Investment Analyst

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long term impact.

We are launching a major recruitment campaign for experienced Investment Analysts to support how we invest, advise and deliver for Partner Funds as the LGPS landscape changes through the government’s Fit for the Future reforms.

As the pension landscape evolves through pension reform and strengthening of the LGPS framework, the role of investment teams in delivering resilient, efficient and responsible outcomes has never been more critical.

We are now launching a major recruitment campaign to welcome up to 18 Investment Analysts into our investment teams — analysts who will help us navigate change, seize new opportunities, and drive impact at scale.

We are recruiting across multiple investment areas, including:

• Responsible Investment and Stewardship
• Equities
• Fixed Income
• Private Markets and Real Assets (Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure and Global Property and Natural Capital)
• Local Investments
• Alternatives
• Investment Risk

These roles span critical areas where insightful analysis, rigorous thinking, and confident decision-making will drive stronger outcomes for our clients, and where agile responses to reform will be a competitive advantage.

Our journey began in 2018 with the pooling of Local Government Pension Schemes. Today, LGPS Central proudly manages over £45 billion in assets on behalf of eight Local Government Pension Funds. We are a private sector investment manager with a public service ethos, responsible for securing the financial futures of over one million members.

LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are:

The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds.

Fit for the Future is strengthening expectations around pooling, governance, transparency and the role of pools in implementing investment strategy. Alongside this, government proposals set out a clearer framework for strategic asset allocation across nine high level asset class buckets. We are building analyst capacity across these nine asset class buckets to support stronger decision making, better value for money, and consistent delivery m day one, you’ll be part of critical work that matters.

As an Investment Analyst, you will:

• Deliver high quality research and analysis to support investment decisions across your aligned asset class bucket
• Support manager research, selection and ongoing monitoring, including operational due diligence where required
• Build and maintain investment papers, committee materials and reporting that is clear, evidence based and decision ready
• Analyse performance, risk, exposures and portfolio positioning, and turn this into practical insight
• Embed responsible investment and stewardship considerations into analysis and recommendations
• Work closely with Portfolio Managers, the Risk team, Responsible Investment and Stewardship colleagues, and external managers and providers
• You will gain exposure to strategic change alongside technical investment depth, forming the foundation of a highly impactful career.

This campaign is for experienced analysts who can operate confidently in a professional investment environment. We are particularly interested in candidates who bring:

• Relevant experience in an asset manager, asset owner, consultancy, bank or similar investment environment
• Strong analytical capability, with the judgement to focus on what matters for outcomes, risk and value for money
• Clear written communication, including the ability to produce concise decision papers
• A practical understanding of responsible investment factors within investment analysis
• Completed or progressing towards IMC, CFA or equivalent qualifications, or a clear commitment to professional development