Senior Policy Executive.

The Role

This is a newly created role  working for the policy team for this well established trade association, reporting to the Senior Policy Manager within a team lead by the Head of Policy (Legal and Regulatory), and offering the opportunity to contribute directly to policy development and advocacy on behalf of the UK private equity industry.

The Senior Policy Executive will support the policy team’s work to promote a more proportionate, attractive and internationally competitive regulatory environment for private capital firms in the UK. The role comes at an important time, as interest in the industry continues to grow and government, the FCA and other regulators seek to enhance UK competitiveness and support economic growth.

A central focus of the role will be supporting policy advocacy and member engagement on the reform of key UK regulatory regimes, including the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulation (AIFMR). The role will also cover a broad range of regulatory policy and market issues, including FCA supervisory priorities and wider regulatory developments affecting firms’ ability to invest, grow and compete internationally.

The role will span issues affecting private equity, venture capital and private credit firms, and will involve supporting work on a range of market and regulatory questions relevant to the industry and its investors.

The successful candidate will also help to coordinate with international partners and monitor, analyse and respond to international developments, including regulatory developments in the EU and US, and broader international market trends.

This will include supporting relationships with counterpart organisations and international partners, including Invest Europe, ILPA and other relevant bodies, to help ensure UK Private Capital remains closely connected and engaged on global policy, regulatory and market developments.

Working closely with colleagues across our policy, external affairs and membership teams, the Senior Policy Executive will help ensure that the trade association's positions are evidence-based, clearly articulated and influential with policymakers, regulators and other stakeholders. The role will also support the policy team in the governance of our technical committees, member forums and working group and support the delivery of policy-focused events.

Key Responsibilities

The role will offer you the opportunity to:

·       Support the development of policy positions on regulatory issues affecting private capital firms, with a particular focus on UK regulatory reforms that support growth and competitiveness.

·       Contribute to policy work affecting private equity, venture capital and private credit, including on AIFMR, MiFIR, IFPR and other key UK regulatory frameworks.

·       Monitor and analyse UK and international policy and regulatory developments relevant to the private capital industry, including EU AIFMD, MiFID and sustainability regulation in the EU, US and other key markets.

·       Draft consultation responses, policy papers, briefing notes, and other member-facing and advocacy materials.

·       Support engagement with HM Treasury, the FCA, Parliament and wider stakeholders. Help coordinate the work of Committee and member working groups, including preparing agendas, briefing materials and follow-up actions.

·       Gather and assess member views and market intelligence to inform advocacy.

·       Work closely with colleagues across the organisation, particularly in external affairs to support coordinated policy and stakeholder engagement.

·       Contribute to member communications, website content, newsletters, events and other outputs relating to regulation and public policy.

·       Provide high-quality research and analysis to support colleagues on priority regulatory policy issues and emerging projects.

What you can offer:

·       2-4 years’ experience in a policy, regulatory or legal related role.

·       A good understanding of the UK’s policymaking process, gained from experience.

·       A strong interest in the private capital industry and its contribution to UK economic growth.

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present and explain complex issues clearly and persuasively to different audiences.

·       Excellent research and analytical skills, including the ability to absorb technical material quickly and identify policy implications.

·       Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work at pace to deadlines.

·       Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with members, policymakers, regulators and advisers.

·       Help coordinate policy-related events, member briefings, roundtables and wider stakeholder engagement.

·       A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across teams.

Desirable experience

·       Experience of UK financial services regulation or policymaking.

·       Familiarity with private capital, asset management, investment funds or wider capital markets issues.

·       Experience drafting consultation responses, policy papers or public-facing advocacy materials.

·       Experience supporting committees, working groups or stakeholder engagement processes

·       Awareness of key domestic and international regulatory developments affecting private capital.