Investment Manager

Job Description

IAR This role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internalcompany benchmarks. As a Barclays Investment Manager, you will focus on the management, monitoring and overseeing of the UK Retirement Fund (UKRF) assets, managing investment risks, adding value and contributing to the sourcing, evaluation and execution of investment ideas. Youwill be part of the Oak Pension Asset Management (OPAM) investment team, and will be required to liaise across the OPAM team and with internal and external stakeholders and experts in order to develop and deliver the UKRF funding, risk control, liquidity,and responsible investment goals. Barclays is one of the worlds largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creatingfinancial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, anchor,days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please notethat as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business. What will you be doing• Leading the continuous evolvement of investment manager research framework, process, and governance • Accelerating Environmental, Social and Governance integration through focused and innovative manager research • Providing robust, consistent and systematic analytical input to the evaluation process for new investment managers/ideas, re-allocations or terminations within the UKRF • Maintaining and building ongoing relationships with external parties, including the UKRF managers, investment banks and investment consultants • Ensuring all investment reviews are undertaken in a timely fashion, and contributing to monthly asset class meetings and investment committee • Understanding, analysing and managing expected/realised returns and risks in the portfolio • Improving investment efficiency by adding value and/or reducing risks • Ensuring mutual understanding of investments, instruments and holdings, and smooth execution of investment actions as decided by the OPAM Committee What were looking for:• Experience in manager research and selection is essential, particularly across liquid asset classes (Cash, Fixed Income, Credit and Equity) • Analytical ability to develop, oversee and operate with comprehensive manager research platform and database • Demonstrable ability to adhere to guidelines and limits and focus on control environment and institutional investment processes • Ability to work effectively in a small, collegiate team involving challenge and requiring ability to prioritise a number of competing deliverables Skills that will help you in the role: • Experience with fund manager research and selection processes and governance • Exposure to front office asset management and risk management systems (e.g. BlackRock Aladdin, MSCI ESG Manager, Bloomberg) • Experience with systematic investment strategies (e.g. factors based) across liquid Fixed Income and Equities Where will you be workingIn the heart of Canary Wharf, our headquarters at Churchill Place boasts onsite amenities such as; a gym, staff restaurant and deli bar, and is easily accessible by tube and bus links. With a population of around 5000 staff the atmosphere is second to nonewith a real buzz being created around the offices within.