building support and obtaining the relevant buy-ins or consensus and providing the necessary guidance or consultative advice, where required.
Support the Head of Function (HOF) in engaging with the relevant stakeholders, including other Heads of Departments (HOD) or HOF, C-Suites, and approving authorities, such as the Investment Committee, the Investment Panel and the Board, for approval on the proposed initiatives and recommendations.
Engage with stakeholders to keep them informed on developments regarding investment policies and investment guidelines.
Engage with stakeholders to keep self-updated with latest developments relating to KWAP’s investment activities, KWAP’s investment needs, market trends, and regulatory requirements.
Provide policy advise to relevant stakeholders within KWAP on areas involving investments based on best fit governance practice and approach for KWAP.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Corporate Governance, Political Science, Public Policy, Business, Economics, or any related field. A post-graduate degree in a related field is preferred.
Minimum 8 years of working experience in policy regulation, policy drafting, policy management, or working experiences in similar or related field.
Possessing working experience in a regulatory environment or similar institutions (e.g., regulatory authority bodies, investment banks, asset management, fund institutions) is an added advantage.
Experienced in policy and guidelines drafting or regulatory writing.
Experienced in conducting research or benchmarking studies on policy-related matters.
Experienced in strategic management and leadership across investment functions.
Experienced in creation of policies and guidelines relating to organisational governance.

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Associate, IT Audit

Key Responsibilities

Audit Execution

Support the audit planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up or audit observation tracking for Information Technology (IT) or Information System (IS) audit work assigned in an efficient and effective manner such that audit work meets budget, quality standards, and timeliness outlined in the internal audit methodology.

Special Investigation and Project or Task Execution

Support any special investigation, projects, or other tasks assigned by the Head of Department (HOD), as and when required.

Communication and Reporting

Support the Internal Audit (IA) team in ensuring timely and effective communication of overall audit opinion, audit observations, and root causes to all relevant stakeholders.
Monitor and escalate audit observations and action plans that are not meeting the target date of completion, including the potential overdue cases.
Supporting the HOD in the presentation of Internal Audit reports to the Board Audit Committee and Senior Leadership Committee and highlighting any key concerns on a timely basis.

Audit Strategy

Develop the department’s strategic plan, as well as departmental and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support KWAP’s business objectives and risk appetite.
Ensure that the formulation of comprehensive internal audit methodology aligns with internal audit best practices to ensure the effective execution of internal audit activities such as risk assessment, audit planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up processes.

Risk-based Annual Audit Plan

Participate in annual risk assessment exercise for the development of an annual risk-based audit plan to ensure adequate audit coverage on a yearly basis.

Internal Audit Management

Supporting the assigned IA Manager to ensure correct capacity audit planning so that the audit team can fulfill the scope of an audit assignment effectively and efficiently.

Stakeholders Management

Embrace the role of a trusted partner within KWAP by maintaining good rapport with all stakeholders to support KWAP in achieving its objectives.
Build an effective engagement and good relationship with external stakeholders, such as Jabatan Audit Negara, appointed external auditor and IA practitioners from the industry to keep abreast and comply with the latest development of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards as well as law and regulations in relation to governance, risk management, and control processes.

Governance, risk and control (GRC)

Promote the understanding of good governance, risk management, and controls in IT and IS related areas within KWAP.

Professional and Business Ethics

Display exemplary conduct and live by the KWAP’s values, code of ethics, and conduct.
Embrace the highest standards of ethics and compliance with relevant policies, processes, and regulations.

Audit Data Analytic

Contribute to the implementation of data analytics in the assigned audit tasks.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or any related field.
Professional certifications in auditing will be an added advantage.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in IT or IS auditing.
Ability to objectively analyse and apply information by ‘thinking out of the box where necessary’ to support the planning, fieldwork, and reporting of results of the internal audit engagement.
Good knowledge in corporate governance, risk, management, and control.
Familiar with cloud computing, cyber security risk and system development methodology.
Good communication, interpersonal, and people management skills.
Self-motivated achiever with the ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision.
Highly driven, resourceful, adaptable to change, and able to manage internal and external stakeholders.
Confident and courageous in raising audit observations in a professional manner.

