Investment Manager

• Providing assurance on the work of LPPI through bilateral and joint partnership working;
• Reporting progress to the EAPF’s Investment Oversight Group and Pensions Committee;
• Responding to member, media and public enquiries on our approach to investment; and
• Networking across the finance community, representing the EAPF in relevant meetings and undertaking public speaking commitments.

• Providing assurance on the work of LPPI through bilateral and joint partnership working;
• Reporting progress to the EAPF’s Investment Oversight Group and Pensions Committee;
• Responding to member, media and public enquiries on our approach to investment; and
• Networking across the finance community, representing the EAPF in relevant meetings and undertaking public speaking commitments.

You will line manage one member of staff who holds the position of Investment Analyst.

Do you want to work for a pension fund that puts the environment at the heart of your role, values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency Pension Fund is for you.

We are looking for someone to help keep the Fund at the forefront of responsible investment and ensure delivery of our sustainability-led Investment Strategy.

The Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) is an open defined benefit scheme, which is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We manage over £5 billion assets which provides pensions for our 40 000 members. As part of the Environment Agency, we are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce which reflect the members we serve.

The role will play a keep part in overseeing the work of our pooling partner LPPI, who are responding for implementing the Fund’s Strategic Asset Allocation.

• Providing input to the strategic direction of the Fund’s investment approach;
• Identifying and discussing green growth opportunities with our pool LPPI;
• Monitoring and oversight of all our investments in both public and private markets;
• Advising on climate change and biodiversity impacts of investments;
• Providing assurance on the work of LPPI through bilateral and joint partnership working;
• Reporting progress to the EAPF’s Investment Oversight Group and Pensions Committee;
• Responding to member, media and public enquiries on our approach to investment; and
• Networking across the finance community, representing the EAPF in relevant meetings and undertaking public speaking commitments.

You will line manage one member of staff who holds the position of Investment Analyst.

The Pensions Team sits in the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance Directorate that reports into the Environment Agency's Chief Executive.

The team is based in Bristol, although you can work from other locations. There are 20 people in the team, working on investment, finance, administration and governance.

We are a friendly team, committed to delivering a great pension fund. We have flexible working arrangements.

The work will involve frequent travel to Bristol, London and potentially overseas.

You will ideally demonstrate:

• Experience and knowledge of investing across asset classes.
• A strong understanding of responsible investment and impact investing.
• A strong understanding of climate science and natural capital, and its relevance for investing.
• Knowledge of the LGPS and pooling.

Excellent communication skills are vital as you’ll be working with a diverse range of people and will represent the Fund in a variety of meetings.

You will have, or be looking to gain, an investment qualification or relevant professional qualification. You will have a degree level education, preferably in a numerical discipline, although we can waive these requirements for a candidate with exceptional experience.

We welcome flexible…