Investment Structures Advisor

We are MHCLG

Do you have the judgement and financial expertise to review complex transactions, assess risk to government and shape major investment decisions?

Are you motivated by the opportunity to influence how public and private capital can be deployed to unlock housing, regeneration and infrastructure at scale?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for an Investment Specialist / Senior Investment Manager (Structured Finance, Risk and Housing Investment) to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we’d love to hear from you.

This is a senior specialist role with impact across some of MHCLG’s highest-profile investment and policy priorities. You will provide expert advice on complex transactions and financial structures, helping the department assess risk, structure interventions and develop approaches that unlock investment into housing, land and infrastructure. The role spans three core areas: housing guarantees and credit risk/deal assurance, considering potential investor appetite and structuring for institutional investments into housing schemes - with a particular focus on affordable housing, and considering financial investment, risk mitigation and approaches to raising finance following Spending Review decisions.

You will operate across a varied and strategically significant portfolio. Working within the Guarantees team, where MHCLG is the final decision-maker on individual guarantee cases and needs strong financial and banking judgement for the most complex transactions, and are also responsible for guarantee models, where ministers are interested in increasing housing delivery while lowering fiscal impact.

You will also have a broader responsibility to work across the Regeneration and Housing Group to provide expert analysis on policy proposals as they are developed – assessing the commercial and financial implications of innovative delivery models, supporting the provision of high quality advice to Ministers, and then working with delivery partners – such as the National Housing Bank – to support implementation of those models.

This role is intended to strengthen long-term in-house capability in a highly specialist area where external support has often been required. It will suit someone able to move confidently between complex priorities, provide clear advice to senior non-specialists and bring deep expertise from banking, investment, structured finance or a similarly commercial environment.

As the Investment Specialist / Senior Investment Manager (Structured Finance, Risk and Housing Investment) your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the review of complex transactions and investment proposals, assessing deal structures and quantifying the level of risk to HMG.
• Providing expert advice on guarantees, credit risk and deal assurance, including reviewing transactions where advanced financial judgement is needed.
• Developing and interrogating financial models, including scenario analysis and risk sensitivities, to support decision-making and value for money assessments.
• Advising on investor appetite and structuring, including institutional investment options to bring additional private capital into affordable housing.
• Supporting policy development on development finance and stewardship models, including mapping financial flows, dependencies and relevant legal and financial structures.
• Explaining complex financial and technical issues clearly to non-specialists, including senior leaders and Ministers, to support high-quality decision-making.
• Working across teams and with external partners, including Homes England and financial institutions, to strengthen MHCLG’s investment capability and reduce reliance on consultancy support.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Application and Selection

The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles:

Behaviours , Experience , Technical

Please ensure your CV does not contain any personally identifiable information.

Note: We do not consider direct CV applications. All applications must be submitted via the provided application link.

Important: Your CV and Cover Letter must be merged into a single document before uploading.

Stage 1: Sift (CV & Cover Letter)

How to Apply -

To apply you will need to submit a CV and Statement of Suitability via the Be Applied link. Your CV (up to two pages) should set out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years. Your Statement of Suitability (up to two pages) should explain how your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential and desirable criteria for the role.

If you run into any technical problems when applying through Be Applied (for example, trouble logging in or submitting your application), their support team can help. Please contact them at hello@beapplied.com.

Stage 2: Interview

• Behaviours: Working together, Seeing the big picture, Communicating and influencing
• Experience: Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.
• Technical: Technical questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.

Candidates will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation, further details will be provided on invitation to interview.

Sift and Interview Dates

Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 14/09.

Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 28/09 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change.

Disability Confident Scheme (DCS)

We are a Disability Confident employer.

We apply a fair and proportionate interview process for all candidates. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to progress candidates who apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the required minimum selection criteria.

However, where high application volumes are received, progression to interview may be limited to those who best meet the role criteria. In these circumstances, the benchmark required to proceed to interview may be raised for all candidates.

How We Recruit

Find out more about our recruitment processes here.

• Applying
• Sifting
• Interview
• Interview Results & Feedback
• Reserve List
• Near Miss
• Civil Service Grades
• We are a DCS, RIS & GPTWV employer
• Reasonable Adjustments

How to Apply

Find out everything you need to know before applying here.

You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly.

• Security Clearance Requirements
• Civil Service Nationality Requirements
• Right to Work
• Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles
• CV Declaration
• Sponsorships
• Salary and Grade
• Existing Civil Servants
• Conflict of Interest
• Location and Flexible Working
• Internal Fraud Database
• Appeals and Complaints
• Fixed Term Appointments for:
• External Candidates
• Existing Civil Servants (Including Loans)
• Secondments
• MHCLG employees

Security Clearance Requirements

National Office: BPSS + CTC

London Office: BPSS + CTC

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