Benefits package: 30 days holiday, pension scheme (employer contributions 15%), life assurance, and performance related bonus.

THE ROLE

The Senior Communications Manager will plan, develop and deliver the communications strategy and programme for British Patient Capital, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank. It has £2.5bn of resources to invest into venture and growth capital funds over the next 10 years to enable those funds to support more high growth potential innovative UK businesses in accessing the long-term financing they need to scale up.

British Patient Capital is being grown with a view to future sale into the private sector, once it has built its portfolio and track record, so communications will have a critical part to play in building British Patient Capital’s brand and reputation in the market.

With extensive communications and public relations experience, ideally gained within the institutional investment and growth capital or venture capital sectors, you will also have experience of working on high profile campaigns. You will be comfortable working with investment teams, fund managers and senior internal and external stakeholders.

The role being offered provides an exciting opportunity for a proactive and entrepreneurial communicator to join a small, dynamic team working in a fast-paced and constantly-developing environment with significant scope for future growth and development.

ABOUT US

British Patient Capital is an in-house fund of funds and a wholly-owned, commercial subsidiary of British Business Bank plc. British Patient Capital’s mission is to enable long-term investment in innovative companies across the UK led by ambitious entrepreneurs who want to build successful, world-class businesses.

British Business Bank plc and its principal operating subsidiaries are not banking institutions and do not operate as such. A complete legal structure chart for British Business Bank plc and its subsidiaries can be found on the British Business Bank website.

Please note all candidates applying for this role should have the right to work in the U.K.