Head of Transaction and Delivery and Head Gateway, Triage and Signal (Joint Campaign)

The Defence Investment Unit (DIU) is a new MOD team, established to unlock private capital for Defence needs — spanning major programmes, the wider defence supply chain, and the UK's export credit offer. Creation of the DIU is a Ministerial, National Armaments Director Group and Department of State priority to deliver on the commitments of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), and Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS). The Head of Transaction and Delivery will be responsible for providing effective oversight and leadership of the delivery of the DFIS, developing innovative finance and investment models to accelerate defence capability, strengthen the defence industrial base, drive growth, and secure better value for money. The Head Gateway, Triage and Signal will be responsible for providing effective oversight and leadership to identify requirements suitable for private capital, translate them into credible market propositions, and support delivery to meet departmental ambitions and build enduring MOD capability.

These brand-new roles are critical to turning Defence’s priorities into tangible delivery and real-world impact. They will draw on expertise from across government, including UK Government Investments (UKGI) and other public financial institutions. Working closely with senior leaders across government and industry, they will turn defence demand into investment opportunities and deliver outcomes by developing a pipeline of investable opportunities, engaging financial institutions and investors, structuring and delivering priority transactions, and providing specialist finance and investment capability across Defence.

The current responsibilities of the Head of Transaction and Delivery role include:

• Provide visible and inclusive leadership across the Transact and Deliver team, setting a clear vision, driving high performance, and fostering a collaborative culture. Build specialist finance, commercial, legal, investment and transaction capability, while ensuring effective management of resources, budgets, performance and resilience.
• Lead engagement and forge strong relationships with Ministers, senior MOD officials, wider Government, investors, financial institutions and industry leaders to shape market confidence and unlock investment.
• Oversee the financial analysis, modelling, appraisal and prioritisation of investable opportunities, providing evidence-based advice to senior decision-makers.
• Lead the prioritisation, financial assessment, structuring and delivery of investable opportunities, ensuring alignment with Defence priorities and enabling the mobilisation of private capital to support Defence outcomes.

The current responsibilities of the Head Gateway, Triage and Signal role include:

• Provide visible and inclusive leadership across the Gateway, Triage and Signal Team, setting a clear vision, driving high performance, and fostering a collaborative, innovative and delivery focused culture.
• Lead engagement and forge strong relationships with Ministers, senior MOD officials, across Government, financial institutions, investors and industry leaders. Act as a senior ambassador for Defence, representing the Director and National Armaments Director Group as required.
• Provide strategic oversight of the Gateway, Triage and Signal function, developing Defence's understanding of regulated financial markets, investor requirements, market conduct, evidence standards and risk appetite, while ensuring Defence engages effectively and credibly with the investment community.
• Drive collaboration between Defence, industry and capital markets. Bring together Defence, industry and the finance sector to align Defence requirements with industry capability and investor appetite. Lead engagement with venture capital, private equity, institutional investors, lenders and public financial institutions to mobilise investment, generate innovative solutions and support Defence capability delivery at pace and scale.
• Shape and manage the development of the Defence Investment Pipeline. Oversee the triaging and synthesising of the Defence demand signal alongside market opportunities, leading the development and maintenance of the Defence Investment Roadmap and pipeline. Ensure investment opportunities are assessed against strategic priorities, delivery risk, market appetite and value for money to support senior decision-making.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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To apply for these posts, you will need to complete the online application process accessed via the Civil Service Jobs portal. This should be completed no later than 23:55 on Sunday 29 November 2026 and will involve providing the two documents which are weighted equally:

• A CV (no more than 2 pages) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.​
• A Personal Statement (no more than 2 pages) providing tangible examples that clearly evidence how you meet the essential criteria for the role.​ Strong examples should focus on what you did, how you did it, and the impact of your actions.

External candidates who join the MOD and are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.​

For further information about the role and full application process, please refer to the candidate pack attached below. If you wish to receive any material in a different format for accessibility, then please contact People-CivHR-SCSCandidateSupport@mod.gov.uk.​

Sherin Aminossehe will be offering a Q&A session on Tuesday 17 November at 14:00pm - 15:00pm to provide an overview of the role and welcome any questions you may have. Candidates can access the meeting by clicking here. Please note this is not part of the formal assessment process. If you have any issues accessing the session, please contact: People-CivHR-SCSCandidateSupport@mod.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.