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Vice President, Security Governance – Digital and Security Governance Function

Key Responsibilities

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Systems, or any related field.
Possess knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements relevant to the industry, e.g., Cyber Security Act, Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management (MAS TRM), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).
Minimum 12 years of working experience in security risk management methodologies, policy development, security awareness programmes, and governance reporting.
Experienced with cybersecurity frameworks, such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, COBIT.
Experienced in leading a team or group of people while performing cyber security governance and compliance, audit, IT risk and other IT related areas.
Strong knowledge of security governance frameworks.

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Associate, Market Intelligence and Sustainability - KWEST

Key Responsibilities

Market Intelligence and Research

Assist in conducting research initiatives that support the company’s development and investment strategies.
Support the collection and preliminary analysis of market data, including industry trends, macroeconomic factors, competitor activities, and other relevant market dynamics.
Conduct market studies to support and enhance investment proposals.
Assist in providing insights and recommendations to management based on market research findings.
Contribute to the preparation and publication of investment-related or ad-hoc research papers.
Assist in preparing and presenting research findings to key stakeholders, including senior management.

Sustainability

Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of sustainability strategies that align with KWAP’s and KWEST’s business objectives.
Assist in integrating sustainable practices across KWEST’s operations and investment activities.
Monitor and track sustainability metrics, contributing to the evaluation and reporting of the company’s sustainability performance.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including KWAP, relevant authorities, and industry partners, to stay informed on best practices and regulatory requirements in sustainability.

Stakeholder Management

Liaise with partners, government departments, property consultants, and researchers to gather necessary information, data, and reports that support investment proposals.
Participate in internal stakeholder engagement and communication efforts to ensure that KWEST’s interests are represented and protected.
Support the building and maintenance of strong relationships with stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and achieve mutual goals.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Property Management, Urban Planning, Real Estate Sustainability, or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience in real estate research, consultancy, or valuation.
Possess experience in sustainability or ESG research and implementation is an added advantage.

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Associate, Fund Level Strategy and Advisory - Portfolio Strategy and Research

Key Responsibilities

Provide recommendations to stakeholders on the Fund’s Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) while aligning with the approved risk appetite as well as taking into consideration of macroeconomic factors, funding of future pension liabilities and other investment parameters.
Work with public market asset classes to enable short-term asset allocation adjustments to capitalise on opportunities arising from market dislocations and to enhance investment returns.
Collaborate with asset classes in coordinating the capital deployment, and SAA transition and to plan for the annual investment strategy and return targets.
Work with stakeholders to produce actionable recommendations to enhance the Fund Level Investment Strategy, identification of new trends and asset classes, asset and liability modelling, performance benchmarking, and risk budgeting.
Support the department in the management of the unit’s team dynamics, workflow and processes, resources and preparation of relevant budget.
Provide support to the team in the preparation of the unit’s business plan and preparation of the relevant budget as well as the selection or utilisation of relevant tools or investment platforms.
Support the department in managing counterparty relationships as well as effectively monitor corresponding documentation and/or changes thereof.
Perform all other relevant duties as assigned by the Head of Department (HOD) from time to time, including ad-hoc matters.

Key Requirements

Degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Accounting and Finance, Engineering, or any related quantitative disciplines.
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in a similar field.
Possess working knowledge in a multi-asset investing discipline.

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Associate, Transaction Services - Investment Services Function

Key Responsibilities

Assist the Private Equity unit’s Assistant Vice President (AVP) in managing the day-to-day private market operation and ensuring the efficient execution of all investment settlements of Private Equity transactions.
Ensure all transactions for the private market are processed, cleared, and settled accurately within the prescribed timeline and in accordance with the statutory, regulatory, and KWAP Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Guidelines.
Comprehensive and efficient process of verifying and authorising journals, payment vouchers, and confirmation letters for Private Equity and Treasury.
To support all investment department initiatives and be highly involved in all discussion, planning, user acceptance testing, execution, etc.
Perform ad hoc tasks as assigned by the AVP, Vice President (VP), Head of Department (HOD) and the Management.
Possess comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while doing projects or guiding and training others on managing projects.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Accountancy, Economics or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience.
Experience in the middle office or back office for treasury and investment activities.
Good knowledge of domestic and global market regulations and understanding of the investment instruments in the market.

