Policy & Strategy Leadership

• Build cross-government relationships:

  • Enhance collaboration with government departments and devolved administrations.
  • Report and act on policy developments, ensuring NWF’s investments align with national objectives.
  • Resourcefully connect public funds with private investment to maximise economic impact.

• Develop new mandates and innovation trials:

  • Lead initiatives, such as new financing solutions, that align with regional priorities.
  • Partner with government entities to maximise private sector contributions alongside the Fund’s capital.

• Deliver targeted investments under the Government’s Industrial Strategy, clean energy, and growth targets:

  • Oversee implementation in sector-specific programmes (e.g., housing, regeneration, transport).
  • Co-champion high-priority projects alongside investment and advisory colleagues.

• Develop policy addressing emerging trends:

  • Author briefing papers on current thinking for Executive Committee and Board consumption.
  • Identify and recommend solutions to risks and opportunities in cross-cutting areas (e.g., economic resilience, level-up agenda).

• Contribute to overall NWF strategic planning (e.g., next business plan, annual reviews):

  • Synthesise best practices with Executive roles and internal functions to ensure resilient, ambitious targets.
  • Present strategic perspectives at Board and Committee levels.

Due Diligence & Deal Support

• Assess investment proposals:

  • Evaluate deals against NWF’s priority strategy objectives.
  • Conduct focused due diligence with banking, risk, and impact teams; input on Investment Committee materials.

• Extensive stakeholder engagement:

  • Engage with regional devolved governments (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) via dedicated Directors.
  • Embed NWF investments within broader UK/place-based priorities.

Key Relationships Duties

Cross-Sector Leadership

• Maintain liaisons with multiple public sector bodies (government, ALBs, and finance institutions).
• Act as place-based sector lead, advancing regeneration and housing/transport approaches.
• Support the Regional Project Accelerator’s alignment with government space strategy.

Collaborative Dealbolic Play

• Interface with NWF colleagues to refine stakeholder-led investments.
• Develop a cohesive policy framework for emerging regulatory/technological environments.

Required Experience & Skills

• Essential:

  • Policy-focused professional experience in government departments, arms-length bodies (ALBs), or local authorities.
  • Demonstrable record of commissioning and driving policy change or collaborative initiatives (public/private).
  • Skills to build and maintain trusted relationships across diverse sectors.

• Core Expertise:

  • Initiative-driven, excelling in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
  • Self-serve problem-solving with innovative approaches to challenges.
  • Senior-level collaboration and strategic stakeholder influence, providing constructive challenge.
  • Polished written and verbal communication, capable of simplifying/communicating policy leadership.

• Preferred (Not Nexus):

  • Relevant prior experience in regeneration, housing, transport policy, or independent investment advisory.
  • Government work or experience dealing with devolved nations considered advantageous.

Awards & Benefits

A career with us offers:

• Profound impact on the UK’s economic future.
• Unparalleled opportunity: Combining public/private sector acumen.
• Employment proportionality: Includes open roles for full-time, part-time, and job-share candidates.

Denotations:

• Role is open to applications from all inclusive professionals accrued from disrupting choose.](UK-Controlled)-- industry growth positions.
• Job offers spent-in relation criteria and performance determined by selective factors, including salaries aligned to merit and experience.

Inclusion & Employer Commitment

We champion diversity and inclusion across all roles, prioritizing equity in experience and perspective. Warffricancments align with commitments to:

• Embrace diversity and integrate GDP practices.
• Reflect the “four nations” amongst the candidates.

Background checks are standardised for all appointments in adherence to policy frameworks.

Note: All nominations must acknowledge referee(s) and relevant background exams.