FordFoundation Associate Director, Public Investments

The Associate Director of Public Investments will work as a part of an investment team responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and hiring external investment managers for the Foundation’s $10 billion endowment. The Associate Director’s primary responsibilities will focus on the foundation’s public equity and credit portfolios. The Associate Director may also collaborate with the private equity and/or hedge fund teams, particularly with regards to evaluating non-US investment opportunities.
The Associate Director of Public Investments will be responsible for identifying investment opportunities and conducting due diligence on prospective investment managers. The Associate Director will play a key role in setting the direction of the public equity portfolio, including but not limited to building a diversified, high-quality emerging markets portfolio. The Associate Director will also work closely with other team members to manage and evaluate the portfolio of existing managers, including developing analytical tools to assist in the monitoring process. The Associate Director will assist the Director of Public Investments in evaluating and negotiating the terms of the Foundation’s investments.
As a member of the Foundation’s investment team, the Associate Director of Public Investments will also contribute to discussions regarding portfolio construction, formulation of investment strategy, and asset allocation across the portfolio.

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Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ investment or other relevant experience
• Strong investment acumen, and a balance of qualitative and quantitative analytical capabilities
• Proven experience in evaluating, selecting, and monitoring external public equity managers
• Demonstrated ability to originate and maintain successful relationships with external investment managers, including the ability to conduct in-depth due diligence on such managers
• Significant experience evaluating and investing with high-quality, institutional investment managers
• A keen ability to identify those attributes which make long-term oriented investment managers successful
• The ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, working effectively and collaboratively with internal and external constituents (e.g., internal and external legal counsel).
• High intellectual curiosity and strong research skills
• Strong interest in and understanding of capital markets
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• A high degree of intellectual honesty and collegiality
• MBA or CFA preferred.

Associate Director, Public Investments