CERN Pension Fund Investment Committee External Professional Expert

Role and composition of the IC
The functions of the IC are laid down in Article I 2.10 of the Fund’s rules and, amongst other things, include making proposals to the PFGB regarding the Fund’s Statement of Investment Principles, reviewing the Fund’s investment performance, and monitoring the Fund’s risk tolerance.
The composition of the IC is laid down in Article I 2.11 of the Fund’s rules. The IC is required to have at least four members, comprising two members of the Governing Board appointed by the latter, two external professional experts appointed by the Governing Board, and any additional member(s) that the Governing Board may decide to appoint, who can be either Governing Board members with relevant experience or external experts.
The members of the IC are appointed for a maximum period of three years, renewable once for a further maximum consecutive period of three years.
Description of work
The IC holds four meetings per year, including a joint meeting with the PFGB, but additional meetings or conference calls may be scheduled if required. Typically, meetings last a full day and take place at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Professional members are expected to attend every IC meeting. Professional members are required to act in the best interests of the Fund and to abide by the CERN Code of Conduct and the Guidelines for implementation of said Code.
Qualifications and requirements
Candidates are required to possess deep and extensive experience of overseeing the asset management processes of large pension funds, or similar long-term institutional investors, such as endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds.
Candidates should have academic and/or professional qualifications and practitioner experience in some or all of the following areas:
Long term asset studies
Portfolio construction
Investment risk management
Equities
Fixed income
Real estate
Private equity
Hedge funds
Other asset classes including infrastructure, timber, farmland, and commodities

Employment type
Contract

Work arrangement
No