About the Department

The Capital Markets Supervision Function oversees financial markets to ensure investor protection and orderly markets. This is achieved through various policy and supervisory work done at the stages of primary market, secondary market and post-trading. The Capital Markets Supervision Function’s responsibilities include the processing of applications for admissibility to listing on regulated markets in Malta, the approvals of prospectuses in terms of the Prospectus Regulation, the supervision of the continuing obligations of companies having securities listed on regulated markets in Malta, the supervision of markets to identify any market abuse, the authorisation and supervision of trading venues, central securities depositories and crowdfunding platforms, the supervision of financial and non-financial entities falling under the scope of EMIR and SFTR, the data quality assurance of submissions made under EMIR, SFTR, MiFIR and CSDR, the supervision of administrators, contributors and users of benchmarks in terms of the Benchmarks Regulation and the oversight of activities in terms of the Securitisation Act and the Securitisation Regulation. Capital Markets Supervision is also actively involved in various other initiatives such as the DLT MTF Pilot Regime.

About the Role

We are looking for a Junior Analyst to join the Market Oversight Team within the Capital Markets Supervision Function. The role primarily involves working towards the prevention of financial market abuse and the monitoring of financial markets in order to detect any suspicious trading activity.

The selected candidate will:

Work towards ensuring the integrity of financial markets in Malta through the detection and prevention of financial market abuse;
Engage in daily market surveillance;
Assist with supervisory inspections relating to the prevention and detection of financial market abuse, in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation and the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation;
Assist in any policy formulation projects as may be necessary from time to time;
Assist in the development of the regulatory frameworks and legislative changes;
Attend to a number of fora at European level which are hosted inter alia by the Council of the EU and the European Supervisory Authorities, if and as required;
Liaise and cooperate with foreign regulators; and
Assist in other duties, including any offsite supervisory work, as may be directed by line manager.

About you

We are looking for candidates with a solid academic background in Banking and Finance, Accountancy, Economics or other relevant fields of study. The role calls for an academic qualification in a relevant field of study at National Qualification Framework Level 6 or better, duly certified by the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC) or a widely recognised professional qualification at a comparable level.

If you do not have the necessary academic or professional qualifications but you have at least five (5) years of relevant experience, we would still be interested in speaking with you.

The ideal applicant should demonstrate the following skills/experience:

Self-driven and ability to meet deadlines;
Interest in financial services, particularly the area of Capital Markets;
Attention to detail and a striving for quality and accuracy of reports raised;
Excellent time management skills and ability to adapt to changing priorities as may be necessary;
Ability to maintain good working relationships with other team members and with the industry in general; and
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The preferred candidate will be given various opportunities to learn and be trained for the role, through various mechanisms which the Authority holds, such as the Financial Supervisors Academy and on the job training.

Other Important Information

The MFSA is an Equal Opportunities Employer as certified by the NCPE (National Commission for the Protection of Equality) and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will take care to avoid any form of discrimination in its recruitment procedures. The MFSA reserves the right to withdraw this call at any time and not to select any of the Candidates.

It is the responsibility of applicants in possession of qualifications awarded by Universities and other similar institutions outside Malta to produce a recognition statement on comparability of qualifications issued by the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC). Applicants should do so preferably at application stage or otherwise at the preliminary interview should an applicant be selected for such interview. Details can be obtained by accessing the National Commission for Further and Higher Education website on www.ncfhe.gov.mt under MQRIC heading.

The MFSA shall ensure that any processing of personal data is in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586 of the Laws of Malta) and any other relevant European Union and national law. For further details, you may refer to the Data Protection Policy on the MFSA webpage www.mfsa.mt. Candidates are to note that the submission of any false statement/s or omission, even if unintended, may lead to the cancellation of their application and may render the candidate's appointment liable to termination.

Furthermore, please note that candidates may be asked to submit any documentation in support of the information provided, including but not limited to, proof of qualifications and Police Conduct Certificates.

Public Call Permit: 408/2023

Junior Analyst (Market Oversight)

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