Investment Manager (Midlands and East)

The National Lottery Heritage Fund; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading heritage fund organization is looking for a full-time Investment Manager on a fixed-term contract for maternity cover. This role focuses on delivering investment activities across the Midlands and East area, assessing applications, and participating in outreach. The position supports flexible hybrid working and a commitment to inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Support for diversity and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Deliver investment activity across the Midlands and East area as part of the Investment Team.
• Assess and monitor applications, providing advice and guidance to applicants.
• Take part in outreach activities to support the delivery of our strategic plan, Heritage 2033.
• Collaborate with the wider team, including Marketing and Communications.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the Heritage Fund's work supporting heritage across the UK and visit heritage places and projects.

Job description

Overview

The purpose of this role is to work as part of the Investment Team to deliver investment activity across the Midlands and East area, as part of an experienced and supportive team. This is a unique chance to leave your imprint on national heritage, assessing and monitoring applications, providing advice and guidance to applicants and taking part in outreach activities to support the delivery of our new strategic plan, Heritage 2033. We will provide training and support and you will have opportunities to visit heritage places and meet the organisations delivering the projects. You will collaborate with our wider team, including Marketing and Communications, and gain an in-depth understanding of the Heritage Fund\'s work supporting heritage across the UK. Discover some of the projects we have invested into heritage in the Midlands & East Area: Midlands and East | The National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are happy to tell you more about the role or answer any questions. Please email Carol Warner at [email protected] or Joe Harrison-Moran at [email protected]. If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.

• Applications close on 28 September 2025.
• Interviews are expected to take place on 10 October 2025.

Role and responsibilities

• Deliver investment activity across the Midlands and East area as part of the Investment Team.
• Assess and monitor applications, providing advice and guidance to applicants.
• Take part in outreach activities to support the delivery of our strategic plan, Heritage 2033.
• Collaborate with the wider team, including Marketing and Communications.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the Heritage Fund\'s work supporting heritage across the UK and visit heritage places and projects.

Organisation values and working arrangements

• Hybrid working: most employees work from their contracted Heritage Fund office twice a week at minimum; time on site visits or external meetings counts as part of those two days. Other days may be worked from home.
• The National Lottery Heritage Fund\'s values: Inclusive, Ambitious, Collaborative, Trusted.
• We are the largest funder for the UK\'s heritage and support our new strategy Heritage 2033.
• Flexible working and a commitment to fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion, dignity and respect for all.

Role details

We are currently recruiting for a full-time Investment Manager on a fixed-term contract for up to 12 months (Maternity Cover), based in any of Heritage Fund\'s offices in Midlands and East: Birmingham, Cambridge or Nottingham (Hybrid Working).

EEO and inclusive workplace

The National Lottery Heritage Fund pledges to provide an inclusive working and learning environment for our people which prioritises fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as dignity and respect for all. We will create a workspace where intimidation, discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation are not tolerated and actively prevented and opposed.