The job holder is responsible for ensuring the proper functioning, integrity, and compliance of the capital markets within the jurisdiction authority.

 Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the activities of capital market participants, such as securities exchanges, brokers, dealers, investment advisors, and capital market participants to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards

• Identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities within the capital markets, assessing their potential impact, and implementing measures to mitigate and manage those risks effectively

• Inspect pre and post offering activities of public companies

• Monitoring market activities and behaviours to detect any signs of market manipulation, insider trading, fraud, and other illicit activities that could undermine market integrity

• Ensuring that investors are provided with accurate information and are treated fairly by market participants; involves monitoring disclosures, investor complaints, and taking actions against any misconduct

• Maintaining accurate records, generating reports, and communicating regulatory updates to internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, industry participants, and the public

• Analyze trade data to identify unusual trading patterns, potential market manipulation, and insider trading

• Utilizing data analysis tools to identify trends, anomalies, and emerging risks within the capital market; make informed decisions and adapting regulatory strategies

• Perform other related work as require.

Job Requirement

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in BAIS (Business Administration and Information System), Economics, Management, Accounting and Finance, Banking & Finance, Business Administration, technology/ computer science or a field related to the Job function from an Accredited or recognized learning institution.

• 2 years of relevant working experience.

Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• Specialized technical skills

• Advanced computer skills

• Planning and organizing

• Supervisory skills

• Analytical and problem-solving

• Time management

• Interpersonal skills

• Communication

• Adaptability

What We Do 

Ethiopian Capital Market Authority is established by Capital Market Proclamation No 1248/2021 as an autonomous Federal Regulatory Authority. One of the major objectives of ECMA is to ensure the existence of a capital market environment in which securities can be issued and traded in an orderly, fair, and efficient manner. ECMA, as a regulatory authority, grants licenses to any person to operate as a security exchange, derivative exchange, security depository and clearing company, capital market service provider, over-the-counter trading facility, or any other activity deemed by ECMA as a regulated activity under its jurisdiction. ECMA regulates and oversees trading in primary and secondary markets of securities, the use of electronic trading platforms that deal with securities and gives recognition and oversees the activities of self-regulatory organizations. 

How to Apply

Application Procedure (there are 2 steps) 

1. Please send your CV and application letter, to THIS LINK

2. Please THIS LINK to fill out the Application form 

• Note: Both steps are mandatory, your application might be overlooked if any one of them the two are missed.