Executive Director - Pension Trust & Governance Leader

Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

City of El Paso Employees Retirement Trust (CEPERT) seeks an Executive Director to serve as the chief executive, Board Secretary, and senior fiduciary. This role ensures outstanding benefit administration, strong governance, policy execution, and disciplined investment oversight for the $1B+ pension trust serving 8,600+ members.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the ED leads a talented team, fosters an ethical, high‑performance culture, and represents the Trust with credibility and

Qualifications

• Five plus years leadership experience with a pension system or other similar financial services organization.
• Pension/retirement benefits industry experience preferred.
• Five plus years of fiduciary responsibility, investment strategy and oversight, actuarial concepts and methods, tax, finance or accounting experience, and governance experience.
• Demonstrated success in leadership, staff development, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief executive, Board Secretary, and senior fiduciary for administration of the Trust.
• Ensure excellent benefit administration, strong governance and policy execution, and disciplined investment oversight.
• Lead a skilled team, cultivate an ethical, high-performance culture, and represent the Trust with credibility and transparency.

Skills

Investments

Accounting

Taxation

Pension administration

Payroll/benefit systems

Actuarial valuations

PRB reporting

Audits

Budgeting

Contract compliance

Legal document review

Board collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

City of El Paso Employees Retirement Trust (CEPERT) seeks an Executive Director to serve as the chief executive, Board Secretary, and senior fiduciary. This role ensures outstanding benefit administration, strong governance, policy execution, and disciplined investment oversight for the $1B+ pension trust serving 8,600+ members.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the ED leads a talented team, fosters an ethical, high‑performance culture, and represents the Trust with credibility and