Associate Outsourced Chief Investment Office Team

About Commonfund:

Commonfund is a leading asset management firm that empowers educational

institutions, foundations, pension funds, family offices, RIAs, and other

sophisticated investors to achieve their most important goals. Through our

outsourced CIO business, we provide nonprofits access to what we believe are

world-class investment management solutions. Our private equity business

provides access to private equity investments for both nonprofit and for-profit

organizations seeking to diversify their portfolios with private investments. Our

Commonfund Institute aims to be among the nation's most trusted source for

relevant, useful and proprietary data, analytics and best practices in financial

management. All our businesses are united by a relentless commitment to

investment performance, matched by an equally relentless commitment to the

values of trust, transparency and ethical behavior that have inspired us since

our founding more than fifty years ago.

About Commonfund OCIO:

Commonfund OCIO, Inc. is an outsourced CIO solution designed to ensure that

educational institutions, foundations, and other nonprofit organizations have the

financial resources they need to achieve their most important commitments. By

assuming responsibility for managing each client's complex, global portfolio, we

provide a depth of investment experience and breadth of resources that few

institutions have access to on their own. Because of our singular focus on

nonprofits, we can provide assistance and insights to our clients that go well

beyond investing, helping them with virtually every facet of managing the

financial resources of their organization.

Description and Responsibilities:

Commonfund seeks to hire an Associate to assume investment- and client-related requests from clients and senior members of the Outsourced Chief Investment Office (OCIO) team. The Outsourced Chief Investment Office (OCIO) team provides total portfolio management for endowment and foundation clients. It is a highly visible position and critical to the success of the organization and its growth. The Associate will assist with managing client portfolios in areas such as asset allocation modeling, portfolio construction, portfolio rebalancing, reporting, and risk management. The successful candidate will also be expected to work cross functionally with other teams within the organization to provide high-quality, timely, and complete responses for our clients.

In this role, the Associate will experience all aspects of the investment process including learning the different asset classes that Commonfund utilizes to construct its client portfolios. Associates will be provided the appropriate training and mentoring needed for the role.

This position can be based in our Norwalk, CT or our New York City Office with the requirement to be in CT on Tuesdays.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide strong quantitative and analytical skills to support the Outsourced Chief Investment Officers (OCIOs)Develop presentation materials and contribute during clients' quarterly committee meetings
• Undertake portfolio evaluation and analysis of client accounts
• Assist with client interface – respond to inquiries and analytic requests from clients in a timely and accurate manner
• Responsible for month-end portfolio review, rebalancing client portfolios, and cash flow analysis
• Assist in generating asset allocation recommendations for current and prospective institutions by using portfolio modeling applications
• Assist with ad-hoc project requests from clients and senior staff
• Provide education related to a client portfolio to new Board and Committee members and staff, as well as other groups as needed
• Assist with development of charts, materials, and written communications in collaboration with our Marketing and Investment groups
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of Commonfund's investment strategies and programs

Preferred Background
:

• Four-year college degree
• 3-5 years experience in the investment or asset management industry
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills, including use of spreadsheet/database software for quantitative analysis
• A strong proficiency with Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to complete assignments independently and on a timely basis
• Ability to work as part of a team to accomplish broader goals and objectives
• Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities
• Willingness to work after hours, when necessary, to accomplish work assignments
• Knowledge of capital markets and asset management landscape