Investment Manager

Overview

As Investment Manager in Invest Sheffield, you help attract and support businesses considering Sheffield as a place to invest, relocate or expand. You manage investment opportunities from enquiry to delivery, building relationships with investors and partners. You promote Sheffield at national events and coordinate cross‑agency support to overcome barriers. This role combines relationship building, business development, and city promotion to shape Sheffield’s economic future.

Pay / Benefits

• 37 hours per week
• 52 weeks per year
• generous holiday entitlement
• flexible working opportunities
• open to part-time or job-share arrangements
• salary at bottom of grade with potential progression

Responsibilities

• Generate and respond to inward investment enquiries from businesses considering establishing, relocating or expanding in Sheffield
• Manage live investment projects from initial enquiry through to investment decision, establishment and aftercare
• Build trusted relationships with investors, senior business leaders, developers, property agents, intermediaries and partners
• Develop tailored propositions setting out Sheffield’s business, property, sector, skills, innovation and quality-of-place offer
• Undertake property searches and arrange investor meetings, presentations and visits
• Generate opportunities through research, campaigns, events, referrals, LinkedIn and professional networks
• Represent Sheffield at national events and help deliver investor roundtables, conferences and other activity promoting the city
• Coordinate support from Council services and partners to help investors overcome barriers and progress their plans
• Maintain accurate records, handle sensitive information discreetly and prepare briefings for senior officers, Members and partners
• Use investor intelligence to inform Sheffield’s investment proposition, economic priorities and service improvement

Key requirements

• Experience of working with businesses, investors, developers, property professionals, economic development organisations or relevant partners
• Comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers and representing Sheffield credibly and confidently
• Strong relationship builder with commercial awareness and understanding of business location decisions
• Ability to manage complex projects, interpret business and market information and turn requirements into persuasive propositions
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills; good judgement with confidential information; collaborative, solutions-focused approach
• Comfort promoting Sheffield through professional networks and digital channels, such as LinkedIn
• Experience in inward investment or economic development is valuable; transferable experience in business development, commercial property, investor relations, consultancy, account management, international trade or related field

• Relationship building
• Communication
• Influencing
• Commercial awareness
• LinkedIn
• Investors intelligence

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