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Associate, Equity Research and Strategy - Portfolio Strategy and Research Department

Key Responsibilities

Proactive sourcing of relevant internal and external data on macro and micro levels, including through direct and indirect sources.
Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of micro indicators and data to ascertain the health, risk, and opportunities for investment.
Produce timely research analysis and reports in supporting business decisions on:
✓ Investment Strategy
✓ Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation
✓ ESG and Thought Leader
✓ Asset Class Investments
Analyse data, produce research reports, and present to relevant stakeholders (e.g. Investment Committee, Investment Panel, Board members, etc.), highlighting key issues for the business’s attention.
Propose the next course of action for consideration on any issues related to investee companies.
Promote interactive knowledge sharing and intellectual discourse on current issues and pertinent research topics to build knowledge in investment teams to support investment decisions.
Database management as the main point of reference for any investment-related data produced by the Portfolio Strategy and Research Department (PSRD).
Perform understanding, development, application and maintenance of various research and data analysis models and methodologies.
Engagement with investee companies, regulators, industry players, and others for knowledge building.
Active Relationship Building within the Investment Ecosystem and Market-Facing Presence, locally and internationally.
Plan and lead the production of thought leadership pieces pertaining to market, strategy, regulatory, and other developments of note related to investment research.
To regularly attend, participate, or represent KWAP in conferences, forums, discussions, and briefings, including speaking engagements and deliberations around market outlook and investment themes regularly within or outside of the department.
To effectively manage and assist with the organisation and management of in-house talks, workshops, and other forums as and when required.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Investment, Finance, Accounting, other related professional qualifications, or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience.

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Assistant Vice President, Equity Research and Strategy - Portfolio Strategy and Research Department

Key Responsibilities

Proactive sourcing of relevant internal and external data on macro and micro levels, including through direct and indirect sources. The data is used for investment analysis which is intended for investment recommendation.
Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of micro indicators and data to ascertain the health, risk, and opportunities for investment as well as supporting investment decision-making.
Develop financial model for key investible companies under coverage to analyse company performances. These financial models are utilised to supplement the analysis which is used to form investment recommendations.

Produce Research Recommendation

Produce timely research analysis and review subordinates’ reports for business decisions on:
✓Research reports
✓Fair value
✓Ad-hoc assignments
✓Investment strategy
The recommendation is formed so an investment decision can be made.
Review and decide on final recommendations on investment calls for all regions.
Form an investment strategy for global equity research and provide guidance and support to asset allocation strategy

Research reporting and presentation

Monitor and alert internal stakeholders on any fundamental change of the existing corporates in the event of any industry or corporate development.
Prepare, present, review, and disseminate reports or assessments, including management papers for the relevant committees for deliberation and consideration for the next course of action.

Knowledge management

Plan, establish, enhance, and promote relevant department database as a main point of reference for any investment-related data produced by the Portfolio Strategy and Research Department (PSRD) to foster interactive knowledge sharing and intellectual discourse on current issues.
Plan and lead the production of thought leadership pieces pertaining to market, strategy, regulatory, and other developments of note related to equity research.

Investment Relationship Management

Conduct due diligence via engagement with investee companies, regulators, industry players, and others to keep abreast of the latest developments that might have an impact on KWAP’s investments.
Establish and maintain relationships with industry, trade, and professional organisations to enhance the visibility of the organisation and portfolio companies in the marketplace.

People or Talent Management

Mentor and guide direct reports and peers. Accountable for the performance of the unit and ensure the quality of reports meet the required standard.
Review and approve subordinates’ reports for dissemination and is responsible for the unit’s investment recommendation.
Plan, organise, and propose training and development for subordinates within equity research.

Planning and Organising

Initiate, plan, and provide solutions on any improvement of research or analysis functions as well as actively take part in KWAP and investment division-wide projects or events. Ensure that the unit is in full compliance without compromising investment decision-making processes.
Plan, set up, refine, manage timelines, and coordinate work required to ensure timely updates for equity research.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Accountancy, Economics, or any related field.
Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience.
Experience in strategic management and leadership across company functions.

