Job Title:  Personal Assistant

Job title:                    Personal Assistant

Corporate Title:      Assistant

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

Department overview

The Risk Management Department at Nomura is broadly organised according to the main risk classes; Credit Risk Management, Market Risk Management, Operational Risk Management and New Products/Business.

The Risk Management team works to provide a firm wide capital management framework, which takes into account the availability and cost of capital, its effective utilization within and across business lines and the overall capital adequacy of the firm. Risk Management's key activities include ensuring transparency and effectively managing market, credit, liquidity, concentration and tail risk within the risk appetite of the firm and monitoring the effectiveness of capital utilization through the use of limit structures, with an emphasis on stress testing and risk adjusted returns on capital efficiency measures.

Role / Principal Accountabilities

The role will be to provide support Senior Risk Management on a 1-1 basis. The role requires interaction with colleagues and clients across the whole Firm and at all levels.

Specific Responsibilities

• Extensive diary management including multiple time zone meetings
• Liaising with respective teams regarding upcoming meetings and preparation required.
• Arranging global business travel including proposing dates for the trip, suggesting itinerary and arranging all associated visas, covid forms and tests as required.
• Screening calls and all correspondence including inbox management.
• General admin including expense processing.

Skills Required

• Extensive proven experience as an Executive Assistant within Financial Services at Board Level.
• Experience managing an extremely busy diary.
• Ability to organize a daily workload by priorities.
• Must be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment.
• Numerate with excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• A pro-active and approachable individual 

Nomura competencies

Trusted Partner

• Acquire professional behaviours and foundational skills
• Communicate to others with respect
• Acquire basic knowledge and skills necessary for the role
• Continue to engage in self-improvement activities as a financial service professional

Entrepreneurial leadership

• Perform all tasks proactively with a sense of ownership

Teamwork Collaboration

• Acquire professional behaviours and communication skills
• Seek advice from senior colleagues and act accordingly

Influence

• Understand the role, responsibilities and business strategy and act accordingly

Integrity

• Understand the significance and importance of corporate philosophy, professional ethics, compliance risk management and code of conduct.

Right to Work

The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the UK (who require a Tier 2 Skilled Worker visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that this is a genuine vacancy for a qualified role

Diversity & Inclusion

Nomura is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome all applications and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer