CalSTRS – Investment Officer I, Inflation SensitiveThe CalSTRS Investments Branch is seeking an experienced individual to work as an Investment Officer I on the Inflation Sensitive team.
The Inflation Sensitive Unit was developed to improve diversification of the overall Investment Portfolio by seeking investment strategies and security types that would protect it against inflation, generate enhanced yield and provide stable cash flows. The unit's portfolio is currently split between public investments such as U.S. TIPS, Commodities, and private investments as found in the Agriculture, Timberland, and Infrastructure Portfolios. Other strategies are currently under consideration. The Inflation Sensitive Portfolio is a unique hybrid asset class of multiple asset types that will invest in a diversified portfolio of strategies and securities utilizing a mixture of both internal and external management. The unit will seek to lower CalSTRS overall portfolio volatility and positively capture long-term changes in inflation.
Under the direction of the Portfolio Manager, the Investment Officer I is responsible for assisting with performing the administration and oversight duties of the Inflation Sensitive portfolio operations and conducts and compiles research and portfolio data to enhance investment decision-making. The incumbent performs duties requiring a high degree of independence and discretionary judgment.
Department InformationCalSTRS is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world, providing retirement, disability and survivor benefits to California's more than 1 million public school educators and their families. The Investments Branch manages a portfolio that is broadly diversified into seven asset categories with assets totaling approximately $337.9 billion as of May 31, 2024.
CalSTRS is committed to setting best practice precedents, implementing innovative diversity and inclusion principles, motivating positive change, and advancing the worlds investment markets. We do this by establishing collaborative relationships across a vast network of investment managers, portfolio companies and industry associations in order to maximize returns and leverage opportunities for positive change.
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