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Associate, Investment - Private Equity Department

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Develop Private Equity (PE) investment portfolio strategy based on the future outlook of PE market.
Research, evaluate, and select the best fit asset manager and company in managing organisation’s investment assets, including discretionary and non-discretionary funds.
Assessment of qualitative and quantitative factors in the selection of investment in various markets as per overall organisation investment strategy.
The development, assessment, and negotiation of appropriate investment structure and instruments in managing the risk and return of investment.
Perform commercial, legal, financial, tax, and other relevant due diligence for investment purposes.
Execution of investment including Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) for funds and Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for direct/co-investments.
Management, monitoring, and providing decision on corporate action events. Obtaining approval from Head of Department (HOD) or relevant committees to subscribe to rights issue, stock split, bonus issues, warrants, and others. Liaise with relevant department to undertake necessary action in relation to investee companies’ corporate action exercises that may or may not have significant impact on shareholdings in the portfolio.
Perform strategic analysis, market intelligence, networking, and capability to source for investment opportunities.
Perform execution of exit strategy for specific investment.
Active Relationship Building within Investment Ecosystem and Market-Facing Presence, locally and internationally. Building reputation in Investment Capability, including Thought Leadership.
Liaise with relevant regulators and stakeholders as and when required. Obtaining Investment approval from Ministry of Finance (MOF) when required.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Investment, Accounting, or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience.
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Possess knowledge and capacity to develop skills in corporate finance, screening and selection, as well as valuation methods of funds and direct/co-investment opportunities and the nature of PE businesses.
Able to familiarise with the investment process including financial and legal due diligence, as well as subscription, Limited Partners (LP) and shareholder agreements.
Ability to understand the difference and importance of LP Advisory Committee matters, LP matters, shareholder reserves matters, and board reserves matters.
Possess strong people and communication skills and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Completion or progress towards professional certification (e.g., CFA, ACCA, etc.) is an added advantage.
Able to work with minimum supervision and under tight deadlines.

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Associate, Value Creation Management – Private Equity Department

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Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Investment, Business Management, Economics, or any related field
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Strong grasp on operational excellence, problem-solving and turnarounds, as well as corporate finance and valuation methods of direct/co-investment opportunities and the nature of PE and Infra businesses.
High familiarisation with the investment process including financial and legal due diligence, as well as shares subscription and shareholder agreements.
Clear understanding of the difference and importance of shareholder reserves matters, and board reserves matters.
Possess strong people and communication skills and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Completion or progress towards professional certification (e.g., CFA, ACCA, etc.) is an added advantage.
Able to work with minimum supervision and under tight deadlines.

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Associate, External Fund Management – Equity Department

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Identify appropriate investment strategies, conduct due diligence and onboard suitable strategies, funds, or mandates.
Strategise and implement external equity mandates which include appointment and termination of external equity mandates.
Ensure performances of the External Fund Managers’ (EFM) portfolios are assessed by the performance matrix, on a periodical basis and monitor efforts taken by the EFM towards improving the performances against selected benchmarks and improving the investment income.
Build rapport and networking within the investment industry such as External Fund Managers, Investment Banks or Pension Funds.
Plan, conduct, audit, and report on visits to EFM offices. Collaborate with the Risk Management and Compliance Department (RMCD) to conduct risk audit visits to EFM offices.
Collaborate with other departments to develop external fund management mandates and achieve specific project objectives.
Develop, review, and adhere to the relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Investment Guidelines, Investment Policy, and Investment Management Agreements (IMA).
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while guiding and training others on managing projects.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accountancy.
Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience.
Experience in related investment or fund management is an added advantage.

