Chief Investment Officer

2 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Super Fund Full time

**Auckland, New Zealand**:
**Permanent**:
Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation

The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians) is an autonomous Crown entity and institutional investor: its purpose is _“sustainable investments delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders.”_ The Guardians manages and invests the NZ Super Fund, a global investment fund helping to ensure New Zealand can pay for the growing cost of universal superannuation in the future. The Guardians also oversees the Elevate NZ Venture Fund, which invests in small, fast-growing New Zealand companies.

Adopting a growth-oriented portfolio and sustainable investment approach in keeping with its long-term purpose, the NZ Super Fund has NZ$75billion assets under management (as of June 2024) and was named by Global SWF as the top performing sovereign investor globally over ten years in 2023 and 2024.

To continue to deliver exceptional performance and drive the next phase of growth, NZ Super is conducting a global search for a Chief Investment Officer. The organisation is seeking to appoint a world-class investment leader who will play a pivotal role in leading the investment team to successfully deliver on the mandate for the future generations of New Zealanders.

**Key Criteria**:

- **Senior investment leadership experience **as an exceptional people leader with significant executive level leadership experience across asset allocation, sustainable investment, direct and externally managed investments, and investment data and analytics.
- **Experience across the investment cycle** and track record of successful origination, execution, and ongoing management of global investments in a total portfolio context.
- **Proven advocacy and stakeholder engagement skills** at Chief Executive, Board and senior Government level.
- **Proven experience as a leader within a world-class investment organisation** and a reputation for attracting, developing, and inspiring a high performing investment team.
- **Relevant tertiary** and/or post-graduate **qualifications**.
- **A genuine cultural fit** with the purpose, vision, and values of the organisation.

The role is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Applications for this role close on Monday 1 July.

This search is being managed by leadership advisory and executive search firm Spencer Stuart. Enquiries can be made to Nick Huggett:
**Job Identification** 1278 **Posting End Date** 01/07/2024


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