Infrastructure Funding, Finance and Regulation Lead - United Kingdom - NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION

Description

The National Infrastructure Commission is looking for an infrastructure/capital financing expert and/or regulatory specialist to lead its cross-sector advice on economic regulation and infrastructure funding and finance. This is a new role in the NIC and was created to reflect the unprecedented pressure and pace required to enable delivery of the UK's pressing economic infrastructure needs over the coming decades.

About the Team

The National Infrastructure Commission was established in 2016 to provide government with impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges. The NIC Secretariat supports Commissioners in developing policy recommendations to government and monitoring government's progress in implementing those recommendations.

About the Job

The successful candidate will provide high-quality analysis, policy insights and advice to the NIC. The role will focus on two highly and central issues to the UK growth agenda: examining drivers of cost escalation in delivering infrastructure, and making recommendations on how these can be tackled; and strategic advice on infrastructure funding and finance models to deliver significant ramp up in infrastructure investment in the UK.

The post holder will report to the NIC's Chief Economist and will be expected to provide impactful strategic, analytical and policy insights across all economic infrastructure sectors and related funding and financing business models.

You will make use of consultants and may directly manage contracts, as well as participating in external engagement both to test and validate analysis and to promote past work by the Commission.

The Commission's work is highly varied, and the post holder can expect to develop deep knowledge of economic infrastructure sectors they work across.

About You

You will be an experienced capital infrastructure finance analyst and/or regulatory economist with experience of a range of financing models and transactions but who, crucially, is able to stand back, be strategic and challenge the status quo. You need to have the ability to break down complex real-world problems into practical advice and analysis, and have experience of delivering high quality and impactful quantitative insights at pace.

We welcome applications from a range of relevant backgrounds and with experience in infrastructure funding and financing, regulatory economics and/or major capital projects/portfolio analysis. Qualifications will include either a relevant professional finance qualification and/or degree in a relevant subject such as economics, finance and/or equivalent quantitative subject.

About Us

The National Infrastructure Commission has a strong commitment to equality and diversity. Our aim is to be an open and inclusive team, recruiting and retaining diverse, talented and high-performing people who support and develop one another.

We aim to be a diverse, friendly organisation and operate in line with a set of principles, called 'The Commission Way'.

As a small, high performing organisation there is a focus on working together, sharing ideas and supporting each other's development.

Some of the Benefits our people love

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• Generous parental and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 27%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT network, faith and belief network)

For more information about the NIC, role, salary, benefits, who to contact and how to apply please follow the Apply link.

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