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Associate, Data Management - Retirement Research Function

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Identify, prepare, and store internal and external data in a suitable format for further analyses.
Manage suitable database structure for analytical analysis purposes.
Perform data validation and reconciliation with various data sources.
Maintain data relevancy and accessibility based on the organisation’s requirements.
Produce insights from retirement-related databases for policymakers and KWAP internal use or reference.
Plan and compile the project scope requirements to ensure the achievement of the project’s outcome and deliverables within the desired cost, timeline, and resources.
Participate in special projects and other various engagements with stakeholders.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any related field.
Minimum 4 years of working experience in any related field.
Experience in working with data warehouses, preferably in the financial industry.
Knowledge of relevant programming languages, for example, SQL, Python, R, Excel, and others.
Knowledge of systems related to the function, for example, PG2, CRM, HRMIS, Tableau, and others.
Demonstrate knowledge and experience in requirement analysis, data extraction, and data preparation

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Associate, Functional Reference - Contribution Department

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Oversee day-to-day Contribution Management System (CMS)’s core and portal operations, including performance monitoring, troubleshooting, issue resolution, and enhancements to support business operations.
Serve as the main contact for system vendors, ensuring clear communication, and timely resolution of issues and enhancements.
Analyse contribution management processes, gather business user requirements and recommend system improvements to meet operational goals.
Coordinate new system projects, track progress, manage timelines, and lead functional testing, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Define and document integration requirements for the system’s core and portal, ensuring seamless compatibility with existing systems and platforms. Oversee interface specifications, data flows, and interoperability to maintain efficient system operations.
Manage the execution of Contribution Reporting System (CRS) enhancements, from the requirements gathering phase up until the user testing and deployment.
Maintain and monitor system data within the core and portal to ensure accuracy, consistency, and proper data flow. Perform regular data audits, resolve inconsistencies, and implement improvements to align with business and compliance requirements.
Act as the main liaison with the digital team for troubleshooting and technical support for all systems and tools within the department.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or any related field.
Minimum 5 years of working experience in data management, system development, or business analytics.
Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, oral and written communication skills, and project management skills.

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Associate, Quality Assurance - Contribution Department

Key Responsibilities

Develop, update, standardise, and enhance Intellectual Document (IDM) such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Guidelines, Policies, Discretionary Authority Limit (DAL) and Limit of Authority (LOA), for all contribution-related processes, ensuring consistency and adherence to governance.
Benchmark against industry standards to ensure processes remain efficient and aligned with best practices.
Implement a structured version control system to track updates and revisions, ensuring practices align with the latest IDM versions.
Identify, document, and analyse current business workflows to pinpoint possible redundancies and inefficiencies to enhance performance under Business Process Management (BPM).
Manage internal and external audits to verify adherence to SOPs and guidelines, ensuring agreed corrective actions are resolved in a timely manner.
Prepare financial budgets for yearly operations, projects, and initiatives, leveraging past data and planned activities.
Collaborate with Section Heads and the Head of Department (HOD) to identify key drivers and outcome initiatives for the departmental scorecard and establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that align with business plan objectives.
Serve as the final gate for business user sign-off on the new system’s readiness from the business perspective, ensuring it meets the agreed-upon requirements.
Act as internal check and balance and participate in various departmental projects to ensure high-quality deliverables are produced by the project team.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Quality Management, Risk Management, or any related field.
Minimum 5 years of working experience in any related field.
Experience in quality assurance, compliance and governance, process improvement and operational excellence will be an added advantage.
Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, oral and written communication skills, and presentation skills.

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Associate, Budget - Accounts and Finance

Key Responsibilities

Prepare daily and monthly bank reconciliations.
Update the departmental budget utilisation, budget analysis, and monthly slide deck.
Assist in confirming budget details on purchase requisition forms submitted to the procurement helpdesk.
Process budget virements.
Maintain the budget module and multiple ledgers in the system.
Assist and prepare the annual budget and mid-year review process.
Liaise with departments on budget-related matters.

Key Requirements

Possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in a similar role.
Possess extensive knowledge of the financial accounting system.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience in data analysis and report preparation.
Able to work with minimal supervision.

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Associate, Risk Reporting, Policy, and Quants – Risk Management and Compliance Department

Key Responsibilities

Frameworks, Policies, Guidelines, and Procedures

To support the development and implementation of risk management policies and procedures, gather data, conduct research, and assist in developing, managing, implementing, and improving the organisation’s risk management policies, norms, and practices.
Assist the team in creating, overseeing, interpreting, and comprehending policies and procedures while ensuring that they align with organisational strategy and goals.

Corporate Governance

Assist and support in reviewing and providing recommendations to the group-wide governance framework to establish a clear responsibility, accountability, authority, and governance structure, ensuring KWAP has established good corporate governance based on best practices and standards.
Assist in liaising with other departments to ensure the risk management process is efficient and effective.

