The Role
Lead place-based strategy and local growth activities across the West Midlands. Build relationships with investors, finance providers, and local stakeholders to increase SME access to finance. Identify and facilitate commercial opportunities, use the Bank’s toolkit and data to inform strategy, influence decision-makers, and deliver measurable regional outcomes.
Summary Generated by Built In
Location: Remote (based in West Midlands)
Contract: Permanent
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
Salary: Competitive
Salary: Competitive
THE ROLE
In this role, you will join part of the Bank’s new place‑based (Local Growth) team, within a defined region/Devolved Nation. Working locally and in close partnership with the Area Regional/Devolved Director, the position involves supporting the development of a tailored local strategy and delivering meaningful outcomes by engaging with the local market and drawing on the Bank’s place‑based toolkit, investment teams, central resources, and personal commercial experience. This includes identifying, catalysing, and facilitating commercial opportunities such as connecting finance providers with clusters of high‑potential businesses to drive measurable growth in local financing and business activity.
A core element of the role is to foster a local financing ecosystem that enables innovative, high‑potential businesses to access the right finance, regardless of location or stage of development. The position also leverages the Bank’s expertise in small business access to finance, alongside its networks of finance providers and investors.
Credibility must be established quickly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, from investment professionals to local leaders and politicians, to facilitate the proposal, negotiation and implementation of activities and change within the region.
You will have an existing and active network within the SME support and/or economic development ecosystem in region / Devolved Nation and also have knowledge and experience of the SME access to finance eco-system
You will have an existing and active network within the SME support and/or economic development ecosystem in region / Devolved Nation and also have knowledge and experience of the SME access to finance eco-system
You will bring commercial experience in accessing and/or delivering equity or debt instruments, with a strong technical and strategic understanding of how investment decisions are made and how capital flows into local markets. This may have been gained within a finance provider, or as a founder or business operator. You will also have a proven ability to act as a strategic partner to external stakeholders, influencing decision‑makers at both operational and strategic levels.
Good analytical capability is essential, including confidence in working with quantitative and qualitative data to produce compelling, insightful materials that inform strategy, support stakeholder engagement, and contribute to the delivery of measurable and impactful outcomes.
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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
- Existing and active network within the SME support and/or economic development ecosystem in the region
- Knowledge and experience of the SME access to finance ecosystem
- Commercial experience accessing and/or delivering equity or debt instruments
- Strong technical and strategic understanding of investment decision-making and capital flows
- Proven ability to act as a strategic partner and influence operational and strategic decision-makers
- Good analytical capability with confidence working with quantitative and qualitative data to produce insightful materials
- Ability to commute to the office (hybrid working expected)
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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.
