The Executive Director serves as the chief executive officer and reports directly to the Board. The Executive Director manages the day-to-day operations of the System, including administration of benefits. The role effectively manages all funds, makes sound investment decisions and collaborates with strategic partners, service providers, stakeholders. The Executive Director leads a current staff complement of 30, composed of 25 full-time employees and 5 contractors.

To learn more about the Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications please view the link below:

Position Specifications

To apply please send your resume to Tamara at tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com.

Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Secretary-General is responsible for the investment of the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The Secretary-General has delegated this responsibility to the Representative of the Secretary-General for the investment of the assets of the UNJSPF (RSG). The RSG heads the Office of Investment Management (OIM), which manages approximately $70+ billion multi-asset class, global investment portfolio, about 85% of which is actively managed in-house. Asset classes under management comprise of global equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, timber, and commodities. OIM’s staff are all based in New York and come from over 30 countries. For more information, please visit OIM's website at https://oim.unjspf.org/.

This position leads the Compliance team within the Risk and Compliance Section of the Office of Investment Management (OIM) of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The incumbent will report to the Chief of the Risk and Compliance Section, who reports directly to the Representative of the Secretary-General (RSG) of OIM.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the incumbent would perform the following functions:

1. Leads the ongoing development, enhancements, and day to day operations of OIM’s compliance program, also ensuring compliance program is well documented, with the assistance of appropriate tools and well known to OIM staff.
2. Ensures that the steps in OIM's compliance process - compliance risk identification, establishing policies and procedures and implementing them - are appropriate and are undertaken in a timely manner by OIM Staff to whom those functions have been assigned.
3. Serves as the Compliance Focal Point for new endeavors of the Fund including the implementation of new financial instruments such as derivatives.
4. Ensures that the appropriate principles of management and control are observed in the implementation of policies and procedures. These principles include separation of functions, clear assignment of responsibilities, measuring results against standards and reporting outcomes.
5. Leads the transactional testing as appropriate to detect deviations of actual transactions from policies or standards and that the results of such tests are included, and other management reports are properly addressed, escalated when necessary, and resolved by the responsible section leads.
6. Ensures that there is timely and appropriate review of material and repetitive compliance issues as indicators of possible gaps and weaknesses in policies and procedures or risk identification processes and facilitates the use of such information in updating OIM's compliance program.
7. Addresses conflict of interest, reputational risk, insider trading, gifts and hospitality, AML and other compliance issues and undertakes periodic analyses and evaluations of compliance issues together with the results of appropriate testing conducted by OIM Compliance staff as a means of obtaining additional or corroborating evidence regarding both the effective functions of OIM's compliance program and the possible existence of disguised or undetected compliance issues. Keep respective policies updated and revised.
8. Coordinates compliance due diligence on external managers and vendors. Makes sure Compliance Reputational risk dashboard is updated.
9. Actively participates in committees such as the Compliance Committee, the Risk Committee, as well as any other committees or working groups as needed. Act as the Secretary of the Compliance Committee
10. Ensures that OIM Staff are appropriately trained in compliance and ethics-related matters. A key component of this is OIM's annual ethics training program.
11. Serves as Audit Focal Point for the Board of Auditors and the Office of Internal Oversight Services as well as external consultants for the testing of internal controls related to the Financial Statements, facilitating, and coordinating the activities of such examinations including the resolution of findings and observations and also reviewing the Statement of Work for the testing of controls by the external consultant.
12. Serves as the Focal Point for OIOS investigations by facilitating and assisting their efforts of retrieval of documentation including e-Discovery.
13. Provides general oversight to compliance matters related to ICT and Business Continuity Policies.
14. Ensures that OIM's basic responsibilities as a signatory to the UN-endorsed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative are met, to include completion of the PRI annual survey and participation or direction in PRI activities.
15. Participates in ad-hoc OIM projects as requested by the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.
16. Mentoring, guiding, and training new team members.
17. Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.

