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Investment Risk Manager (Line 1)

Employer
LGPS Central Limited
Location
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive, plus an enhanced and generous Pension Scheme
Closing date
Apr 12, 2022

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Job Function
Risk Management
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
About the role

LGPSC is seeking to hire an Investment Risk Manager (Line 1) as a professional risk management expert to help to develop the Line 1 risk management framework and leading on embedding the framework into investments across all asset classes in Public and Private Markets. In this role you will have the unique opportunity to help shape the Line 1 Risk Management environment. This is an exciting opportunity to manage risk across multiple asset classes and to be part of a growing investment management team. We are looking for "can do" person who will work towards a high standard with a minimum of supervision and a strong sense around governance. Your line manager will be an Investment Director and you will closely work with the CIO Office and all the Investment Directors.

The role will require you to support all Line 1 Investment Risk Management Activities and will include, but not be limited to:
  • Assist developing a Line 1 Investment Risk Management Framework, including an appropriate autonomous investment risk limits framework with applicable risk appetite, risk budget, limits and triggers
    • Development of weekly/monthly/quarterly risk management reporting for a range of internal and external audiences
    • Articulation of risk appetite
    • Provide advice to the Investment Committee on the active use of risk budgets
    • Advise the Investment Committee on risk tolerances and exposure monitoring across all asset classes
  • Present risk findings to senior members of the business
  • Develop tools to support the development of Investment Risk Oversight, covering but not limited to Market, Liquidity, Credit, Derivatives, Counterparty and Concentration Risk Management
  • In charge of building internal risk models and Bloomberg risk monitoring set up as well as developing any risk related quant tools
  • Review Risk of internal and external managed assets
  • Responsible for reviewing Bloomberg Compliance rules
  • Collect and aggregate data from multiple industry specific sources
  • Facilitate analysis and meaningful reporting of the data
  • Provide the investment teams with market and portfolio risk insights across Public and Private Markets
  • Contribute to Due Diligence in Public and Private Markets
  • Assist in the External Manager Selection process from a risk perspective, including the blending of portfolios and providing associated risk metrics
  • Responsible for Risk assessment of new product launches
  • Assist and contribute to monthly portfolio reviews
  • Introduce a risk ranking for the LGPSC funds
  • Assist in product-related risk reporting
  • Contribute to all relevant company policies & frameworks
  • Attend product review quarterly meetings

The Line 1 Risk Manager must be able to evidence:
  • Previous experience in a Line 1 Risk Management Function and experience in a similar role
  • Strong academic background (degree in a quantitative, scientific or financial discipline preferred)
  • Good understanding of Equities, Fixed Income, Infrastructure, Property, Private Equity, Private Debt and Derivatives and all relevant risk factors (market, liquidity, credit, concentration and top risks)
  • Previous experience of working with Bloomberg as Portfolio and Risk Management Tool, knowledge of other systems will be considered an advantage
  • Design stress test and scenario analysis
  • Strong knowledge around risk metrics across asset classes such as PFE, volatility, tracking error, alpha, beta, standard deviation, R-squared, sharp ratio, duration, correlation
  • Understanding of relevant regulatory requirements
  • Familiar with developing Risk Management Reporting for Committees
  • Experience in writing Committee/Board papers
  • Experience in writing investment risk policies and frameworks
  • Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel/VBA, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Experience in performing data analysis on large set of data
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
  • Demonstrates commitment, motivated mindset and collaboratively work attitude
  • FRM, CQF or CFA preferred professional exams
  • SMCR Certification: Material Risk Taker and Client Dealing Function
  • Promote the values and behaviours of LGPSC

We are a diverse, flexible and inclusive employer and would welcome interest from all sections of the community.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please forward your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@lgpscentral.co.uk quoting reference L1RM, highlighting your key strengths and 1experience in relation to the job profile.

About LGPS Central Limited

LGPS Central Limited is a fund management company, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), managing the pooled assets of nine Midlands-based local government pension funds.

With combined assets of approximately £45bn, and representing the retirement savings of over 900,000 scheme members across over 2000 employers, LGPS Central Limited's Partner Funds are;

Cheshire Pension Fund, Derbyshire Pension Fund, Leicestershire Pension Fund, Nottinghamshire Pension Fund, Shropshire Pension Fund, Staffordshire Pension Fund, West Midlands Pension Fund, West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority Pension Fund, and Worcestershire Pension Fund.

Since its launch in April 2018, LGPSC has become responsible for around £20bn of these assets. Around £10bn is held in funds structured in an Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS, itself authorised by the FCA) and around £10bn in a range of advisory and discretionary mandates. The volume of assets under management is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years as, in partnership with our Partner Funds, new sub-funds are developed and launched into which Partner Funds' assets will transition. A range of further sub-fund launches are planned for this financial year across a range of asset classes.

LGPS Central Limited is owned equally by eight of the nine pension funds and is dedicated to the management of local government pension assets. The aim of the Company is to use the combined buying power of its Partner Funds to reduce costs, improve investment returns and widen the range of available asset classes for investment - all for the benefit of local government pensioners, employees and employers. We are also committed to fully integrating Responsible Investment and Engagement into all our investment processes.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds.

