Appel à manifestation d’intérêt : CERN recrute un(e) Expert(e) professionnel(le) Comité d’investissement du fonds de pension du CERN à Genève, Suisse.

Role and composition of the IC 

The functions of the IC are laid down in Article I 2.10of the Fund’s rules and amongst other things include making proposals to the PFGB regarding the Fund’sStatement 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 Pension Fund Code of Conduct (https://pensionfund.cern.ch/en/about-fund/code-conduct).

Candidates are required with deep and extensive experience of overseeing the assets and liabilities of large pension funds, or similar long-term institutional investors, such as endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds.