Investment Lead; Senior Consultant

Overview

Department: Built Environment & Local Growth

Location: London and Milton Keynes

Final date to receive applications: 19 January 2026

Contract type/Duration: Permanent

Working hours: Full time (9-day Fortnight company wide)

Band: 3.1

Salary: £51,395 - £62,013

Reports to: Head of Built Enterprise, Insight and Investment

Location: Milton Keynes or London (minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)

Internal Job Code: RC344

Closing date: 9am on the 19th of January 2026

The Enterprise Insight and Investment Team supports high potential growth businesses achieve commercial growth, scale and strengthen their pathways to Investment. We are seeking a highly experienced individual with a background in VC/PE to lead our work in bridging the gap between private capital and public Innovation. As CPCs private capital specialist, you will use your background in VC/PE to coach high-growth SMEs, design new investment vehicles (including potential future funds), lead engagement with the private investment ecosystems, and turn ecosystem insights into commercial value.

• You will lead the development of new CPC Investment propositions - including fund concepts - that unlock capital for innovative place and transport businesses.
• This will include designing fund structures and developing the business case for new fund concepts and other new propositions.
• You will work with founders and their teams, helping them to reach investor-ready standards.
• You will build and manage a targeted portfolio of investors aligned with CPC’s core domains, facilitating high-quality connections between capital providers and the most promising businesses.

• Proven experience working with investors and deep knowledge of private capital markets across Angel, VC and PE.
• Possess strong expertise in fund structures (ideally having operated within a fund), operations and valuation methodologies.
• Confidence in assessing investment readiness, providing targeted coaching, and applying market and commercial analysis to help innovators refine value propositions and business models.
• Strong track record of building and sustaining investor networks and are comfortable engaging across the investment community; insight into regional investment landscapes is advantageous.

• Provide technical leadership on investment projects, responsible for shaping, leading and delivering high quality work to budget
• Increase client confidence in and credibility of CPC, manage sell ons and 2nd phase wins.
• Shape the planning and budgeting of work
• Shape and design the deliverables.
• Develop senior client buy in across a range of stakeholders.
• Hold face off accountability at senior management levels.
• Provide thought leadership.
• Provide learning opportunities.
• Maintain own professional development.
• Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contribute to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities.
• You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations.
• Spark creative thinking across all tasks.
• Apply systems thinking to problem solving.

• 9 day fortnight for everyone
• 23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone, with pro-rata calculations for part-time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off.
• Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future.
• Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro-rata for part-time employees) to support charitable activities.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members.
• Cycle to Work Scheme encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.
• Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses.
• Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre-tax income.
• Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers, enhancing purchasing power and savings opportunities.
• Mortgage Advice benefit, delivered in partnership with Charles Cameron & Associates – provides employees with free, expert mortgage advice and end-to-end mortgage support from the application process through to completion.