Senior Investment Manager – Irish Portfolio Monitoring team

Job title: Senior Investment Manager – Irish Portfolio Monitoring team

Company: National Treasury Management Agency


Job description: Necessary arrangements can be made at interview stage to accommodate the needs of candidates with disabilities. If you are having difficulty uploading your CV online or in fully accessing any information on this site please emailRole ProfileJob Title: Senior Investment Manager – Irish Portfolio Monitoring teamDivision: Ireland Strategic Investment FundReports to: Investment DirectorJob Family: Investment, Asset & Liability ManagementCareer Stream: ProfessionalCareer Zone: Line Manager/ Professional**Closing date: 13th November 2024***Summary of the BusinessThe National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government. It has evolved from a single function agency managing the National Debt to a manager of a complex portfolio of public assets and liabilities.Businesses managed by the NTMA include borrowing for the Exchequer and the management of the National Debt, the State Claims Agency, the New Economy and Recovery Authority (“NewERA”), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, National Development Finance Agency and the NTMA Future Ireland Funds business unit with responsibility for the management of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.The NTMA also assigns staff to the National Asset Management Agency, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI).Working at the NTMA offers excellent benefits including:

• Flexible work options including remote working and variable work hours
• An extensive wellbeing programme
• Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation
• A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more
• Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees
• Career average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) sources and completes investments on a commercial basis in a manner designed to support economic activity and employment in Ireland. ISIF’s strategy focuses on long-term transformational investments addressing key strategic challenges facing the country. These include climate action, housing and enabling infrastructure, scaling indigenous businesses, and food and agriculture. In addition, ISIF has flexibility to invest in national and compelling investments in response to future events. See www.isif.ie for more detail.Role SummaryThis role sits within the Portfolio Management area of ISIF, in the team responsible for the monitoring of financial and economic performance of all investments in the Irish portfolio, alongside the teams covering ESG and wider impact policy & implementation, investment risk, performance attribution and asset allocation.There is an exceptional opportunity for a talented and motivated individual to join a team tasked with the management of the ISIF. The role offered provides an ideal and unique development opportunity for high-calibre candidate with at least eight years of relevant experience to gain exposure to the highest standards of the investment management industry.The role will have a high level of investment exposure from the outset. When ISIF closes an investment, the monitoring of the investment transitions from the ISIF investment team to the Irish Portfolio Monitoring team. Investments range across sectors such as real estate, enabling infrastructure, food and agri, technology and life sciences sectors and either are made directly to the company (debt and/or equity) or through a fund structure.The role offered provides an ideal opportunity for a high-calibre candidate to be at the forefront of ISIF’s Portfolio Monitoring. A key part of the role will be working closely with the Head of Irish Portfolio Monitoring to bring the team to the next level in terms of reporting, insights and efficiencies as the Portfolio continues to grow. The Senior Investment Manager will need to work collaboratively within the Irish Portfolio Monitoring team and the wider ISIF team of investment professionals as well as overseeing more junior members’ output and performance.All members of the ISIF team are required to remain flexible to respond to the dynamic nature of the ISIF mandate – this may require team members to apply their skills to other types of investment, outside of their core areas of responsibility, from time to time.Principal AccountabilitiesThe Senior Investment Manager will be required to work alongside Investment Managers and Directors across the full range of the Fund’s investment activities.Responsibilities will include:

• The continuous monitoring of a range of investments including presentation of annual review papers for each investment and preparation of valuations for equity investments and impairment reviews for debt investments.
• Representing ISIF on LP Advisory Committees and/or Boards
• Developing and training junior colleagues and managing direct reports
• Managing ad-hoc projects as required to provide portfolio insights to colleagues, Investment Committee and stakeholders
• Evolving reporting processes, benchmarking and metrics
• Building effective relationships with wider ISIF team, NTMA support departments (legal, risk and compliance), Investee companies and co-investors as required.

Knowldege & ExperienceThe ideal candidate will:

• Have a relevant third level qualification. CFA qualified or accountancy qualification desirable
• Demonstrate a keen and well-informed interest in investment and in developing knowledge and expertise.

The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.

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Location: Ireland

Job date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 01:18:17 GMT

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