Investment Officer - JOB #00424


Company:: Calpers Investments
Location:: Sacramento, CA
Job Type:: Full Time
Category:: Private Equity/VC


Posted:: 2/12/2013

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Job Description

CalPERS seeks an Investment Officer II (IO II) to work under the general direction of the Portfolio Manager (PM) of Private Equity (PE). The IO II assigned to the position identified above demonstrates the CalPERS Core Values (Quality, Respect, Integrity, Openness, Accountability, and Balance), works well as a member of a team, and takes initiative in effectively performing the following functions:

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Primary function of this position is to assist the lead IO III in the management and monitoring of both partnership and direct investments

• Help establish and maintain relationships with an assigned group of partnerships and/or direct investments in order to evaluate performance relative to multiple quantitative and qualitative thresholds over the life of the investment

• Contribute to due diligence projects for the purpose of considering additional commitments to existing strategic relationships and selected direct investment opportunities

• Collaboration with the Research, Analytics and Performance (RAP), and the Underwriting Units within PE to generate investment ideas that support PE's Strategic Initiatives

Minimum Requirements and Experience:

• Equivalent to graduation from college preferably with major work in business administration, economics, finance, mathematics, or a closely related field

• Three years of increasingly responsible investment analysis experience for a public agency or private financial institution, insurance company, pension fund, endowment fund, investment firm, real estate development and investment firm, or other private corporation or entity having a major investment management program

Desirable Qualifications:

• Working towards a professional certification such as a CPA, CFA, MFE, ASA/FSA

• Detail-oriented

• Experience using Microsoft products, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Ability to work independently and under short time constraints

• Knowledge, skill and experience researching, analyzing, and reporting

• Effective writing skills

• Team-oriented, excellent communication skills

• Demonstrated flexibility, dependability, and adaptability to a changing work environment

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