Investment Analyst - Private Markets

LGPS Central; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional pension fund management company in Wolverhampton seeks a proactive professional for their Private Markets investment team. Responsibilities include supporting the sourcing and monitoring of investments across asset classes. The ideal candidate will have experience in Private Markets, strong analytical judgment, and excellent communication skills, contributing to due diligence and investment reporting. This role offers competitive compensation and a hybrid working environment along with extensive employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous Pension Scheme

30 days' paid holiday

Hybrid Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting investment processes within Private Market asset classes.
• Strong understanding of Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, and Real Estate.
• Demonstrated ability to source, analyse, and recommend investments.

Responsibilities

• Support the launch and ongoing maintenance of Private Markets funds.
• Contribute to financial, legal, and commercial due diligence.
• Monitor externally managed investments for performance and risk metrics.

Skills

Experience in Private Market asset classes

Analytical judgement

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, or related field

Investment Management Certificate (IMC) achieved or in progress

Working towards CFA or equivalent qualification

Job description

We’re looking for a proactive, experienced and detail-focused professional to join our Private Markets investment team.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting the sourcing, evaluation, and monitoring of investments across asset classes including Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, and Property. You’ll collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external fund managers to contribute to due diligence, reporting, and the integration of responsible investment principles.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in long-term, research-driven investing and help shape the future of our Private Markets strategy.

Specific responsibilities of the role include:

• Support the launch and ongoing maintenance of new Private Markets funds and strategies.
• Assist in sourcing, analysing, and recommending potential investments, ensuring alignment with the manager selection process.
• Contribute to financial, legal, and commercial due diligence, and lead on producing investment rationale and reports.
• Monitor externally managed investments, ensuring performance and risk metrics are tracked and reported effectively.
• Support the integration and maintenance of Responsible Investment & Stewardship principles within the Private Markets team.
• Assist in producing high-quality quarterly and annual investment reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate across teams to support investment meetings, training initiatives, and cross-functional projects.
• Take ownership of allocated team projects, building relationships across the wider investment community.
• Embrace a culture of high-performing, collaborative, research-based, and responsible investing.

About us

LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA-regulated asset manager for eight local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £45bn+ of their assets. It is one of eight Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.

LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are:

• Cheshire Pension Fund
• Derbyshire Pension Fund
• Leicestershire Pension Fund
• Nottinghamshire Pension Fund
• Shropshire Pension Fund
• Staffordshire Pension Fund
• West Midlands Pension Fund
• Worcestershire Pension Fund

The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.

LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid-working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds.

Requirements

• Experience supporting investment processes within Private Market asset classes, ideally gained within asset management or a financial institution.
• Strong understanding of Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, and Real Estate, with awareness of the risk–reward dynamics in these markets.
• Demonstrated ability to source, analyse, and recommend investments, with clear and coherent documentation of investment rationale.
• Familiarity with due diligence processes—financial, legal, and commercial—and experience contributing to or producing due diligence reports.
• Highly organised, proactive, and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent analytical judgement and attention to detail, with a commitment to responsible investing principles.
• Confident communicator with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, able to work effectively across internal teams and with external fund managers and service providers.
• Comfortable contributing to investment reporting and supporting the integration of Responsible Investment & Stewardship practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, or a related field
• Investment Management Certificate (IMC) achieved or in progress
• Working towards CFA or equivalent qualification is advantageous

What do we offer?

We are proud to provide our people with a premium and exclusive benefits package and we are continually improving the rewards we offer. Here are a few of the valuable rewards that you will enjoy:

• Competitive salary
• An enhanced and generous Pension Scheme
• 30 days' paid holiday plus bank holidays
• 2 days paid volunteering days
• An extra paid Company Day in addition to paid holidays
• Excellent Learning & Development Opportunities
• Welfare and Family-friendly policies
• Enhanced pay for new parents
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support
• Vitality Private Medical Insurance
• Hybrid Working
• Company Service Awards
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Company Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Nominees of the Family Friendly Employer of the Year 2022 - Personnel Today Awards 2022
• Winner of the Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year - FT Advisors Diversity in Finance Awards 2023
• Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award - LAPF In Investments Award 2023