Competencies

Core Competencies:

• Professionalism: Demonstrated competence in and adherence to the standards of conduct of the profession and in the application of best practices; Command of investment risk and compliance matters; Market and Operational risk/Enterprise-wide risk management skills; Conceptual and analytical skills; Quantitative skills; Demonstrated conscientiousness and efficiency in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; Ability to direct, review and guide the work of direct reports, particularly in terms of substantive quality. Knowledge and professional experience in investment compliance matters. Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to this field. Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems. Ability to conduct data collection using various methods. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities.
• The ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management; Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
• Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently
• Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

Managerial Competencies:

• Leadership: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow; empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and to gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; strives for change and improvement; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.
• Judgement/Decision-making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, often with limited or imperfect data in a changing investment environment, and comes to the source of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye toward the impact on others, the Fund, and on the Organization; proposes a course of investment actions or makes recommendations based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

Education
Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Economics, Law or related field is required. A first level university degree in combination with academic qualifications and experience in investment compliance may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree. A CFE (certified fraud examiner) credential is desirable.

Work Experience
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience working in investment management/financial institutions is required.
A minimum of seven years of direct experience with compliance is required.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.

For more information on how to apply, please follow: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=203020&Lang=en-US

The Retirement Executive Director is appointed by and reports to the City Manager. The Retirement Executive Director is responsible for providing the support and guidance necessary for the Board to discharge its fiduciary responsibilities to plan participants and ensure that CRS administers the complex benefits structure accurately. This role will direct a staff of fourteen through five direct reports.

To learn more about the Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications please view the link below:

Position Specifications

To apply please send your resume to Tamara at tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com.

To LEARN MORE about the Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications please view the Position Specification link below:
Position Specifications

To APPLY please email your resume to Tamara at tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com.

The Real Estate units' primary objective is to provide stable cash flow and generate an enhanced yield while providing total fund diversification and an inflation hedge. Real Estate partners with best-in-class managers with common goals to create a portfolio of high quality assets. The portfolio includes allocations to core, value add and opportunistic risk strategies across property types globally.

Under the general direction of the Senior Investment Director, Private Markets, the Director of Real Estate provides investment expertise to staff and the Teachers' Retirement Board in the area of real estate investment and management as well as oversight of the Real Estate staff. The incumbent provides senior level management for the real estate portfolio, executes the investment committee real estate policies, and advises the Senior Investment Director on a variety of sophisticated real estate portfolio management strategies. The Director may act on behalf of the Senior Investment Director, Private Markets, in their absence as delegated.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Knowledge of real estate within investments, specifically private markets
• Experience coaching and guiding existing senior directors
• Experience developing and overseeing investment strategy initiatives
• Experience executing, adhering to and providing guidance on investment policies
• Experience managing internal and external investment portfolios
• Experience in developing strategic goals and objectives, asset allocation, business plans, budgetary planning
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with asset class directors to ensure consistency
• Ability to present recommendations to a board or similar governing body

This position is eligible for incentive compensation and has a maximum incentive opportunity of 125% of base salary.

Relocation benefits may be available.

An incumbent who possesses a professional certification in one of the following designations: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) or Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts (CAIA) may receive a 5% monthly base pay differential. Only one 5% base pay differential is eligible regardless of the number of certifications.

CalSTRS offers a hybrid approach including in-office and remote work solutions with staff working on-site in West Sacramento 2-3 days per week.

Link to apply: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=362646

The Chief Investment Officer (CIO) serves as the senior investment professional at LAFPP, providing leadership, vision and oversight for the management and strategic growth of the Fund’s assets. The CIO provides the investment expertise and counsel to achieve the plan’s long-term investment objectives of superior, but prudent risk-adjusted returns. The CIO reports to the General Manager and partners closely with the Board of Commissioners. The CIO will be accountable for the investment process and rigorous reviews of existing and prospective investment strategies and provide recommendations for new or existing strategies to the General Manager and the Board of Commissioners. The Board will look to the CIO and the general investment consultant for guidance as experts in their fields. The CIO will oversee an investment management expense budget of approximately $152 million.

The application deadline for this opportunity is Saturday, April 15, 2023.

To learn more about the Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications, please view the link below:
https://eflassociates.cbiz.com/Portals/2/Denver/LAFPP_CIO_FINAL%20PS%207649.pdf?ver=PgUUN-LJK5e8K1MjvxV8VA%3d%3d
To Apply, please send your cover letter and resume to Tamara Wesely at tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com.

