Location: London / Sheffield / Hybrid Working
(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: Up to £42,000 per annum max depending on location and experience
THE ROLE
British Patient Capital (“BPC”) is a commercial subsidiary of British Business Bank (“BBB”). BPC’s long-term vision is for more home-grown and fully funded high growth companies to fulfil their potential to be players on the global stage. Our investment programme backs venture and venture growth funds, and co-invests selectively in our UK-based portfolio companies.
In this role you will work with the BPC team in managing its existing portfolio of over 60 fund investments, and support Investment Managers and Senior Investment Managers on new investment proposals.
This will include completing due diligence processes for potential new investments, undertake macro analysis of sectors, financial analysis and modelling, benchmarking against industry data, and in-depth analysis of areas such as track record, team dynamics and investment strategy. You will also manage the portfolio management process, ensuring that the contact and company databases are up to date, and information is received on a timely basis for quarterly portfolio meetings; and assist with the portfolio reporting.
With experience of working in a commercial, banking or finance environment, either full-time or as part of an internship, you will be able to demonstrate a degree of financial knowledge/experience or a willingness to learn. You will also have experience in analysing datasets and of building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and customers.
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Key Responsibilities
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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 British Patient Capital
British Patient Capital Limited is a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of British Business Bank plc, the UK government’s economic development bank. It forms part of the British Business Bank’s plc’s commercial arm.
Its mission is to enable long-term investment in innovative firms led by ambitious entrepreneurs who want to build large scale businesses. It was launched in June 2018 with £2.5bn to invest over 10 years in venture and venture growth capital to support high growth potential innovative UK businesses in accessing the long-term financing they require to scale up.
British Business Bank
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.
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.