高级投资官——固定收益

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 $100+ 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 This position is located in the Fixed Income Team.

UNJSPF consists of allocations to US treasuries, credit, securitized, high yield and local currency emerging market debt.

The incumbent reports to the Director of Fixed Income.

Under the overall supervision of the Director of the Fixed Income, the incumbent will be responsible for the following functions: 1. Provides leadership, decision-making and accountability of the credit portfolios in seeking superior investment returns against the respective benchmarks without undue risks over the long-term periods by: a.

undertaking fundamental, valuation and technical analysis of credit markets, as well as economic trends, liquidity flows, political and regulatory frameworks relevant to security selection in credit markets.

b.

performing bottom-up investment research, utilizing multiple sources, and diverse platforms including primary research through sector and company visits.

c.

recommending asset allocation within the credit complex and relevant strategies to the Director of Fixed Income and actively exchanging views with the Internal Investment Committee and the colleagues of the Investment Section.

d.

recommending and implementing the transaction of specific securities to be purchased and sold.

2. Plans and oversees the management of activities undertaken by the unit by: a.

Ensuring that substantive work programmes and programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion.

b.

Coordinating diverse projects in the Unit, determining priorities and allocation of resources.

c.

Formulating investment policies and strategies to construct credit portfolios for fixed income.

d.

Analyzing outside market funds to recommend funds appropriate to the UNJSPF, when necessary.

e.

Preparing Investment strategies and contributing to asset allocation discussions and decisions within fixed income.

3. Manages, supervises and carries out the work programme of the Unit under his/her responsibility.

Co-ordinates the work carried out by the Unit and provides programmatic and substantive reviews of drafts prepared by others.

Ensures that output produced by the unit is of a high standard, is clear, objective and based on comprehensive data.

4. Provides comprehensive, clear, and accurate inputs in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Questions, Pension Board, the General Assembly as appropriate by among others: a.

Preparing reports on investment returns and strategy for review and discussion in regular scheduled internal portfolio review and staff-advisor meetings.

b.

Participating in Investments Committee meetings and preparing the required inputs.

c.

Initiating and leading special projects designed to improve the investment management decision process at OIM and enhance performance.

d.

Evaluating the advice and recommendations provided by external non-discretionary advisors and externally managed funds.

5. Carries out administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Unit, including: a.

Monitoring of performance, parameters and critical indicators, reporting on budget performance, preparation of inputs, evaluation of staff performance b.

Recruits staff for Unit taking geographical and gender balance and other institutional values into account.

c.

Manages, guides, develops and trains staff under his/her supervision.

d.

Fosters teamwork and communication among staff in the unit and across organizational boundaries.

e.

Represents the organization at interagency meetings, seminars, etc. on substantive issues.

f.

Participates in international, regional or national conferences and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on an issue or hold substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.

6. Reports accurately and timely to the Representative of the Secretary-General Investments of the

UNJSPF and Chief Investment Officer when requested.

7. Assists in reporting on investments and related matters to Governing Bodies, including the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, the Fifth Committee, the ACABQ, the BOA, and

OIOS.

8. Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need.

• Professionalism - Demonstrated ability and sound knowledge of fixed income, in particular corporate and government related sectors.

Demonstrated ability and sound knowledge of applied macroeconomics, security analysis ESG and a successful track record of portfolio management.

Ability to work under pressure and provide accurate, efficient and effective results.

such as Bloomberg and familiarity with the use of Internet applications and MS Office programmes.

The ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management;

is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;

remains calm in stressful situations.

Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Able to analyse and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management.

supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position;

shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards;

supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments;

takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

Managerial Competencies • Leadership: Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results;

establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support;

shows the courage to take unpopular stands.

Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work;

demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing • Judgement/Decision-making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly;

determines the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision;

makes tough decisions when necessary.

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Business and Administration (MBA), Finance, Economics or related field is required.

A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

A minimum 10 years’ experience of fixed income investment experience in pension funds, public funds, insurance, foundations, endowments or sovereign wealth funds is required, in progressively senior roles.

A minimum of 10 years’ of experience managing an investment grade or high yield corporate portfolio or conducting fundamental corporate credit research is required.

A minimum 5 years’ experience managing a fixed income portfolio with assets under management of at least USD2.5 billion is required.

Demonstrated experience managing ESG and carbon constrained investment grade portfolios is required.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

For this job opening, English is required.

The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult for details).

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview. Special Notice

• Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her.

In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

• The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

• For this position, the lateral and geographical requirement outlined in section 6.4 of the Staff Selection System, ST/AI/2010/3, is waived.

• Appointment at the United Nations is subject to mandatory adherence to the United Nations Financial disclosure Prog

Demonstrated ability and sound knowledge of applied macroeconomics, security analysis ESG and a successful track record of portfolio management.