What You'll Bring

You'll be a motivated and detail-oriented professional who enjoys working in a structured environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, high-quality work.

We're particularly interested in people who:

• Have experience supporting investment, commercial, finance or governance activities within a complex organisation.
• Understand investment management principles and the investment lifecycle.
• Have experience producing reports, managing data and maintaining governance documentation.
• Are confident using Microsoft 365 and document management systems.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Can manage competing priorities and meet deadlines effectively. Communicate clearly and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
• Bring a professional, customer-focused approach to everything they do.

Why choose us?

The Investment Management Team plays a vital role in ensuring that investment programmes are effectively governed, monitored and delivered for the benefit of the West of England. You'll work alongside experienced colleagues, gain exposure to high-profile investment activity and help ensure public funding delivers meaningful outcomes.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference while developing your career within investment management and governance. You'll gain valuable experience across investment performance, reporting, compliance and stakeholder engagement within a supportive and ambitious organisation.

About The Company

We are based in a new bright and airy office, with all the latest technology, close to Bristol Temple Meads Train Station.

Alongside the opportunity to make a real difference to the people who visit, live and work in the West of England, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years continuous service. There is also the option to increase your annual leave with our annual leave purchase scheme.
• 2 days of paid leave each year to volunteer.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK).
• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working options to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with typically 2 or 3 days in the office each week.
• Reduced bus fare travel across the West of England.

We believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, empowering you to thrive in your career. We prioritise your growth and success by providing a diverse range of learning and development opportunities. Our goal is to keep you motivated, equipped with essential skills, and confident in delivering excellent services.

Good Employment Charter

As a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter and accredited Living Wage Employer, we’re committed to creating a diverse environment where all our employees can thrive. We make sure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you have an accessibility need, disability, condition or need any additional support that means you might require changes to the application or recruitment process (for example, you might need to submit your application in a different format), please get in touch with our Resourcing Team at Resourcing@westofengland-ca.gov.uk. We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.

Salary

The salary for this role is £39,481 - £43,149. This is the full-time equivalent salary, and will be pro-rata for part-time. We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments for external candidates typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.

Closing dates

Our roles close at midnight on the closing date. Please note this vacancy may close early or be extended depending on the number of applications so please don’t wait to apply. If you have started your application, we’ll give you notice of the new closing date by email.

From a recruitment agency?

We’re not engaging with agencies for this role. Any CVs received from agencies will be considered as unsolicited and the property of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, with no obligation to pay agency fees.