Investment Manager (REDEPLOYEE APPLICANTS ONLY)

City St George's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking an Investment Manager to join the Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund (BEF). You will work with senior leaders to assess opportunities, perform rigorous financial analysis, and help structure deals that may require £1m–£2m investments annually.

The role involves coordinating with the Investment Director and Analyst, reviewing enquiries, and producing decision papers for portfolio growth and exits.

Qualifications

• Experience of venture capital or private equity transactions.
• Experience with UK investment structures.
• Ability to review and challenge financial forecasts.
• Experience building relationships with portfolio companies.

Responsibilities

• Review investment enquiries and perform financial and business analysis.
• Produce investment papers and lead deal formation and execution.
• Portfolio monitoring and management.
• Identify and close £1m-£2m of risk investments per year on appropriate terms.

Skills

Venture capital

Investment analysis

Numeracy

Relationship building

Education

Degree qualification

Job description

Please note: This role is only open to redeployee applicants at City St George's. Applications from individuals who are not redeployee applicants will not be considered at this time.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

For additional information on City St George's, our policies, strategy and values, click here Applicant Pack - 2026.08.01.pdf

Background

— The Investment Manager role sits within Bayes Business School and works on the Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund (BEF). Bayes Business School is among the global elite of business schools that hold the gold standard of 'triple crown' accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. BEF is a £15m venture fund providing early stage capital to promising and ambitious companies. Initial investments are typically £250k upwards, depending upon the financing requirements of the investee company. BEF can act as a sole investor or a co-investor and provides early stage development capital. BEF was created with the support of Peter Cullum, a high profile Bayes alumnus and serial entrepreneur.

Responsibilities

The Investment Manager is a material role in the overall operation of the Fund As Investment Manager, you will work alongside the Investment Director and Investment Analyst and as such, there is considerable responsibility over interactions with current and prospective investee companies. You will also hold a level of responsibility for assessing attractive risk opportunities and, along with the Investment Director, identifying and closing £1m-£2m of risk investments per year on appropriate terms and the subsequent monitoring and management of the investment portfolio, along with sourcing and developing profitable exit opportunities for the portfolio.

Key roles will include review of investment enquiries, a variety of financial and business analysis tasks, the production of investment papers, leading various elements of deal formation and execution and portfolio monitoring and management.

Person Specification

Degree qualified and highly numerate, the successful candidate will have meaningful venture capital or private equity transactions. You will have experience of UK investment structures and of playing a significant role in investment analysis, both commercial and financial, for such transactions. The Investment Manager will have the capability and maturity to function as a peer alongside entrepreneurs, financial and legal advisors, and potential co-investing parties. You will demonstrate this through experience of building relationships with portfolio companies in past roles. You will also have the ability to review and challenge financial forecasts as presented by early stage companies and you will have had significant exposure to companies in this stage of development.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 15 November 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place on a date to be confirmed.

The selection process will involve a panel interview. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

Benefits

• sector‑leading salary
• pension scheme
• benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio‑economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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