Project Management

Participate in projects and assist in ensuring the achievement of the project’s outcomes and deliverables within the desired cost, timeline, and resources.
Participate in various engagements with stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management

To prepare notification and proposal papers related to risk management and assist the supervisor in the presentation to the Board, Senior Management, and Management committees.
Participate in project discussions, design infrastructure, and supervise the team in testing and project planning.

Strategic Planning

Assess and measure the relevant risk mitigation controls, their effectiveness, and the impact level, to prevent recurrence.
Monitor risk exposures and challenges and provide recommendations for process improvement.
Assist supervisors in formulating and designing the structures, and approval processes, strategising implementation plans, and ensuring the effective rollout of those plans.

Reporting

Assist, manage, and prepare comprehensive, accurate, and timely analytical periodic risk reporting.
Use data-driven analysis to interpret and determine causal factors, risk impacts, and reporting.
Assist the team in reporting on issues and the relevant follow-up actions to ensure all issues are rectified within the timeframe.

Costing and Budgeting

Collate items and prepare annual budget to ensure sufficient cost average to support risk management initiatives and operations

In-depth Analysis

Provide support in analysing data trends in reporting to facilitate informed decision-making.
Escalate to the immediate supervisor in the event of significant changes in related data trends.

Presentation Skills and Verbal Communication

Act with expertise as the organisation’s authority on using clear and effective verbal communication skills to express ideas, request actions, and formulate plans or policies.
Able to act as the organisational authority on communicating with the Management, Investment Panel, and Board level by speaking in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

Key Requirements

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Finance, Risk Management, Statistics, Accounting, or any related field.
Professional certification such as Financial Risk Manager (FRM) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an added advantage.
Minimum 5 years of direct working experience in risk management, preferably related to quantitative analysis and simulation.
Good analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

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Assistant Vice President, Credit Risk, Risk Management and Compliance

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

Lead in the strategic planning and management of KWAP’s Risk framework to ensure the appropriate structure, people, and processes are in place to support effective implementation of credit risk activities to meet departmental KPIs and strategic outcomes.
Conduct benchmarking studies on relevant areas to identify industry best practices related to credit risk policy, procedures, and processes.
Ensure that KWAP’s business operations and processes are robust and keep abreast of current developments in economic, political, technological, and social landscapes, in line with KWAP’s strategic objective to become thought leaders.

Credit Risk Management

Review investment proposals or notifications related to fixed income, loans, private credit, treasury activities, and fund level investment strategies.
Provide guidance to direct reports on the preparation of risk review to facilitate decision making at Investment Committee and Investment Panel.
Review the compliance of investment risk exposure against approved risk limits and lead a discussion of a mitigation plan with the compliance unit and fund managers in the event of non-compliance.
Review periodic or ad hoc stress simulations on fixed income risk for investment portfolios.
Review and assess risk exposures Vis a Vis risk appetite external factors and internal capabilities or strategies.

Organising and Implementation

Lead and coordinate the development and overseeing credit risk management activities, including enhancing risk culture and awareness, to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals and business objectives.
Provide oversight and guidance and facilitate the identification and analysis of inherent and material risks and impacts on KWAP’s environment, business operations, and activities.

Stakeholder Management, Communication, and Reporting

Lead the credit risk team to identify and manage stakeholders (Board, Board-level committees, Management-level committees, Senior Management, and other identified stakeholders), and ensure timely and effective communication of risk issues.
Guide the credit risk team to understand stakeholders’ needs, issues, or concerns and react to these by leading, coordinating, and implementing the required action plans.
Develop structured communication that is aligned with the desired objectives and deploy different styles of influence to persuade relevant stakeholders and gain internal and external consensus.
Manage timely and effective reporting of all risk concerns via preparation of management reports for the Board, Board-level committees, Management-level committees, Senior Management, and other identified stakeholders.

