Public Sector Engagement Coordinator - (Central banking & Digital Finance)

Location: City of London 2 days per week + remote

The company: OMFIF is an independent research group for central banking, economic policy and public investment, providing a neutral platform for public and private sector engagement worldwide. With teams in London and the US, OMFIF focuses on global policy and investment themes relating to central banks, sovereign funds, pension funds, regulators and treasuries. Global public investors with investable assets of $43tn are at the heart of this network. We produce research and events on world finance through the four institutes under the OMFIF umbrella:

• The OMFIF Institute
• Economic and Monetary Policy
• Digital Monetary Institute
• Sustainable Policy Institute

Each institute produces content for its members and clients, utilising its global network of economic, political and investment decision-makers. Our members come from both the public and private sectors and comprise some of the most well-known and respected financial and technology organisations in the world. At OMFIF, we strive to maintain a start-up atmosphere where creative ideas are encouraged, with no two days the same. We are looking for entrepreneurial people from diverse backgrounds who are keen to develop their skills and share our vision of realising full potential, embodying the company values of independence, innovation and integrity.

The role: OMFIF plays a key role in bringing together the public and private sectors to discuss best policy and practice through its memberships, events, research and publications. This role will work across OMFIF, with a primary focus on the Digital Monetary Institute (DMI) and support for the Economic and Monetary Policy Institute (EMP). DMI focuses on the future of money and convenes a global community of central banks, policy‑makers, payments service providers, banks and technology developers to explore the development, risks and opportunities of the new digital economy. With the payments and digital asset space experiencing unprecedented disruption, these high‑level interactions are more important than ever. EMP brings together central banks, finance ministries and public investors to discuss monetary policy, economic and fiscal developments and regulatory standards, helping participants understand how peers and policymakers are reassessing risk, liquidity and investment strategy. A fantastic opportunity for a driven individual with a keen interest in policy and regulation/digital finance/capital markets/political economy and economics. The role incorporates a mix of research and relationship‑building with the public sector globally. The Public Sector Engagement Coordinator will contribute to a pipeline of meetings and events focusing on the most innovative and important topics of the moment. The successful candidate will have a real sense of ownership over the meetings pipeline as part of the highly effective OMFIF team, working closely with colleagues to create the most appealing product. This is a great chance to work with some of the most highly regarded financial figures around the world. The role has been a great launchpad for the careers of many of our alumni, who have gone on to work at central banks, within the government or for large financial/tech firms.

Responsibilities:

• Sourcing and securing high‑level speakers for meetings and events, including policy‑makers and public sector officials such as central bankers, regulators, finance ministries, representatives of multilateral financial institutions, academics and other subject‑matter experts.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with central banks, government, treasuries, international financial institutions and financial regulators, with a focus on expanding regulator and government relationships in the UK, US, Middle East, Africa and non‑EU European central banks.
• Audience acquisition, including identifying, inviting and confirming attendance from relevant senior stakeholders, as well as managing attendee communications, registration processes and event participation.
• Researching themes, writing agendas and contributing to website and event content.
• Keeping up to date with topics that pertain to DMI and EMP areas of focus: payments, digital assets, monetary policy and economic policy.
• Supporting OMFIF moderators with speaker preparation, including drafting briefing materials, moderator questions and discussion topics.
• Working closely with clients and members (banks/asset managers/technology providers/fintech/ and consultancy firms) on creating meeting and event ideas to suit their needs. Both a commercial and academic approach is required to liaise with both the clients and the speakers.
• Travelling to domestic and international events as required.
• Working closely with event co‑ordinators, marketers, editors and commercial managers to produce around 25-30 virtual/in‑person roundtables or panels a year, split approximately between 15 for DMI and 12 for EMP.
• Supporting on the programming of the OMFIF podcast series ‘Invested’, supporting the team in researching and sourcing speakers.
• Assisting the DMI and EMP senior programmes managers with speaker and attendee invites for larger bespoke/sponsored meetings and conferences (in addition to other related tasks as required).
• Contributing to marketing materials and event content, including the monthly DMI newsletter, LinkedIn and speaker and attendee communications such as invitation letters.

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications:

• Education: 2:1 bachelor’s degree or higher. Relevant fields include Economics, Finance, Politics, International Relations, Political Economy, though we welcome diverse academic backgrounds.
• 1–2 years in stakeholder engagement with the public sector or speaker acquisition is a plus.
• Passion for central banking, economic policy, and digital finance.
• Flawless professional writing for high‑level invites and briefing notes.
• Relationship building skills with the confidence to engage senior international officials, regulators and central bankers.
• Research skills with the ability to analyse complex financial topics and turn them into agendas and roundtable topics.
• A commercial mindset to balance policy topics with member and partner needs.
• Collaborative style to work across marketing, editorial, and sales teams.
• Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM systems is beneficial.

Do you have the right to work in the UK? Will you require visa sponsorship in the future?