# Senior Venture Capital Executive **Company:** [UK Private Capital](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/96cEDVhgT74KcLizJ86krm.md) **Location:** London, United Kingdom **Workplace:** hybrid **Employment type:** Full-time **Department:** Policy [Apply for this job](http://jobs.workable.com/view/a0777b33-ecea-42ea-b489-698ce822f296) ## Description **Role summary** - Report directly to the Head of Venture Capital, supporting and leading work on priority VC policy areas including AI, life sciences, regulation and tax.  - Help shape policy engagement with government, regulators and other external stakeholders by gathering insight from venture capital firms and translating it into clear policy positions.  - Co-ordinate activity across Policy, External Affairs, Membership and other teams to ensure the VC industry is effectively represented in policy discussions and public affairs engagement.  - Maintain strong engagement with VC members and relevant non-members to support evidence gathering, policy development and wider understanding of industry priorities, working with the membership team where appropriate.  - Maintain strong and regular engagement with VC members and relevant non-members to support evidence gathering, policy development and wider understanding of industry priorities, working closely with the membership team.  - An ideal role for a recent graduate or early-career professional looking to develop policy, stakeholder engagement and venture capital expertise in an industry that is crucial to the UK economy. ## Requirements **Responsibilities** - Act as key point of contact for the Venture Capital Forum and other VC related forums to ensure that these meetings focus on priority areas and help to shape engagement with policy makers on behalf of venture capital firms.  - Involvement in projects related to Venture Capital which may include, among others:  - Supporting and developing understanding on policy areas that particularly relate to VC (e.g. tax, regulation) or portfolio companies (e.g. deals, technology policy).  - Taking forward stakeholder engagement (e.g. organise, host and minute VC roundtables) on specific policy or industry topics.  - Lead on EIS/VCT Subcommittee and working closely with Committee Chair to identify agenda & policy issues as well as Senior Policy Executive on technical/tax related areas  - Lead on cross departmental policy work in key areas including AI and life sciences, and help inform wider engagement (e.g. R&D tax policy).  - Contributing to UK Private Capital policy communications and publications, including:  - Lead on the drafting and coordination of the Venture Capital Update newsletter – a monthly summary of UK Private Capital activities, which is sent to over 2000 people.  - Drafting and coordinating VC related content for other publications, including the weekly Private Capital Update newsletter and third-party publications.   - Taking ownership of VC related content on webpages, ensuring content is relevant, up to date and engaging.  - Work with the Head of VC and the membership team to articulate and communicate the value of membership to UK Private Capital members and recruit new members, working to membership growth targets  - Work with the Head of VC and the membership team to maintain records of VC member engagement, and potential members.   **Essential Skills/Experience**  - Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with a keen attention to detail.  - Interest in policy and VC developments with ability to understand industry “jargon” and learn new concepts.  - Confident user of tools including CRM.  - Professional email and telephone manner.  - Proficiency in the use of MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, Co-Pilot and PowerPoint.  - Good written skills and confident speaker.  - Collaborative and consultative approach and a strong work ethic.  **Planning** - See above for full list of responsibilities.  - Contribute to the progression of work to deliver UK Private Capital’s commitments to members and key stakeholders  - Organising, recording on CRM and tracking work related to VC member engagement in the and non-member outreach  - Additional support for the Head of Venture Capital, membership team, policy team and external affairs teams on strategic and membership engagement matters.  - Communications, publications & events: Take responsibility for co-ordinating and drafting the Venture Capital Update newsletter, as well as other policy and technical updates (both the monthly & bi-annual publications) and contributions to the weekly Private Capital Update newsletter.  **Operations** - See above for full list of responsibilities.  - Set up meetings with and provide updates to VC firms.  - Work with colleagues to ensure CRM is up-to-date.  - Update the committees and advisory group and policy pages on UK Private Capital’s website and monitoring of additional committee inboxes.  **UK Private Capital Collaboration and Commercial**  - Working with all other teams to ensure the VC workstreams are understood and shared with members and other external stakeholders.   - Develop new and existing relationships with key stakeholders, with support from colleagues to communicate the work of UK Private Capital and outline areas for at are important to our industry and members.  - Working with events and marketing teams on VC events e.g. Accelerate Conference.  - Build profile through events/conferences and online through producing content and promoting on platforms such as LinkedIn.  **Self-Development**  - Ensure stretching developmental objectives are set for self, which align with the association’s wider vision.  - Work with other teams where applicable, especially Membership  - Identify and work towards development and career pathway opportunities.  - Regular team and line manager meetings.   - Work in a collaborative team culture which supports and represents the association’s values and wider company culture.  **Risk Management/Compliance**  - Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, including but not limited to:  - Creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment including promoting Physical and Mental Wellbeing and promoting and complying with Health and Safety guidelines   - Ensuring that UK Private Capital complies with GDPR in external communications and that external communications uphold the Data Protection Policy and related policies detailed in UK Private Capital’s GDPR handbook   - Minimising compliance risks by ensuring awareness of new legislation and any changes introduced relevant to their activities  - Minimising reputational risks to UK Private Capital by ensuring external communications are aware of any changes or impact relevant to their activities ## Benefits **Why come work for UK Private Capital?** - Be part of the leading trade body for the private capital industry in the UK, supporting the growth of the industry and deepening the understanding of external stakeholders to the benefit of the industry  - Experience a friendly, engaged, and passionate work environment (with regular social activities) with a supportive culture   - A competitive salary, reflecting the technical requirements and seniority of the role, and a performance-related commercial bonus and commission based on achieving and exceeding the budget  - Enjoy important benefits: 25 days holiday in addition to Bank Holidays; a 10% non-contributory pension; non-contractual day off for your birthday  - Life and medical benefits: life assurance (4 times salary); private medical Insurance for you\*; health cash plan\*; critical Illness and income protection insurance\*; employee Assistance Programme – includes Mental Health support, Virtual GP, Nutrition advice and Financial wellbeing  - Other benefits: interest free season ticket loan; corporate discounts; reimbursement of up to 2 relevant professional institutes; generous support for professional and personal development, Cycle to Work Scheme - UK Private Capital supports an environment that is based on merit and inclusiveness, where all employees can develop their full potential, irrespective of their race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religious belief, political opinion or sexual orientation.