Senior Lending Operations Analyst

Innovate UK has the following secondment opportunity available for employees of Innovate UK Business Connect:

Senior Lending Operations Analyst

UKRI Band E (UKRI Ts & Cs)

£46,743 gross per annum

Lending Operations Manager

UKRI sites:
Swindon, London, Harwell, Daresbury, Keyworth, Cambridge, Edinburgh

Permanent

Innovate UK Loans Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of UKRI tasked with delivering Innovate UK's new innovation finance offer, bringing together debt, investment, credit and operational expertise from within Innovate UK and the wider commercial finance sector. The interventions delivered by the team are designed to enable businesses to bring their innovations to market, through addressing the finance gap facing innovative companies and supporting later stage experimental development through to commercial success.

Please note this advert will close on the 10th November 2026 at 23:59pm.

Innovate UK works with businesses and stakeholders across every nation and region of the UK. As part of UKRI, our hybrid working approach is built around one simple principle: time should be spent where it delivers the greatest impact.

This means working across three settings: UKRI sites, time on the ground with businesses, partners and stakeholders and time working from home. It's an approach designed to support collaboration, connection and impact.

This role is in Tier 3, with 20-40% of working time typically spent either at a UKRI site or engaging with external businesses and stakeholders across the UK. Outside of this requirement, you can work from home. Whilst this role will be formally based at one of the following UKRI sites, it is externally facing, and we expect that there will be requirement to travel around the UK for 2 days per month on average.

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Innovate UK recognises the importance of work-life balance and we will be happy to discuss any requests for flexible working arrangements.

Innovate UK Loans Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UKRI tasked with delivering Innovate UK's new innovation finance offer, bringing together debt, investment, credit and operational expertise from within Innovate UK and the wider commercial finance sector. The interventions delivered by the team are designed to enable businesses to bring their innovations to market, through addressing the finance gap facing innovative companies and supporting later stage experimental development through to commercial success.

The Senior Lending Operations Analyst role will have oversight of the end-to-end process of the loans journey, from onboarding new businesses through to final repayment. This will involve supporting the team in processing complex change requests to the loan structure, ensuring compliance with Anti Money Laundering and Know Your Customer processes and preparing legal documentation.

The Senior Lending Operations Analyst will be responsible for creating regular reports to give feedback and highlight operational performance to internal and external stakeholders.

The role holder will line manage the Execution Team directly and work closely with external stakeholders and senior management. Plus, take responsibility for projects that will improve and solidify the on-going enhancements to Innovate UK Loans expanding funding capability.

The role holder will need to diversify their knowledge across Innovate UK and work closely with other departments to ensure alignment of Innovate UK's Industrial Strategy. The Senior Lending Operations Analyst will create and implement new guidance aligned with Innovate UK's Industrial Strategy, ensuring it is applied…