Integrated and Analytical Thinking

Lead the credit risk team to apply integrated and analytical thinking in implementing credit risk management activities to ensure effective problem-solving and holistic decision making.
Gather relevant information from different sources to identify issues and opportunities.
Analyse information and use a methodical step-by-step approach to break down complex problems or processes into their constituents’ parts (if relevant) to identify causes and propose appropriate solutions.
Evaluate possible implications of solution options and arrive at a decision contextual to the situation.
Provide guidance and training to others on analysing fixed income and credit risk data trends or outlook in reporting to facilitate decision making.

Investment Risk System

Supervise and provide guidance to the credit risk team in the maintenance and management of credit risk systems and engagement with vendors, IT, and other stakeholders in the maintenance and troubleshooting of the system.

Costing and Budgeting

Review and provide guidance on annual budget preparation to ensure sufficient cost coverage for recurring and/or new credit risk systems, initiatives, and operations.

Policy Development and Implementation

Lead in formulating, reviewing, developing, and implementing intellectual documents (i.e., Framework, Policies, Guidelines and SOPs) to ensure adequate governance and guidance related to fixed income, loans, and private credit asset classes.
Provide recommendations to improve policies, processes, and procedures for effective organisational management and business operation. This includes assessing the credit risk controls related to the processes documented in the standard operating procedure (SOP).

Project Management

Oversee or lead the Risk Management and Compliance Department projects and other projects at the departmental and/or enterprise level and ensure the achievement of the project’s outcome and deliverables within the desired cost, timeline, and resources.
Provide advisory in relation to risk and operational issues as well as participate in various engagements with stakeholders.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Risk Management, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, or any related field.
Possess professional certification such as Financial Risk Manager (FRM) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) will be an added advantage.
Minimum 5 to 8 years of direct working experience in risk management. Preferably in credit risk management.
Possess knowledge of loan and treasury products, particularly fixed income, hedging, and funding.
Well-versed in financial industry best practices on credit or market risk management.
Result-oriented, resourceful, and proactive individuals.
Possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Experienced in strategic management and leadership across company functions, directing substantial resources with a minimum of 2 years experience in a managerial role.

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Associate, Private Market, Risk Management and Compliance

Key Responsibilities

Policy Development and Implementation

Assist in the development, enhancement, and implementation of private market risk policies and guidelines under the investment risk intellectual documents to ensure in line with the development in investment strategy and approved business plan under various related policies and guidelines (i.e., Investment Policy (IP), Investment Guidelines (IG), Financial Policy, and Guidelines (FPG).

Private Market Risk Management

Collate information and conduct research in reviewing investment proposals related to private market portfolios and fund level investment strategy and provide independent investment risk review and guidance to direct report to facilitate decision making at Investment Committee, Investment Panel, and KWEST Board meetings.
Monitor the compliances of investment risk exposure against approved private market risk limits and escalate to immediate supervisor and compliance unit in the event of non-compliances.
Perform periodic/ad-hoc stress simulation on private market risk for investment portfolio.

Stakeholder Engagement

Conduct research, participate in site visits and joint initiatives, and provide relevant risk advisory with guidance from supervisors on private market risk strategy and system for internal and external stakeholders.
Provide support in the closure of internal and external audit findings for private market risk findings of stakeholders.
Provide support in preparing relevant private market risk notification and investment proposal papers and assist in performing presentations to KWAP’s Board, Senior Management, and Management committees.

Reporting

Prepare periodic and ad-hoc private market risk reporting as required for internal usage and distribution to support monitoring and decision making to Senior Management and Board-level committees, relevant committees, and other identified stakeholders.

Data Analysis

Provide support in analysing private market risk reporting data trends and outlook to facilitate decision making. Escalate to immediate supervisor in the event of significant market and portfolio movement

Investment Risk System

Maintain private market risk system and engagement with vendors, IT and other stakeholders in the maintenance and troubleshooting the system. Escalate to immediate supervisor in the event of system issue

Costing and Budgeting

Collate items and prepare annual budget to ensure sufficient cost coverage for recurring and/or new private market risk system, initiatives, and operations.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Risk Management, Statistics, Accounting, or any related field.
Professional certification (e.g., Financial Risk Manager (FRM) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) will be an added advantage.
Possess 4 to 7 years of direct working experience in risk management. Preferably in the private market, fund management, or banking sector and financial industry.
Good analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

