Senior Research Specialist

The Role This is a Senior role in the team and as the subject matter expert, you will be responsible for investment manager research, selection and investment performance oversight as well as delivery of investment projects with key financial objectives in the Policyholder Investment Office.andnbsp; Key Responsibilities Managing Internal and External StakeholdersAssist Head of Manager Research and Selection in liaising with external investment management partners in implementing the policyholder investment strategyFoster and nurture existing Asset Management PartnershipsWorking with the Sustainability team, developing and evolving our framework and coordinating with our Asset Managers to embed sustainability requirements into mandatesWorking with wider Policyholder Investment Office sub-teams such as the Portfolio Management Team, Investment Strategy, Investment Solutions team and Phoenix Unit Trust Managers (PUTM) to maintain manager adherence to investment management agreementsWorking with the operational due diligence, Asset Management Operations, Compliance and Line 2, as requiredManager Selection Research and Review ProcessWorking with and supporting Portfolio Managers and the Portfolio Management in delivering financial risk return objectives for the policyholder portfolioDocument existing selection and oversight frameworks and improve processes and controls to ensure robustness in the Target Operating Model of the team; bring in industry best practice and knowledge ..... full job details .....