Senior Manager, Policy - Job Share Opportunity (0.6 FTE, Wed-Fri)

Shape the Future with the National Wealth Fund

At the National Wealth Fund, our mission is to swiftly and effectively mobilise trusted sector insights and investment expertise to unlock billions in private finance for projects across the United Kingdom. Providing £27.8bn of capital and an expanded mandate, we are ready to help the market invest with confidence, continue to drive forward the Government's growth ambitions.

We are looking for skilled and results oriented individuals who are motivated to help us build the National Wealth Fund into an industry-leading institution.

This role is offered as a job share opportunity, working 0.6 FTE across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It provides the opportunity to take on a senior, strategically important role within a job-share arrangement, with responsibility and continuity shared across the working week.

Provide strategic leadership on the National Wealth Fund’s approach to industry sectors, ensuring that sector priorities and the Fund’s sovereign and strategic ambition are embedded across investment, advisory and policy activity. Lead the Fund’s policy approach across Industrial Strategy sectors including steel, critical minerals, defence, the electric vehicle battery supply chain, transport, digital and artificial intelligence. Translate government priorities, market insight and the Fund’s operational experience into investible opportunities that strengthen UK capabilities and supply chains, mobilise private capital and support long-term economic growth.

Location: Hybrid working, with Wednesday, Thursday and Friday being the designated working days.
Deadline to Apply: 11th November 2026. Early submission is encouraged, and applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Fund’s policy approach to industry, aligning delivery with the Fund’s Strategic Plan, annual Business Plan and wider government priorities.

• Co-lead the Fund’s thematic policy work on its sovereign and strategic ambition, identifying where investment can strengthen strategically important UK capabilities, supply chains and economic resilience.

• Provide inclusive and effective leadership to a team of five and to colleagues across the Fund, setting direction, building capability and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.

• Provide authoritative thought leadership across steel, critical minerals, defence, the electric vehicle battery supply chain, transport, digital and artificial intelligence, connecting public policy, market developments and investment evidence to shape decisions and engagement.

• Oversee the Policy team’s engagement with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, UK Export Finance, the British Business Bank and the Office for Investment, ensuring a coherent Fund-wide approach to industrial policy and investment priorities.

• Work with Banking, Impact, Risk, Strategy, Advisory and Portfolio Management colleagues to originate and shape investible opportunities in priority sectors and supply chains.

• Ensure industrial, sector and sovereign and strategic considerations are assessed consistently through the investment lifecycle. Lead or assure policy and strategic due diligence, contribute to Investment Committee papers and advise senior decision-makers.

• Use the Fund’s investment and advisory experience to influence government policy, unlock complex projects and make effective use of public capital to mobilise private finance.
• Represent the Fund externally with senior stakeholders across government, public finance institutions, investors, businesses, sector bodies and delivery partners.
• Lead cross-Fund projects and matrix teams, setting clear outcomes, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring high-quality delivery at pace.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience requirements

• Extensive experience of developing and delivering industrial, sector, economic or investment policy in government, a public finance institution or a closely related organisation.
• Strong understanding of industrial policy, strategic sectors, supply chains and the barriers to developing and financing investible projects and businesses in the UK.
• Credible knowledge of several of the role’s priority sectors: steel, critical minerals, defence, the electric vehicle battery supply chain, transport, digital and artificial intelligence.
• Proven ability to develop strategy, exercise sound judgement in complex or emerging areas, and turn analysis into practical recommendations and delivery plans.
• Experience of working with investment, commercial or delivery teams and applying policy objectives to projects, programmes or transactions. Direct transaction or Investment Committee experience is desirable.
• Strong track record of building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders across government, public bodies, investors, businesses and sector organisations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distil complex evidence, provide clear advice and represent the organisation credibly.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities and deliver at pace through multidisciplinary and matrix teams.
• Inclusive people leadership, with experience of setting direction, developing colleagues and leading a team of comparable scale.
• Relevant degree-level education or equivalent professional experience.

A career with us offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact and work on cutting-edge technologies that will drive the UK’s future. We value diversity in our people and inclusion is at the heart of what we do.

We offer competitive benefits and unique learning opportunities from combining both private and public sector skills and experience. Please note, referencing and background checks are carried out for all roles here at the National Wealth Fund.

About us

The National Wealth Fund encourages a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people. Inclusion is at the heart of what the Fund does. Diversity in the Fund's people and their ideas will be vital to the National Wealth Fund's success. Appointments will be made on merit, with regard to maintaining the breadth of experience and expertise required and reflecting diversity in the broadest sense, to embrace different perspectives, characteristics and experience, as well as being broadly representative of the nations and regions of the UK.

Our roles are open to full-time, part-time or job-share applicants. Job-share applicants should supply individual CVs and a joint cover letter submitted with both applications.

As part of our standard hiring process, please be informed that a background check will be conducted for successful candidates in accordance with our company policy and industry best practices. Please note, that successful candidates will be offered a salary that is appropriate to their relevant experience and performance during the selection process.