Associate Director, Financial Investments

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As Associate Director, Financial Investments, you will play a central role in overseeing the University’s ~$4.5 billion externally managed investment portfolio. Working closely with the Director, Treasury & Financial Investments, you’ll partner with senior executives University committees and external advisers to ensure our investment frameworks are robust, forward-looking, and aligned to the University’s long-term objectives.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact role with genuine flexibility, where you can apply deep investment expertise while balancing broader professional or personal commitments. We are open to shaping the role to suit the right candidate.

What you will deliver:

• Provide specialist advice on the externally managed portfolio, continually refining investment policies and frameworks in partnership with the Director
• Act as the primary operational conduit between the University and its Implemented Consultant, developing deep service relationships to ensure efficient delivery on institutional requirements.
• Maintain an expert-level understanding of broader investment markets to constructively test and challenge incoming external advice and underlying asset activities.
• Lead the end-to-end preparation of high-quality papers, insights, and recommendations for the Investment Management Committee and Finance Committee
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives, faculties, and internal divisions (such as Sustainability, Advancement, and Business Services) to closely link investment strategy with wider university operations.

You may be a great fit if you:

• Hold a relevant tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or an equivalent discipline (with postgraduate credentials like a Master's in Finance, CFA, CPA, or CA viewed very favourably).
• Bring extensive investment, funds management, or financial advisory experience with a proven track record of providing high-level risk oversight and strategic recommendations.
• Demonstrate a high level of business acumen and sharp attention to detail, easily interpreting complex financial information to support executive decision-making.
• Possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a natural ability to write succinctly, present persuasively, and build positive relationships with committees and external partners.
• Show a proven ability to operate independently within broad organisational priorities, taking full ownership to proactively enhance processes and manage competing project timelines.