Investment Associate Msrp - Baltimore, United States - State of Maryland

State of Maryland

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Baltimore, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Introduction:

The Maryland State Retirement Agency (the "Agency") is the administrator of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (the "System").

The System is a multi-employer, public employees' defined benefit retirement system composed of twelve (12) separate retirement and pension systems with additional plan components, covering approximately 245,000 active members and more than 160,000 retirees and beneficiaries.

The Agency's Investment team is both results driven and creative problem solvers who work together to manage a global multi-asset portfolio and to provide a secure base of assets to pay the current and future benefits for the underlying retirees and beneficiaries.

The Investment Division is committed to providing an interesting and challenging work environment that will give the investment team a complete understanding of the institutional investment process and to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces both analytical and creative thinkers.

The Agency is seeking a committed professional to serve in a newly established role within the Investment Division as the Investment Associate of Corporate Governance and Compliance.

The Investment Associate will assist in the Environmental, Social and Governance (the "ESG"), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (the "DEI"), corporate governance, and investment compliance related efforts.

The position will report to the Senior Compliance Manager and work collaboratively with various members of the Investment Division staff.

This is a Special Appointment position and serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority.

GRADE:

MSRP 0006

LOCATION OF POSITION:

120 E. Baltimore St.

Baltimore, MD 21202

Main Purpose of Job:

The Investment Associate of Corporate Governance and Compliance is responsible for assisting with the research, reporting and monitoring of corporate governance and investment compliance related functions for the System.

These areas include ESG, DEI, proxy voting and engagement, securities litigation, external manager due diligence, external and internal manager investment guideline compliance, regulatory reporting and monitoring, code of ethics, conflicts of interest, personal trading monitoring, material non-public information, public information act requests, and policy and procedure documentation.

POSITION DUTIES:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Assist in ESG and DEI tasks such as working across asset classes to integrate ESG and DEI into investment due diligence, tracking and reporting ESG and DEI efforts by external and internal managers and other related ESG and DEI data, and research and analysis of potential and existing investments;
Assist with managing and reporting of investment divestment programs;
Assist in managing the proxy voting process and ensuring that proxies are voted in accordance with the System's custom proxy guidelines;
Maintains knowledge of best practices and current trends in corporate governance topics;
Assist with engagement activities related to corporate governance topics;
Assist with managing meeting and minutes of the Corporate Governance and Securities Litigation Committee;
Assist with the various tasks related to the code of ethics, conflicts of interest, personal trading, and material nonpublic information policies such as attestations, reporting and monitoring;
Assist with monitoring compliance with various investment guidelines for external and internal investment managers;
Assist in creating and documenting policies and procedures related to investment compliance;
Compile and generate responsive documents and information related to Public Information Act requests;
Assist with manager due diligence over external investment managers and private investment funds;
Assist with generating reports for regulatory reporting to monitor compliance with several securities laws, rules and regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree before starting the position.

Applicants can substitute a minimum of three years of relevant experience in investment compliance, corporate governance or ESG related tasks for the required education qualification.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Investment compliance monitoring, external manager due diligence, personal trading monitoring, code of ethics, conflicts of interest, or regulatory reporting;
ESG and DEI integration;
Knowledge of corporate governance and stewardship best practices; and
Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, and Bloomberg.

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BENEFITS:

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.