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Be part of building Scotland’s future
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's national and international economic development agency. We work to transform the Scottish economy by helping businesses to innovate and scale, creating high-value jobs, boosting productivity, and growing national wealth.
Join our new team, within our Entrepreneurship and Investment directorate,developing investment focused solutions and driving growth in Scotland’s most innovative industries. Work with us to identify opportunities and develop new approaches to releasing constrained private sector capital into SE’s key mission areas.
The role
As Investment Specialist you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the funding landscape in markets relevant to our Strategic priorities. This includes identifying the challenges and opportunities where new investment interventions will help drive transformational change. Working as part of a team of specialists, you’ll assist with the development of business cases for new investment solutions and/or collaborations with stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include:
Who we’re looking for
You’ll know commercial funding models, ideally debt and equity, and you’re comfortable devising and assisting in the development of new funding solutions. Importantly, you can assess and interpret financial, market, technical and economic information and use it to inform your team’s strategic direction. Strong in business development, you can confidently build new networks and relationships and actively raise the visibility of your work at external events.
Your skills, abilities and experience should include:
Ideally, but not essentially, you’ll also have:
Role Profile
Further information on the role can be found in the attached role.
Life at Scottish Enterprise
As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan. Learn more about working with us
How to apply
If you're interested in this role, please complete your application form by 11 August 2024.
Interview dates
First interviews: w/c 19 August
Second interviews: tbc
Our values
Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.
At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process but throughout employment with us.
We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).
Apply now to build your future with us.