Principal Officer - CPUT Retirement Fund (CPUTRF) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

• To execute and coordinate the complete functioning of the CPUT Retirement Fund.
• The CPUTRF and CPUT are two separate legal entities.
• An important part of the task is to perform the duties of a Principal Officer as prescribed in the Pension Fund Act, for which the Principal Officer is responsible and accountable to the Board of Trustees. 

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience;

• A relevant degree in Business or Administration.
• Five years' (5) experience working with a small or medium sized Retirement Fund as a Principal Officer.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities;
Operational coordination;

• Statutory responsibility for compliance with and the governance of the fund.
• Professional development and training.
• Implementation and monitoring of the agreed to legal framework (including fund rule amendments and consolidation of rules).
• Stakeholder engagement fund, recordkeeping and liaison

Organizing all meetings;

• The provision of secretarial services to all committees and the Board of Trustees (minute taking; resolutions).
• Engaging on a regular basis with all service providers.
• Engaging with the chairs of the committees and the Board of Trustees.
• Investigating and making recommendations for benefit payments.
• Handle queries from members and living annuitants.

Competencies;

• The ability to speak and write very good English, with a vocabulary reflecting the standards of business in general and the retirement industry in particular.
• Excellent peoples skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Applied investigative skills.
• Report writing skills.
• Assertiveness and diplomacy enabling liaison at many levels and with a diverse audience.
• Ability to read and interpret financial reports and to flag relevant issues to the Finance Committee.
• Ability to apply good governance principles to all areas of the Fund activities.
• Ability to apply compliance strictly and to lead to the correction of non-compliance in time.