Principal Executive Officer: Retirement Fund Sector - Pretoria - Fempower

    Fempower
    Fempower Pretoria

    2 days ago

    Description


    A large, highly complex national retirement fund, serving hundreds of thousands of members and managing multi-billion-rand assets, is seeking an exceptional leader to take up the role of Principal Executive Officer (PEO).

    The organisation requires a leader with unquestionable integrity, resilience, and the capability to steer a maturing institution through transformation, governance strengthening and strategic repositioning.

    This is a CEO-equivalent mandate, suitable only for seasoned executives with extensive experience in retirement funds, financial services governance, and stakeholder management at the highest level.

    THE ROLEThe Principal Executive Officer is accountable to the Board and is responsible for directing governance, compliance, operational oversight and the performance of multiple internal teams and external service providers.

    The incumbent must ensure full statutory compliance, uphold fiduciary obligations, and maintain an environment of ethical, transparent, and member-centric management.

    The role includes oversight of legal, risk, compliance, investments reporting, operations, and organisational restructuring.
    KEY LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIESGovernance, Compliance & RiskDrive a robust governance framework including policies, delegations and board processes.
    Ensure full compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory directives.
    Oversee risk management, including the identification, monitoring and remediation of key risks.
    Support and develop Trustees through targeted training and governance oversight.
    Operational & Strategic OversightExecute Board resolutions and ensure integrated reporting across committees.
    Oversee and manage performance of all key service providers (administrators, actuaries, auditors, investment and legal advisors, communication partners, etc.).
    Lead, mentor and build the internal team.
    Guide organisational restructuring and change management.
    Stakeholder LeadershipRepresent the Fund in dealings with regulators, bargaining councils, unions, employers and industry bodies.
    Manage high-stakes, politically complex environments with maturity and assertiveness.
    Maintain strong communication channels with all external and internal stakeholders.
    Investment GovernanceEnsure adherence to investment mandates, policies and regulatory frameworks.
    Provide reporting support to the Board's investment committees.
    Ensure accurate and transparent reporting to members.
    Ethical and Cultural StewardshipUphold the highest ethical standards and set a culture of accountability and integrity.
    Ensure effective whistle-blowing mechanisms and address any governance or ethical concerns swiftly.
    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (STRICT)Relevant Bachelor's degree; postgraduate qualification strongly preferred (LLB/LLM, CA(SA), MBA, Governance/Compliance).
    Minimum 10 years' senior-level experience in retirement funds, financial services or employee benefits.
    Proven experience working with large, complex funds and navigating regulatory and governance frameworks.
    Fit-and-proper compliant, with no conflicts of interest.
    Board-facing experience, with proven ability to influence at executive and governance levels.
    PERSONAL ATTRIBUTESUnquestionable integrity and independence.
    Strong judgement, resilience and emotional intelligence ("mind of steel").
    Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
    Strategic thinker with the ability to make firm decisions in challenging environments.
    Ability to hold teams and service providers accountable.
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