Closing Period: 04/22/23

Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Secretary-General is responsible for the investment of the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The Secretary-General has delegated this responsibility to the Representative of the Secretary-General for the investment of the assets of the UNJSPF (RSG). The RSG is, in turn, assisted in this function by the Office of Investment Management (OIM). OIM manages a multi-asset class, global investment portfolio of approximately $70 billion, of which about 85% of which is actively managed in-house. Asset classes under management comprise global equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, timber and commodities. OIM’s staff are all based in New York but come from over 30 countries. For more information please visit OIM's website at https://oim.unjspf.org/.

This position is located in the Fixed Income Team of OIM. The incumbent reports to the Investment Officer for the corporate bond portfolio.

Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Director of Fixed Income, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

Assists the Investment Officer corporate bond portfolio (IO) to manage and invest the assets of the corporate bond portfolio.

• Balances long-term strategic goals with short-term performance objectives to outperform return benchmarks.
• Monitors the various portfolio holdings and conduct appropriate security analysis at the direction of the IO corporate bond portfolio.
• Complies with risk control parameters as delineated in the investments Policy and Procedures Manual with a goal to produce the optimal investment return that avoids undue risk.
• Integrates Principles of Responsible Investments into investment analysis and monitor both internally and externally managed holdings, subject to IMD's standards of fiduciary responsibility to the Fund.
• Conducts portfolio review periodically and presents in the Portfolio Review Meeting.
• Conducts portfolio analysis using risk tools and analytical tools.

Conducts careful and thorough investment research:

• Performs fundamental and quantitative fixed income corporate securities analysis through financial statements, corporate announcements, market news, academic and street research, sector related performance data and other publicly available information.
• Reviews investment research and discuss with strategists, economists, security analysts through brokerage community and the Advisors/Research Providers.
• Analysis of ETFs, interest rates, capital structures, and corporate ESG data and conducts portfolio analysis using risk tool and analytical tools.
• Attends investment conferences and Seminars to access to academia and industry experts.
• Assists in evaluating the performance of the Fund's research providers and vendors. This includes, assisting in conducting due diligence, analysis, monitoring and appraise performance of external managers to be employed or employed by fixed income.
• Supports the implementation of the OIM derivative projects.

Makes specific investment recommendations

• Ensures Fund’s four investments criteria; i.e. safety, profitability, liquidity, and convertibility,
• Makes specific investment recommendations to achieve optimum investment performance with carefully review of the portfolio’s investment objectives and risk tolerance,
• Presents and discusses investment recommendations to IO corporate bond portfolio as well as wider fixed income department where appropriate,
• Participates in the discussions and development of investment recommendations for asset allocation for the Fund.

Reporting

• Assists in the preparation of reports accurately and timely to the Representative of the Secretary-General for the Investments of the UNJSPF and Director of Fixed Income when requested.
• Assists the Director of Fixed Income in reporting on investments and related matters to governing bodies.
• Assists in the creation of reports with financial software to aid in analytics.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Demonstrated ability and sound knowledge of investing in US Fixed Income Corporate Credit Securities including ESG considerations; Must have an understanding and professional experience in analyzing corporate credit securities and issuers; d; Have demonstrated an understanding of the intricacies of the US credit market; Demonstrated an understanding of investment objectives and risk management of portfolios including tracking error and curve risk; Ability to conduct quantitative analysis and identify relative value opportunities; Strong written and oral communications skills; Ability to work under pressure accurately, efficiently and effectively; Having the highest level of integrity; Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honors commitments; Delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; Operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; Supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; Takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Education
Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Business and Administration (MBA), Finance, Economics or related field is required. A first degree level university degree in combination with two additional years of experience in investment management may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.

Work Experience
A minimum of five years of experience analyzing corporate credit securities including ESG considerations is required.
Portfolio management analytics experience in US fixed income corporate credit markets is required.
Buy-side portfolio analyst experience is required.
Experience in managing and trading US corporate bond portfolio exposures at a large pension fund, investment manager or insurance company, is desirable.
Experience in quantitative portfolio modeling is desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable.

For more information on how to apply, please follow: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=204146&Lang=en-US

Applications due: March 30, 2023

Application deadline is March 10, 2023. For a complete job description and to apply, please visit: https://www.isbinvestment.com/employment/.

Applications due: March 30, 2023