<p>The Investment Officer position plans, directs, and coordinates investments for the Metro Pension Fund for the central Finance Department. Oversees trading and invests in fixed income, equity or alternatives securities as assigned by the Metropolitan Treasurer or designee. Seeking an individual that can use their investment knowledge and financial industry experience to perform highly specialized financial analysis to support the Metro Pension Fund.  This individual will actively participate in the development, recommendation, implementation and monitoring of all aspects of the Metro Pension Plan's authorized investments and will serve as a key advisor on financial matters to the Investment Committee and Metro's Pension Plan staff.</p> <p>Metro Finance has several divisions, including procurement, treasury and management and budget. Department employees provide financial management, information and business products to policy makers, departments, investors and the Nashville community to give them confidence in our government and to help them make informed decisions.</p> <ul> <li>Responsible for analyzing and managing multiple fixed income and/or equity securities. </li><li>Manages and oversees external-investment managers. </li><li>Support the Treasurer by managing the overall strategy of the portfolio.  </li><li>Interacts across teams within the Treasury department and other divisions within the finance department, outside consultant and investment managers. </li><li>Researches and evaluates potential investments and investments managers. </li><li>Managing asset allocation of portfolio. </li><li>Constructing and designing portfolios. </li><li>Manages investment contracts and compliance. </li><li>Analyzing securities. </li><li>Hedging portfolio, as necessary. </li><li>Conducting ad hoc quantitative projects for the fixed income allocation. </li><li>Conducting ad hoc quantitative projects for the equities or alternatives allocation. </li><li>Analyzing economic data. </li><li>Contributing investment ideas to other portfolio managers.  </li><li>Contributing to the management of the Metro Pension Trust. </li><li>Advises the Treasurer and Investment Committee. </li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or other finance related field from accredited college or university and (8) eight years of experience in portfolio management with general fixed income, equities, or alternative instruments and the use of quantitative and qualitative which may include responsibility of portfolio construction, research, portfolio performance, trading and quantitative projects.</p> <p>"For this specific position, substitution will not be considered".</p> <p>Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.</p> <p>Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.</p> <ul> <li>Master's Degree preferred in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or another financial related field  </li><li>Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles </li><li>Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or related designation preferred </li><li>Experience in strategy development and/or operational planning as it pertains to a financial services environment </li><li>Knowledge and understanding of financial markets and the investments security settlement process </li><li>Professional experience in portfolio management, trade initiation, credit analysis, fixed income instruments, equity instruments, alternative investment instruments and financial reporting with a multi-billion-dollar organization or portfolio </li><li>Demonstrated ability to understand financial statements, cash flow analysis and credit agency reports </li><li>Professional experience in investment management, accounting, treasury, or banking </li><li>Previous experience with investment systems such as Bloomberg, MSCI BarraOne, Clearwater, etc. </li><li>Professional experience managing, testing or leading projects that improved operational efficiency and/or performance, while ensuring projects are managed responsibly and in compliance with all relevant, laws, regulations and policies </li></ul> <p>We are an equal opportunity employer. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Metro Nashville is committed to selecting the most qualified candidate for each of our roles.</p> <p>Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.</p> <p>Requests for ADA or other protected accommodations for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640.</p>