Fixed Income Consultant

Result of Service The consultant should contribute to the development and strengthening of the fixed income departments analytics as well the delivering reporting with consolidated data in order to improve efficiency for portfolio management.

Work Location New York

Expected duration The project should take a total of 6 months. There will not be any travel required. International applicants are encouraged and the consultant will be allowed to work remotely in accordance with the current BCP guidelines in effect due to COVID-19. If based in New York, the consultant might be asked to come in the office at One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza occasionally.

Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Fixed Income Investment Officer, the consultant will be responsible for the following duties: - Develop and strengthening the fixed income analytics for the organization, as well as assist in the development of reporting and data consolidation for the Fixed Income Department. - Create corporate bond dashboard with screening criteria to find relative value. - Create templates for portfolio management and risk management analytics. - Improve existing ESG templates and consolidate data efficiently. - Create reports within financial software such as Bloomberg, Yieldbook, MSCI Barra. - Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: An advanced level degree is required, preferably in the area of Finance, Financial Engineering, Information Technology or a related field. Experience: A minimum of 10 years of experience in fixed income analytics, including corporate bonds and mortgage Backed securities, is required.

Proven experience in successfully implementing yield book and Bloomberg API and BQL functionality is required.

Experience in corporate credit modeling and screening tools is required. Experience in mortgage analytics is desirable.

Knowledge of Power BI (or similar business intelligence tools) is desirable.

Mastery of Excel is required.

Must demonstrate clarity and concision in written communications and oral presentations is highly desirable.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.