The Role
Manage a regional investment portfolio supporting UK businesses. Responsibilities include reviewing investment data, analyzing fund performance, risks and commitments, preparing reports and investment papers, supporting presentations, collaborating with internal teams and external fund managers, and improving reporting, data quality and operational processes. The role requires clear communication, sound judgment, organization and effective deadline management.
Summary Generated by Built In
Location: Sheffield
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
Salary: £49, 875 - £60,637
Benefits package:
· 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time), opportunity to buy and sell
holiday
· 15% employer pension contribution, discretionary bonus scheme
· Flexible working, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan and life assurance
· Paid voluntary days, maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
· Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health and
wellbeing, travel, and technology and plenty more
wellbeing, travel, and technology and plenty more
THE ROLE
You will help manage a large portfolio of regional investments that supports businesses across the UK. You will work with colleagues, fund managers and other partners to track how funds are performing, support good decision making and help make sure the programme delivers its aims.
In this role, you will prepare reports, review data and carry out investment analysis. You will help colleagues understand fund performance, risks, commitments and opportunities. You will also support investment papers, internal updates and presentations for a range of audiences.
You will work with teams across legal, governance, risk, compliance, finance, operations, policy and communications. You will also work with external fund management organisations and help improve ways of working, including reporting, data quality and operational processes.
You do not need to have followed one set career path to apply. You may have experience in financial services, fund management, investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, commercial lending or another investment-related setting. You should be comfortable working with financial information, using tools such as Excel and Power BI, and explaining your findings clearly to others.
You will need to organise your work, manage different tasks and meet deadlines. You will be able to work well with others, communicate clearly, use good judgement and look for practical ways to improve how work is done. If you do not meet every part of the advert but believe you can do the role, we would still like to hear from you.
We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to fair recruitment and will make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process where needed.
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Key Benefits
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- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
- 15% employer pension contribution
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
- Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more
About
The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy. Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively. With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals. As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified). At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.
Skills Required
- Experience in financial services, fund management, investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, commercial lending, or another investment-related setting
- Comfort working with financial information
- Experience using Microsoft Excel and Power BI
- Ability to analyze investment data, fund performance, risks, commitments and opportunities
- Ability to communicate findings clearly to varied audiences
- Ability to organize work, manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to collaborate effectively and use sound judgment
- Ability to identify practical process improvements
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The Company
What We Do
The British Business Bank is the UK Government's economic development bank. Its mission is to drive sustainable economic growth by ensuring that smaller businesses across the UK can access the capital they need to start up and grow. It operates by designing, delivering, and managing a range of financial products through delivery partners, addressing market gaps in smaller business finance, and unlocking private capital to fuel innovation and economic prosperity.