Role

Role Purpose:

The role will require you to support all Line 1 Investment Risk Management Activities and will include, but not be limited to:
  • Assist to develop Line 1 Investment Risk Management Framework, including an appropriate autonomous market, credit, liquidity and any other investment relevant risk limits framework with applicable risk appetite, risk budget, limits and triggers
  • Development of weekly/monthly/quarterly risk management reporting for a range of internal and external audiences across all LGPSC asset classes
  • Provide advice to the Investment Committee on the active use of risk budgets
  • Advise the Investment Committee on risk tolerances and exposure monitoring across all asset classes
  • Present risk findings to senior members of the business
  • Develop tools to support the development of Investment Risk Oversight
  • In charge of building internal risk models and Bloomberg risk monitoring set up
  • Review Risk of internal and external managed assets
  • Responsible for reviewing Bloomberg Compliance rules
  • Provide the investment teams with market and portfolio risk insights across Public and Private Markets
  • Contribute to Due Diligence in Public and Private Markets
  • Assist in the External Manager Selection process from a risk perspective, including the blending of portfolios and providing associated risk metrics
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant Investment Directors, Portfolio Managers and Committees
  • Build, develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders where appropriate and relevant
  • Update of relevant policies & frameworks and best practice for risk management

Delegated Authority Levels:

Reports to: Investment Director

Board/Committee
  • ORCA & Sub-committees - observe/update
  • Investment Committee - update/contribute
  • ExCo and Board - provide updates, submit policies

Relationships Internal:

Works together with Investments, Operations, Compliance and Line 2 Risk, Legal and other LGPSC staff

Relationship External:

Partner Funds, Bloomberg, Suppliers, Legal

Need to do

Role Responsibilities
  • Maintenance and update of the Line 1 investment risk management framework and programme
  • Maintenance and reporting on key Line 1 investment risk indicators
  • To actively identify opportunities for the continuous improvement of the Line 1 investment risk structure and implement them swiftly and effectively
  • Maintaining appropriate Line 1 investment risk scoring matrices and Line 1 Risk Appetite
  • Completion of Line 1 investment risk reports and supporting documents to asset class IDs and Investment Committee
  • To assist in the identification of Line 1 investment risks and ensuring steps are taken to manage and mitigate these, reporting as appropriate
  • Lead on Line 1 Bloomberg Risk Management Activities
  • Assist and input on on-going and regular basis to portfolio reviews from a risk management perspective
  • Assist with due diligence for Investments
  • Collect and aggregate data from multiple industry specific sources
  • Facilitate analysis and meaningful reporting of the data
  • Responsible for Risk assessment of new product launches
  • Introduce a risk ranking for the LGPSC funds
  • Assist in product-related risk reporting
  • To promote the work of the Line 1 risk management within the company and Partner Funds
  • Champion engagement activities, working with stakeholders to implement and embed key initiatives
  • To play an active role in industry groups and initiatives, acting as an ambassador for LGPS central and building strong and lasting relationships with other organisations
  • Participate within the governance structure by attending relevant committees' and input into relevant policies
  • SMCR Certification: Material Risk Taker and Client Dealing Function

Need to Know

Skills/Knowledge/Experience/Competence:
  • Previous experience in a Line 1 Risk Management Function with a minimum of five years' experience in a similar role
  • Good understanding of Equities, Fixed Income, Infrastructure, Property, Private Equity, Private debt and Derivatives and all relevant risk factors (market, liquidity, credit, concentration and top risks)
  • Previous experience of working with Bloomberg as Portfolio and Risk Management Tool, knowledge of other systems will be considered an advantage
  • Develop risk analytical tools, e.g.VaR modelling, to monitor risk on an ongoing basis
  • Familiar with stress test and scenario analysis
  • Ability to develop in-house quantitative risk tools
  • Knowledge on standard quantitative risk metrics, such as PFE, volatility, tracking error, alpha, beta, standard deviation, R-squared, sharp ratio, duration, correlation
  • Understanding of relevant Investment regulatory requirements
  • Familiar with developing Risk Management Reporting for Committees
  • Experience in writing Committee/Board papers
  • Experience in writing investment risk policies and frameworks
  • Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel/VBA, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Experience in performing data analysis on large set of data
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive, motivated to go the extra mile to excel
  • Demonstrates commitment, motivated mindset and collaboratively work attitude
  • Strong experience with Bloomberg

Qualifications:
  • Relevant degree, a quantitative, scientific or financial discipline preferred
  • CFA Member or working towards qualification
  • held responsibility within a trading, risk management, or investment management environment.
  • FRM, CQF and CFA preferred
  • Fulfil criteria for SMCR certification

Values and Behaviours

Values:
  • We are a great place to work
  • We are Client Focus ed
  • We are Inclusive
  • We are Ambitious

Behaviours
  • Open, fair and transparent, acting with integrity.
  • Doing the right thing.
  • Honest and trustworthy
  • Empowered in making right decisions
  • Collegiate and Collaborative.
  • Valuing and treating everyone equally.
  • Listening to individual ideas to support growth.
  • Constructively challenging the status quo. Accountability for results and delivery
  • Friendly, honest and supportive

What do we offer?

We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:
  • Competitive salary plus bonus
  • 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays
  • An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays
  • Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities
  • Welfare and Family-friendly policies
  • An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme
  • Enhanced pay for new parents
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support
  • Hybrid Working
  • Brand New Office Space

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual's age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

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