Chief Investment Officer

The role plays a key leadership role maintaining high standards across the business, while constantly looking for new ways to improve efficiencies and performance.

The role includes responsibility for investment management (if carried out in-house), investment risk and performance analytics functions. The role holder is also responsible for the oversight of the liquidity management within all the funds operated by the firm and the monitoring of such liquidity

The role holder will attend the Boards as required (including their committees) and maybe a member of and/or may chair such Board Committees as may be necessary from time to time.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

?? Ensure that LFS's investment risk (including in respect of activities undertaken by investment management delegates) is effectively overseen, with material issues appropriately escalated.

?? To act as an investment manager/dealer where necessary should activities be undertaken in house.

?? Overarching responsibility for ensuring the business area for which responsible meets its strategic business plans and performance targets.

?? Mitigate operational risk through relevant risk assessment procedures, adhering to policy and in accordance with risk management frameworks.

?? Effective monitoring and oversight of risk frameworks within areas for which responsible ensuring these are embedded.

?? Build and maintain a high performing team who are held accountable to deliver via high-performance leadership, employee engagement practices & role model behaviours. Ensuring capability and resources are in place to meet business requirements.

?? Effectively question and challenge reports/individuals to gain a comprehensive understanding of issues/risks to be able to determine when expert / external advice is required or when direct action is required.

?? Maintains knowledge of technical and business knowledge, industry and business developments, and regulatory requirements.

?? Ensure that an up to date succession and talent plan in place.

?? Actively grow, embed and sustain a strong culture across the businesses, one which instils high performance and role models strong engaging behaviours. Creating a great place to work.

?? Ensure that the compliance monitoring programme or internal audit or other review activities are supported by prompt management action.

Key Regulatory Responsibilities

Senior Manager Responsibilities

?? The individual holding the role of Chief Investment Officer has been designated as a Senior Manager for the purposes of the FCA's Senior Managers and Certification Regime in respect of LFS. The individual holding this role holds the Senior Management Functions, any Prescribed Responsibilities, overall or other responsibilities set out in the accompanying Statement(s) of Responsibility.

?? Required by the FCA to discharge their duty of responsibility, which requires reasonable steps to prevent a breach of FCA requirements from occurring or continuing.

?? Required to be "fit and proper" at all times.

?? Develop, embed and support a strong culture across the businesses, one which adheres to the FCA conduct rules instils high performance and role models strong positive behaviours & values.

?? The individual must adhere to the rules and guidelines set out by the FCA in relation to its Senior Manager and Certification Regime.

?? Ensure Regulated Business areas, current and any future processes, are fully compliant with internal policy and requirements of external regulatory bodies.

Certified Person responsibilities:

?? The individual holding the investment management/dealing role has been designated as a Certified Person for the purposes of the FCA's Senior Managers and Certification Regime in respect of LFS and LFI.

?? Required to be "fit and proper" at all times.

Conduct Rules Staff

?? Required to comply with the FCA Conduct Rules applicable to all financial services employees.

Conduct Rules

In addition to the responsibilities set out in this role profile, the corresponding Statement(s) of Responsibilities and Link Group's own policies and procedures there is a requirement to comply with the FCA's code of conduct.