Global Head of Asset Management

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People Lead, Australia, NZ, Singapore and Kenya

Reporting into the Global Head of Funds Management, this role will support the deployment, management, and growth of New Forests’ international portfolio of agriculture, plantation forestry, timber processing, and carbon sequestration assets designed to deliver impactful outcomes and financial returns.

This position entails leading a 42-person global Asset Management team, with overall responsibility for managing the team culture and performance where you will leverage your knowledge and experience in natural capital asset management by providing strategic guidance and support across a wide range of financial and impact initiatives. The asset management team includes a group of fund managers, asset managers and fund analytics positions across agricultural, forestry, associated infrastructure and carbon investments.

The role will work across a matrix structure of four geographic regions and seven functional teams to ensure prioritisation and coordination of action. You will work externally by engaging with clients and key stakeholders to optimise fund performance and promote the activities of the team and New Forests generally.

New Forests is a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies. We manage a diversified portfolio of sustainable timber plantations and conservation areas, carbon and conservation finance projects, agriculture, timber processing and infrastructure. We aim to generate shared prosperity for our clients and the communities in which we operate and accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.

In this role, you will be responsible for :

• Lead the global asset management team by fostering continuous support and cultivating a high-performance culture.
• Assume a leadership role to steer the asset management strategy and drive the achievement of asset management targets and goals.
• Demonstrate best practices in people management for the asset management staff, emphasizing learning and development, succession planning, performance enhancement, mentoring, skill development, and standardisation across teams to elevate organisational capability.
• Provide strategic advice on issues resolution and act as a subject matter expert in commercial and impact activities of the underlying investments managed by New Forests.

Cross Functional Leadership

Fund Product Development and Deployment

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This role requires the following qualifications, experience, and strengths :

This role will need to display the Asset Management Team capabilities :

Applications Close : 3rd November 2025

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