LAFPP Careers – Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

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Please visit https://eflassociates.cbiz.com/Portals/2/Denver/LAFPP_CIO_FINAL%20PS%207649.pdf?ver=PgUUN-LJK5e8K1MjvxV8VA%3d%3d for a complete description of this listing. 

DESCRIPTION

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 work in a consultative manner with the Board, investment consultants, and the General Manager.

REQUIREMENT(S)/MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

  1. Professional certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and eight years of full-time paid professional experience in directing investments or investment policy for a retirement system or corporate pension fund, endowment, foundation or investment organization with assets in excess of five billion dollars; OR  
  2. A Master’s degree in finance, business administration, public administration, economics, or related field, and ten years of full-time paid professional experience in directing investments or investment policy for a retirement system or corporate pension fund, endowment, foundation or investment organization with assets in excess of five billion dollars; OR 
  3. A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized four-year college or university, and twelve years of full-time paid professional experience in directing investments or investment policy for a retirement system or corporate pension fund, endowment, foundation or investment organization with assets in excess of five billion dollars. 

ANNUAL SALARY
$242,500 to $356,000

HOW TO APPLY

EFL Associates, an executive search firm, is assisting LAFPP with this important search.  All calls and inquiries should be made through the search firm representatives listed below. The application deadline for this opportunity is Saturday, April 15. All referrals and applications will be held in confidence. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.  To apply, please forward your resume and a cover letter to Tamara Wesely at tamara.wesely@eflassociates.com.

The selected candidate(s) must pass a physical exam administered by a City physician and will be subject to a background check, including fingerprinting. Upon hire, selected candidate must also show proof of identity and legal right to work in the United States.

Please visit https://eflassociates.cbiz.com/Portals/2/Denver/LAFPP_CIO_FINAL%20PS%207649.pdf?ver=PgUUN-LJK5e8K1MjvxV8VA%3d%3d for a complete description of this listing.