Post Issue Portfolio Manager

UK Export Finance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental financial organization in the UK is looking for a Post Issue Portfolio Manager. This role involves managing a team responsible for UKEF's civil and defence transaction portfolio. Key responsibilities include leading team performance, negotiating with various stakeholders, and analysing complex financial issues. Candidates should possess a graduate qualification in finance or equivalent experience, along with strong communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Graduate level qualification in finance or significant relevant professional experience.
• Experience negotiating with a variety of stakeholders effectively.
• Ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team, ensuring performance management and training.
• Negotiate and represent UKEF with external parties globally.
• Analyse complex issues and produce recommendations for decision makers.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Stakeholder management

Strong analytical ability

Leadership and line management

Proficient attention to detail

Education

Graduate level qualification in finance

Job description

Overview

Post Issue Portfolio Manager (PMD) responsible for the UKEF civil and defence transaction portfolio (excluding short‑term products) for a team of three G7 managers. The role requires negotiation, recommendation, and presentation to senior stakeholders, support to the Head of PIM, and ensuring timely case turnaround.

Responsibilities

• Manage at least one SEO as a direct report and lead the performance management and training of team members.
• Negotiate, advocate, and represent UKEF with borrowers, banks, external lawyers, and ECAs worldwide, including presentation to the Enterprise Risk & Credit Committee as needed.
• Analyse complex issues arising from waivers, amendments, or approvals, produce detailed recommendations for senior decision makers, and obtain relevant legal and policy advice.
• Monitor UK content, prepare internal case documents, and liaise with Credit Risk, E&S, Legal, and Compliance.
• Undertake anti‑bribery and corruption due diligence in accordance with UKEF procedure, and liaise with external stakeholders.
• Prioritise outstanding cases to ensure timely turnaround times of requests and maintain related internal documents.
• Support the Head of PIM and Deputy Director, deputise as needed, and ensure performance management and training/development of team members.

Qualifications

• Graduate level qualification in finance or significant relevant professional experience.
• Effective communication skills (oral and written) sufficient to make recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Stakeholder management, both internal and external.
• Relevant ECA, commercial, banking or financial institution experience.
• Strong analytical ability to review complex, financial, legal and policy issues.
• Ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines.
• Experience working with legal teams on contractual renegotiation, documentation and implementation.
• Leadership and line management experience.
• Good working knowledge of loan documentation and UKEF product use.
• Proficient attention to detail.

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Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Nationality requirements: UK nationals, Republic of Ireland nationals, Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK, EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein nationals and settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and family members, and Turkish nationals and certain family members of Turkish nationals with right to work in the Civil Service.

Application must be completed by 23:55 on the day of the closing date for it to be accepted.