Senior Venture Capital Executive in London

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‑coordinate 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.

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.

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 policymakers 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 (organise, host and minute VC roundtables) on specific policy or industry topics.
• Lead on EIS/VCT Subcommittee and work 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).
• Contribute to UK Private Capital policy communications and publications:
• Lead on drafting and coordinating the Venture Capital Update newsletter (monthly) and drafting/co‑ordinating VC‑related content for other publications.
• Take 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 towards membership growth targets.
• Work with the Head of VC and the membership team to maintain records of VC member engagement, and potential members.
• Organise, record on CRM and track work related to VC member engagement and non‑member outreach.
• Provide additional support for the Head of Venture Capital, membership team, policy team and external affairs teams on strategic and membership engagement matters.
• Take responsibility for coordinating and drafting the Venture Capital Update newsletter, other policy and technical updates (monthly & bi‑annual) and contributions to the weekly Private Capital Update newsletter.
• Set up meetings with and provide updates to VC firms.
• Work with colleagues to ensure CRM is up-to-date.
• Update committees and advisory group and policy pages on UK Private Capital’s website and monitor additional committee inboxes.

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 Power Point.
• Good written skills and confident speaker.
• Collaborative and consultative approach and a strong work ethic.

Benefits

• 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.
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