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Assistant Vice President, Digital Management, Digital and Security Governance

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Oversee, plan, and execute the Digital governance activities to ensure alignment with business goals, following established rules, policies, and processes.
Oversee, plan, and execute compliance with applicable rules, policies, standards, and laws set by industry and government for Digital management and operations.
Manage, control, track, and protect the organisation’s technology assets throughout their life cycle from acquisition to the final disposition.
Identify needs, gather information, draft policy solutions, consult relevant parties, and continuously review policies to provide effective guardrails in managing the organisation’s activities.
Manage the rights, renewals, amendments and relationships defined throughout its contract portfolio. Track and send alerts for contract renewal.
Act as the Enterprise Service Management (ESM) system administrator and manage contracts with the support vendor to define service levels, support and maintenance, and licensing, ensuring the system operates smoothly and without interruptions for daily operational tasks.
Manage periodic Digital vendor performance reviews to measure their performance and delivery against established criteria and benchmarks, ensuring their performance aligns with agreed-upon standards and expectations.
Implement quality control measures to review and track all Digital assets, ensuring accurate records.
Develop partnerships with stakeholders and vendors to oversee the lifecycle of Digital hardware and software assets by maintaining an inventory of license validity.
Support the Digital Technology Committee (DTC) by managing communications, organising meetings, and updating reports..

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or any related field.
Strong understanding of Digital asset components, encompassing both hardware and software.
Possess International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM) certification or an equivalent Information Technology Asset Manager (ITAM) certification will be an added advantage.
Possess experience in IT contract management by demonstrating knowledge in drafting, reviewing, and monitoring contracts related to IT services, software, and hardware.
Strong knowledge of ISO 27001, COBIT, or ITIL will be an added advantage.

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Associate, Secretarial

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Assist the Assistant Vice President (AVP) in performing secretarial duties, including but not limited to, the preparation and organisation of meetings, conduct and proceedings of meetings, issuance of meetings agenda, drafting of minutes, summary decisions, matters arising, etc.
Provide support to AVP in the organisation of all meetings of the Board / Investment Panel / Management Committees.
Ensure that the minutes of the meeting and the decisions of the meeting are properly and accurately recorded and produced timely in accordance with the relevant Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Company Secretarial, Accounting, or any related fields.
Posses license and/or accreditation from relevant professional body will be an added advantage.
Minimum 3 years of working experience in corporate secretarial practices or in-house company secretarial with knowledge and experience in corporate/company secretarial matters.
Proficiency in minute-taking with strong attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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Associate, Events and CSR

Key Responsibilities

Assist the Vice President (VP) of Events and CSR in planning, developing, and executing KWAP’s corporate events and CSR framework and strategies.
Assist in managing corporate events and CSR activities across the company to increase brand equity/value/credibility aligned with KWAP’s mission and vision, CSR framework and its economic, as well as social and environmental impacts towards KWAP stakeholders.
Propose effective internal and external communication through various channels to build strong branding through events for the company and to improve awareness and engagement in CSR across the company based on KWAP’s vision, core values, and business policy.
Research and identify the industry’s best practices and new directions in corporate events and CSR by tracking, analysing, and determining those that are most relevant and linked to KWAP’s overall mission and goals.
Develop and manage processes for evaluating, tracking and responding to requests for donations and charity contributions.
Assist the VP in managing annual Events and CSR budget and track performance against budget and forecast for all programmes and initiatives.
Assist the VP in proposing, planning resources and vendor management that will help the implementation of all corporate events and CSR initiatives.

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Event Management, Marketing, Graphic Arts and Design, Public Relations, Communications, or any related field.
Strong creative skills with basic knowledge in graphic design, visual composition, photography and videography.
Minimum of 3 years of working experience.
Experience in event management and creative industry.
Skilled in managing events from initiation to successful implementation, with an in-depth understanding of people matters and change management.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and exhibit the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
Strong interpersonal and analytical thinking skills.
Self-motivated, result-oriented, and able to work independently under high pressure and tight schedule with a high degree of integrity and work ethic.
Strong attention to detail, tactful, able to give and receive constructive criticism, resourceful and a go-getter.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, event performance metrics, and computer-aided design.

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