Senior Investment Manager (In-house Pension Fund) City, London £Competitive package, plus benefits Our Client A rare in-house Pensions Investment Management opportunity has been newly created within the investment arm of one of a large UK pension scheme. Operating within a small, highly skilled and very stable team you will be managing the Schemes’ combined multi-billion pound assets. You will have exposure to liquid and illiquid assets, offering a broad exposure to the global investment market. The Role The main responsibilities of the Senior Investment Manager will be:

Researching, selecting, monitoring and on-going assessment of the Schemes fund managers, keeping abreast of developments, and being a key point of contact and manager of these managers and other external providers;

Monitoring the activity of existing investment managers, including investment performance, investment processes and controls, benchmarks and terms of appointment. The candidate will be required to have a strong understanding and working knowledge of both liquid (equity, fixed income, cash) and illiquid (private equity, private debt, property, illiquid credit) asset classes respectively;

Monitoring cash positions across the Schemes, working closely with the organisation's Operations to understand cash forecasts and being able to make recommendations on where to raise cash to address liquidity;

Initiating research into new investment managers and strategies and making recommendations where it is felt they will improve the effectiveness of the portfolio in implementing investment strategy;

Taking responsibility for new projects when implementing investment strategy, to cover all aspects of the mandate design from drafting the bespoke RFP all the way through to agreeing investment restrictions. A close working relationship with the organisation's operations will be essential;

Preparing investment reports for the Trustees and leading presentations where appropriate;

Responsible for monitoring of existing external managers, including the production of regular written reports on the progress of the investment managers;

Do you fit? The successful candidate is likely to have circa 8 - 10 years relevant experience, demonstrating a deep understanding of a range of traditional and alternative multi-asset investment strategies. Additionally having strong conviction when making recommendations. Experience will include:

Hands-on experience as an investment manager or investment consultant.

Responsibility for manager selection and monitoring.

Portfolio construction and implementation expertise.

Use of derivatives as an implementation tool. Get in touch PSD are retained to find the best fitting candidates for this role, our shortlist deadline is the 14th November. Please get in touch confidentially on ryan.farrell@psdgroup or 02079709626