Strategic Investment Manager - 8468

1
South West
Bristol
Horizon House
Staff Grade 7
Permanent
Full Time
Economics, Finance, Other
£55,819
Are you passionate about a sustainable future for the planet? Do you recognise the importance of responsible investment and good governance to achieve this?

As a global leader in this area, we’re looking for a Strategic Investment Manager to develop and implement our Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) investment strategy (including asset allocation) to bring excellent financial performance for the benefit of our members, employers and Fund.

You will lead strategically both internally and externally, advise and present to our Committees and recommend approaches for managing investment risks to maintain our excellent funding level. You will be responsible for delivering our investment strategy through our pooling provider, the Brunel Pension Partnership Ltd (Brunel). You will report on investment performance and manage relevant aspects of Brunel delivery for the EAPF, working closely with our other partner Funds.
The Team is responsible for the day to day management of the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF).

We are part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with around £3.5bn in assets for 40,000 members across our Active/Closed Pension Funds. We are a global leader in responsible investment.

We are in the process of pooling our assets with other LGPS Funds through Brunel Pension Partnership but retain responsibility for our investment strategy and asset allocation.
You’ll be qualified to at least degree level (or equivalent) and hold either a relevant investment qualification or be a qualified accountant with strategic investment experience, and have membership of a relevant professional body.

With at least 5 years’ post-qualification experience at a senior level within a comparative organisation and function, you will have expert pension investment and regulatory knowledge (ideally from within the LGPS), experience of developing policy and providing advice to trustee boards/committees.

Other key requirements include excellent inter-personal skills, willingness to be adaptable within a small team, an effective presenter, communicator, negotiator and being commercially astute.
Closing Date: 22nd April 2019 at 23:55 hours

Craig Martin, Chief Pensions Officer, Tel 07825 451007

22/04/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Communicates Effectively
Excellent broad communicator skills including documents/papers for trustees, members and websites ; presentations, public speaking and media exposure.
Shapes organisational approach & delivery
Developer of strategic and innovative investment strategies to maximise opportunities and effectively manage risk.
Legislative Knowledge
Applies a knowledge of statutory requirements to protect the Environment Agency Pension Fund.
Achieves Results
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets.
Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results
Influences and Persuades Others
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
You will have membership of a relevant professional body.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.