Business Manager - Policy, Strategy & Communications

Shape the Future with the National Wealth Fund

At the National Wealth Fund, our mission is to swiftly and effectively mobilise trusted sector insights and investment expertise to unlock billions in private finance for projects across the United Kingdom. Providing £27.8bn of capital and an expanded mandate, we are ready to help the market invest with confidence and continue to drive forward the Government’s growth ambitions.

This role sits at the heart of the Policy, Strategy & Communications Directorate (the Directorate), providing a high‑quality business management function alongside supporting the organisation’s core shareholder and government engagement processes. The Directorate plays a central role in the National Wealth Fund, ensuring alignment with government priorities, shaping strategic direction, and leading external communications and engagement to position the organisation effectively with key stakeholders.

The postholder will be responsible for supporting the Directorate to operate effectively within the Fund and embed strong governance, planning and performance‑tracking disciplines across the Directorate. Alongside this, the role will support and coordinate the organisation’s relationship management with its sole shareholder (HM Treasury). The role offers close working with Directorate leadership, including the Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, providing high levels of senior visibility and a unique opportunity to gain insight into how the organisation operates at the most senior levels.

The role requires a highly organised and proactive individual, able to anticipate needs, operate across multiple priorities, and bring structure, clarity and continuous improvement to Directorate processes.

Location:

Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days per week in the Leeds office. Salary: £60,000–£75,000. Final date to receive applications: 26th July 2026.

• Provide a comprehensive business management function for the Directorate, ensuring smooth and effective day‑to‑day operations.
• Coordinate delivery of corporate business processes, including outcome reporting, people‑survey follow‑up and internal performance cycles.
• Develop and maintain a forward‑looking Directorate work plan and outcome tracker, helping to ensure priorities are aligned with organisational objectives and progress is clearly tracked and communicated.
• Proactively support the Directorate’s ExCo member and Senior Management Team to improve efficiency and effectiveness of processes, including through the use of digital tools and AI, and support the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as secretariat for Senior Management Team meetings, coordinating agendas, commissioning papers and tracking actions.
• Lead the planning and delivery of Directorate‑wide activities, including team away days and collaboration meetings.
• Support and coordinate the relationship with HM Treasury and its shareholder representative, managing regular reporting and information requests, preparing for quarterly shareholder meetings and CEO briefings, and tracking where formal shareholder approvals are required.
• Coordinate briefing and preparation for senior engagement with government departments, devolved administrations and other public‑sector organisations. Support the annual engagement planning process and maintain the stakeholder database.
• Work closely with the Directorate’s Executive Assistant, supporting key processes that contribute to business management.

• Experience in business management, operations, or strategy coordination roles, ideally within a public‑sector, policy or financial‑institution context.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and planning capability, with experience developing work plans, trackers or performance frameworks.
• Experience supporting senior governance structures, including agenda setting, paper coordination and action tracking.
• Ability to engage confidently across multiple stakeholders in different business functions, as well as senior stakeholders and…