Director of Commercial and Investment

EMCCA is making direct investments, shaping infrastructure, and driving inclusive economic growth across the East Midlands. We are looking for a visionary and commercially astute leader to join our senior team as Director of Commercial and Investment, someone who thrives on building new capability, structuring complex deals, and delivering tangible outcomes that transform places and lives.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the commercial future of a combined authority at the cutting edge of public investment. You will join a dynamic leadership team and be empowered to create a high-performing function that will leave a lasting regional legacy.

You will take ownership of EMCCA’s commercial and investment strategy, guiding how the authority invests, partners, and contracts across housing, transport, infrastructure, and regeneration. This position combines strategic leadership with hands-on commercial impact, where you will structure deals, unlock investment, and drive ambitious projects forward.

You will lead the development of a new in-house Commercial and Investment function, bringing together procurement, contract management, commercial oversight, and investment activity. Your commercial expertise will help mature EMCCA’s investment pipeline, enable and structure complex programmes, participate in joint ventures and equity investments, and deliver and commercially manage regional partnerships and services.

You will be at the heart of some of the East Midlands’ most ambitious and high-impact initiatives. From shaping joint ventures with private developers, to supporting transformative partnerships. This role is about turning strategy into action. By building and leading a high-performing Commercial and Investment team, you will ensure every business case, investment, and commercial deal is rigorously assessed, commercially robust, and capable of delivering real regional impact.

As EMCCA’s responsibilities expand, including major public transport contracts, you and your team will create innovative commercial structures and investment approaches that maximise value, unlock growth, and deliver tangible benefits for communities across the region.

You will be a commercially minded leader, energised by the opportunity to shape investment and drive growth across a region. You will have a proven track record of delivering complex deals, commercial transactions, or investment programmes, whether in infrastructure, housing, transport, or innovation-led sectors. You are confident turning ambitious ideas into robust business cases, structuring agreements that balance risk and reward, and applying commercial rigour to ensure every investment creates tangible public value for the region.

You will need to bring credibility, presence, and influence at a senior level, able to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders. We are looking for someone who is excited by the prospect of creating a new function, shaping culture, and building capability, and you will be motivated by the tangible impact your work will have on communities and the regional economy.

We welcome candidates from both public and private sectors, including those looking to take a step up, provided you have the vision, experience, and drive to lead at this level. This is an opportunity to join an organisation at the forefront of regional investment and make a real difference in the East Midlands.

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For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Chantelle Wooldridge on or Clare Connor on .

Closing Date: :
Sunday, 22nd February 2026

To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV (three sides of A4…