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 a $95+ billion multi-asset class, global investment portfolio, 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 40 countries. For more information, please visit OIM's website at https://oim.unjspf.org/.
The Senior Investment Officer (Quantitative Strategy) reports to the Deputy Chief Investment Officer (DCIO, D-1).
Within delegated authority, the Senior Investment Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
1) Support the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and DCIO in investing and managing the assets of the Fund to produce the optimal investment return that avoids undue risk, balancing long-term strategies effective over an investment cycle and short-term tactics to achieve results superior to the benchmarks:
a) Support the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and DCIO in establishing the asset allocation and investment strategies through quantitative analysis in fundamental and technical factors in global economy, capital markets, responsible investing and any other relevant factors.
b) Develop and implement a quantitative investment strategy for the portfolio in the assigned assets including, but not limited to, public equity and fixed income in seeking superior performance over the benchmark.
c) Conduct due diligence in selecting the external managers for the quantitative strategies and monitoring the portfolios in comparison with the respective benchmark.
Evaluate the managers periodically and make recommendation to the CIO and DCIO on rebalancing of the managers.
d) Explore the opportunities in building the resources for the internal management for the quantitative strategies by leveraging statistical models, algorithmic trading, and data analysis techniques to identify investment opportunities and manage portfolios across global equity markets
e) Minimizing probability of significant under performance versus the benchmark and achieving high information ratios: over calendar year, rolling 3-year and longer time periods; f) Integrating Sustainable Investing principles into investment considerations.
2) Conduct investment analysis for the total portfolio including the factor analysis and stress testing and make recommendations for the asset allocation strategies to the CIO and DCIO.
a) Contribute actively to discussions and decisions in the Internal Investment Committee (IIC) on tactical asset allocation.
b) Collaborates with the risk management team in creating quantitative models and screens to properly gauge the risk factors throughout all the portfolios.
c) Act as a bridge with other members across all investment teams (equity, fixed income and private markets) and risk management team, in helping to identify investment opportunities and risks related to quantitative metrics and recommend changes. d) Collaborate across asset classes to identify and help implement best practices from a fundamental research perspective (use of ai tools, research providers and software, etc) and help coordinate discussions across fixed income, equity and private markets.
3) Participate in Investments Committee meetings when requested and prepares the required inputs; Ensure that the DCIO, Chief Investment Officer of OIM and the Representative of the Secretary-General (RSG) for investments of UNJSPF have accurate and timely reports on investments and related matters for the UNJSPB, the ACABQ and the General Assembly.
4) Manages, supervises and carries out the work programme of the unit under his/her responsibility by: Complying with the Investment Policy, investment and risk guidelines, and all of the UN rules and regulations;
a) Ensuring that the investments are in line with the OIM investment policy;
b) Promotes a high standard of transparency and accountability in all aspects of the management of the assets of the Fund through accurate record keeping;
c) Directs production of investment data that is accurate and timely;
d) Ensures the highest quality financial resource management and seeking best value for money in use of the resources including, but not limited to, advisors, research providers, database, travel and consultants; interacting effectively with internal and external auditors to ensure that assets are fully protected.
5) Ensures that OIM maintains a high level of professional investment expertise and knowledge by:
a) Exploring published economic and investment material provided by investment banks, brokers, government sources and financial analysts; Participating in seminars on investment topics;
b) Carrying out administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the unit, including budgets, conducting
evaluation of staff performance (e-PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings and evaluation of candidates;
c) Managing effectively underperformance, discipline and conduct issues, as well as fostering mobility and career pathing of staff.
6) Perform other duties as assigned.
a) Initiate and lead special projects designed to improve the work programme at OIM and enhance performance.
b) Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
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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 a $95+ billion multi-asset class, global investment portfolio, 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 40 countries. For more information, please visit OIM's website at https://oim.unjspf.org/. The Senior Investment Officer (Quantitative Strategy) reports to the Deputy Chief Investment Officer (DCIO, D-1). Within delegated authority, the Senior Investment Officer will be responsible for the following duties: 1) Support the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and DCIO in investing and managing the assets of the Fund to produce the optimal investment return that avoids undue risk, balancing long-term strategies effective over an investment cycle and short-term tactics to achieve results superior to the benchmarks: a) Support the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and DCIO in establishing the asset allocation and investment strategies through quantitative analysis in fundamental and technical factors in global economy, capital markets, responsible investing and any other relevant factors. b) Develop and implement a quantitative investment strategy for the portfolio in the assigned assets including, but not limited to, public equity and fixed income in seeking superior performance over the benchmark. c) Conduct due diligence in selecting the external managers for the quantitative strategies and monitoring the portfolios in comparison with the respective benchmark. Evaluate the managers periodically and make recommendation to the CIO and DCIO on rebalancing of the managers. d) Explore the opportunities in building the resources for the internal management for the quantitative strategies by leveraging statistical models, algorithmic trading, and data analysis techniques to identify investment opportunities and manage portfolios across global equity markets e) Minimizing probability of significant under performance versus the benchmark and achieving high information ratios: over calendar year, rolling 3-year and longer time periods; f) Integrating Sustainable Investing principles into investment considerations. 2) Conduct investment analysis for the total portfolio including the factor analysis and stress testing and make recommendations for the asset allocation strategies to the CIO and DCIO. a) Contribute actively to discussions and decisions in the Internal Investment Committee (IIC) on tactical asset allocation. b) Collaborates with the risk management team in creating quantitative models and screens to properly gauge the risk factors throughout all the portfolios. c) Act as a bridge with other members across all investment teams (equity, fixed income and private markets) and risk management team, in helping to identify investment opportunities and risks related to quantitative metrics and recommend changes. d) Collaborate across asset classes to identify and help implement best practices from a fundamental research perspective (use of ai tools, research providers and software, etc) and help coordinate discussions across fixed income, equity and private markets. 3) Participate in Investments Committee meetings when requested and prepares the required inputs; Ensure that the DCIO, Chief Investment Officer of OIM and the Representative of the Secretary-General (RSG) for investments of UNJSPF have accurate and timely reports on investments and related matters for the UNJSPB, the ACABQ and the General Assembly. 4) Manages, supervises and carries out the work programme of the unit under his/her responsibility by: Complying with the Investment Policy, investment and risk guidelines, and all of the UN rules and regulations; a) Ensuring that the investments are in line with the OIM investment policy; b) Promotes a high standard of transparency and accountability in all aspects of the management of the assets of the Fund through accurate record keeping; c) Directs production of investment data that is accurate and timely; d) Ensures the highest quality financial resource management and seeking best value for money in use of the resources including, but not limited to, advisors, research providers, database, travel and consultants; interacting effectively with internal and external auditors to ensure that assets are fully protected. 5) Ensures that OIM maintains a high level of professional investment expertise and knowledge by: a) Exploring published economic and investment material provided by investment banks, brokers, government sources and financial analysts; Participating in seminars on investment topics; b) Carrying out administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the unit, including budgets, conducting evaluation of staff performance (e-PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings and evaluation of candidates; c) Managing effectively underperformance, discipline and conduct issues, as well as fostering mobility and career pathing of staff. 6) Perform other duties as assigned. a) Initiate and lead special projects designed to improve the work programme at OIM and enhance performance. b) Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.